Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel was inspected on 20 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

90% of rated food businesses in Neath Port Talbot score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Neath Port Talbot ratings →

Address: 123 Herbert Street, Pontardawe, SA8 4ED

How this rating has changed

Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel has improved: it was rated 3 before its inspection on 20 July 2026, and now holds a 5. That is the highest rating the scheme awards.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in Neath Port Talbot

That puts Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel among the 774 places in Neath Port Talbot holding top marks, 69% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Neath Port Talbot

5 out of 5		774	69%	← Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel
4 out of 5		238	21%
3 out of 5		69	6%
2 out of 5		9	1%
1 out of 5		34	3%
0 out of 5		1	<1%

A further 68 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Good
• How well they manage food safety Good

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 Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel 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.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

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Pontardawe Inn Y Gwachel is one of 76 rated food businesses in Pontardawe. See every hygiene rating in Pontardawe →

Neath Port Talbot inspects and rates 1,193 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Neath Port Talbot →

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