The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Gateshead

North East · 1,649 registered food establishments · 81.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

17 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 43 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 356 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

208Opened (12m)
306Closed (12m)
13Relisted (12m)
43Takeover (12m)
323Rating changes (12m)
9Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 65 improved 37 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,167
4 194
3 60
2 2
1 10
Awaiting inspection 199
Exempt 17

Time to first published rating

252 days median · 304 days average
across 434 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 356 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Gateshead

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-08 Chinese 3 → 4
2026-10-07 Pizza Doctor Awaiting inspection → 3NE10 0AQ
2026-10-07 Muy canny Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-07 TM @ St Patricks Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-07 LH @ St Patricks Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-01 Mooboo 3 → 1NE11 9YN

Latest changes in Gateshead

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-07Opened Classic TanNE8 4ER
2026-10-07Opened The Northern Bakers
2026-10-07Opened Jakare Coffee Ltd
2026-10-07Takeover Sunrise Authentic Asian CuisineNE21 6AW
2026-10-07Opened Padel Up - TynesideNE11 9DJ
2026-10-07Closed Hobo Coffee HouseNE11 9DJ
2026-10-07Closed East OceanNE21 6AW
2026-10-07Takeover I.M. SUBS Ltdwas Subway

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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