5

The White Swan food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Bracknell Forest

The White Swan holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the pub met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 26 November 2024, 19 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: The White Swan Swan Lane, Sandhurst, GU47 9BU

How it compares in Bracknell Forest

That puts The White Swan among the 580 places in Bracknell Forest holding top marks, 83% 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 Bracknell Forest
5 out of 5 580 83% ← The White Swan
4 out of 5 77 11%
3 out of 5 29 4%
2 out of 5 8 1%
1 out of 5 3 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 86 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 The White Swan 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 The White Swan

What is The White Swan's food hygiene rating?

The White Swan has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Bracknell Forest Council on 26 November 2024.

Is The White Swan 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 pub to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was The White Swan last inspected?

The White Swan was last inspected on 26 November 2024, 19 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Bracknell Forest Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The White Swan?

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 "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The White Swan compare to other places in Bracknell Forest?

83% of the 697 rated food businesses in Bracknell Forest hold the top rating of 5, and The White Swan is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Bracknell Forest Council inspects The White Swan 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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The White Swan is one of 80 rated food businesses in Sandhurst. See every hygiene rating in Sandhurst

Bracknell Forest inspects and rates 783 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Bracknell Forest

The official record is held by the council: http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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