The Pines

Birkdale

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

What does this rating mean?

The Pines in Birkdale 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?

3 Hillside Road,
Birkdale,
PR8 4QB

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

Who inspects The Pines?

Food hygiene at The Pines 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 The Pines

What is The Pines’s food hygiene rating?

The Pines has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 August 2017.

When was The Pines last inspected?

The Pines was last inspected by Sefton on 3 August 2017.

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.