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Fishermans Place food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Swindon

Fishermans Place holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop 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 3 April 2025, 15 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: 35 Havelock Street, Swindon, SN1 1SD

How it compares in Swindon

In Swindon, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so Fishermans Place sits behind roughly 1,359 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Swindon
5 out of 5 1,182 83%
4 out of 5 177 12%
3 out of 5 42 3% ← Fishermans Place
2 out of 5 3 <1%
1 out of 5 18 1%
0 out of 5 6 <1%

A further 208 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 Fishermans 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.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Fishermans Place, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Blues Cafe Bar Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 34 yards away 5 - Very good 19 May 2026
Ambala Foods Retailers - other 35 yards away 5 - Very good 12 March 2026
Balbinka Supermarket Retailers - other 82 yards away 5 - Very good 27 October 2023
Abes Cakes & Kitchen Retailers - other 119 yards away 5 - Very good 24 June 2024
Baristocats Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 154 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2026
Boswells Cafe & Takeaway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 191 yards away 5 - Very good 19 May 2025
Alina's Fish & Wingies Limited/The Beefy Burger/Bird Burger Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 200 yards away 5 - Very good 19 January 2026
Broccoli Pizza & Pasta / (Online) WOPSTA Noodle & Pasta Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 200 yards away 5 - Very good 4 December 2025

Questions about Fishermans Place

What is Fishermans Place's food hygiene rating?

Fishermans Place has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Swindon Council on 3 April 2025.

Is Fishermans Place safe to eat at?

A 3 means the shop 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 Fishermans Place last inspected?

Fishermans Place was last inspected on 3 April 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Swindon Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Fishermans Place?

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 Fishermans Place compare to other places in Swindon?

83% of the 1,428 rated food businesses in Swindon hold the top rating of 5, while Fishermans Place holds a 3. 42 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Swindon Council inspects Fishermans 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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