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Fork and Flavour food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cheshire West and Chester

Fork and Flavour holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 15 March 2025, 15 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 2 Corbridge House Seller Street, Chester, CH1 3AN

How it compares in Cheshire West and Chester

In Cheshire West and Chester, 80% of rated places manage a 5, so Fork and Flavour sits behind roughly 2,139 nearby businesses. 12% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Cheshire West and Chester
5 out of 5 2,139 80%
4 out of 5 311 12% ← Fork and Flavour
3 out of 5 145 5%
2 out of 5 32 1%
1 out of 5 36 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 308 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Fork and Flavour none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Fork and Flavour, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Belong Chester Caring Premises 207 yards away 5 - Very good 4 November 2025
Bowling Green Court Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 269 yards away 5 - Very good 28 August 2025
Belgrave Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 289 yards away 5 - Very good 11 February 2020
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 346 yards away 5 - Very good 13 February 2024
Bahay Kubo Ltd Retailers - other 352 yards away 5 - Very good 15 August 2024
Cafe L'ALba Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 381 yards away 5 - Very good 29 October 2024
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 384 yards away 5 - Very good 17 July 2024
Admiral Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 395 yards away 5 - Very good 12 March 2024

Questions about Fork and Flavour

What is Fork and Flavour's food hygiene rating?

Fork and Flavour has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Cheshire West and Chester Council on 15 March 2025.

Is Fork and Flavour safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Fork and Flavour last inspected?

Fork and Flavour was last inspected on 15 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cheshire West and Chester Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Fork and Flavour?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Fork and Flavour compare to other places in Cheshire West and Chester?

80% of the 2,665 rated food businesses in Cheshire West and Chester hold the top rating of 5, while Fork and Flavour holds a 4. 311 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Cheshire West and Chester Council inspects Fork and Flavour and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Fork and Flavour is one of 1,134 rated food businesses in Chester. See every hygiene rating in Chester

Cheshire West and Chester inspects and rates 2,973 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cheshire West and Chester

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