The Welcome Chinese Restaurant

Pontefract

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Welcome Chinese Restaurant 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 15 May 2025 by Wakefield.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Welcome Chinese Restaurant, from July 2021 to May 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Welcome Chinese Restaurant.

Food hygiene rating history for The Welcome Chinese Restaurant
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 July 2021	4 / 5	Good
15 May 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Welcome Chinese Restaurant in Pontefract 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?

21 Barnsley Road,
Hemsworth,
Pontefract,
WF9 4PY

The Welcome Chinese Restaurant Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects The Welcome Chinese Restaurant?

Food hygiene at The Welcome Chinese Restaurant is inspected by Wakefield, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.wakefield.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about The Welcome Chinese Restaurant

What is The Welcome Chinese Restaurant’s food hygiene rating?

The Welcome Chinese Restaurant has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 15 May 2025.

When was The Welcome Chinese Restaurant last inspected?

The Welcome Chinese Restaurant was last inspected by Wakefield on 15 May 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.