Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 North Tyneside

Freds

North Shields

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Freds scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 2 December 2025 by North Tyneside.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Freds, from March 2020 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Freds.

Food hygiene rating history for Freds
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
2 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Freds in North Shields has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

The Ships Cat,
Tanners Bank,
North Shields,
Tyne And Wear,
NE30 1JH

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

Who inspects Freds?

Food hygiene at Freds is inspected by North Tyneside, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Freds

What is Freds’s food hygiene rating?

Freds has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 December 2025.

When was Freds last inspected?

Freds was last inspected by North Tyneside on 2 December 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.