Little Penguins

Whitland

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Little Penguins scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 5 August 2025 by Carmarthenshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Little Penguins, from August 2021 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Little Penguins.

Food hygiene rating history for Little Penguins
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
5 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Little Penguins in Whitland has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

8 St John Street,
Whitland,
Carmarthenshire,
SA34 0NB

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Little Penguins. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Little Penguins?

Food hygiene at Little Penguins is inspected by Carmarthenshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Little Penguins

What is Little Penguins’s food hygiene rating?

Little Penguins has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 5 August 2025.

When was Little Penguins last inspected?

Little Penguins was last inspected by Carmarthenshire on 5 August 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.