Waterfields

Rainhill

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 27 October 2025 by St Helens.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Waterfields, from March 2019 to October 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 Waterfields.

Food hygiene rating history for Waterfields
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
27 October 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Waterfields in Rainhill 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?

Waterfields (Leigh) Ltd,
572 Warrington Road,
Rainhill,
L35 4LZ

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

Who inspects Waterfields?

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

Questions about Waterfields

What is Waterfields’s food hygiene rating?

Waterfields has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 October 2025.

When was Waterfields last inspected?

Waterfields was last inspected by St Helens on 27 October 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.