Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Pallavas

Essex

Food hygiene rating 0 / 5 · Urgent improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Pallavas scored just 0 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Major improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Urgent improvement necessary Confidence in management Urgent improvement necessary

Last inspected on 7 September 2026 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Pallavas, from November 2024 to September 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2024 to 0 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Pallavas
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 November 2024	5 / 5	Very good
7 September 2026	0 / 5	Urgent improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Pallavas in Essex has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (urgent improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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?

61 London Road,
Southend-on-sea,
Essex,
SS1 1PF

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

Who inspects Pallavas?

Food hygiene at Pallavas 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 Pallavas

What is Pallavas’s food hygiene rating?

Pallavas has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (Urgent improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 September 2026.

When was Pallavas last inspected?

Pallavas was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 7 September 2026.

Is a 0 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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.