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Little Foxes food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Liverpool

Little Foxes holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the care premises met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 9 December 2025, 7 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: 23 Island Road, Liverpool, L19 1RL

How it compares in Liverpool

That puts Little Foxes among the 2,273 places in Liverpool holding top marks, 67% 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 Liverpool
5 out of 5 2,273 67% ← Little Foxes
4 out of 5 530 16%
3 out of 5 331 10%
2 out of 5 123 4%
1 out of 5 88 3%
0 out of 5 38 1%

A further 1,143 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 Little Foxes 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 Little Foxes, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cooking PaPa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 288 yards away 5 - Very good 5 August 2024
Big Bite Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 424 yards away 5 - Very good 20 November 2019
Craft Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 10 October 2024
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 24 October 2022
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 8 February 2019
Casa Roni Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 27 September 2022
BP Grassendale Service Station Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 27 January 2025
Costa Coffee in Next Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 26 March 2019

Questions about Little Foxes

What is Little Foxes's food hygiene rating?

Little Foxes has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Liverpool Council on 9 December 2025.

Is Little Foxes 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 care premises to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Little Foxes last inspected?

Little Foxes was last inspected on 9 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Liverpool Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Little Foxes?

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 Little Foxes compare to other places in Liverpool?

67% of the 3,383 rated food businesses in Liverpool hold the top rating of 5, and Little Foxes is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Liverpool Council inspects Little Foxes 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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