Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Country Stores

Chester

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Country Stores 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 26 September 2025 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Country Stores, from May 2019 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 2 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Country Stores.

Food hygiene rating history for Country Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 May 2019	5 / 5	Very good
26 September 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Country Stores 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?

15 High Street,
Tattenhall,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH3 9PX

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

Who inspects Country Stores?

Food hygiene at Country Stores 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 Country Stores

What is Country Stores’s food hygiene rating?

Country Stores has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 September 2025.

When was Country Stores last inspected?

Country Stores was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 26 September 2025.

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.