The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Gateshead

North East · 1,656 registered food establishments · 81.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

18 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 42 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

211Opened (12m)
303Closed (12m)
13Relisted (12m)
42Takeover (12m)
328Rating changes (12m)
10Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 63 improved 39 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,168
4 192
3 62
2 2
1 10
Awaiting inspection 205
Exempt 17

Time to first published rating

252 days median · 303 days average
across 440 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
2026-10-22 Northern Frozen Wholesale Ltd Awaiting inspection → 4NE11 0QY
2026-10-22 Buffet King @ Metro 4 → 3NE11 9YL
2026-10-21 Cafe Filto Awaiting inspection → 5NE11 9YZ
2026-10-21 Fusion Awaiting inspection → 5NE11 0NE
2026-10-21 Eros Awaiting inspection → 5NE9 5AN
2026-10-21 Rad G Pizza Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Gateshead

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-21Opened AR ROZAQ DELICIOUS CHINCHIN
2026-10-21Opened The Wonky Workshop
2026-10-21Opened Proud Locks Hair SalonDH3 2PG
2026-10-21Opened Us Little Ones LtdNE8 4DP
2026-10-21Opened Oli & JoesNE9 5AN
2026-10-21Takeover The Food Father FellingNE10 9LU
2026-10-21Opened Dave’s Hot ChickenNE11 9XZ
2026-10-21Opened Home BargainsNE16 3DJ

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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