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Antlers food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · East Staffordshire

Antlers holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant 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 10 July 2025, 12 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: 1a Market Place, Abbots Bromley, Rugeley, WS15 3BS

How it compares in East Staffordshire

In East Staffordshire, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Antlers sits behind roughly 746 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in East Staffordshire
5 out of 5 746 73%
4 out of 5 170 17% ← Antlers
3 out of 5 53 5%
2 out of 5 17 2%
1 out of 5 31 3%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 182 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 Antlers 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 Antlers, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
The Crown Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 19 yards away 5 - Very good 20 June 2024
The Goats Head Pub/bar/nightclub 72 yards away 4 - Good 15 March 2023
Coach & Horses Pub/bar/nightclub 127 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 16 October 2024
Tom Thumb Nursery Caring Premises 157 yards away 5 - Very good 6 October 2025
Cocoa Creations Retailers - other 421 yards away 2 - Some improvement necessary 7 May 2025
Cobwebs Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 February 2025
Wilsons Butchers Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 August 2025
The Cheese Locker & Mobile Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 4 - Good 22 January 2026

Questions about Antlers

What is Antlers's food hygiene rating?

Antlers has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by East Staffordshire Council on 10 July 2025.

Is Antlers 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Antlers last inspected?

Antlers was last inspected on 10 July 2025, 12 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Staffordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Antlers?

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

How does Antlers compare to other places in East Staffordshire?

73% of the 1,017 rated food businesses in East Staffordshire hold the top rating of 5, while Antlers holds a 4. 170 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

East Staffordshire Council inspects Antlers 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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East Staffordshire inspects and rates 1,199 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Staffordshire

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

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