Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Neath Port Talbot

Gossip Cafe

Port Talbot

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 10 June 2025 by Neath Port Talbot.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gossip Cafe, from June 2019 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 3 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Gossip Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 June 2019	5 / 5	Very good
10 June 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Gossip Cafe in Port Talbot has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

31a Riverside,
Port Talbot,
Neath Port Talbot,
SA13 1PH

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

Who inspects Gossip Cafe?

Food hygiene at Gossip Cafe is inspected by Neath Port Talbot, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.npt.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Gossip Cafe

What is Gossip Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Gossip Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 June 2025.

When was Gossip Cafe last inspected?

Gossip Cafe was last inspected by Neath Port Talbot on 10 June 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.