A trailer that serves fresh seafood is ranked the number one place to eat in Swansea on reviews website TripAdvisor.

Based in Mumbles overlooking Swansea Bay, Gower Seafood Hut pride themselves on using locally sourced fish from Swansea Bay and around the coast of Gower.

And this place in particular is pretty unique. The hut is ranked number 1 out of 526 on TripAdvisor .

And out of the 108 people who reviewed it, 105 of those gave it an excellent rating - while three people describe it as very good.

The story of how Gower Seafood Hut came about is pretty special.

The hut opened in 2016 and owners Sarah Kitt, 39, and Chris Price, 48,  who live in Brynmill , were inspired by travels in Italy and Greece.

Owners Sarah Kitt and Chris Price

The hut is open from March until the end of September and then during the winter the couple spend time travelling while also tasting different food to potentially bring back to Swansea .

The couple met four years ago and, at the time, Sarah was yet to acquire a taste of fish despite her grandfather being an original Swansea trawlerman.

"I didn't eat much fish before and it's only from having it cooked properly that I realised that I liked it.

"I would have laughed 10 years ago if someone had told me that I would be opening up my own seafood hut," Sarah said.

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As I walked along the prom taking in the wonderful views, the smell of fresh seafood filled the air as I approached the hut.

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The menu offers lots of options for seafood lovers which include crispy chilli prawns (£6.50), calamari (£6), white bait (£5), cockles (£4-£5), fritto misto (£6.50), plaice goujons (£6.50), deep fried potatoes (£2.50) and dressed crab (£8 each or 2 for £15).

And if you are in the mood for a snack you could also have laverbread crisps (£1.50), Gower Cottage brownies which are gluten free (£2) and Sussex biscuits (£3). They also serve chilli jam pots for (£3.50).

I ordered the crispy chilli prawns, calamari, plaice goujons and deep fried potatoes. Needless to say there was plenty of seafood left over.

The best part of the experience is that the food is freshly cooked to order right in front of you.

However, as the place is small, if there's a queue of people there is a small wait for your food but that's expected.

The owners are friendly, chatty and my food was served in a polystyrene tray with a smile. 

I sat down on a bench next to the hut where I tucked into some of the dishes, while admiring the view before taking the rest back to the office to eat.

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The prawns were rolled in chilli powder and served with spring onions, chilli jam and lime. The prawns were by favourite dish - they were fresh, hot, not chewy at all and there was also a kick to them.

The plaice goujons were rolled in breadcrumbs, served with tartar sauce and seeded wholemeal bread and butter. They were incredibly tender and the batter was very light. The tartar sauce complemented the goujons and added an extra flavour to them.

The calamari was rolled in paprika and is best served piping hot but don't wait for them to cool down as they can become chewy.

The deep fried potatoes are a good option to go with the seafood and the sea salt, thyme and alioli add great flavour to the dish - without this I think the potatoes would have tasted bland.

It would be nice to have bread and butter served with every dish rather than just the goujons as you can't beat it on the side.

It's hard to fault this place and it's great to have somewhere in Swansea that serves something different to your everyday sandwich.

Overall top marks for service, food, taste and quality - you should definitely stop by if you're ever walking past.

One year after the pair met they decided to set up their own business.

Fresh calamari is on the menu here

"When we met each other we were both in jobs that we had been in for a long time - we felt like we wanted to do something different," Chris said.

"We had been travelling around Italy, tasting different fish dishes out there and it was fantastic. We thought it would go down well in Swansea so we thought why not try it.

"I love fish and in my old job I used to think about food all day, I would always be thinking about what I would cook that night."

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While there's a range of top quality sit down restaurants in Swansea, Gower Seafood Hut is something truly different. It's a place where you grab your fresh seafood and carry on walking along the prom as you enjoy it - but there are a couple of benches near the hut where you can sit down and eat your food if you prefer to relax.

The couple say that Gower Seafood Hut has been number one on TripAdvisor since the end of last summer.

The hut opened in 2016 and is ranked number 1 out of 526 on TripAdvisor

"We take the rating and we are pleased about it but things go up and down - we'll carry on doing what we are doing and hope that people love it.

"Things are going really well but we have to work really hard and long hours, especially in the summer holidays it's crazy.

"A lot of work goes on outside work hours such as food prep and washing but we enjoy it and it's worth it.

"Unless it's lashing down with rain then we are open." Chris added.

Gower Seafood Hut is open everyday in Mumbles from noon to 6pm