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Bankquet food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Belfast City

Bankquet holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 7 May 2025, 14 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 11 Chapel Lane, BT1 1HH

How it compares in Belfast City

In Belfast City, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Bankquet sits behind roughly 2,619 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Belfast City
5 out of 5 2,117 73%
4 out of 5 502 17%
3 out of 5 230 8% ← Bankquet
2 out of 5 46 2%
1 out of 5 24 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 253 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Bankquet none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Bankquet, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Auntie Anne's Retailers - other 152 yards away 5 - Very good 27 January 2025
B&M Bargains Retailers - other 220 yards away 5 - Very good 28 April 2025
Andhra Bhavan Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 254 yards away 5 - Very good 3 September 2025
Agra Indian Cuisine & BFC Fried Chicken Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 351 yards away 5 - Very good 26 March 2024
Bakari Manufacturers/packers 413 yards away 5 - Very good 20 May 2026
Am:pm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 31 March 2026
Alexander Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 21 November 2023
Arthurs Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 25 June 2026

Questions about Bankquet

What is Bankquet's food hygiene rating?

Bankquet has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Belfast City Council on 7 May 2025.

Is Bankquet safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Bankquet last inspected?

Bankquet was last inspected on 7 May 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Belfast City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Bankquet?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Bankquet compare to other places in Belfast City?

73% of the 2,919 rated food businesses in Belfast City hold the top rating of 5, while Bankquet holds a 3. 230 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Belfast City Council inspects Bankquet and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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The official record is held by the council: http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/foodsafety/consumers-foodhygienescheme.aspx

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