Pub where dozens fell ill after Sunday lunch given zero-s...

Pub where dozens fell ill after Sunday lunch given zero-star hygiene rating

Ryan Prosser Published November 23, 2025 11:58am Updated November 23, 2025 11:58am Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments

Pictured here is The Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbra A pub where more than 50 diners fell ill after a Sunday carvery has been given a zero hygiene rating. At least 19 customers were confirmed as suffering from food poisoning left "violently ill" from the roast - and even a family dog that ate leftovers for dinner. One pregnant woman said she woke up in the middle of the night with stomach cramps so severe she thought she was miscarrying. Environmental health officers confirmed multiple people suffered food poisoning after eating at The Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran, South Wales. The pub was handed a zero-star hygiene rating after the diners had been poisoned by the organism called clostridium perfringens. It blamed suppliers for the poisoning problems and says it is due a new inspection "imminently". The pub said: ???Technicalities mean that it was impossible to receive any other score until a new inspection was booked in which will be happening imminently. ???There were cases of food poisoning which has never been in doubt, and we apologise to anyone caught up in that. However, that was six weeks ago, and we have had no issues before or since then. "We are so thankful for peoples understanding and look forward to our NEW sticker which should arrive very very soon.??? One family say that eight out of their party of 13 fell ill before their dog was also sick after eating the leftovers for his dinner last month. Torfaen County Borough Council said: "Following an investigation by officers of Torfaen Council's Public Protection Service into reports of illness affecting customers who had eaten at the Cwrt Henllys Hotel near Cwmbran, the results of microbiological sampling have confirmed the cause to be due to a food poisoning organism known as Clostridium perfringens. "No further cases have been reported as being unwell after eating at the Cwrt Henllys on October 5, 2025 and there remains no wider public health risk." The Food Standards Agency describes clostridium perfringens as a "bacteria widespread in animals and the environment." People get ill from it after eating contaminated meat or poultry that's been left out for too long. WALES NEWS SERVICE

Dozens of guests fell ill after enjoying a Sunday roast at Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran, South Wales (Picture: Wales New Service)

A local Sunday carvery where 50 diners fell ill after enjoying a roast dinner has been handed a zero food hygiene rating.

At least 19 of the customers were confirmed to have been ‘violently’ sick with food poisoning after eating at Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran in Torfaen, South Wales.

Among them was a pregnant woman who said she woke up in the middle of the night with such severe cramps she thought she may be miscarrying.

Eight people out of a group of 13 said they were sick after having lunch at the establishment, as well as their dog who had the leftovers for dinner.

The outbreak was later traced to a contamination of clostridium perfringens, a rapidly spreading bacteria found in improperly stored or undercooked food, such as meat and poultry.

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The pub was rated zero out of five stars for hygiene and was told it required ‘urgent improvement’ in its food handling practices, including preparation, heating and re-heating processes.

In response to the latest report, Cwrt Henllys blamed suppliers for the outbreak of illness and said it was due a new inspection imminently.

The restaurant said the outbreak was due to an issue with suppliers and that it was due an imminent re-inspection (Picture: Wales News Service)

It added that it had had no further issues since the incident six weeks ago.

‘There were cases of food poisoning which has never been in doubt, and we apologise to anyone caught up in that’, the bar said in a statement.

‘We are so thankful for people’s understanding and look forward to our new sticker which should arrive very very soon.’

A statement from Torfaen Council said: ‘Following an inspection by officers of Torfaen Council’s Public Protection Service into reports of illness affecting customers who had eaten at the Cwrt Henllys Hotel near Cwmbran, the results of microbiological sampling have confirmed the cause to be due to a food poisoning organism known as Clostridium perfringens.

‘No further cases have been reported as being unwell after eating at the Cwrt Henllys on October 5, 2025 and there remains no wider public health risk.’

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