Newcastle restaurant handed new five-star food hygiene rating

A Newcastle restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Newcastle restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Dotty in the Kitchen, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 88 Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne was given the maximum score after assessment on November 2, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Newcastle's 678 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 501 (74%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.