Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Newcastle Upon Tyne

Cafe@Elswick

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Cafe@Elswick scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 May 2026 by Newcastle Upon Tyne.

What does this rating mean?

Cafe@Elswick in Newcastle Upon Tyne has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Beech Grove Road,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE4 6RS

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Cafe@Elswick. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Cafe@Elswick?

Food hygiene at Cafe@Elswick is inspected by Newcastle Upon Tyne, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Cafe@Elswick

What is Cafe@Elswick’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe@Elswick has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 May 2026.

When was Cafe@Elswick last inspected?

Cafe@Elswick was last inspected by Newcastle Upon Tyne on 18 May 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.