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Pizza Express food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Mid Sussex

Pizza Express holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 16 April 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.

Address: Pizza Express, 39 High Street, East Grinstead, RH19 3AF

How it compares in Mid Sussex

In Mid Sussex, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so Pizza Express sits behind roughly 1,031 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Mid Sussex
5 out of 5 1,031 83%
4 out of 5 127 10% ← Pizza Express
3 out of 5 59 5%
2 out of 5 14 1%
1 out of 5 16 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 116 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 Pizza Express 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.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Pizza Express, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Flint Owl Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 27 yards away 5 - Very good 6 February 2025
Heath Botanicals Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 47 yards away 5 - Very good 16 September 2025
Monsoon Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 53 yards away 5 - Very good 20 October 2024
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 57 yards away 5 - Very good 5 October 2024
Chocolate Lodge Other catering premises 80 yards away 5 - Very good 20 June 2024
Nuba Lounge And Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 86 yards away 5 - Very good 24 June 2026
Mad Dog Coffee Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 91 yards away 5 - Very good 2 March 2026
Chocabox Community Gift Shop East Grinstead Retailers - other 117 yards away 5 - Very good 31 March 2026

Questions about Pizza Express

What is Pizza Express's food hygiene rating?

Pizza Express has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Mid Sussex Council on 16 April 2026.

Is Pizza Express safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Pizza Express last inspected?

Pizza Express was last inspected on 16 April 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Mid Sussex Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Pizza Express?

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

How does Pizza Express compare to other places in Mid Sussex?

83% of the 1,248 rated food businesses in Mid Sussex hold the top rating of 5, while Pizza Express holds a 4. 127 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Mid Sussex Council inspects Pizza Express 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.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Pizza Express is one of 218 rated food businesses in East Grinstead. See every hygiene rating in East Grinstead

Mid Sussex inspects and rates 1,364 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Mid Sussex

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

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