Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Food Plus

Southend-on-sea

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 14 April 2025 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Food Plus, from April 2021 to April 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 1 in 2021 to 3 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Food Plus
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 April 2021	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
14 April 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Food Plus in Southend-on-sea has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

Gateway House,
179 - 187 London Road,
Southend-on-sea,
Essex,
SS1 1PW

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

Who inspects Food Plus?

Food hygiene at Food Plus is inspected by Southend-On-Sea, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.southend.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Food Plus

What is Food Plus’s food hygiene rating?

Food Plus has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 April 2025.

When was Food Plus last inspected?

Food Plus was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 14 April 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.