Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Mid and East Antrim

Josh Mac's

Carrickfergus

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Josh Mac's 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 6 August 2025 by Mid and East Antrim.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Josh Mac's, from January 2022 to August 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 Josh Mac's.

Food hygiene rating history for Josh Mac's
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
6 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Josh Mac's in Carrickfergus 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?

3 Rodgers Quay,
Carrickfergus,
Carrickfergus,
Antrim,
BT38 8BE

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

Who inspects Josh Mac's?

Food hygiene at Josh Mac's 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 Josh Mac's

What is Josh Mac's’s food hygiene rating?

Josh Mac's has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 6 August 2025.

When was Josh Mac's last inspected?

Josh Mac's was last inspected by Mid and East Antrim on 6 August 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.