Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Ards and North Down

Bow Bells

Donaghadee

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Bow Bells scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 31 March 2026 by Ards and North Down.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Bow Bells, from July 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 4 in 2021 to 4 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Bow Bells.

Food hygiene rating history for Bow Bells
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
7 July 2021	4 / 5	Good
31 March 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Bow Bells in Donaghadee has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

5 Bow Street,
Town Parks Of Donaghadee (Main Portion),
Donaghadee,
Down,
BT21 0HD

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

Who inspects Bow Bells?

Food hygiene at Bow Bells is inspected by Ards and North Down, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Bow Bells

What is Bow Bells’s food hygiene rating?

Bow Bells has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 March 2026.

When was Bow Bells last inspected?

Bow Bells was last inspected by Ards and North Down on 31 March 2026.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.