Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Ards and North Down

Cafe Therese

Portaferry

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Cafe Therese 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 26 May 2026 by Ards and North Down.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe Therese, from November 2021 to May 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2021 to 4 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cafe Therese.

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe Therese
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 November 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
21 October 2024	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
26 May 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Therese in Portaferry 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?

Castle Yard Castle Street,
Portaferry,
BT22 1NZ

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

Who inspects Cafe Therese?

Food hygiene at Cafe Therese 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 Cafe Therese

What is Cafe Therese’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Therese has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 May 2026.

When was Cafe Therese last inspected?

Cafe Therese was last inspected by Ards and North Down on 26 May 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.