Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Lisburn and Castlereagh City

THE PARSONS NOSE

Hillsborough

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

THE PARSONS NOSE scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 5 March 2025 by Lisburn and Castlereagh City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for THE PARSONS NOSE, from January 2022 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2022 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of THE PARSONS NOSE.

Food hygiene rating history for THE PARSONS NOSE
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
5 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

THE PARSONS NOSE in Hillsborough 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?

48 Lisburn Street,
Hillsborough,
Hillsborough,
Down,
BT26 6AB

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

Who inspects THE PARSONS NOSE?

Food hygiene at THE PARSONS NOSE is inspected by Lisburn and Castlereagh City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about THE PARSONS NOSE

What is THE PARSONS NOSE’s food hygiene rating?

THE PARSONS NOSE has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 5 March 2025.

When was THE PARSONS NOSE last inspected?

THE PARSONS NOSE was last inspected by Lisburn and Castlereagh City on 5 March 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.