Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 Ards and North Down

Cottontails

Ballygowan

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Cottontails 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 7 October 2025 by Ards and North Down.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cottontails, from February 2022 to October 2025.

Food hygiene rating history for Cottontails
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
7 October 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Cottontails in Ballygowan 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?

161a Moneyreagh Road,
Tullyhubbert,
Ballygowan,
Down,
BT23 6BH

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

Who inspects Cottontails?

Food hygiene at Cottontails 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 Cottontails

What is Cottontails’s food hygiene rating?

Cottontails has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 October 2025.

When was Cottontails last inspected?

Cottontails was last inspected by Ards and North Down on 7 October 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.