Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Staffordshire Moorlands

Gardeners Arms

Stoke On Trent

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 26 February 2026 by Staffordshire Moorlands.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gardeners Arms, from August 2021 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Gardeners Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 August 2021	4 / 5	Good
26 February 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Gardeners Arms in Stoke On Trent 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?

Brown Lees Road,
Brown Lees,
Stoke On Trent,
ST8 6PH

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

Who inspects Gardeners Arms?

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

Questions about Gardeners Arms

What is Gardeners Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Gardeners Arms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 February 2026.

When was Gardeners Arms last inspected?

Gardeners Arms was last inspected by Staffordshire Moorlands on 26 February 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.