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UK food hygiene · Knowsley

Knowsley.
776 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Knowsley with its official FSA hygiene rating. 65.3% score a 5. 22 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.39
Avg FSA
447
venues scored 5/5
22
scored 0 or 1

Knowsley food hygiene in one minute

  • 776 food venues tracked in Knowsley, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.39 out of 5 across 685 rated venues.
  • 447 venues scored 5/5 (65.3%).
  • 22 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Knowsley in context

Knowsley sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.39 across 685 rated venues.

65.3% of Knowsley venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

22 Knowsley venues currently score 0 or 1, 3.21% of rated stock, which puts Knowsley above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Knowsley itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.0/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 4.8/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Knowsley scores

685 rated · 91 awaiting
5
447 venues
65.3%
4
140 venues
20.4%
3
40 venues
5.8%
2
36 venues
5.3%
1
21 venues
3.1%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

  • 0

    B And M Bargains

    Retailers - other · L34 5NQ

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Papa's Pizza

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · L35 5DY

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    The Food Box

    Mobile caterer · L33

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Southdene Newsagents

    Retailers - other · L32 6QA

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Chop And Wok

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · L25 5NA

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    The Village Store

    Retailers - other · WA8 5BZ

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Shere Khan Xprescot

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · L34 5SB

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Halewood News

    Retailers - other · L26 0TE

    Dec 2025

  • 1

    Manchester Road Supper Bar

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · L34 5UD

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    The Seel Arms

    Pub/bar/nightclub · L36 6AZ

    Oct 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    KFC

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L35 1QT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Deanes House

    Pub/bar/nightclub · L34 3LA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Quarry Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L33 6XE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Yada

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L34 5QL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    McDonald's

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L36 3YB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Go Local

    Retailers - other · L32 2AE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Takers

    Retailers - other · L32 8RG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Halewood Academy

    School/college/university · L26 1UU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    St Andrew The Apostle Catholic Primary

    School/college/university · L26 1TD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Coffee Wagon

    Mobile caterer · L26 0TY

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Knowsley venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

  • ?

    Litz Indian Kitchen

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · L32

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Lion Huyton

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L36 2PS

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Hamlets Avenue

    stale · 1504mo

    Caring Premises · L34

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Jasons Convenience Store And Liquors

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · L36 6EB

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Grenadier

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · L25 9PU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    JB's Bar

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · L10 1LF

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Knowsley.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

177 venues in Knowsley

4.0
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

140 venues in Knowsley

4.5
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

105 venues in Knowsley

4.0
avg score

Other catering premises

101 venues in Knowsley

4.8
avg score

School/college/university

69 venues in Knowsley

4.7
avg score

Caring Premises

65 venues in Knowsley

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

59 venues in Knowsley

4.6
avg score

Mobile caterer

29 venues in Knowsley

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Knowsley.

  • 5

    KFC

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L35 1QT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Deanes House

    Pub/bar/nightclub · L34 3LA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Yada

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L34 5QL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Quarry Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L33 6XE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    McDonald's

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L36 3YB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Go Local

    Retailers - other · L32 2AE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Coffee Wagon

    Mobile caterer · L26 0TY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    St Andrew The Apostle Catholic Primary

    School/college/university · L26 1TD

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Knowsley, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Knowsley?

RatingCafe tracks 776 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Knowsley, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Knowsley?

The average FSA hygiene score across Knowsley is 4.39 out of 5. 65.3% of rated venues score a 5, and 22 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Knowsley venues failed their FSA inspection?

Knowsley currently has 22 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Knowsley are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Knowsley hygiene data?

All Knowsley ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Knowsley data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.