Ards and North Down.
1,254 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Ards and North Down with its official FSA hygiene rating. 82.8% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Ards and North Down food hygiene in one minute
- 1,254 food venues tracked in Ards and North Down, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.78 out of 5 across 1,137 rated venues.
- 941 venues scored 5/5 (82.8%).
- 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Ards and North Down in context
Ards and North Down runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.78 across 1,137 rated venues.
82.8% of Ards and North Down venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
Within Ards and North Down itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.3/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Ards and North Down scores
1,137 rated · 117 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Green chilli
Other catering premises · BT20 3AA
Tasty Macs
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT22 2HR
Home Farm Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT23 4EU
Oct 2025
The Singing Kettle Bakery
Retailers - other · BT20 3HY
Jun 2025
The Ruby
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT23 7DX
Jun 2025
Golden River
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT23 7DY
Feb 2025
Rambos
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT23 7PA
Feb 2025
Star of Bengal
Other catering premises · BT20 4JB
THE DIAMOND
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT23 4LW
Asian Delight
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT19 1AA
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Foot Long Fries and Nachos
Retailers - other · BT23
TESCO SPRINGHILL
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT19 1ND
NEWCROFT LODGE
Caring Premises · BT18 9BY
TESCO STORES LTD
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT19 7HB
The Stormy Cup
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT210AG
Bono Bangor
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT20 5AW
The Loft Bar
Pub/bar/nightclub · BT23 4LP
Q Lake
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT23 8RL
ORANGE TREE HOUSE
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT22 2RU
SULLIVAN UPPER SCHOOL MAIN CANTEEN
School/college/university · BT18 9EP
Ards and North Down venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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Zac's Kitchen
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT22 2DL
Jan 1901
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Extreme Supplements NI
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT19 7QZ
Jan 1901
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EARLY DAYS PLAYGROUP, BALLYMAGEE PS
stale · 1504moCaring Premises · BT19 6ZG
Jan 1901
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DONAGHADEE BOWLING CLUB
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · BT21 0LA
Jan 1901
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CURRYS ELECTRICAL
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT19 1AR
Jan 1901
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CLEAR PHARMACY
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT23 7PZ
Jan 1901
What's in Ards and North Down.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
280 venues in Ards and North Down
Retailers - other
258 venues in Ards and North Down
Other catering premises
163 venues in Ards and North Down
Caring Premises
136 venues in Ards and North Down
Takeaway/sandwich shop
128 venues in Ards and North Down
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
70 venues in Ards and North Down
School/college/university
69 venues in Ards and North Down
Pub/bar/nightclub
55 venues in Ards and North Down
Most recent inspections in Ards and North Down.
Foot Long Fries and Nachos
Retailers - other · BT23
TESCO SPRINGHILL
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT19 1ND
NEWCROFT LODGE
Caring Premises · BT18 9BY
The Loft Bar
Pub/bar/nightclub · BT23 4LP
TESCO STORES LTD
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT19 7HB
Crawfordsburn Primary School Breakfast Club
School/college/university · BT19 1JA
The Stormy Cup
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT210AG
Bono Bangor
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT20 5AW
Food hygiene in Ards and North Down, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Ards and North Down?
RatingCafe tracks 1,254 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Ards and North Down, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Ards and North Down?
The average FSA hygiene score across Ards and North Down is 4.78 out of 5. 82.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Ards and North Down venues failed their FSA inspection?
Ards and North Down currently has 0 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Ards and North Down are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Ards and North Down hygiene data?
All Ards and North Down ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Ards and North Down data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.