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Brew and Bake food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Belfast City

Brew and Bake holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 17 February 2026, 4 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: 489 Lisburn Road, BT9 7EZ

How it compares in Belfast City

In Belfast City, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Brew and Bake sits behind roughly 2,117 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Belfast City
5 out of 5 2,117 73%
4 out of 5 502 17% ← Brew and Bake
3 out of 5 230 8%
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 Brew and Bake 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 Brew and Bake, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Agape Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 193 yards away 5 - Very good 9 February 2026
Abbeyfield Belfast Society Caring Premises 215 yards away 5 - Very good 6 November 2019
Antipasto Retailers - other 251 yards away 5 - Very good 20 March 2025
Adelaide House Caring Premises 256 yards away 5 - Very good 11 June 2026
Abbotts Meats Manufacturers/packers 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 17 June 2025
B&M Bargains Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 8 June 2023
A Nice Sip Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 9 June 2026
B&M Bargains Retailers - other 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 15 November 2019

Questions about Brew and Bake

What is Brew and Bake's food hygiene rating?

Brew and Bake has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Belfast City Council on 17 February 2026.

Is Brew and Bake safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Brew and Bake last inspected?

Brew and Bake was last inspected on 17 February 2026, 4 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 Brew and Bake?

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

How does Brew and Bake 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 Brew and Bake holds a 4. 502 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Belfast City Council inspects Brew and Bake 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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