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UK food hygiene · Wirral

Wirral.
2,283 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Wirral with its official FSA hygiene rating. 72.0% score a 5. 35 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.55
Avg FSA
1,561
venues scored 5/5
35
scored 0 or 1

Wirral food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,283 food venues tracked in Wirral, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.55 out of 5 across 2,169 rated venues.
  • 1,561 venues scored 5/5 (72.0%).
  • 35 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Wirral in context

Wirral sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.55 across 2,169 rated venues.

72.0% of Wirral venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

35 Wirral venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.61% of rated stock, which puts Wirral above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Wirral itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.1/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, 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 Wirral scores

2,169 rated · 114 awaiting
5
1,561 venues
72.0%
4
358 venues
16.5%
3
175 venues
8.1%
2
40 venues
1.8%
1
24 venues
1.1%
0
11 venues
0.5%
Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    The Brass Balance

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH41 6AB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Ni Hao Fish Bar

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CH44 8AA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Holy Spirit R C And C E Primary School

    School/college/university · CH46 2RR

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Homali

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CH44 7AJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Heswall Golf Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH60 8PB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Bistro at Poppyfields

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH49 4AA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Masseys

    Retailers - other · CH60 0AJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Roast

    Other catering premises · CH41 2XX

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Heron Foods

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · CH44 5TL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Rania Grill

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH41 2TW

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Wirral 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.

  • ?

    Card Factory

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CH62 3PN

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Olawa

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH45 4NL

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Pepes Piri Piri

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CH41 2QJ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Prince Trading

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CH41 1EU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    New Ferry Village Hall

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CH62 5JS

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Roj Grill

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH41 4DA

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Wirral.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

577 venues in Wirral

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

482 venues in Wirral

4.5
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

344 venues in Wirral

4.1
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

217 venues in Wirral

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

202 venues in Wirral

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

185 venues in Wirral

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

139 venues in Wirral

4.8
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

101 venues in Wirral

4.6
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Wirral.

  • 5

    The Brass Balance

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH41 6AB

    Apr 2026

  • 4

    Bonnie's Fish and Chips

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CH44 6NJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ni Hao Fish Bar

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CH44 8AA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Holy Spirit R C And C E Primary School

    School/college/university · CH46 2RR

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Heswall Golf Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH60 8PB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Homali

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CH44 7AJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Bistro at Poppyfields

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CH49 4AA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Masseys

    Retailers - other · CH60 0AJ

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Wirral, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Wirral?

RatingCafe tracks 2,283 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Wirral, 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 Wirral?

The average FSA hygiene score across Wirral is 4.55 out of 5. 72.0% of rated venues score a 5, and 35 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Wirral venues failed their FSA inspection?

Wirral currently has 35 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Wirral 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 Wirral hygiene data?

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