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UK food hygiene · Stafford

Stafford.
1,131 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Stafford with its official FSA hygiene rating. 76.2% score a 5. 8 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.64
Avg FSA
703
venues scored 5/5
8
scored 0 or 1

Stafford food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,131 food venues tracked in Stafford, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.64 out of 5 across 923 rated venues.
  • 703 venues scored 5/5 (76.2%).
  • 8 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Stafford in context

Stafford tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.64 across 923 rated venues.

76.2% of Stafford venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

8 Stafford venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.87% of rated stock, which keeps Stafford below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Stafford itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.0/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 4.8/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Stafford scores

923 rated · 208 awaiting
5
703 venues
76.2%
4
145 venues
15.7%
3
50 venues
5.4%
2
17 venues
1.8%
1
8 venues
0.9%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

  • 1

    J Tomlinson & Son

    Retailers - other · ST16 3UU

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Weston Hall

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST18 0HS

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Kim's Kitchen 18 Ltd T/A Kim's Kitchen

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · ST16 3ES

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Stone Road Post Office

    Retailers - other · ST16 1LA

    Dec 2025

  • 1

    The Windmill Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · ST3 7PB

    Dec 2025

  • 1

    The Boppin Dolphin

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · ST16 2HL

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    Milano Pizzas

    stale · 20mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · ST20 0EZ

    Sept 2024

  • 1

    Premier

    stale · 100mo

    Retailers - other · ST15 0JN

    Jan 2018

  • 2

    The Crown And Anchor

    Pub/bar/nightclub · ST15 8JP

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Keto Jars

    Retailers - other · ST17

    Dec 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    French & Byrne

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 2AT

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Alberts Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 2QF

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Deans Park Court

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 1GD

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Bird In Hand

    Pub/bar/nightclub · ST16 2AQ

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Soup Kitchen

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 2AW

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

    Caring Premises · ST16 3SA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    MHA Care Group

    Caring Premises · ST16 3TF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Papa Johns

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · ST16 2RS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    BP Express Shopping Ltd

    Retailers - other · ST15 0EU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Partou Smiley's

    Caring Premises · ST16 3SA

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Stafford venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

  • ?

    Fed by the Best

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · ST16

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Coffee & Cake

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · ST21 6BD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Cocoa Creations Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · ST16 3HD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Claire’s Cake’s

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · ST15

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    CJ,S ICES

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · ST3

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Church Eaton Primary School

    stale · 1504mo

    School/college/university · ST20 0AG

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Stafford.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

310 venues in Stafford

4.6
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

202 venues in Stafford

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

144 venues in Stafford

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

103 venues in Stafford

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

86 venues in Stafford

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

81 venues in Stafford

4.0
avg score

School/college/university

77 venues in Stafford

4.7
avg score

Mobile caterer

53 venues in Stafford

4.7
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Stafford.

  • 5

    Alberts Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 2QF

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Deans Park Court

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 1GD

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Soup Kitchen

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 2AW

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Bird In Hand

    Pub/bar/nightclub · ST16 2AQ

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    French & Byrne

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ST16 2AT

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    BP Express Shopping Ltd

    Retailers - other · ST15 0EU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Partou Smiley's

    Caring Premises · ST16 3SA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    MHA Care Group

    Caring Premises · ST16 3TF

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Stafford, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Stafford?

RatingCafe tracks 1,131 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Stafford, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Stafford?

The average FSA hygiene score across Stafford is 4.64 out of 5. 76.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 8 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Stafford venues failed their FSA inspection?

Stafford currently has 8 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Stafford are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Stafford hygiene data?

All Stafford ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Stafford data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.