Ards and North Down restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 15th Mar 2023, 09:18 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
An Ards and North Down restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

An Ards and North Down restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

THE ARK OPEN FARM/COTTAGE CAFE, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 284 Bangor Road, Whitespots, Newtownards, Down was given the maximum score after assessment on March 9, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Ards and North Down's 283 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 207 (73%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.