Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Shrewsbury Arms

Chester

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 20 November 2025 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Shrewsbury Arms, from November 2019 to November 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 3 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Shrewsbury Arms.

Food hygiene rating history for Shrewsbury Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
20 November 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Shrewsbury Arms in Chester has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

Shrewsbury Arms Warrington Road,
Mickle Trafford,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH2 4EB

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

Who inspects Shrewsbury Arms?

Food hygiene at Shrewsbury Arms 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 Shrewsbury Arms

What is Shrewsbury Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Shrewsbury Arms has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 November 2025.

When was Shrewsbury Arms last inspected?

Shrewsbury Arms was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 20 November 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.