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Shelly's Kitchen food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Neath Port Talbot

Shelly's 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 4 September 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: Palm Court, Fabian Way, Crymlyn Burrows, SA1 8QB

How it compares in Neath Port Talbot

In Neath Port Talbot, 68% of rated places manage a 5, so Shelly's Kitchen sits behind roughly 1,023 nearby businesses. 6% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Neath Port Talbot
5 out of 5 777 68%
4 out of 5 246 22%
3 out of 5 68 6% ← Shelly's Kitchen
2 out of 5 10 1%
1 out of 5 37 3%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 53 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 Shelly's 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 Shelly's Kitchen, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bay Social The Hideaway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 337 yards away 5 - Very good 10 February 2026
Bay The College Café Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 337 yards away 5 - Very good 13 March 2024
Baxter Storey Ltd (at Amazon Cafe) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 19 March 2026
Crymlyn Primary School School/college/university 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 5 October 2023
Benjamin's Atlantic Spiced Rum Retailers - other 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 6 October 2022

Questions about Shelly's Kitchen

What is Shelly's Kitchen's food hygiene rating?

Shelly's Kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Neath Port Talbot Council on 4 September 2025.

Is Shelly's 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 Shelly's Kitchen last inspected?

Shelly's Kitchen was last inspected on 4 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Neath Port Talbot Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Shelly's 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 Shelly's Kitchen compare to other places in Neath Port Talbot?

68% of the 1,139 rated food businesses in Neath Port Talbot hold the top rating of 5, while Shelly's Kitchen holds a 3. 68 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Neath Port Talbot Council inspects Shelly's 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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