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UK food hygiene · Gateshead

Gateshead.
1,644 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Gateshead with its official FSA hygiene rating. 81.7% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.76
Avg FSA
1,142
venues scored 5/5
9
scored 0 or 1

Gateshead food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,644 food venues tracked in Gateshead, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.76 out of 5 across 1,397 rated venues.
  • 1,142 venues scored 5/5 (81.7%).
  • 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Gateshead in context

Gateshead runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.76 across 1,397 rated venues.

81.7% of Gateshead venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

9 Gateshead venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.64% of rated stock, which keeps Gateshead below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Gateshead itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Gateshead scores

1,397 rated · 247 awaiting
5
1,142 venues
81.7%
4
189 venues
13.5%
3
54 venues
3.9%
2
3 venues
0.2%
1
9 venues
0.6%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    The Co-operative Group

    new

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE9 6TA

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Co-operative Group

    new

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE17 7HS

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Miah Restaurant

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE40 3HF

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Maize Confections

    new

    Retailers - other · NE10 0QH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Woodmans Arms

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · NE16 5BB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Namaste Club Prosecco Lounge

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE16 5ES

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Thomas Franks

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE11 0PZ

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Gateshead School Catering at Chopwell Primary School

    School/college/university · NE17 7HS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jo's Tiney Home Nursery

    Caring Premises · NE9

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Gateshead School Catering at Eslington School

    School/college/university · NE8 2EP

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Gateshead venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

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    OMAO

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE10 9LU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    sandyssweettreatss

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NE9

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Saltwell Chip Stop

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE8 4TH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Sajis Street Food

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · NE10 0AR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Rutters Rolls

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · NE10

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Ruby's Kitchen

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE16 3JJ

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Gateshead.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

428 venues in Gateshead

4.7
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

331 venues in Gateshead

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

219 venues in Gateshead

4.5
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

171 venues in Gateshead

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

118 venues in Gateshead

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

98 venues in Gateshead

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

90 venues in Gateshead

4.9
avg score

Other catering premises

79 venues in Gateshead

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Gateshead.

  • 5

    The Co-operative Group

    new

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE9 6TA

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Co-operative Group

    new

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE17 7HS

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Miah Restaurant

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE40 3HF

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Maize Confections

    new

    Retailers - other · NE10 0QH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Woodmans Arms

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · NE16 5BB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Namaste Club Prosecco Lounge

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE16 5ES

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Thomas Franks

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE11 0PZ

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Jo's Tiney Home Nursery

    Caring Premises · NE9

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Gateshead, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Gateshead?

RatingCafe tracks 1,644 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Gateshead, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Gateshead?

The average FSA hygiene score across Gateshead is 4.76 out of 5. 81.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Gateshead venues failed their FSA inspection?

Gateshead currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Gateshead are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Gateshead hygiene data?

All Gateshead ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Gateshead data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.