Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cornwall

Sams

Callington

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Sams scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 18 September 2025 by Cornwall.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sams, from February 2019 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Sams
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 February 2019	5 / 5	Very good
18 September 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Sams in Callington has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Duchy Agricultural College,
Stoke Climsland,
Callington,
Cornwall,
PL17 8PB

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

Who inspects Sams?

Food hygiene at Sams is inspected by Cornwall, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Sams

What is Sams’s food hygiene rating?

Sams has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 September 2025.

When was Sams last inspected?

Sams was last inspected by Cornwall on 18 September 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.