Culture Coffee food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Causeway Coast and Glens
Culture Coffee 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
This is a fresh result: Culture Coffee was inspected on 15 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.
This sits in the middle for Causeway Coast and Glens, where 1% of rated places score below 3 and 97% score 4 or 5. See all Causeway Coast and Glens ratings →
Address: 13 High Street, Town Parks, Ballymoney, BT53 6AH
How this rating has changed
Culture Coffee has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 15 July 2026, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2026 | 5 3 | Worse |
The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.
How it compares in Causeway Coast and Glens
In Causeway Coast and Glens, 88% of rated places manage a 5, so Culture Coffee sits behind roughly 1,282 nearby businesses. 2% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,168 | 88% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 114 | 9% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 33 | 2% | ← Culture Coffee | |
| 2 out of 5 | 10 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 3 | <1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 143 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Good
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 Culture Coffee 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 Culture Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fab Kebab Bistro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 21 yards away | 5 - Very good | 5 June 2025 |
| Sweetness and Light Cakery Manufacturers/packers | 44 yards away | 5 - Very good | 26 February 2025 |
| Monty's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 51 yards away | 5 - Very good | 15 October 2024 |
| Nature Nook Retailers - other | 51 yards away | 5 - Very good | 1 September 2022 |
| Lime ice cream bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 54 yards away | 5 - Very good | 26 April 2023 |
| Ground Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 58 yards away | 5 - Very good | 6 August 2026 |
| The Diamond Bar Pub/bar/nightclub | 65 yards away | 5 - Very good | 3 January 2019 |
| Northern Star Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 yards away | 5 - Very good | 14 December 2023 |
Questions about Culture Coffee
What is Culture Coffee's food hygiene rating?
Culture Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Causeway Coast and Glens Council on 15 July 2026.
Is Culture Coffee 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 Culture Coffee last inspected?
Culture Coffee was last inspected on 15 July 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Causeway Coast and Glens Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Culture Coffee?
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 "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Culture Coffee compare to other places in Causeway Coast and Glens?
88% of the 1,328 rated food businesses in Causeway Coast and Glens hold the top rating of 5, while Culture Coffee holds a 3. 33 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Causeway Coast and Glens Council inspects Culture Coffee 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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