North Tyneside establishment handed new 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 two-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Gibraltar Rock, a pub, bar or nightclub at East Street, Tynemouth, North Shields, Tyne And Wear was given the score after assessment on June 27, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of North Tyneside's 144 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 127 (88%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.