Food hygiene ratings in Derry City and Strabane

Derry City and Strabane inspects and rates 1,361 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,228 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 133 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Derry City and Strabane

Standards here are good: 76% of rated businesses in Derry City and Strabane hold the top score of 5, and 94% hold a 4 or better. 8 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 Derry City and Strabane scores
5 out of 5 938 76%
4 out of 5 224 18%
3 out of 5 58 5%
2 out of 5 5 <1%
1 out of 5 3 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

Towns in Derry City and Strabane

Food hygiene ratings for each town Derry City and Strabane inspects.

Recently inspected in Derry City and Strabane

The most recent inspections published by Derry City and Strabane, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Food by Donna Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 2 September 2026
Carabelles Coffee Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Leprechaun Good Foods Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Gather Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Gwyn's Pavillion Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Asda Strabane Retailers - other 5 - Very good 25 August 2026
Burkes Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 25 August 2026
Seymour Gardens Residential Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 25 August 2026
Foyle golf club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 21 August 2026
Castle&Cove Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 20 August 2026
The Happy Landing Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 20 August 2026
Beechway House Caring Premises 5 - Very good 18 August 2026

Lowest-rated places in Derry City and Strabane

The lowest-rated food businesses in Derry City and Strabane are listed below. 3 businesses hold 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.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Hardiee'z Pizza & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 30 April 2026
Peking Gardens Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 19 February 2026
Cod on line Mobile caterer 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 November 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Derry City and Strabane

How many food businesses does Derry City and Strabane rate?

Derry City and Strabane publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,361 businesses, of which 1,228 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Derry City and Strabane?

76% of rated businesses in Derry City and Strabane 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 Derry City and Strabane have a bad hygiene rating?

8 food businesses in Derry City and Strabane hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 3 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Derry City and Strabane?

Environmental health officers employed by Derry City and Strabane 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 Derry City and Strabane

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: 2026-09-02. Browse all UK councils →