Nightingales

Birkenhead

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Nightingales 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 27 October 2025 by Wirral.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Nightingales, from March 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Nightingales
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 March 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
27 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Nightingales in Birkenhead 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?

88 - 90 Argyle Street,
Birkenhead,
Wirral,
CH41 6AG

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

Who inspects Nightingales?

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

Questions about Nightingales

What is Nightingales’s food hygiene rating?

Nightingales has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 October 2025.

When was Nightingales last inspected?

Nightingales was last inspected by Wirral on 27 October 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.