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The Vine Inn food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · South Staffordshire

The Vine Inn holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the pub are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 5 March 2026, 4 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 1 Dunsley Road, Kinver, South Staffordshire, DY7 6LJ

How it compares in South Staffordshire

In South Staffordshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so The Vine Inn sits behind roughly 600 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in South Staffordshire
5 out of 5 600 86%
4 out of 5 63 9% ← The Vine Inn
3 out of 5 19 3%
2 out of 5 8 1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 40 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The Vine Inn none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to The Vine Inn, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
The Co-Op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 328 yards away 5 - Very good 16 July 2024
Hartlands Master Grocers Ltd Retailers - other 343 yards away 5 - Very good 9 July 2025
Hartlands Master Butchers Limited Manufacturers/packers 346 yards away 5 - Very good 16 July 2025
Radhuni Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 352 yards away 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
Cafe @ No 5 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 355 yards away 5 - Very good 21 March 2025
Oriental Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 356 yards away 5 - Very good 4 June 2026
Mr Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 358 yards away 5 - Very good 12 February 2025
Kinver Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 363 yards away 5 - Very good 26 January 2024

Questions about The Vine Inn

What is The Vine Inn's food hygiene rating?

The Vine Inn has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by South Staffordshire Council on 5 March 2026.

Is The Vine Inn safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this pub to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Vine Inn last inspected?

The Vine Inn was last inspected on 5 March 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by South Staffordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Vine Inn?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Vine Inn compare to other places in South Staffordshire?

86% of the 696 rated food businesses in South Staffordshire hold the top rating of 5, while The Vine Inn holds a 4. 63 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

South Staffordshire Council inspects The Vine Inn and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

The Vine Inn is one of 29 rated food businesses in Kinver. See every hygiene rating in Kinver

South Staffordshire inspects and rates 736 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in South Staffordshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.sstaffs.gov.uk

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