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Spring Garden food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Vale of Glamorgan

Spring Garden holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway 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 24 August 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: Spring Garden 5 Pill Street, Cogan, Penarth, CF64 2JR

How it compares in Vale of Glamorgan

In Vale of Glamorgan, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Spring Garden sits behind roughly 1,036 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Vale of Glamorgan
5 out of 5 827 72%
4 out of 5 209 18%
3 out of 5 96 8% ← Spring Garden
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 Spring Garden 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.

Questions about Spring Garden

What is Spring Garden's food hygiene rating?

Spring Garden has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Vale of Glamorgan Council on 24 August 2025.

Is Spring Garden safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway 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 Spring Garden last inspected?

Spring Garden was last inspected on 24 August 2025, 10 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 Spring Garden?

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 Spring Garden 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, while Spring Garden holds a 3. 96 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Vale of Glamorgan Council inspects Spring Garden 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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Spring Garden is one of 207 rated food businesses in Penarth. See every hygiene rating in Penarth

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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