Having enjoyed a period of al-fresco dining at some of Congleton's fine restaurants and cafes and with indoor dining returning to all eateries from Monday (17th May), it's important to know where you will find the best standards in terms of food hygiene.

Cheshire East Council inspectors ensure safety standards across the borough and dish out a rating to all food venues ranging from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good).

The ratings cover the areas of food handling, cleanliness of the building and facilities, and food safety management.

We have compiled a list of all of the ratings for eateries in and around Congleton on the Food Hygiene Agency website.

Of all 60 eateries listed, 50 were rated as either 'very good' or 'good'.

Five- 'Very Good'

• LizzyB's

• Amans

• Chatwins

• Church House Inn

• Congleton Oatcakes

• New Ruby

• Paccino's

• Pagoda Takeaway

• Phil's Famous Chippy

• Purple Pakora

• Radnor Park Sandwich Bar

• The Bear Town Cock

• The Cheshire Tavern

• The Forum Restaurant

• The Young Pretender

• Tiffin Hub

• Turkish Delight

• Vanilla In All Seasons

• Wild & Wild

• Bear Grills Cafe

• Beartown Tap

• Beartown Spices

• Beijing City

• Bonds Bakery

• Chopstix

• Congleton Tandoori

• Costa (both High Street and Barn Road locations)

• DV8

• GG's

• Happy Garden Restaurant

• Stock at the Pavilion

• Sweet Chillies

• The Castle Inn

• The Counting House

• The Prince of Wales

• Top Nosh

• Yun Thai

• Egerton Arms

• Horseshoe Inn

• The Plough Inn

• The Brownlow Inn

Four-'Good'

• Nobanno

• Cheeky Chicken

• Green Island Chippy

• KingfishR

• M&A's Buttylicious

• Railway Inn

• White Lion Inn

• Swettenham Arms

Three- 'General Satisfactory'

• The Lord Mountbatten

• Crema Deli

• Four Friends

• Gather

• Go East

• No1 Health Kitchen

• Sizzlers

• Ye Olde Kings Arms

Two- 'Improvement Necessary'

• Typhoon Thai Restaurant (inspected in March 2021)

One- 'Major Improvement Necessary'

• Casa Piccola (inspected in February 2020)