One of the first things customers generally look out for when trying a new takeaway or restaurant is the food hygiene rating.
Usually displayed on the window of the business, the zero to five hygiene ratings help customers choose where to eat or shop for food. There are over 2,600 food outlets registered in Newcastle and they are inspected regularly by officers from Newcastle City Council’s food safety team.
When businesses are inspected by food safety officers, they are given a rating from zero to five. A zero rating denotes a business where “urgent improvement” is necessary. A five rating shows that hygiene standards are “very good” at the premises. A business’ food hygiene rating shows how well it is complying with the expected standards and is based on what was found when it was last inspected.
When inspected, the areas that are usually looked into by food safety officers include the hygienic handling of food, including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage. It also involves cleanliness and the condition of facilities and the building to enable good food hygiene. The management of food safety is also inspected, meaning the safety officer must have confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
Here are the businesses in Newcastle that currently have a zero rating, according to the Food Standards Agency:
**All ratings were correct at the time of publication**
Benwell Halal Supermarket
385 Elswick Road
Newcastle
NE4 8DY
Last inspection: 12 November 2024
Best-one
267 Welbeck Road
Newcastle
NE6 2QX
Last inspection: 26 May 2024
Freshway Butcher (NE) Ltd
74 Adelaide Terrace
Newcastle
NE4 9JN
Last inspection: 30 August 2024
Jaipur Indian Takeaway
625 – 627 West Road
Newcastle
NE15 7ER
Last inspection: 16 October 2024
Jefes Grill
Waterloo Street
Newcastle
NE1 4DG
Last inspection: 24 October 2024
Lakeside Foods And Marketplace
177A Kirkwood Drive
Kenton
Newcastle
NE3 3BE
Last inspection: 23 July 2024
Meadow
423 Westgate Road
Newcastle
NE4 8RL
Last inspection: 14 November 2024
Meli Cafe Floor3
142 – 146 Northumberland Street
Newcastle
NE1 7DQ
Last inspection: 29 November 2023
Mirchi Masala
165 Elswick Road
Newcastle
NE4 6SQ
Last inspection: 17 October 2024
Sandhu Fish Bar
2 Northumberland Road
Lemington
Newcastle
NE15 8SD
Last inspection: 28 August 2024
Shawarma House
11A Percy Street
Newcastle
NE1 4PW
Last inspection: 13 November 2024
Wingrove Cafe
37 – 39 Nuns Moor Road
Newcastle
NE4 9AX
Last inspection: 10 December 2024