The team at gateshead and North Tyneside Councils regularly give businesses, shops and premises food hygiene ratings following assessments.
These are the new ratings for Tyneside businesses which were awarded five star ratings across the first two weeks of June 2025.
Ratings range from zero to five stars, with zero meaning urgent improvement is required, one-star meaning major improvement is necessary, two-stars indicating some improvement is necessary, three meaning hygiene standards are generally satisfactory while four means hygiene standards are good and five means standards are very good.
All information is correct at he time of writing according to the Food Standards Agency.
1. Pineapple and Bears
Pineapple and Bears play centre in Gateshead has a new five star rating. | Google
2. The Big Vape Club
This Gateshead vape shop was also awarded top marks. | Google
3. Lock and Quay
Lock and Quay, which took over the old River Beat site, has a new five star rating. | Google
4. The Black Bull
Blaydon's Black Bull also has a ew five star rating. | Google