Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Piccolo

Westcliff-On-Sea

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Piccolo scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 18 July 2025 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Piccolo, from August 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Piccolo
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
31 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
18 July 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Piccolo in Westcliff-On-Sea 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?

1 - 4 Palmeira Arches,
Shorefield Road,
Westcliff-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS0 7RN

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

Who inspects Piccolo?

Food hygiene at Piccolo 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 Piccolo

What is Piccolo’s food hygiene rating?

Piccolo has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 July 2025.

When was Piccolo last inspected?

Piccolo was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 18 July 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.