Lothian Meats

Essex

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Lothian Meats scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 25 June 2025 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Lothian Meats, from December 2021 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2021 to 2 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Lothian Meats
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 December 2021	4 / 5	Good
25 June 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Lothian Meats in Essex has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

233 - 235 North Road,
Westcliff-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS0 7AB

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

Who inspects Lothian Meats?

Food hygiene at Lothian Meats 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 Lothian Meats

What is Lothian Meats’s food hygiene rating?

Lothian Meats has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 June 2025.

When was Lothian Meats last inspected?

Lothian Meats was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 25 June 2025.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.