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Gower Coast Seafoods food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Swansea

Gower Coast Seafoods 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 5 December 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: Rotunda 1 & 2, Swansea Market, SA1 3PQ

How it compares in Swansea

In Swansea, 69% of rated places manage a 5, so Gower Coast Seafoods sits behind roughly 1,464 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Swansea
5 out of 5 1,464 69%
4 out of 5 412 19% ← Gower Coast Seafoods
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 Gower Coast Seafoods 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 Gower Coast Seafoods, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Choice Is Yours Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 19 August 2022
Arlene's Sweetie Jar Retailers - other 19 yards away 5 - Very good 5 August 2022
Brontosaurus Vegan Lifestyle Store Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 19 yards away 5 - Very good 30 March 2022
Chopstix Noodle Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 48 yards away 5 - Very good 11 March 2025
Caffe Lucia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 53 yards away 5 - Very good 1 December 2025
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 80 yards away 5 - Very good 16 February 2026
Boots The Chemist Retailers - other 108 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2022
Cha Cha Stall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 161 yards away 5 - Very good 11 December 2025

Questions about Gower Coast Seafoods

What is Gower Coast Seafoods's food hygiene rating?

Gower Coast Seafoods has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Swansea Council on 5 December 2025.

Is Gower Coast Seafoods 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 Gower Coast Seafoods last inspected?

Gower Coast Seafoods was last inspected on 5 December 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 Gower Coast Seafoods?

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

How does Gower Coast Seafoods compare to other places in Swansea?

69% of the 2,137 rated food businesses in Swansea hold the top rating of 5, while Gower Coast Seafoods holds a 4. 412 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Swansea Council inspects Gower Coast Seafoods 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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