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Brunch Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wirral

Brunch Cafe 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 29 January 2025, 17 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: 184 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7RJ

How it compares in Wirral

That puts Brunch Cafe 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% ← Brunch Cafe
4 out of 5 367 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 Brunch Cafe 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 Brunch Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Golden Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 48 yards away 5 - Very good 17 January 2026
Harvest Mouse Pub/bar/nightclub 86 yards away 5 - Very good 8 October 2024
Grange Nursing Home, Caring Premises 161 yards away 5 - Very good 22 September 2025
Fairfield Nursing Home Caring Premises 428 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2025
Heswall Royal British Legion Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 18 March 2022
Krummies Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 17 January 2025
Mavi Mediterranean bbq Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 29 November 2025
Heswall Lawn Tennis Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 31 July 2019

Questions about Brunch Cafe

What is Brunch Cafe's food hygiene rating?

Brunch Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Wirral Council on 29 January 2025.

Is Brunch Cafe 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 Brunch Cafe last inspected?

Brunch Cafe was last inspected on 29 January 2025, 17 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 Brunch Cafe?

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 Brunch Cafe compare to other places in Wirral?

72% of the 2,208 rated food businesses in Wirral hold the top rating of 5, and Brunch Cafe is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Wirral Council inspects Brunch Cafe 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Brunch Cafe is one of 84 rated food businesses in Heswall. See every hygiene rating in Heswall

Wirral inspects and rates 2,321 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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