{"id":247002,"date":"2025-07-08T03:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T03:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247002\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T03:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T03:52:15","slug":"belfast-pubs-cafes-and-restaurants-have-worst-hygiene-ratings-in-northern-ireland-while-derry-is-among-the-best-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247002\/","title":{"rendered":"Belfast pubs, cafes and restaurants have worst hygiene ratings in Northern Ireland while Derry is among the best \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eateries in Belfast<\/a> have among the lowest food hygiene scores in all of Northern Ireland, while Derry<\/a> pubs, cafes and restaurants score best, according to the latest data.<\/p>\n

Data from the Food Standards Agency show a stark contrast between the two cities.<\/p>\n

Of the 1072 venues which fall under the categories of \u2018Pub\/Bar Nightclub<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Restaurant\/Cafe\/Canteen<\/a>\u2019 in Belfast – 2% of the total (22) were ranked at two stars or less.<\/p>\n

The number of venues that ranked at two stars or less in Belfast was the highest percentage of any council area in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

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The Derry City and Strabane council area achieved the best possible score – with no venues scoring less than three stars.<\/p>\n

Under the Food Standards Agency ratings, a two star rating means that \u2018some improvement is necessary\u2019, while a one star decrees that a \u2018major improvement\u2019 is needed.<\/p>\n

A zero star rating mandates \u2018urgent improvement\u2019.<\/p>\n

Derry and Belfast are on an equal footing when it comes to the percentage of venues that scored 5 stars – the highest rating possible in the chart.<\/p>\n

Both cities had around 68% of their bars and restaurants reaching the 5 star mark.<\/p>\n

Derry City and Strabane was one of only two council areas – the other being Fermanagh and Omagh – where no premises in our chosen categories received two stars or less.<\/p>\n

Across Northern Ireland, food hygiene standards remain generally high, with most councils reporting strong performances. <\/p>\n

Mid Ulster ranks particularly well, with 85% of its 368 inspected venues achieving 5 stars, and only two establishments rated two stars or less. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Newry, Mourne and Down boasts an impressive 84% 5-star ratings, with just under 1% receiving low ratings.<\/p>\n

The Causeway Coast and Glens council area also demonstrates good hygiene standards, with over 80% of its 406 food businesses rated 5 stars, though four venues require improvements having received two stars or less.<\/p>\n

Other councils such as Lisburn and Castlereagh City and Mid and East Antrim maintain consistent hygiene levels, with around 81-83% of venues receiving 5 stars and very few rated poorly.<\/p>\n

In Antrim and Newtownabbey, just under 76% of establishments hold the highest hygiene rating, with a tiny proportion falling below three stars.<\/p>\n

Ards and North Down and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon also reflect a majority of high ratings, with about 78% of venues scoring 5 stars and only minimal low ratings recorded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eateries in Belfast have among the lowest food hygiene scores in all of Northern Ireland, while Derry pubs,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[2378,16767,786,1144,15819,280,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-247002","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-belfast","9":"tag-derry","10":"tag-food-and-drink","11":"tag-northern-ireland","12":"tag-pub","13":"tag-restaurants","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114815589111402706","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}