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Eating in Tenby: kitchen hours and hygiene
Source: Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 · Checked: 2026-09-08 · Wales
Tenby is a real harbour town with seasonal kitchens. This is not a “best restaurants” page. The useful checks are last food orders, the hygiene sticker, and that August is not January.
Kitchen hours
A pub can be open for drinks after the kitchen has closed. Out of season that gap is wider. Confirm last food orders, not last drinks. Harbour and walled-town independents change hours fast in shoulder months.
Hygiene
Wales requires the 0–5 sticker on the door (Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013). Look the business up on ratings.food.gov.uk. See food hygiene ratings are law.
The printed number
VAT, service and “from” still apply. That piece is how to read a menu price in a tourist town.
Then use restaurants in Tenby for names we actually list.
Common questions
- Why is a Tenby pub open but not serving food?
- Kitchen hours are shorter than bar hours, especially out of season. Confirm last food orders, not last drinks.
- Must Tenby restaurants show a hygiene rating?
- Yes. Wales made display a legal duty in 2013. Look the business up on ratings.food.gov.uk as well as the door.
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