Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Cafe Number One

Chester

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Cafe Number One scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 1 August 2026 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe Number One, from February 2025 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2025 to 2 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cafe Number One.

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe Number One
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
10 February 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
1 August 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Number One in Chester has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

76 Weston Grove,
Upton,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH2 1QL

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

Who inspects Cafe Number One?

Food hygiene at Cafe Number One 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 Cafe Number One

What is Cafe Number One’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Number One has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 1 August 2026.

When was Cafe Number One last inspected?

Cafe Number One was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 1 August 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.