Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Hippo's

Essex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Hippo's 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 26 September 2025 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Hippo's, from January 2022 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2022 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Hippo's
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
26 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Hippo's in Essex 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?

53A Broadway,
Leigh-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS9 1PA

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

Who inspects Hippo's?

Food hygiene at Hippo's 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 Hippo's

What is Hippo's’s food hygiene rating?

Hippo's has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 September 2025.

When was Hippo's last inspected?

Hippo's was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 26 September 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.