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.
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 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Chop Chop Chinese
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE10 9LU
Naija Wakkis
Retailers - other · NE8 1QL
Vigo Convenience
Retailers - other · DH3 2EW
Bensham Tandoori
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE8 4XE
Apo's Pizza
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE11 9AE
Oct 2025
Original Bakehouse
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE8 4TL
Oct 2025
Obateni Limited
Retailers - other · NE8 1QQ
Jul 2025
Obateni Ltd
Retailers - other · NE8 1SQ
Jul 2025
Gateshead Halal Store
Retailers - other · NE8 1SQ
Feb 2025
New Golden Bird Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE8 1QP
Oct 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
The Co-operative Group
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE9 6TA
The Co-operative Group
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE17 7HS
Miah Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE40 3HF
Maize Confections
Retailers - other · NE10 0QH
Woodmans Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · NE16 5BB
Namaste Club Prosecco Lounge
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE16 5ES
Thomas Franks
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE11 0PZ
Gateshead School Catering at Chopwell Primary School
School/college/university · NE17 7HS
Jo's Tiney Home Nursery
Caring Premises · NE9
Gateshead School Catering at Eslington School
School/college/university · NE8 2EP
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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stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE10 9LU
Jan 1901
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sandyssweettreatss
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · NE9
Jan 1901
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Saltwell Chip Stop
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · NE8 4TH
Jan 1901
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Sajis Street Food
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · NE10 0AR
Jan 1901
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Rutters Rolls
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · NE10
Jan 1901
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Ruby's Kitchen
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · NE16 3JJ
Jan 1901
What's in Gateshead.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
428 venues in Gateshead
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
331 venues in Gateshead
Takeaway/sandwich shop
219 venues in Gateshead
Pub/bar/nightclub
171 venues in Gateshead
School/college/university
118 venues in Gateshead
Mobile caterer
98 venues in Gateshead
Caring Premises
90 venues in Gateshead
Other catering premises
79 venues in Gateshead
Most recent inspections in Gateshead.
The Co-operative Group
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE9 6TA
The Co-operative Group
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · NE17 7HS
Miah Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE40 3HF
Maize Confections
Retailers - other · NE10 0QH
Woodmans Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · NE16 5BB
Namaste Club Prosecco Lounge
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE16 5ES
Thomas Franks
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NE11 0PZ
Jo's Tiney Home Nursery
Caring Premises · NE9
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.
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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.
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.