North Tyneside restaurant handed new five-star food hygiene rating

A North Tyneside restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
By Joseph Hook, data reporter
Published 31st Jan 2023, 10:23 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.

Black Drop Coffee @ PaddlePod Whitley Bay, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Paddlepod, Marden Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne And Wear was given the maximum score after assessment on January 19, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of North Tyneside's 269 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 219 (81%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.