Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Antrim and Newtownabbey

Shining Lights

Ballyclare

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Shining Lights scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 13 November 2025 by Antrim and Newtownabbey.

What does this rating mean?

Shining Lights in Ballyclare has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

42 Main Street,
Ballyclare,
Ballyclare,
Antrim,
BT39 9AA

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Shining Lights. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Shining Lights?

Food hygiene at Shining Lights is inspected by Antrim and Newtownabbey, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Shining Lights

What is Shining Lights’s food hygiene rating?

Shining Lights has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 November 2025.

When was Shining Lights last inspected?

Shining Lights was last inspected by Antrim and Newtownabbey on 13 November 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.