SCORES on the doors reveals the latest food hygiene ratings for restaurants and takeaways and these are some of the best and worst ratings.

What do the numbers mean?

0 - urgent improvement necessary

1 - major improvements necessary

2 - improvements necessary

3 - business generally satisfactory

4 - business good on assessment

5 - business seen as very good

Each restaurant is also judged on three categories ‘food hygiene and safety’, ‘structural compliance’ and ‘confidence in management’. Each section is awarded a mark from ‘very good’ to ‘very bad’ and for ‘confidence in management’ from ‘high’ to ‘no confidence’.

One star -

  • Annie's Bar and Bistro, Market Place
  • Cafe Noir, Weston Road
  • Bailey's Fry Inn, Western Esplanade

Two star - 

  • Akshyis Events, Southend Road
  • Aroma House, Sutton Road
  • Blossom Garden, Sutton Road

Three star - 

  • Billy Hundreds, Eastern Esplanade
  • Beaches, Marine Parade
  • Best Grill, Southchurch Road

Four star - 

  • Il Pescatore, Queens Road
  • Kegra Mobile Cafe, Prince Avenue
  • Kim Quang, York Road

Five star - 

  • Costa Coffee, Victoria Avenue
  • Giraffe Stop, Southend Airport