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83 Manchester Road, Altrincham · WA14 4RJ
FlaggedHygiene 1/5★ 4.7(286 reviews)££
Hygiene rating of 2 or below, or a status warning. Shown for transparency.
100% evidence
- ⚠ Food hygiene rating of 1/5 — below the FSA "generally satisfactory" threshold
How this score was built
Scored against the evidence we actually hold (100% of the model). Greyed rows are signals we have not gathered for this venue yet — they are excluded from the score rather than counted as zero.
Food hygiene0 / 30
Food hygiene rating 1/5
Reputation26 / 30
4.7★ from 286 reviews (weighted to 4.61)
Verification15 / 15
Google-verified listing, live website, published phone
Accolades0 / 15
No recognised awards on record
Inspection freshness10 / 10
Inspected within the last year
Opening hours
- Monday: 5:30 – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 5:30 – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 5:30 – 10:00 PM
- Friday: 5:30 – 10:30 PM
- Saturday: 5:30 – 10:30 PM
- Sunday: 4:30 – 10:00 PM
Classification
- Cuisine
- Not yet classified
- Area
- AltrinchamWA14
- Borough
- Trafford
- Venue type
- Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Inspection detail
FSA sub-scores — lower is better.
- Hygiene & safety
- 15
- Structural condition
- 15
- Confidence in management
- 20
- Inspected
- May 2026
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