THE BEAR'S HEAD pub on Windsor Road in Penarth has been awarded the top food hygiene rating.
In their latest inspection on 5 January 2025, the pub was awarded a five star food hygiene rating.
The pub which was formerly owner by the Wetherspoons company was taken over by Croeso Ltd last year.
The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013, requiring all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes and corner shops – to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme helps consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them clear information about a business’s hygiene standards.
Each inspection is carried out under three specific categories.
These are hygienic food handling, which covers the hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage; cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, which involves the cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, to enable good food hygiene; and management of food safety which covers the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
For each category, a business is given a rating between very unsatisfactory and very good.
The Bear's Head was given a rating of 'good' for the three categories: Hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and management of food safety.
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