Ballers

Rochdale

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Ballers scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 29 July 2025 by Rochdale.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Ballers, from August 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 1 in 2021 to 1 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Ballers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 August 2021	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
29 July 2025	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Ballers in Rochdale has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major 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?

170B Spotland Road,
Rochdale,
Lancashire,
OL12 7AA

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

Who inspects Ballers?

Food hygiene at Ballers is inspected by Rochdale, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.rochdale.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Ballers

What is Ballers’s food hygiene rating?

Ballers has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 July 2025.

When was Ballers last inspected?

Ballers was last inspected by Rochdale on 29 July 2025.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major 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.