Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Keralam

Essex

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Keralam scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Major improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 3 July 2025 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Keralam, from November 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 2 in 2021 to 1 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Keralam
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
3 November 2021	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
3 July 2025	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Keralam in Essex has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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?

28 Clifftown Road,
Southend-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS1 1AJ

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

Who inspects Keralam?

Food hygiene at Keralam 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 Keralam

What is Keralam’s food hygiene rating?

Keralam has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 July 2025.

When was Keralam last inspected?

Keralam was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 3 July 2025.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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.