Wish You Were Here

Eastern Esplanade

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Wish You Were Here scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 30 September 2025 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Wish You Were Here, from August 2021 to September 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 Wish You Were Here.

Food hygiene rating history for Wish You Were Here
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
30 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Wish You Were Here in Eastern Esplanade 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?

Kiosk 10E,
Darlows Green,
Eastern Esplanade,
Southend-On-Sea,
SS1 2ER

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

Who inspects Wish You Were Here?

Food hygiene at Wish You Were Here 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 Wish You Were Here

What is Wish You Were Here’s food hygiene rating?

Wish You Were Here has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 September 2025.

When was Wish You Were Here last inspected?

Wish You Were Here was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 30 September 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.