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The breakfast Barn food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wirral

The breakfast Barn holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 7 January 2026, 6 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: Mendell Court Mendell Close, Bromborough, CH62 7JP

How it compares in Wirral

That puts The breakfast Barn among the 1,596 places in Wirral holding top marks, 72% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Wirral
5 out of 5 1,596 72% ← The breakfast Barn
4 out of 5 366 17%
3 out of 5 177 8%
2 out of 5 36 2%
1 out of 5 27 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 113 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 The breakfast Barn 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 The breakfast Barn, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Golden Park Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 64 yards away 5 - Very good 22 October 2025
Allport Pantry Retailers - other 334 yards away 5 - Very good 6 October 2023
Christ the King Catholic Primary School/college/university 366 yards away 5 - Very good 21 January 2026
Dough & Doppio Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 378 yards away 5 - Very good 3 April 2025
Bello Dessert Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 16 June 2025
Bello Neapolitan Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 16 June 2025
@955 Sport & Social Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 12 March 2026
Coffee King Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 23 July 2024

Questions about The breakfast Barn

What is The breakfast Barn's food hygiene rating?

The breakfast Barn has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Wirral Council on 7 January 2026.

Is The breakfast Barn safe to eat at?

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

When was The breakfast Barn last inspected?

The breakfast Barn was last inspected on 7 January 2026, 6 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wirral Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The breakfast Barn?

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

How does The breakfast Barn compare to other places in Wirral?

72% of the 2,207 rated food businesses in Wirral hold the top rating of 5, and The breakfast Barn is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Wirral Council inspects The breakfast Barn 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

The breakfast Barn is one of 137 rated food businesses in Bromborough. See every hygiene rating in Bromborough

Wirral inspects and rates 2,320 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wirral

The official record is held by the council: http://www.wirral.gov.uk

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