Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Mid and East Antrim

Cove

Ballymena

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 October 2024 by Mid and East Antrim.

What does this rating mean?

Cove 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?

2 Castle Street,
Town Parks,
Ballymena,
Antrim,
BT44 0AT

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

Who inspects Cove?

Food hygiene at Cove 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 Cove

What is Cove’s food hygiene rating?

Cove has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 October 2024.

When was Cove last inspected?

Cove was last inspected by Mid and East Antrim on 18 October 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.