The latest food hygiene ratings for venues in Wirral

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 55 of Wirral’s restaurants, cafes, takeaways and canteens from November 2022 to January 2023, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

What do different food hygiene ratings mean?

5 - Hygiene standards are very good.

4 – Hygiene standards are good.

3 – Hygiene standards are generally satisfactory.

2 – Some improvement is necessary.

1 – Major improvement is necessary.

0 – Urgent improvement is required.

The following ratings have been given to 37 Wirral restaurants, cafes or canteens:

• Rated 5: Villa Venezia at 12 Prenton Road West, Prenton; rated on January 5

• Rated 5: Rumbling Tums at 251 Old Chester Road, Tranmere; rated on January 4

• Rated 5: Benty Farm Tearoom at Tea Rooms Benty Farm, 9 School Lane, Thurstaston; rated on December 16

• Rated 5: Bromborough Pool Garden Centre at Bromborough; rated on December 15

• Rated 5: Bun. (69) at 69 Telegraph Road, Heswall; rated on December 14

• Rated 5: Arrowe Park Hospital & The Retreat at Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch; rated on December 13

• Rated 5: Cafe Blu at 217 Hoylake Road, Moreton; rated on December 8

• Rated 5: Subway at 1196 New Chester Road, Eastham; rated on December 7

• Rated 5: Cafe Pausa @ Dunelm at 45a The Croft Retail And Leisure Park, Welton Road, Bromborough; rated on November 30

• Rated 5: Small Steps Early Years Centre at 107b Banks Road, West Kirby; rated on November 30

• Rated 5: Diversity Hub 67 at 67 St Pauls Road, Seacombe; rated on November 29

• Rated 5: Figo's Mediterranean Kitchen at 64-66 Grange Road, West Kirby; rated on November 29

• Rated 5: Fig Tree Coffee Shop at 385 Pensby Road, Pensby; rated on November 25

• Rated 5: McDonalds at 2 Prenton Way, Prenton; rated on November 24

• Rated 5: Cowsheds Catering - Horsebox at Prenton Park, Prenton Road West, Prenton,; rated on November 18

• Rated 5: Ebby's Espresso Limited at 196 Raeburn Avenue, Eastham; rated on November 17

• Rated 5: Clatterbridge Hospital & Firtrees at Clatterbridge Hospital, Mount Road, Clatterbridge; rated on November 15

• Rated 5: The Ferns at Autism Together, Raby Hall, Raby Hall Road, Raby Mere; rated on November 15

• Rated 5: Poulton Victoria Sport's Ground at Field, Clayton Lane, Poulton; rated on November 12

• Rated 5: Subway at 37 The Croft Retail And Leisure Park, Welton Road, Bromborough; rated on November 9

• Rated 5: Panku Birkenhead at 222 Grange Road, Birkenhead; rated on November 4

• Rated 5: The Hoylake Hotel at The Kings Gap, Hoylake; rated on November 4

• Rated 4: Paneer at Liscard; rated on December 5

• Rated 4: Tuk Tuk Thai at 51 Seaview Road, Liscard; rated on November 24

• Rated 4: Wirral Chinese Association at 12-14 St Laurence Drive, Birkenhead; rated on November 15

• Rated 4: Activity For All LTD at Unit 18 Arrowe Commercial Park, Arrowe Brook Road, Upton; rated on November 14

• Rated 4: Ice bike baby at 57 Marine Drive, New Ferry; rated on November 14

• Rated 3: T Junction Cafe at 20 Atherton Street, New Brighton; rated on November 23

• Rated 3: Fat Scran Club at CH41; rated on November 16

• Rated 3: Something Sweet at 101 Wallasey Village, Wallasey Village; rated on November 8

• Rated 3: Billy Bunters, Box On The Docks at Gate House Wirral Business Centre, Dock Road, Poulton; rated on November 24

• Rated 2: Like at 12 Mill Park Drive, Eastham; rated on November 28

• Rated 2: Nabzys at 186 Brighton Street, Egremont; rated on November 21

• Rated 1: Barton Rouge at 150-152 Telegraph Road, Heswall; rated on November 30

• Rated 1: Curry Nights at 5 Coronation Drive, Bromborough; rated on November 30

• Rated 1: Tasty Grill at 8 St Anne Street, Birkenhead; rated on November 22

• Rated 1: Shakes & Cakes at 27a Liscard Village, Liscard; rated on November 21

Recent Wirral takeaway hygiene ratings:

• Rated 5: Irby Fish And Chips at 8 Thingwall Road, Irby; rated on December 22

• Rated 5: New Ferry Fish Bar at 77 New Ferry Road, New Ferry; rated on December 14

• Rated 5: Imperial Chinese Takeway at 73 Telegraph Road, Heswall; rated on November 30

• Rated 4: Hungry's at 2 Tranmere Court, Church Road, Tranmere; rated on December 5

• Rated 4: Hungrys at 126 Allport Road, Bromborough; rated on December 3

• Rated 4: Pizza Palace at 24 Seaview Road, Liscard; rated on November 24

• Rated 3: Golden Hoylake at 20 Hoylake Road, Bidston; rated on November 16

• Rated 3: Pizza Mamma at 8 Bromborough Village Road, Bromborough; rated on November 9

• Rated 3: Cottage Grill House at 21 Wallasey Road, Liscard; rated on November 7

• Rated 3: Martins Lane Fish And Chips at 90 Martins Lane, Liscard; rated on October 26

• Rated 2: Mario Pizza at 55 Eltham Green, Woodchurch; rated on November 28

• Rated 2: Golden Dinner at 80 Hoole Road, Woodchurch; rated on November 22

• Rated 1: Pizza Magic 2 at 57 Market Street, Hoylake; rated on November 30

• Rated 1: Feastham Pizza at 138-140 Plymyard Avenue, Eastham; rated on November 28

• Rated 1: Fry & Go at 33 Argyle Street, Birkenhead; rated on November 18

• Rated 1: San Sans at 6c Church Road, Bebington; rated on November 1

Two Wirral takeaways have been rated a zero in recent months, meaning urgent improvement is required
 The two takeaways are:

• Royal Taste at 29 Pasture Road, Moreton; rated on December 1

• Victoria Kebab & Pizza House at 12 Bebington Road, Tranmere; rated on November 23

Businesses which are given low ratings must make urgent or major improvements to hygiene standards. The local authority food safety officer has several enforcement options available as well as giving advice and guidance to make sure these improvements are made.

The food safety officer will also tell the business how quickly these improvements must be made and this will depend on the type of issue that needs to be addressed.

If the officer finds that a business’s hygiene standards are very poor and there is an imminent risk to public health, when food may be unsafe to eat, the officer must act to ensure consumers are protected. This could result in stopping part of the business or closing it down completely until it is safe to recommence.