Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Belfast City

Basils

31A Shore Road

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 14 August 2025 by Belfast City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Basils, from September 2018 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2018 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Basils
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 September 2018	5 / 5	Very good
14 August 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Basils in 31A Shore Road 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?

2,
31A Shore Road,
Belfast,
BT15 3PG

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

Who inspects Basils?

Food hygiene at Basils is inspected by Belfast City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/foodsafety/consumers-foodhygienescheme.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Basils

What is Basils’s food hygiene rating?

Basils has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 August 2025.

When was Basils last inspected?

Basils was last inspected by Belfast City on 14 August 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.