Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 City of London Corporation

Samuel Peyps

London

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Samuel Peyps scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 24 September 2025 by City of London Corporation.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Samuel Peyps, from March 2020 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Samuel Peyps.

Food hygiene rating history for Samuel Peyps
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
24 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Samuel Peyps in London has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Samuel Pepys Public House,
Stew Lane,
London,
EC4V 3PT

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Samuel Peyps. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Samuel Peyps?

Food hygiene at Samuel Peyps is inspected by City of London Corporation, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/homepage.htm or [email protected].

Questions about Samuel Peyps

What is Samuel Peyps’s food hygiene rating?

Samuel Peyps has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 September 2025.

When was Samuel Peyps last inspected?

Samuel Peyps was last inspected by City of London Corporation on 24 September 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.