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Cutters Wharf food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Belfast City

Cutters Wharf 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 7 July 2025, 12 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: Cutters Wharf, 4 Lockview Road, BT9 5FJ

How it compares in Belfast City

In Belfast City, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Cutters Wharf 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% ← Cutters Wharf
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 Cutters Wharf 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 Cutters Wharf, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
5A Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 266 yards away 5 - Very good 10 December 2025
Ballynafeigh Apprentice Boys Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 25 April 2017
Al Gelato Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 26 November 2025
Ballynafeigh Methodist Community Meal Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 29 May 2025
Annadale Care Home Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 10 June 2026
Annadale Community Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 4 March 2025
Adult Residential Unit Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 17 December 2025
Arlington Private Nursing Home Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 9 June 2026

Questions about Cutters Wharf

What is Cutters Wharf's food hygiene rating?

Cutters Wharf has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Belfast City Council on 7 July 2025.

Is Cutters Wharf 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 Cutters Wharf last inspected?

Cutters Wharf was last inspected on 7 July 2025, 12 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 Cutters Wharf?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very 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 Cutters Wharf 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 Cutters Wharf holds a 4. 502 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Belfast City Council inspects Cutters Wharf 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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