Hawthorne Wines

Bootle

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Hawthorne Wines scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 11 November 2025 by Sefton.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Hawthorne Wines, from July 2019 to November 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 Hawthorne Wines.

Food hygiene rating history for Hawthorne Wines
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 July 2019	5 / 5	Very good
11 November 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Hawthorne Wines in Bootle 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?

38-40 Hawthorne Road,
Bootle,
Merseyside,
L20 2DW

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

Who inspects Hawthorne Wines?

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

Questions about Hawthorne Wines

What is Hawthorne Wines’s food hygiene rating?

Hawthorne Wines has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 November 2025.

When was Hawthorne Wines last inspected?

Hawthorne Wines was last inspected by Sefton on 11 November 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.