Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Ards and North Down

Chip Buddy

Cloghy

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Chip Buddy scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 29 May 2025 by Ards and North Down.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Chip Buddy, from August 2019 to May 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Chip Buddy.

Food hygiene rating history for Chip Buddy
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
7 August 2019	5 / 5	Very good
29 May 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Chip Buddy in Cloghy 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?

68a Main Road,
Cloghy,
Cloghy,
Down,
BT22 1HY

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

Who inspects Chip Buddy?

Food hygiene at Chip Buddy 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 Chip Buddy

What is Chip Buddy’s food hygiene rating?

Chip Buddy has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 May 2025.

When was Chip Buddy last inspected?

Chip Buddy was last inspected by Ards and North Down on 29 May 2025.

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.