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La Cantina food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Vale of Glamorgan

La Cantina holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 16 March 2026, 3 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: The Business Centre Priority Business Park, Barry, CF63 2AW

How it compares in Vale of Glamorgan

That puts La Cantina among the 827 places in Vale of Glamorgan holding top marks, 72% 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 Vale of Glamorgan
5 out of 5 827 72% ← La Cantina
4 out of 5 209 18%
3 out of 5 96 8%
2 out of 5 10 1%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 163 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 La Cantina 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 La Cantina, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Fabulous Welshcakes Ltd Manufacturers/packers 159 yards away 5 - Very good 22 January 2020
Bakers Baguettes Takeaway/sandwich shop 199 yards away 5 - Very good 18 November 2025
Buyology Retailers - other 199 yards away 5 - Very good 6 October 2015
Camp Coconuts & Daisy Day Nursery Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 12 June 2025
Celynbrook Care Home Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 17 April 2015
Cadoxton Primary School School/college/university 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 8 September 2025
Cadoxton Primary School Breakfast Club School/college/university 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 26 September 2025
Allans Family Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 13 November 2025

Questions about La Cantina

What is La Cantina's food hygiene rating?

La Cantina has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Vale of Glamorgan Council on 16 March 2026.

Is La Cantina safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was La Cantina last inspected?

La Cantina was last inspected on 16 March 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Vale of Glamorgan Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at La Cantina?

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

How does La Cantina compare to other places in Vale of Glamorgan?

72% of the 1,152 rated food businesses in Vale of Glamorgan hold the top rating of 5, and La Cantina is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Vale of Glamorgan Council inspects La Cantina 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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La Cantina is one of 416 rated food businesses in Barry. See every hygiene rating in Barry

Vale of Glamorgan inspects and rates 1,315 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Vale of Glamorgan

The official record is held by the council: https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

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