Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Mid and East Antrim

Charlies

Ballymena

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 14 August 2024 by Mid and East Antrim.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Charlies, from February 2019 to August 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Charlies
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 February 2019	5 / 5	Very good
14 August 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Charlies in Ballymena 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?

92 Broughshane Street,
Town Parks,
Ballymena,
Antrim,
BT43 6ED

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

Who inspects Charlies?

Food hygiene at Charlies is inspected by Mid and East Antrim, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Charlies

What is Charlies’s food hygiene rating?

Charlies has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 August 2024.

When was Charlies last inspected?

Charlies was last inspected by Mid and East Antrim on 14 August 2024.

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.