Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Southend-On-Sea

Smileys

Western Esplanade

Heads up: Smileys no longer shows up in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Southend-On-Sea. It may have closed, changed its name or moved. The rating below is the last one the FSA published for it.

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 18 June 2019 by Southend-On-Sea.

What does this rating mean?

Smileys in Western Esplanade 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?

Smileys Cafe,
11 Palmeira Parade,
Western Esplanade,
Westcliff-On-Sea,
SS0 7RR

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

Who inspects Smileys?

Food hygiene at Smileys 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 Smileys

What is Smileys’s food hygiene rating?

Smileys has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 June 2019.

When was Smileys last inspected?

Smileys was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 18 June 2019.

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.

Has Smileys closed down?

Smileys no longer appears in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Southend-On-Sea, which usually means it has closed, changed name or moved. The rating shown here is the last one the FSA published for it.