Riverside Fish & Chips Essex Ltd - Van 1 food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 18 June 2026, 2 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

86% of rated food businesses in Tendring score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Tendring ratings →

Address: Riverside House, Riverside Avenue West, Lawford, CO11 1UN

How this rating has changed

Riverside Fish & Chips Essex Ltd - Van 1 was re-inspected on 18 June 2026 and held its rating of 5.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in Tendring

That puts Riverside Fish & Chips Essex Ltd - Van 1 among the 794 places in Tendring holding top marks, 67% 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 Tendring

5 out of 5		794	67%	← Riverside Fish & Chips Essex Ltd - Van 1
4 out of 5		229	19%
3 out of 5		103	9%
2 out of 5		28	2%
1 out of 5		22	2%
0 out of 5		3	<1%

A further 129 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Very good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Very good
• How well they manage food safety Very good

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 Riverside Fish & Chips Essex Ltd - Van 1 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.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Riverside Fish & Chips Essex Ltd - Van 1 is one of 67 rated food businesses in Manningtree. See every hygiene rating in Manningtree →

Tendring inspects and rates 1,308 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tendring →

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