Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Chelmsford

Swales

Cornhill

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 22 August 2024 by Chelmsford.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Swales, from January 2019 to August 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Swales
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 January 2019	5 / 5	Very good
22 August 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Swales in Cornhill 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?

Stall K19B,
Retail Market,
Cornhill,
Chelmsford,
CM1 1XE

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

Who inspects Swales?

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

Questions about Swales

What is Swales’s food hygiene rating?

Swales has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 22 August 2024.

When was Swales last inspected?

Swales was last inspected by Chelmsford on 22 August 2024.

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.