Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Al's Plaice

Winsford

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Al's Plaice 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 26 August 2026 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Al's Plaice, from January 2020 to August 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 Al's Plaice.

Food hygiene rating history for Al's Plaice
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 January 2020	5 / 5	Very good
13 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good
26 August 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Al's Plaice in Winsford 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?

15 Dingle Walk,
Winsford,
Cheshire,
CW7 1BA

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Al's Plaice. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Al's Plaice?

Food hygiene at Al's Plaice is inspected by Cheshire West and Chester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Al's Plaice

What is Al's Plaice’s food hygiene rating?

Al's Plaice has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 August 2026.

When was Al's Plaice last inspected?

Al's Plaice was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 26 August 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.