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Sunflower Fish & Chips food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Lisburn and Castlereagh City

Sunflower Fish & Chips holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway 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 11 March 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: Unit 1 Bentrim Shopping Centre, Bentrim Road, Lisburn, BT28 2GB

How it compares in Lisburn and Castlereagh City

In Lisburn and Castlereagh City, 92% of rated places manage a 5, so Sunflower Fish & Chips sits behind roughly 901 nearby businesses. 1% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Lisburn and Castlereagh City
5 out of 5 837 92%
4 out of 5 64 7%
3 out of 5 9 1% ← Sunflower Fish & Chips
2 out of 5 3 <1%
1 out of 5 1 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 87 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 Sunflower Fish & Chips 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 Sunflower Fish & Chips, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aoh Club Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 18 September 2019
EL Shammah Residential Home Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 14 May 2025
Elsie's Woodfired Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 29 January 2025
Hagues Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 27 July 2017
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 16 October 2024
Baltic Coast Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 29 November 2024
Cam Hing Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 August 2024
Golden Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 20 October 2025

Questions about Sunflower Fish & Chips

What is Sunflower Fish & Chips's food hygiene rating?

Sunflower Fish & Chips has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council on 11 March 2026.

Is Sunflower Fish & Chips safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway 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 Sunflower Fish & Chips last inspected?

Sunflower Fish & Chips was last inspected on 11 March 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Sunflower Fish & Chips?

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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Sunflower Fish & Chips compare to other places in Lisburn and Castlereagh City?

92% of the 914 rated food businesses in Lisburn and Castlereagh City hold the top rating of 5, while Sunflower Fish & Chips holds a 3. 9 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council inspects Sunflower Fish & Chips 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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Sunflower Fish & Chips is one of 333 rated food businesses in Antrim. See every hygiene rating in Antrim

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