Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Colchester

Pepe's

Colchester

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Pepe's scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 27 August 2026 by Colchester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Pepe's, from March 2025 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2025 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Pepe's.

Food hygiene rating history for Pepe's
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good
27 August 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Pepe's in Colchester 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?

Pepes,
47 St Botolphs Street,
Colchester,
Essex,
CO2 7EB

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

Who inspects Pepe's?

Food hygiene at Pepe's is inspected by Colchester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.colchester.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Pepe's

What is Pepe's’s food hygiene rating?

Pepe's has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 August 2026.

When was Pepe's last inspected?

Pepe's was last inspected by Colchester on 27 August 2026.

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.