Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Castle Point

Malaya

Benfleet

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Malaya scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 30 July 2025 by Castle Point.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Malaya, from August 2020 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Malaya.

Food hygiene rating history for Malaya
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 August 2020	5 / 5	Very good
30 July 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Malaya in Benfleet has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

274 London Road,
South Benfleet,
Benfleet,
Essex,
SS7 5XR

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Malaya. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Malaya?

Food hygiene at Malaya is inspected by Castle Point, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Malaya

What is Malaya’s food hygiene rating?

Malaya has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 July 2025.

When was Malaya last inspected?

Malaya was last inspected by Castle Point on 30 July 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.