Birds Butchers

Cheshire

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Birds Butchers scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 18 September 2026 by Cheshire East.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Birds Butchers, from January 2020 to September 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 1 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Birds Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Birds Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 January 2020	5 / 5	Very good
3 September 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
18 September 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Birds Butchers in Cheshire has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

25 High Street,
Sandbach,
Cheshire,
CW11 1AH

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Birds Butchers. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Birds Butchers?

Food hygiene at Birds Butchers is inspected by Cheshire East, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Birds Butchers

What is Birds Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Birds Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 September 2026.

When was Birds Butchers last inspected?

Birds Butchers was last inspected by Cheshire East on 18 September 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.