A restaurant operator and his company have been ordered to pay over £3,500 after serious food hygiene breaches at a restaurant in Birchgrove, Cardiff, Shared Regulatory Services and Cardiff Council have said.
Mr Motiur Rahman, 51, from Cardiff, and his business Spice Kitchen Ltd pleaded guilty at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on 2 September to offences under food hygiene legislation.
Environmental health officers visited the premises, then trading as Delhi Cuisine, in October 2024 after a public request. Officers found the business open with an active cockroach infestation. The premises closed voluntarily and remained closed until the issues were resolved.
The business later reopened as Grand Sylhet, operated by Spice Kitchen Ltd. During a further inspection in January 2025, officers found it trading without a supply of hot water while high-risk food handling involving raw and ready-to-eat foods was taking place, with no safe means of washing hands or equipment. The premises again closed voluntarily until hot water was restored.
Cllr Ed Stubbs, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Shared Regulatory Services at Cardiff Council, said: “Food businesses have a legal responsibility to ensure appropriate food hygiene standards are maintained and ensure food is prepared in a safe environment. The conditions identified during these inspections presented unacceptable risks and required immediate action to protect public health.
“We will continue to take robust enforcement action where serious food safety breaches are found and will not hesitate to prosecute businesses that fail to comply with food hygiene legislation.”
Mr Rahman was fined £240, ordered to pay costs of £200, with a Victim Surcharge of £96. Spice Kitchen Ltd was fined £2,000, ordered to pay £200 in costs with a Victim Surcharge of £800.
