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Amerton Farm Shop food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Stafford

Amerton Farm Shop holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 9 February 2026, 5 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: Unit 7 Trentham Retail Village, Stone Road, Tittensor, ST4 8AX

How it compares in Stafford

In Stafford, 80% of rated places manage a 5, so Amerton Farm Shop sits behind roughly 917 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Stafford
5 out of 5 778 80%
4 out of 5 139 14%
3 out of 5 38 4% ← Amerton Farm Shop
2 out of 5 14 1%
1 out of 5 7 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 158 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 Amerton Farm Shop 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 Amerton Farm Shop, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Caffe Bello Restaurant and Six Arches Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 17 yards away 5 - Very good 7 April 2026
Anasma Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 21 yards away 5 - Very good 26 February 2026
Grape Tree Retailers - other 203 yards away 5 - Very good 18 October 2023
Barlaston Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 7 January 2025
Cadwalader's Ice Cream Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 April 2026
Capabilitea Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 16 March 2026
Frankie & Benny's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 5 March 2026
Bod Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 20 May 2025

Questions about Amerton Farm Shop

What is Amerton Farm Shop's food hygiene rating?

Amerton Farm Shop has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Stafford Council on 9 February 2026.

Is Amerton Farm Shop safe to eat at?

A 3 means the shop met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Amerton Farm Shop last inspected?

Amerton Farm Shop was last inspected on 9 February 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Stafford Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Amerton Farm Shop?

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

How does Amerton Farm Shop compare to other places in Stafford?

80% of the 976 rated food businesses in Stafford hold the top rating of 5, while Amerton Farm Shop holds a 3. 38 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Stafford Council inspects Amerton Farm Shop 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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Amerton Farm Shop is one of 65 rated food businesses in Stoke on Trent. See every hygiene rating in Stoke on Trent

Stafford inspects and rates 1,134 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Stafford

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

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