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Royals

Benfleet

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 30 December 2025 by Castle Point.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Royals, from January 2019 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Royals
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 January 2019	5 / 5	Very good
30 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Royals 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?

24A Rectory Road,
Hadleigh,
Benfleet,
Essex,
SS7 2ND

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

Who inspects Royals?

Food hygiene at Royals 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 Royals

What is Royals’s food hygiene rating?

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

When was Royals last inspected?

Royals was last inspected by Castle Point on 30 December 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.