Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Newry, Mourne and Down

Sip & Breathe

Castlewellan

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Sip & Breathe scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 August 2026 by Newry, Mourne and Down.

What does this rating mean?

Sip & Breathe in Castlewellan 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?

15 Upper Square,
Castlewellan,
Castlewellan,
Down,
BT31 9DB

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

Who inspects Sip & Breathe?

Food hygiene at Sip & Breathe is inspected by Newry, Mourne and Down, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.newrymournedown.org or [email protected].

Questions about Sip & Breathe

What is Sip & Breathe’s food hygiene rating?

Sip & Breathe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 August 2026.

When was Sip & Breathe last inspected?

Sip & Breathe was last inspected by Newry, Mourne and Down on 18 August 2026.

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.