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Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Swansea

Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 29 August 2025, 10 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: The Welcome To Town Inn, Mill Lane, SA3 1EH

How it compares in Swansea

In Swansea, 69% of rated places manage a 5, so Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen sits behind roughly 1,876 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Swansea
5 out of 5 1,464 69%
4 out of 5 412 19%
3 out of 5 209 10% ← Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen
2 out of 5 27 1%
1 out of 5 20 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 296 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
After School Club Llanrhidian Primary School School/college/university at this address 5 - Very good 23 January 2024
Llanrhidian Primary School School/college/university at this address 5 - Very good 11 January 2024
Caffi Cynefin @ Llanrhidian Primary School Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 229 yards away 5 - Very good 27 November 2025
Gower Retreats Ltd - T/A Olive Wine Bar and Tapas Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.9 miles away Awaiting inspection
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb Ltd Manufacturers/packers 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 20 March 2025
Ocean View Other catering premises 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 17 September 2025

Questions about Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen

What is Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen's food hygiene rating?

Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Swansea Council on 29 August 2025.

Is Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen last inspected?

Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen was last inspected on 29 August 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Swansea Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen compare to other places in Swansea?

69% of the 2,137 rated food businesses in Swansea hold the top rating of 5, while Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen holds a 3. 209 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Swansea Council inspects Welcome Country Pub and Kitchen and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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