North Tyneside restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Marieta Marinova, Data Reporter
Published 2nd Feb 2024, 11:29 BST
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 restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

The Cafe Tesco Extra, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Tesco West Chirton Industrial Estate South, Norham Road, North Shields, Tyne And Wear was given the maximum score after assessment on January 16, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of North Tyneside's 278 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 222 (80%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.