Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Staffordshire Moorlands

Old Sams

Stoke On Trent

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Old Sams 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 25 March 2025 by Staffordshire Moorlands.

What does this rating mean?

Old Sams 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?

12 Congleton Road,
Biddulph,
Stoke On Trent,
ST8 6DX

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

Who inspects Old Sams?

Food hygiene at Old Sams 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 Old Sams

What is Old Sams’s food hygiene rating?

Old Sams has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 March 2025.

When was Old Sams last inspected?

Old Sams was last inspected by Staffordshire Moorlands on 25 March 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.