Food hygiene ratings in Antrim and Newtownabbey

Q: How many food businesses does Antrim and Newtownabbey rate?

Antrim and Newtownabbey publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,097 businesses, of which 981 currently hold a score.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

87% of rated businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

Q: How many places in Antrim and Newtownabbey have a bad hygiene rating?

3 food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 1 rated 1.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Environmental health officers employed by Antrim and Newtownabbey carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Antrim and Newtownabbey inspects and rates 1,097 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 981 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 116 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Antrim and Newtownabbey

Standards here are high: 87% of rated businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey hold the top score of 5, and 97% hold a 4 or better. 3 businesses, under 1% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Antrim and Newtownabbey scores
5 out of 5	849	87%
4 out of 5	97	10%
3 out of 5	32	3%
2 out of 5	2	<1%
1 out of 5	1	<1%
0 out of 5	0	0%

Towns in Antrim and Newtownabbey

Food hygiene ratings for each town Antrim and Newtownabbey inspects.

Antrim 849 places
Newtownabbey 50 places
Ballyclare 16 places

Recently inspected in Antrim and Newtownabbey

The most recent inspections published by Antrim and Newtownabbey, newest first.

Business	Type	Rating	Inspected
Simzy's Kitchen	Takeaway/sandwich shop	5 - Very good	2 July 2026
Torrens Memorial Hall	Other catering premises	5 - Very good	30 June 2026
Domino's Pizza	Takeaway/sandwich shop	5 - Very good	29 June 2026
Domino's Pizza	Takeaway/sandwich shop	5 - Very good	29 June 2026
Spar Ballyclare	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	29 June 2026
Winemark	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	29 June 2026
Fern Lodge & Wineway	Pub/bar/nightclub	5 - Very good	24 June 2026
Five Corners Guest Inn	Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house	5 - Very good	24 June 2026
Juice Cup	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	5 - Very good	24 June 2026
Kennys Food Fare Newtownabbey	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	24 June 2026
Fairy Tree Cakes	Other catering premises	5 - Very good	23 June 2026
The Spice Merchant	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	5 - Very good	23 June 2026

Lowest-rated places in Antrim and Newtownabbey

The lowest-rated food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey are listed below. 1 business holds a 1, major improvement necessary. A low rating is not a closure order: these places are still trading, and a business can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems the inspector found.

Business	Type	Rating	Inspected
Orawadee Tasty Thai Dishes	Other catering premises	1 - Major improvement necessary	18 February 2026

Questions about food hygiene in Antrim and Newtownabbey

How many food businesses does Antrim and Newtownabbey rate?

Antrim and Newtownabbey publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,097 businesses, of which 981 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

87% of rated businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

How many places in Antrim and Newtownabbey have a bad hygiene rating?

3 food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 1 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Environmental health officers employed by Antrim and Newtownabbey carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Food businesses in Antrim and Newtownabbey

A sample of rated businesses. Use search to find a specific place.

Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Most recent inspection published for this area: 2026-07-02. Browse all UK councils →