Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Thurrock

Sides

West Thurrock

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Sides 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 7 February 2026 by Thurrock.

What does this rating mean?

Sides in West Thurrock 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?

Intu Lakeside,
West Thurrock Way,
West Thurrock,
Essex,
RM20 2ZP

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

Who inspects Sides?

Food hygiene at Sides is inspected by Thurrock, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/food or [email protected].

Questions about Sides

What is Sides’s food hygiene rating?

Sides has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 February 2026.

When was Sides last inspected?

Sides was last inspected by Thurrock on 7 February 2026.

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.