Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 North Tyneside

Shikara

Tyne And Wear

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Shikara, from November 2019 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Shikara
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 November 2019	4 / 5	Good
9 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Shikara in Tyne And Wear 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?

181 Whitley Road,
Whitley Bay,
Tyne And Wear,
NE26 2DN

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

Who inspects Shikara?

Food hygiene at Shikara 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 Shikara

What is Shikara’s food hygiene rating?

Shikara has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 January 2025.

When was Shikara last inspected?

Shikara was last inspected by North Tyneside on 9 January 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.