5

The vdub coffee van food hygiene rating

Mobile caterer · Basildon

The vdub coffee van holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the mobile caterer met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 7 January 2025, 18 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

How it compares in Basildon

That puts The vdub coffee van among the 931 places in Basildon holding top marks, 80% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Basildon
5 out of 5 931 80% ← The vdub coffee van
4 out of 5 156 13%
3 out of 5 41 4%
2 out of 5 17 1%
1 out of 5 18 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 217 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The vdub coffee van none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Questions about The vdub coffee van

What is The vdub coffee van's food hygiene rating?

The vdub coffee van has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Basildon Council on 7 January 2025.

Is The vdub coffee van safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this mobile caterer to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was The vdub coffee van last inspected?

The vdub coffee van was last inspected on 7 January 2025, 18 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Basildon Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The vdub coffee van?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The vdub coffee van compare to other places in Basildon?

80% of the 1,166 rated food businesses in Basildon hold the top rating of 5, and The vdub coffee van is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Basildon Council inspects The vdub coffee van and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

Tell me when this changes

The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch The vdub coffee van and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.

Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →

Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Basildon inspects and rates 1,383 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Basildon

The official record is held by the council: http://www.basildon.gov.uk

Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →