North Tyneside establishment given new five-star food hygiene rating

A North Tyneside drinking establishment has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

A North Tyneside drinking establishment has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Alexandra, a pub, bar or nightclub at Queen Alexandra Road, North Shields, Tyne And Wear was given the maximum score after assessment on December 15, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of North Tyneside's 146 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 125 (86%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.