Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Newcastle Upon Tyne

Sketch's

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Sketch's scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 14 December 2024 by Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sketch's, from January 2020 to December 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Sketch's.

Food hygiene rating history for Sketch's
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
11 January 2020	5 / 5	Very good
14 December 2024	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Sketch's in Newcastle Upon Tyne has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

258 Chillingham Road,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE6 5LQ

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Sketch's. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Sketch's?

Food hygiene at Sketch's 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 Sketch's

What is Sketch's’s food hygiene rating?

Sketch's has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 December 2024.

When was Sketch's last inspected?

Sketch's was last inspected by Newcastle Upon Tyne on 14 December 2024.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.