Every food hygiene rating for cafes, restaurants and bars on Newcastle’s Northumberland Street

Northumberland Street, which is embedded into the heart of Newcastle City Centre, epitomises the hustle and bustle of a Northern working class city. Offering visitors plenty to both do and see, there are numerous reasons why people may opt for a day out on the usually bustling community hub.

From high end retailers, to all-in-one department stores, quaint cafes to heavily-favoured fast food joints – the key street offers everything you could want in a city centre.

And while the eateries are vast and almost never ending, how well do they scrub up when it comes to food hygiene and cleanliness? After all, it would be good to know considering hundreds, potentially thousands, dine from them day in, day out.

Read more: Every food hygiene rating for restaurants and takeaways across Newcastle’s Quayside

Here, Chronicle Live explains. In the ratings, five is top of the scale, where standards are very good and zero is at the bottom, where urgent improvement is necessary. Each business is given a rating after an inspection by the Food Standards Agency with requirements, if necessary, on how to improve hygiene.

All ratings were correct at the time of publication.

Five:

Burger King

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: May 4, 2023

Cafe 21 @ Fenwick

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: April 28, 2022

Caffe Nero

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: February 13, 2019

Costa (78-92 Northumberland Street)

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: October 16, 2018

Eat4Less

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: November 13, 2020

Fenwick

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: May 17, 2022

Five Guys

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: November 12, 2020

Greggs (34 Northumberland Street)

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: December 19, 2022

Jollibee

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: January 27, 2022

M And M City News

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: October 17, 2019

Mai Sushi

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: November 18, 2022

Marks And Spencer

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: May 20, 2019

McDonald’s

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: November 5, 2020

Meli Cafe

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: October 8, 2019

Nudo Sushi Box

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: August 15, 2017

OCC Concession

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: April 28, 2022

Porterhouse Grill / Saltwater Fish

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: March 22, 2022

Pret A Manger

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: March 25, 2021

Rafi’s Spicebox

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: August 3, 2017

Sainsbury’s

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: April 17, 2019

Starbucks

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: April 17, 2019

W H Smith

Hygiene rating: 5 (Very Good)

Date of last inspection: May 16, 2019

Four:

Costa (105 Northumberland Street)

Hygiene rating: 4 (Good)

Date of last inspection: January 23, 2023

Milligans

Hygiene rating: 4 (Good)

Date of last inspection: April 12, 2022

Three:

KFC

Hygiene rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)

Date of last inspection: January 13, 2023

Awaiting inspection:

• Greggs (78-84 Northumberland Street)

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