Stovies

Bootle

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Stovies scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 4 December 2025 by Sefton.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Stovies, from July 2020 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Stovies
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
15 July 2020	5 / 5	Very good
4 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Stovies in Bootle has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

103 Marsh Lane,
Bootle,
Merseyside,
L20 4JB

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

Who inspects Stovies?

Food hygiene at Stovies 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 Stovies

What is Stovies’s food hygiene rating?

Stovies has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 December 2025.

When was Stovies last inspected?

Stovies was last inspected by Sefton on 4 December 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.