Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Garrards

Essex

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 1 September 2026 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Garrards, from March 2021 to September 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 3 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Garrards
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
31 March 2021	5 / 5	Very good
21 March 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
1 September 2026	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Garrards in Essex 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?

136 Broadway,
Leigh-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS9 1AA

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

Who inspects Garrards?

Food hygiene at Garrards 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 Garrards

What is Garrards’s food hygiene rating?

Garrards has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 1 September 2026.

When was Garrards last inspected?

Garrards was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 1 September 2026.

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.