# 1,727 Restaurants with a 5 food hygiene rating in Essex (2026)

> 1,727 restaurants with a 5 food hygiene rating in Essex, best reviewed first — including Colchester Zoo Ltd. Ratings, locations and details.

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1,727 listed · best reviewed first

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ratings from Google · [All restaurants and places to eat in Essex](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants)

[Dog-friendly 269](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/dog-friendly) [Outdoor seating 8](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/outdoor-seating) [Vegetarian 9](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/vegetarian) [Hygiene 5 1,727](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/hygiene-5)

[Colchester Colchester Zoo Ltd ★ 4.7 (21,471)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/colchester-zoo-ltd) [Southend-on-Sea Mini Donuts At Adventure Inside ★ 4.4 (18,283)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/mini-donuts-at-adventure-inside) [Southend-on-Sea Adventure Inside Cafe ★ 4.4 (18,199)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/adventure-inside-cafe) [Chelmsford Turtle Bay ★ 4.8 (5,169)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/turtle-bay) [Saffron Walden Audley End House \& Restaurant ★ 4.6 (6,631)](https://staycation.co.uk/saffron-walden/restaurants/audley-end-house-restaurant) [Colchester Miller & Carter ★ 4.7 (5,392)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/miller-carter) [Westcliff-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion ★ 4.5 (7,881)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/cliffs-pavilion) [Chelmsford Boom Battle Bar ★ 4.9 (3,663)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/boom-battle-bar) [Braintree Hasturk Bar Meze Grill ★ 4.9 (3,495)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/hasturk-bar-meze-grill) [Harlow Sevine ★ 4.9 (3,052)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/sevine) [Grays Tim Hortons ★ 4.5 (6,183)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/tim-hortons) [Grays Kara Lounge ★ 4.8 (3,500)](https://staycation.co.uk/grays/restaurants/kara-lounge) [Chelmsford Popeyes ★ 4.7 (3,695)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/popeyes) [Chelmsford Miller And Carter ★ 4.6 (4,020)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/miller-and-carter) [Colchester Perrywood Garden Centre and Nurseries Ltd ★ 4.6 (3,958)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/perrywood-garden-centre-and-nurseries-ltd) [Leigh-on-Sea Miller And Carter Rayleigh ★ 4.6 (3,862)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/miller-and-carter-rayleigh) [Chelmsford Prezzo ★ 4.7 (2,761)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/prezzo) [Basildon Eyna ★ 4.8 (2,295)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/eyna) [Southend-on-Sea Wingstop ★ 4.9 (1,925)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/wingstop) [Chelmsford Banana Tree / What's Your Katsu /Mimis Thai Kitchen ★ 4.7 (2,354)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/banana-tree-what-s-your-katsu-mimis-thai-kitchen) [Saffron Walden Audley End Miniature Railway Cafe & Shop ★ 4.7 (2,262)](https://staycation.co.uk/saffron-walden/restaurants/audley-end-miniature-railway-cafe-shop) [Southend-on-Sea The Three Shells At Sealife Adventure ★ 4.3 (4,613)](https://staycation.co.uk/southend-on-sea/restaurants/the-three-shells-at-sealife-adventure) [Chelmsford Hylands House ★ 4.6 (2,648)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/hylands-house) [Colchester Putt in the Park ★ 4.9 (1,626)](https://staycation.co.uk/colchester/restaurants/putt-in-the-park) [Chelmsford Vita Bella (Essex) Ltd ★ 4.8 (1,680)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/vita-bella-essex-ltd) [Grays Sides ★ 4.7 (1,938)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/sides) [Chelmsford Everyman Cinema ★ 4.6 (2,257)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/everyman-cinema) [Colchester Three Wise Monkeys ★ 4.4 (3,155)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/three-wise-monkeys) [Sevenoaks Toby Carvery Badgers Mount ★ 4.2 (4,247)](https://staycation.co.uk/halstead/restaurants/toby-carvery-badgers-mount) [Colchester Preto ★ 4.6 (2,040)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/preto) [Chelmsford Old Stable Tea Rooms ★ 4.5 (2,387)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/old-stable-tea-rooms) [Braintree Fowlers Farm ★ 4.4 (2,814)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/fowlers-farm) [Wickford Toby Carvery ★ 4.2 (4,104)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/toby-carvery) [Westcliff-on-Sea Flames Of India ★ 4.9 (1,239)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/flames-of-india) [Southend-on-Sea German Doner Kebab ★ 4.5 (2,305)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/german-doner-kebab) [Chelmsford Moto Pizza ★ 4.8 (1,348)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/moto-pizza) [Chelmsford Las Iguanas Kickass Burrito Super Nonna Pasta, Presto ★ 4.6 (1,841)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/las-iguanas-kickass-burrito-super-nonna-pasta-presto) [Basildon TGI Fridays, Conviction Chicken ★ 4.3 (3,108)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/tgi-fridays-conviction-chicken) [Colchester The Sushi Co ★ 4.8 (1,335)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-sushi-co) [Wickford Meadow Croft Kitchen ★ 4.4 (2,566)](https://staycation.co.uk/wickford/restaurants/meadow-croft-kitchen) [Stansted Mountfitchet Castle ★ 4.6 (1,806)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/mountfitchet-castle) [Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Theatre ★ 4.5 (2,087)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/palace-theatre) [Brentwood Alec's Restaurant ★ 4.7 (1,460)](https://staycation.co.uk/brentwood/restaurants/alec-s-restaurant) [Chelmsford Toby Carvery ★ 4.1 (4,173)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/toby-carvery) [Benfleet Aspera ★ 4.8 (1,228)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/aspera) [Colchester Maharani ★ 4.8 (1,217)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/maharani) [Barking German Doner Kebab ★ 4.6 (1,644)](https://staycation.co.uk/barking/restaurants/german-doner-kebab) [Chelmsford Lathcoats Fruit Farm & The Bee Shed ★ 4.6 (1,636)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/lathcoats-fruit-farm-the-bee-shed) [Maldon El Guaca Mexican Grill ★ 4.7 (1,387)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/el-guaca-mexican-grill) [Barking Cristina's ★ 4.3 (2,709)](https://staycation.co.uk/barking/restaurants/cristina-s) [Westcliff-on-Sea Prowse UK Ltd ★ 4.9 (1,017)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/prowse-uk-ltd) [Chelmsford Acanteen ★ 4.4 (2,202)](https://staycation.co.uk/chelmsford/restaurants/acanteen) [Southend-on-Sea Pieno-Lleno ★ 4.8 (1,133)](https://staycation.co.uk/southend-on-sea/restaurants/pieno-lleno) [Colchester Pepe's ★ 4.7 (1,308)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/pepe-s) [Benfleet Marley's ★ 4.8 (1,121)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/marley-s) [Colchester The Rovers Tye ★ 4.2 (3,040)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-rovers-tye) [Harlow The Moorhen ★ 4.2 (3,011)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-moorhen) [Chelmsford Taz Restaurant And Bar ★ 4.9 (958)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/taz-restaurant-and-bar) [Colchester Kaveri - Indian kitchen & Bar ★ 4.7 (1,275)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/kaveri-indian-kitchen-bar) [Hockley The Bull Inn ★ 4.3 (2,480)](https://staycation.co.uk/essex/restaurants/the-bull-inn)

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## Quick answers

How many restaurants with a 5 food hygiene rating are there in Essex?+

We list 1,727 in Essex. The best-reviewed are shown first.

Which restaurants with a 5 food hygiene rating in Essex are best reviewed?+

By Google rating weighted by the number of reviews: Colchester Zoo Ltd (4.7/5, 21,471 reviews), Mini Donuts At Adventure Inside (4.4/5, 18,283 reviews) and Adventure Inside Cafe (4.4/5, 18,199 reviews).

Is this list up to date?+

It is built live from our listings; ratings come from Google and each venue page shows when its details were last checked. Always confirm with the venue before travelling.