Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Bull And Stirrup

Chester

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Bull And Stirrup scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 19 February 2026 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Bull And Stirrup, from August 2019 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Bull And Stirrup.

Food hygiene rating history for Bull And Stirrup
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
1 August 2019	5 / 5	Very good
19 February 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Bull And Stirrup in Chester has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

8 Upper Northgate Street,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH1 4EE

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

Who inspects Bull And Stirrup?

Food hygiene at Bull And Stirrup 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 Bull And Stirrup

What is Bull And Stirrup’s food hygiene rating?

Bull And Stirrup has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 February 2026.

When was Bull And Stirrup last inspected?

Bull And Stirrup was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 19 February 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.