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Bun & Bowl Studio food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wigan

Bun & Bowl Studio holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 9 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: 16 Heath Street, Golborne, WA3 3AD

How it compares in Wigan

In Wigan, 54% of rated places manage a 5, so Bun & Bowl Studio sits behind roughly 1,783 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Wigan
5 out of 5 1,256 54%
4 out of 5 527 23%
3 out of 5 369 16% ← Bun & Bowl Studio
2 out of 5 108 5%
1 out of 5 64 3%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 232 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 Bun & Bowl Studio 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 Bun & Bowl Studio, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Ergo Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 31 yards away 5 - Very good 24 January 2025
Bridgewater Care Centre Caring Premises 115 yards away 5 - Very good 13 May 2025
Golborne Community Bowling Club Pub/bar/nightclub 177 yards away 5 - Very good 17 July 2025
All Saints Food Bank Golborne Retailers - other 317 yards away 5 - Very good 1 October 2025
All Saints Nursery School/college/university 421 yards away 5 - Very good 13 February 2025
Golborne House Residential Home Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 13 January 2026
Governing Body of Golborne High School School/college/university 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 3 July 2025
Hare & Hounds Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 30 March 2026

Questions about Bun & Bowl Studio

What is Bun & Bowl Studio's food hygiene rating?

Bun & Bowl Studio has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Wigan Council on 9 January 2026.

Is Bun & Bowl Studio safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Bun & Bowl Studio last inspected?

Bun & Bowl Studio was last inspected on 9 January 2026, 6 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wigan Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Bun & Bowl Studio?

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

How does Bun & Bowl Studio compare to other places in Wigan?

54% of the 2,329 rated food businesses in Wigan hold the top rating of 5, while Bun & Bowl Studio holds a 3. 369 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wigan Council inspects Bun & Bowl Studio 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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Bun & Bowl Studio is one of 62 rated food businesses in Golborne. See every hygiene rating in Golborne

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