NEW food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 81 of Wirral’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

The scheme gives businesses a rating from five to 0 which is displayed at their premises and online so you can make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.

The ratings and what they 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

What the rating covers

Ratings are a snapshot of the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection. It is the responsibility of the business to comply with food hygiene law at all times.

This includes:

handling of food

how food is stored

how food is prepared

cleanliness of facilities

how food safety is managed

The food hygiene rating scheme does not provide information on the following factors:

quality of the food  

customer service  

culinary skill  

presentation  

comfort

Restaurants, cafes and canteens

The following ratings have been given to 46 restaurants, cafes or canteens:

• Rated 5: Brown Bear Company at 45 Thingwall Road, Irby, Wirral; rated on September 4

• Rated 5: Unilever Uk at Unilever Uk Wood Street, Port Sunlight, Wirral; rated on September 4

• Rated 5: The Waiting Room @ Wirral Model at 62 Victoria Parade, New Brighton, Wirral; rated on September 2

• Rated 5: DISTRICT HOUSE CH45 at 112 Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral; rated on August 29

• Rated 5: Station Parade at 33 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on August 22

• Rated 5: Hole in One Bistro at Moreton Hills Golf Centre Tarran Way South, Moreton, Wirral; rated on August 13

• Rated 5: Wylde Coffee at Heswall Colour Centre 86 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral; rated on August 5

• Rated 5: The Nest at Strawberry Moon Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral; rated on July 29

• Rated 5: Vue Cinema at Vue Cinema Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on July 25

• Rated 5: Hella Dough at Flat 3 90a Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral; rated on July 8

• Rated 5: Jerk It at Flat 3 90a Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral; rated on July 8

• Rated 5: Cowsheds Catering - Airstream Mobile at Prenton Park Stadium Prenton Road West, Prenton, Wirral; rated on July 5

• Rated 5: Cafe 41 at 11 St Werburghs Square, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on July 4

• Rated 5: ground fit at Arrowe Commercial Park Arrowe Brook Road Upton, Wirral; rated on July 4

• Rated 5: The station @ flissys at Hoylake Railway Station Station Road, Hoylake, Wirral; rated on June 14

• Rated 5: McDonalds at Mcdonalds The Croft Retail And Leisure Park Welton Road, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on June 10

• Rated 5: The Bowl at Bowl 300 Ltd 1 Bassendale Road, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on June 10

• Rated 5: Aroma at 37 Thingwall Road, Irby, Wirral; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: Waleys at 11a Coronation Drive, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on June 6

• Rated 5: Heswall Tandoori at 52 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral; rated on June 4

• Rated 5: Piri-Siri Mexican Chicken at 223 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral; rated on June 4

• Rated 5: Red Fox at The Red Fox The Red Fox Neston Road, Thornton Hough, Wirral; rated on June 4

• Rated 5: Aubergine Café at Aubergine Cafe Blenheim Building Tynwald Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on May 24

• Rated 5: Starbucks @ Village Hotel at 2 Pool Lane, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on May 23

• Rated 5: McDonalds at Mcdonalds Upton Bypass, Upton, Wirral; rated on May 12

• Rated 5: Subway at 13 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on May 12

• Rated 5: Arrowe Park Community Hub at The Red Room Restaurant Arrowe Park Golf Club Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch, Wirral; rated on May 9

• Rated 5: Burger King, Kiosk 4 Food Court at Ground Floor 371 - 375 Borough Road, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on May 1

• Rated 4: St Georges Nursing Home at St Georges Care Home 1 Croxteth Avenue, Liscard, Wirral; rated on August 2

• Rated 4: Brimstage Maze at Brimstage Hall Courtyard Brimstage Road, Brimstage, Wirral; rated on July 30

• Rated 4: The Mediterranean Kitchen at 116 Teehey Lane, Higher Bebington, Wirral; rated on July 24

• Rated 4: Thornton Hall Hotel at Thornton Hall Hotel Neston Road, Thornton Hough, Wirral; rated on July 24

• Rated 4: The Reading Room at 144 Poulton Road, Poulton, Wirral; rated on July 2

• Rated 4: Bamboo Thai at Brennan Ayre And Oneill Estate Agents 272 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral; rated on June 24

• Rated 4: Something Sweet at 101 Wallasey Village, Wallasey Village, Wirral; rated on June 19

• Rated 4: WIRRAL CHINESE ASSOCIATION at St Laurences School 12 - 14 St Laurence Drive, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on June 18

• Rated 4: Zeera Tandoori at Zeera Tandoori 11 Thingwall Road, Irby, Wirral; rated on June 17

