65 of 74 Basildon borough food businesses rated since 1 August scored 5, and a Wickford café was rated 1. Every new rating by name and date, with links.

Almost nine in ten food businesses inspected in Basildon borough since the start of August were given the top food hygiene rating of 5. One, a café on Runwell Road in Wickford, was rated 1.

The Food Standards Agency’s ratings register lists 74 ratings given by Basildon Council between 1 August and 28 September. We read it on Saturday 10 October. The most recent rating published so far is dated 28 September.

The ratings break down like this:

  • 65 rated 5, very good
  • 7 rated 4, good
  • 1 rated 3, generally satisfactory
  • 1 rated 1, major improvement necessary
  • none rated 2 or 0
Bar chart of the 74 food hygiene ratings given in Basildon borough from 1 August to 28 September 2026: 65 rated 5, 7 rated 4, 1 rated 3, none rated 2, 1 rated 1 and none rated 0.
The 74 ratings published for the borough since 1 August. Chart by Basildon Today
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The lowest ratings

Mickys Catering, 71a Runwell Road, Wickford: rated 1 on 12 August (register entry). The register lists it as a restaurant or café. The inspector’s scores explain the rating:

  • confidence in management: “major improvement necessary”
  • hygienic food handling: “generally satisfactory”
  • the condition of the building: “very good”

The management score covers food safety procedures and records. The register does not say what the inspector found in detail.

Blackline coffee limited, Unit 1 Westmayne Industrial Park, Bramston Way, Laindon: rated 3 on 25 August (register entry). Its food handling was scored “good”, and the building and its management “generally satisfactory”.

Neither business has published a right to reply on the register. Any business can appeal a rating within 21 days, and can ask for a new inspection once it has made improvements. When a rating changes, we will report it.

Rated 4

Business Where Rated
Blazing Grillz Kiosk 37, Basildon Market, St Martin’s Square 7 August
Driver Pouch Billericay (CM12), importer 7 August
Not Just Dates Billericay (CM12), home caterer 13 August
Olayinka’s Kitchen Wickford (SS12), home caterer 18 August
Bash Caribbean Grill (Chef Lopez ltd) Unit 1 Westmayne Industrial Park, Laindon 25 August
Kidbusterz wraparound care Janet Duke Primary School, Markhams Chase 25 August
South Grill 3 Andree House, Grange Road, Billericay 2 September

A 4 is a good rating. It means the inspector found only minor points to put right.

New 5s worth knowing about

Most of the 65 top ratings went to places people actually eat out. The register names these:

Basildon town centre and the Festival Leisure Park

Pitsea and Laindon

Billericay

Wickford

The rest of the 65 are nurseries, school kitchens, supermarkets and people cooking from home for markets and parties. The full list for the borough is on the register.

What it means for you

  • Check before you book. Every rating above links to its register entry, with the date of the inspection.
  • A rating is a snapshot. It reflects the day of the inspection. A business rated 1 or 3 can ask to be inspected again and may then be re-rated.
  • Spotted a problem? You can report a food hygiene concern to Basildon Council’s environmental health team at ehs@basildon.gov.uk.

Our directory of local businesses lists pubs, cafés and restaurants across the borough.