The Dickens

Southend-On-Sea

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 May 2022 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Dickens, from January 2019 to May 2022. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2022.

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

Food hygiene rating history for The Dickens
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 January 2019	4 / 5	Good
18 May 2022	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Dickens in Southend-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?

Dickens Public House,
High Street,
Southend-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS1 1LH

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

Who inspects The Dickens?

Food hygiene at The Dickens 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 The Dickens

What is The Dickens’s food hygiene rating?

The Dickens has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 May 2022.

When was The Dickens last inspected?

The Dickens was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 18 May 2022.

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.