Food hygiene ratings in Swansea

Swansea inspects and rates 2,442 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 2,146 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 296 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Swansea

Standards here are good: 69% of rated businesses in Swansea hold the top score of 5, and 88% hold a 4 or better. 52 businesses, 2% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Swansea scores
5 out of 5 1,472 69%
4 out of 5 415 19%
3 out of 5 207 10%
2 out of 5 30 1%
1 out of 5 18 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

Towns in Swansea

Food hygiene ratings for each town Swansea inspects.

Recently inspected in Swansea

The most recent inspections published by Swansea, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Appletree Nursery Caring Premises 5 - Very good 20 August 2026
Swansea Bowl Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 17 August 2026
Good for You Ferments Manufacturers/packers 5 - Very good 14 August 2026
Jons Supplements Limited Manufacturers/packers 5 - Very good 14 August 2026
Caffi Nini and RSPCA Llys Nini Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 10 August 2026
Siriol Lifestyle ltd Retailers - other 5 - Very good 10 August 2026
KG’s Café Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 6 August 2026
Surfside Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 6 August 2026
Salvation Army Food Bank and Drop In Other catering premises 5 - Very good 5 August 2026
Boyes Retailers - other 5 - Very good 4 August 2026
Denny's Other catering premises 5 - Very good 4 August 2026
Farmfoods LTD Retailers - other 5 - Very good 4 August 2026

Lowest-rated places in Swansea

The lowest-rated food businesses in Swansea are listed below. 4 hold a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 18 hold a 1. A low rating is not a closure order: these places are still trading, and a business can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems the inspector found.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Kebabwalla Takeaway/sandwich shop 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 16 July 2026
Killay Spice Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 17 June 2026
Clydach Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 18 May 2026
Maison De Masala Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 24 February 2026
Wokway Swansea Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 30 June 2026
The Buck Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 June 2026
Tongpan's Thai Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 17 June 2026
Chick o land Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 24 May 2026
Eleen Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 19 May 2026
Masons Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 12 May 2026
Julians Supermarket Ltd Manufacturers/packers 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 March 2026
The Hafod Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 17 March 2026
The Village Shop Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 9 March 2026
Imperial Dragon Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 22 October 2025
Thai Express Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 26 September 2025
Cinema & Co Ltd Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 11 August 2025
Hafod Packed Meals Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 August 2025
Tarkka Swansea Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 July 2025
Swansea Dockers Club Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 11 June 2025
Station Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 6 June 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Swansea

How many food businesses does Swansea rate?

Swansea publishes food hygiene ratings for 2,442 businesses, of which 2,146 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Swansea?

69% of rated businesses in Swansea hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

How many places in Swansea have a bad hygiene rating?

52 food businesses in Swansea hold a rating of 2 or below, including 4 rated 0 and 18 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Swansea?

Environmental health officers employed by Swansea carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Food businesses in Swansea

A sample of rated businesses. Use search to find a specific place.

Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Most recent inspection published for this area: 2026-08-20. Browse all UK councils →