01 Rating
Food hygiene inspection result
- Scheme
- FHRS
- Rating or inspection result
- 1
- Rating date
- 19 March 2026
- New rating pending
- No
Hygiene15
Structural15
Confidence in management20
Component scores are FHRS intervention scores: lower is better. They are not the same scale as the overall 0–5 rating and may be absent after a rescore.
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This rating describes hygiene standards found on the inspection date, not food quality. Ratings can change after later local-authority inspections. Verify the current official record before relying on it.
02 Establishment
Business and location
- Business type
- Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
- Country
- England
- Address supplied in FSA data
- 1A Claughton Firs, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 5TG
- Postcode
- CH43 5TG
- Local authority
- Wirral →
- Region
- North West
- Coordinates
- 53.3823185, -3.0422506
03 Map preview
Location on the map
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04 Right to reply
Statement supplied with the official record
<p class="p1" style="margin:0cm"> <span class="s2">We acknowledge the findings of the inspection carried out on 19 March 2026 and accept that, at the time of the visit, certain aspects of our operation fell below the standards we expect.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">At the time of inspection, the business was operating during a short period of reduced senior management oversight, with the absence of our Head Chef and reliance on agency and junior staff contributing to lapses in routine monitoring and documentation. This was a temporary breakdown in management control and not reflective of our normal operating standards.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">We note the report confirms that pest evidence identified was historic (old and dry), confined to a storage area, with no evidence of contamination to food or preparation areas and no imminent risk to public health.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">We also confirm there has never been any recorded incident of food-related illness</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">associated with our business.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">We accept that documentation, cleaning consistency, and food management systems were not applied as required. These issues reflect a failure of supervision and execution rather than a lack of food safety understanding or intent.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">Since the inspection, we have implemented immediate corrective actions including reinstatement of senior management oversight, a simplified and enforceable food safety system, comprehensive deep cleaning, strengthened pest control procedures, staff retraining, and the introduction of daily compliance checks with clear accountability.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; text-size-adjust: auto;"> <span class="s2">We are confident that these actions represent a substantial improvement and we welcome the planned revisit to demonstrate sustained compliance.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0cm; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-opt
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
Contains Food Standards Agency food hygiene rating data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. BritDB is independent of the Food Standards Agency and local authorities.