52 of North Tyneside's 53 September food hygiene ratings were 5s, 13 in Whitley Bay. One Wallsend greengrocer got a 3. Every venue, listed by area.
Fifty-two of the 53 food hygiene ratings published for North Tyneside in September were a 5, the top mark. The odd one out was a Wallsend greengrocer, rated 3.
The figures come from the Food Standards Agency register, which lists 53 inspection results dated 1 to 30 September 2026. Thirteen of the 52 top ratings went to venues in Whitley Bay itself.
The register runs a few weeks behind the inspections. Late September visits may still be added, so this is the list North Tyneside Council’s inspectors have published so far.
The one rating below 5
Farnsworth Fruit And Veg, 19 Segedunum Way, Wallsend, was rated 3 on 16 September. A 3 means “generally satisfactory”.
The register breaks every rating into three parts: how food is handled, the condition of the premises, and how food safety is managed. Farnsworth’s inspection scored “generally satisfactory” on all three.
A business can appeal its rating within 21 days. It can also publish a right of reply on the register, or ask for a re-inspection once it has made improvements. If it does either, we will report it.
The Whitley Bay 13
- Coffees And Cream, 164 to 166 Park View, rated 5 on 1 September
- Earl & Eve, 15 Claremont Crescent, 1 September
- Rustic Cup, 28 Park View, 1 September
- Bricks & Brews, 201 to 203 Whitley Road, 8 September
- Earsdon Grange Care Home, Thorntree Drive, 9 September
- The Links Art Gallery And Cafe, Dukes Walk, 9 September
- The Whitley Bay Treehouse, 1A Claremont Crescent, 9 September
- Fun Little Foodies, 94A Front Street, 10 September
- Sandsides, the guest house at 122 Park Avenue, 11 September
- Costa Coffee, Park View Shopping Centre, 16 September
- Hinnies, 10 East Parade, 16 September
- Subway, 301 Whitley Road, 16 September
- Tesco, 1 Claremont Crescent, 22 September
Tynemouth and Cullercoats
- Priory Cafe, 35 Percy Park Road, Tynemouth, 1 September
- Vineyard72, 23 Front Street, Tynemouth, 2 September
- Marshalls, 33 Front Street, Tynemouth, 3 September
- the Friday Luncheon Club at Cullercoats Methodist Church, The Broadway, 11 September
- Tynemouth Golf Club, Spital Dene, 14 September
North Shields
- The Spread Eagle, Front Street, Preston, 2 September
- Little Learners Childcare at St Cuthbert’s primary, Lovaine Place, 8 September
- The Tipsy Pig, 76 to 78 Church Way, 11 September
- Little Learners Childcare, 18A Barnstaple Road, 16 September
- Cooplands, 43 Bedford Street, 17 September
- Costa Coffee, 91 to 92 Bedford Street, 17 September
- Flavours, 235 Bridge Road South, 17 September
- Yung Kee Chop Suey House, 45A Burt Avenue, 17 September
- Oriental Kitchen, Brookland Terrace, New York, 18 September
- Northern Rye, the bakery unit on the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, 21 September
- St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Lovaine Place, 21 September
- McDonald’s, Mandale Park, Wallsend Road, 23 September
- Canatrice, North King Street, 30 September
Wallsend and the west of the borough
- Wagamama, Silverlink Retail Park, 2 September
- Masonic Hall, Station Road, Wallsend, 3 September
- United Irish League Club, Barras Avenue, Annitsford, 4 September
- Wallsend Engineers Club, Coach Road, 7 September
- Hedleys Horizons, Station Road, Forest Hall, 9 September
- Newcastle Balti Hut, The Boulevard, Longbenton, 9 September
- Ship Inn, Front Street, Benton, 9 September
- Greggs, The Boulevard, Longbenton, 10 September
- Posh Pizza, Cleveland Gardens, Wallsend, 14 September
- Howdon Hatch, Howdon Lane, Wallsend, 15 September
- BT (at EE), the staff canteen at Silver Fox Way, West Allotment, 16 September
- St Lukes Lunch Club, St Luke’s Church Hall, Wallsend, 16 September
- Umai Mi Bento Box, Quorum Business Park, 16 September
- West Farm Care Centre, Longbenton, 16 September
- Geordie Banger, Silver Fox Way, West Allotment, 17 September
- Nins Kitchen, the cafe at Auto Parc, Sandy Lane, North Gosforth, 17 September
- Paninaro Sud Africano, a mobile caterer based in Killingworth, 17 September
- Wideopen Co-op, Great North Road, 23 September
- Fun Little Foodies, Kings Estate Residents Association Hall, Wallsend, 25 September
- B&M Bargains, Wiltshire Drive, Wallsend, 29 September
One more 5 went to McKenzie Ices, a mobile caterer registered in NE28, on 9 September. The register gives no street address for it.
How the borough compares
A run of 5s is normal here. Of the 1,423 venues on the register with a current rating, 1,239 hold a 5. That is 87 per cent, the same share as a month ago.
Below the top mark, the register shows:
- rated 4: 106 venues
- rated 3: 46
- rated 2: 19
- rated 1: 13
- rated 0: none
A further 54 venues are exempt from the scheme and 9 are awaiting their first inspection.
What it means for you
- You can look up any cafe, takeaway or pub in the borough on the Food Standards Agency register before you go.
- A rating reflects the day of inspection, and it stays up until the next visit. Check the date as well as the number.
- A new business with no rating yet is normal. The register adds venues a few weeks after their first inspection.
- Last month’s full list is in our August food hygiene roundup. Park View’s Nicholsons butchers, rated 5 in March, has just won two national golds.
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