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El Fuego food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Swansea

El Fuego holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 27 November 2025, 7 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: 3 Victoria Road, SA1 3NE

How it compares in Swansea

In Swansea, 68% of rated places manage a 5, so El Fuego sits behind roughly 1,463 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Swansea
5 out of 5 1,463 68%
4 out of 5 413 19% ← El Fuego
3 out of 5 209 10%
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 El Fuego 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 El Fuego, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cattle and Co Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 98 yards away 5 - Very good 4 April 2025
Bambu Beach Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 138 yards away 5 - Very good 19 February 2014
Carl's Jr. Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 147 yards away 5 - Very good 8 November 2025
Bonnie Rogues Swansea Pub/bar/nightclub 185 yards away 5 - Very good 2 March 2025
Ask Italian inc. Coco Di Mama Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 190 yards away 5 - Very good 27 April 2026
11:11 Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 191 yards away 5 - Very good 3 February 2026
Boots The Chemist Retailers - other 312 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2022
BT Swansea Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 322 yards away 5 - Very good 8 March 2022

Questions about El Fuego

What is El Fuego's food hygiene rating?

El Fuego has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Swansea Council on 27 November 2025.

Is El Fuego safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was El Fuego last inspected?

El Fuego was last inspected on 27 November 2025, 7 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 El Fuego?

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

How does El Fuego compare to other places in Swansea?

68% of the 2,137 rated food businesses in Swansea hold the top rating of 5, while El Fuego holds a 4. 413 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Swansea Council inspects El Fuego 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

El Fuego is one of 248 rated food businesses in City Centre. See every hygiene rating in City Centre

Swansea inspects and rates 2,433 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Swansea

The official record is held by the council: http://www.swansea.gov.uk

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