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Spar landmark place food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Cardiff

Spar landmark place holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop 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 23 September 2025, 9 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: Spar Station Terrace, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2FY

How it compares in Cardiff

In Cardiff, 70% of rated places manage a 5, so Spar landmark place sits behind roughly 2,114 nearby businesses. 18% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Cardiff
5 out of 5 2,114 70%
4 out of 5 560 18% ← Spar landmark place
3 out of 5 258 9%
2 out of 5 45 1%
1 out of 5 49 2%
0 out of 5 8 <1%

A further 401 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 Spar landmark place 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.

Questions about Spar landmark place

What is Spar landmark place's food hygiene rating?

Spar landmark place has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Cardiff Council on 23 September 2025.

Is Spar landmark place 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 shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Spar landmark place last inspected?

Spar landmark place was last inspected on 23 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cardiff Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Spar landmark place?

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 Spar landmark place compare to other places in Cardiff?

70% of the 3,034 rated food businesses in Cardiff hold the top rating of 5, while Spar landmark place holds a 4. 560 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Cardiff Council inspects Spar landmark place 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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Spar landmark place is one of 626 rated food businesses in Cathays. See every hygiene rating in Cathays

Cardiff inspects and rates 3,435 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cardiff

The official record is held by the council: https://www.srs.wales/en/Environmental-Health/Food-Hygiene-Standards/Food.aspx

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