Cafés in Thurrock
We know of 151 cafés across Thurrock. 111 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 94% of those are rated 4 or 5, 89 with the top score of 5. None is rated below 3. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.
Food hygiene ratings at cafés across Thurrock
111 of the 151 cafés have a rating. 8 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, most recently inspected
- McDonalds5Inspected 30 Oct 2026
- Starbucks Coffee Company (UK)5Inspected 30 Oct 2026
- GAIL'S Bakery5Inspected 23 Oct 2026
- Everlast Gyms Thurrock5Inspected 27 Sept 2026
- Macchiatos Coffee & Bagels Shop5Inspected 20 Sept 2026
- Five Guys5Inspected 18 Sept 2026
Most recently inspected
- McDonalds5Inspected 30 Oct 2026
- Starbucks Coffee Company (UK)5Inspected 30 Oct 2026
- GAIL'S Bakery5Inspected 23 Oct 2026
- Caramela Desserts3Inspected 1 Oct 2026
- Brothers Cafe3Inspected 30 Sept 2026
- Everlast Gyms Thurrock5Inspected 27 Sept 2026
Cafés by area
A few to start with
- Cafe Giardino Cafe W Thurrock Way, Grays, RM20 2ZP 5 Call
- Cafe Lodge Cafe 75 Lodge Ln, Grays, RM17 5RZ 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Unit 22, West, The Mall, Grays, RM17 6QE 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop The Junction, Thurrock Shopping Park Weston Avenue, Grays, RM20 3LP 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop WHSmith, Thurrock M25 Junction Thurrock, Grays, RM16 3BG 5 Call
- Mama's Cabin Cafe 20 St John's Way, Stanford le Hope, SS17 7LJ 5 Call
- Starbucks Coffee shop Weston Avenue, Grays, RM20 3LP 5 Call
- Starbucks Coffee shop Thurrock Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays, RM20 2ZF 5 Call
- Caffè Nero Coffee shop Grays, RM20 2ZQ Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Next, 76-78 Thurrock Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays, RM20 2ZG 5 Call
- Macchiatos Coffee & Bagels Shop Cafe 21 Southend Rd, Grays, RM17 5NH 5 Call
- New World Chinese Cafe 140 Clarence Road, Grays, RM17 6RD 4 Call
- The Dock Cafe & Restaurant Cafe 233 Dock Rd, Tilbury, RM18 7BJ Call
- Waves Restaurant Within South Essex College Coffee shop High St, Grays Thurrock, RM17 6TF Call
- Angel Cafe Coffee shop Drake Rd, Grays, RM16 6RW 5 Call
- Aroma cafe Cafe 9, Kings Parade, King St, Stanford le Hope, SS17 0HR 4 Call
- Chopsys Cafe 44 Rectory Rd, Grays, RM17 6BA 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop 9, intu Lakeside Shopping Centre West Thurrock Way, Grays, RM20 2ZF 5 Call
- Creams Cafe Lakeside Cafe A126, The Quay (opposite VUE Cinema, Grays, RM20 2AD 5 Call
- Engine Room Café Cafe Tilbury, RM18 8SB Call
- Grays Cafe Pie & Mash Cafe 19 Orsett Rd, Grays, RM17 5DS 5 Call
- Hope Coffee Social Coffee shop 2, Stanhope House, High St, Stanford le Hope, SS17 0HA 5 Call
- Retail Master Grill Cafe Cafe J31 Motherwell Way, Grays, RM20 3XD 5 Call
- Rosina Cafe Coffee shop South Ockendon, RM15 4XT 5 Call
Questions people ask
Do coffee shops get food hygiene ratings?
Yes. A café or coffee shop is a food business, so the council inspects it and rates it from 0 to 5 like any restaurant. The very lowest-risk places, selling only drinks and packaged snacks, may be marked exempt instead.
Which cafés in Thurrock have the top hygiene rating?
89 of the 111 rated cafés across Thurrock scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include McDonalds, Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) and GAIL'S Bakery.
What does “awaiting inspection” mean?
A new food business has to register with the council at least 28 days before it opens, and is rated at its first inspection, which can be some weeks after opening. Until then the register shows it as awaiting inspection. 8 of the cafés across Thurrock are in that position.
Where do I find a café’s rating?
Many cafés put the sticker in the window or by the till, but in England they don’t have to. Every rating is on the Food Standards Agency’s website, and on each café’s page here.
Other things people look for
Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, checked every night. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.