Other catering premises 📍 Derry City and Strabane

Shell's Cakes

Londonderry

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Shell's Cakes scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 27 January 2025 by Derry City and Strabane.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Shell's Cakes, from June 2017 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2017 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Shell's Cakes.

Food hygiene rating history for Shell's Cakes
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
13 June 2017	5 / 5	Very good
27 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Shell's Cakes in Londonderry has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

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?

16 Aughlish Court,
Caw,
Londonderry,
Londonderry,
BT47 6JN

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

Who inspects Shell's Cakes?

Food hygiene at Shell's Cakes is inspected by Derry City and Strabane, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.derrystrabane.com or [email protected].

Questions about Shell's Cakes

What is Shell's Cakes’s food hygiene rating?

Shell's Cakes has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 January 2025.

When was Shell's Cakes last inspected?

Shell's Cakes was last inspected by Derry City and Strabane on 27 January 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

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.