• Rated 3: Barcode at 44 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral; rated on July 15

• Rated 3: HULME HALL at Hulme Hall Bolton Road, Port Sunlight, Wirral; rated on July 5

• Rated 3: Shuhel balti at 96 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on June 26

• Rated 3: Hoylake Spice at 75 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral; rated on June 24

• Rated 3: Flavours at 27 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral; rated on June 19

• Rated 3: Bake My Day at 110 Ford Road, Upton, Wirral; rated on May 18

• Rated 2: Wirral Metropolitan College at Twelve Quays Campus Shore Road, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on July 8

• Rated 2: Billy Bunters, Box On The Docks at Gate House Wirral Business Centre Dock Road, Poulton, Wirral; rated on June 3

• Rated 1: Portofino at 1 - 2 Union Terrace Marine Promenade, New Brighton, Wirral; rated on July 19

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

And eight ratings have been handed to pubs, bars or nightclubs:

• Rated 5: Prenton Lawn Tennis Club at Prenton Lawn Tennis Club Storeton Road, Prenton, Wirral; rated on September 4

• Rated 5: Slinkys cafe bar at 84 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on July 9

• Rated 5: Lottie Dod at The Mockbeggar Hall 239 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral; rated on June 23

• Rated 5: Jaidan Events - Dockside at Egerton House 2 Tower Road, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on June 12

• Rated 5: Gravesberie Inn at The Twelfth Man Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral; rated on May 12

• Rated 5: The West Kirby Tap at West Kirby Tap Real Ale House Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on May 12

• Rated 3: The Old House at Home at Managers Flat The Old House At Home 30 Queen Street, Tranmere, Wirral; rated on July 31

• Rated 3: The Tap at The Tap Ferry Road, Eastham, Wirral; rated on July 12

Takeaways

Plus 27 ratings for takeaways:

• Rated 5: Coffee King Express at Phillips And Charles Jewellers 14 The Crescent, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on August 22

• Rated 5: 4 in 1 Express T/A at 122 Duke Street, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on August 14

• Rated 5: Delish at 111 Wallasey Road, Liscard, Wirral; rated on July 26

• Rated 5: Coffee King Express at Huyton Roberts Solicitors 25 Allport Lane, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on July 23

• Rated 5: Vitto Pizzeria at 19 Poulton Road, Seacombe, Wirral; rated on July 23

• Rated 5: Bluebell at 126 Duke Street, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on July 17

• Rated 5: The Blue Sea Fish And Chips at 49 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral; rated on July 17

• Rated 5: Ping’s House at 106 Ford Road, Upton, Wirral; rated on July 11

• Rated 5: Poulton Fish & Chips at 41 Poulton Road, Seacombe, Wirral; rated on July 9

• Rated 5: Old Ticket Office Ice Cream Parlour at The Old Ticket Office Ferry Road, Eastham, Wirral; rated on May 31

• Rated 5: Domino's Pizza at 244 - 246 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral; rated on May 13

• Rated 5: Snack Shack at Snack Shack 377 New Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral; rated on May 7

• Rated 5: Subway at 5 Tranmere Court Church Road, Tranmere, Wirral; rated on May 7

• Rated 4: Popeyes 2 at 25 Poulton Road, Seacombe, Wirral; rated on July 23

• Rated 4: May May at 65 Chapelhill Road, Moreton, Wirral; rated on July 15

• Rated 4: Peters Fish Bar at 120 King Street, Egremont, Wirral; rated on July 8

• Rated 4: Golden Phoenix at 136 Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral; rated on June 25

• Rated 4: Tacos chicken & deserts at 53 Eltham Green, Woodchurch, Wirral; rated on June 17

• Rated 4: Moreton Kebab House at 12 Pasture Road, Moreton, Wirral; rated on May 18

• Rated 4: Picasso's at 22 Mount Pleasant Road, New Brighton, Wirral; rated on May 3

• Rated 3: Mr Yummie at 11 Oxton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on July 24

• Rated 3: Pizza Palace at 24 Seaview Road, Liscard, Wirral; rated on June 19

• Rated 3: The Grange Chippy at 68 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on June 19

• Rated 3: Venice pizzeria at 73 Poulton Road, Seacombe, Wirral; rated on June 19

• Rated 3: SteetEats at 21 Wallasey Road, Liscard, Wirral; rated on May 3

• Rated 2: Pizza Mamma at 8 Bromborough Village Road, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on July 30

• Rated 0: Pizza Plus Shake Ltd at 88 - 90 Seaview Road, Liscard, Wirral; rated on July 30