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UK food hygiene · Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester.
2,942 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Cheshire West and Chester with its official FSA hygiene rating. 80.9% score a 5. 32 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.70
Avg FSA
2,124
venues scored 5/5
32
scored 0 or 1

Cheshire West and Chester food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,942 food venues tracked in Cheshire West and Chester, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.70 out of 5 across 2,626 rated venues.
  • 2,124 venues scored 5/5 (80.9%).
  • 32 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Cheshire West and Chester in context

Cheshire West and Chester tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.70 across 2,626 rated venues.

80.9% of Cheshire West and Chester venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

32 Cheshire West and Chester venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.22% of rated stock, which is in line with the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Cheshire West and Chester itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.3/5 while a typical school/college/university 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 Cheshire West and Chester scores

2,626 rated · 316 awaiting
5
2,124 venues
80.9%
4
306 venues
11.7%
3
139 venues
5.3%
2
25 venues
1.0%
1
31 venues
1.2%
0
1 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

Overdue inspection

Cheshire West and Chester 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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    Argos

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CH3 5QJ

    Jan 1901

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    Thirsty Magpie

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · CW8

    Jan 1901

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    The Sweet Junction

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CW8 2EB

    Jan 1901

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    The Royal Oak

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · CW6 0RR

    Jan 1901

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    The Reserve

    stale · 1504mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · CH2 1GA

    Jan 1901

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    The Reef

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · CW8 3HY

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Cheshire West and Chester.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

737 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.7
avg score

Retailers - other

568 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

303 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

300 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.3
avg score

School/college/university

281 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

215 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

215 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.6
avg score

Mobile caterer

126 venues in Cheshire West and Chester

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Cheshire West and Chester.

Common questions

Food hygiene in Cheshire West and Chester, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Cheshire West and Chester?

RatingCafe tracks 2,942 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Cheshire West and Chester, 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 Cheshire West and Chester?

The average FSA hygiene score across Cheshire West and Chester is 4.70 out of 5. 80.9% of rated venues score a 5, and 32 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Cheshire West and Chester venues failed their FSA inspection?

Cheshire West and Chester currently has 32 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Cheshire West and Chester 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 Cheshire West and Chester hygiene data?

All Cheshire West and Chester 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.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

4.45 avg
Primary sources

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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.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

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

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