Sefton.
2,357 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Sefton with its official FSA hygiene rating. 84.3% score a 5. 15 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Sefton food hygiene in one minute
- 2,357 food venues tracked in Sefton, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.76 out of 5 across 2,124 rated venues.
- 1,791 venues scored 5/5 (84.3%).
- 15 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Sefton in context
Sefton runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.76 across 2,124 rated venues.
84.3% of Sefton venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
15 Sefton venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.71% of rated stock, which keeps Sefton below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Sefton itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 5.0/5, 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 Sefton scores
2,124 rated · 233 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Phone A Meal
Takeaway/sandwich shop · L37 7DG
Churchtown Deli Ltd
Retailers - other · PR9 7NE
PSD Sports Lounge
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L20 5DN
Shante/Novelle Desserts
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L22 9QB
Bury Mini Market
Retailers - other · PR8 4EP
Oct 2025
Gui Garden
Takeaway/sandwich shop · L31 7AD
Sept 2025
Mamma Mia Esfihas & Pizza Ltd
Takeaway/sandwich shop · L20 4NN
Aug 2025
Fortune Capital
Takeaway/sandwich shop · L23 2TB
Jul 2025
Cleopatra Grill
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PR8 1QN
Jul 2025
Go Local
Retailers - other · L31 2LZ
Jun 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
The Dolphin Fish and Chips
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PR8 1NW
Pier Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PR8 1QX
Rossi's Ice Cream Parlour
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PR9 0DE
Formby shop *Formby convenience store
Retailers - other · L37 4DU
Blue Anchor
Pub/bar/nightclub · PR8 6AB
L20 Hotel School
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L20 7EW
Waterfront Southport Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PR9 0DX
Loaded Dog Haus
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PR9 0US
Kindhearts Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L22 4RG
Chy
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L22 0LY
Sefton 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.
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Merton Chemist
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · L20 3DY
Jan 1901
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EH Vending
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · PR8
Jan 1901
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Ykids
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L20 6ES
Jan 1901
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Wright Stop
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · PR9 0TL
Jan 1901
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William Hill
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · PR9 0UF
Jan 1901
- ?
Wickes Building Supplies Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · L9 5AE
Jan 1901
What's in Sefton.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
540 venues in Sefton
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
533 venues in Sefton
Takeaway/sandwich shop
269 venues in Sefton
Pub/bar/nightclub
257 venues in Sefton
Other catering premises
223 venues in Sefton
Caring Premises
213 venues in Sefton
School/college/university
122 venues in Sefton
Mobile caterer
74 venues in Sefton
Most recent inspections in Sefton.
Pier Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PR8 1QX
The Dolphin Fish and Chips
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PR8 1NW
Rossi's Ice Cream Parlour
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PR9 0DE
Formby shop *Formby convenience store
Retailers - other · L37 4DU
Blue Anchor
Pub/bar/nightclub · PR8 6AB
Chy
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L22 0LY
Loaded Dog Haus
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PR9 0US
Kindhearts Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · L22 4RG
Food hygiene in Sefton, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Sefton?
RatingCafe tracks 2,357 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Sefton, 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 Sefton?
The average FSA hygiene score across Sefton is 4.76 out of 5. 84.3% of rated venues score a 5, and 15 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Sefton venues failed their FSA inspection?
Sefton currently has 15 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Sefton 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 Sefton hygiene data?
All Sefton 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.
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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.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Sefton data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.