Pier Avenue Butchers

Essex

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Pier Avenue Butchers scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 8 July 2025 by Tendring.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Pier Avenue Butchers, from June 2019 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Pier Avenue Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Pier Avenue Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 June 2019	5 / 5	Very good
8 July 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Pier Avenue Butchers in Essex has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

59 Pier Avenue,
Clacton On Sea,
Essex,
CO15 1QE

Pier Avenue Butchers Hygiene Rating - 4/5

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

Who inspects Pier Avenue Butchers?

Food hygiene at Pier Avenue Butchers is inspected by Tendring, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Pier Avenue Butchers

What is Pier Avenue Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Pier Avenue Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 July 2025.

When was Pier Avenue Butchers last inspected?

Pier Avenue Butchers was last inspected by Tendring on 8 July 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.