Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 South Staffordshire

Flames

Penkridge

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 28 January 2026 by South Staffordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Flames, from June 2019 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Flames
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 June 2019	5 / 5	Very good
28 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Flames in Penkridge 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?

William Hardings House,
Mill Street,
Penkridge,
South Staffordshire,
ST19 5AY

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

Who inspects Flames?

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

Questions about Flames

What is Flames’s food hygiene rating?

Flames has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 January 2026.

When was Flames last inspected?

Flames was last inspected by South Staffordshire on 28 January 2026.

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.