Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Purple Olive

Ellesmere Port

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Purple Olive scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 11 November 2025 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Purple Olive, from March 2020 to November 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Purple Olive.

Food hygiene rating history for Purple Olive
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
11 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
11 November 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Purple Olive in Ellesmere Port has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

408 Chester Road,
Little Sutton,
Ellesmere Port,
Cheshire,
CH66 3RB

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

Who inspects Purple Olive?

Food hygiene at Purple Olive 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 Purple Olive

What is Purple Olive’s food hygiene rating?

Purple Olive has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 November 2025.

When was Purple Olive last inspected?

Purple Olive was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 11 November 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.