Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Mid and East Antrim

Gwen's Cafe

Ballymena

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Gwen's Cafe scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 17 September 2025 by Mid and East Antrim.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gwen's Cafe, from July 2021 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Gwen's Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 July 2021	5 / 5	Very good
17 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Gwen's Cafe 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?

119-121 Church Street,
Town Parks,
Ballymena,
Antrim,
BT43 6DG

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

Who inspects Gwen's Cafe?

Food hygiene at Gwen's Cafe 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 Gwen's Cafe

What is Gwen's Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Gwen's Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 September 2025.

When was Gwen's Cafe last inspected?

Gwen's Cafe was last inspected by Mid and East Antrim on 17 September 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.