Thorntons And Birthdays

Citadel East

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Thorntons And Birthdays scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 13 April 2026 by North Tyneside.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Thorntons And Birthdays, from November 2017 to April 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2017 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Thorntons And Birthdays.

Food hygiene rating history for Thorntons And Birthdays
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
2 November 2017	5 / 5	Very good
13 April 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Thorntons And Birthdays in Citadel East 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?

Unit 28,
The Killingworth Centre,
Citadel East,
Killingworth,
NE12 6YT

Thorntons And Birthdays Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Thorntons And Birthdays?

Food hygiene at Thorntons And Birthdays 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 Thorntons And Birthdays

What is Thorntons And Birthdays’s food hygiene rating?

Thorntons And Birthdays has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 April 2026.

When was Thorntons And Birthdays last inspected?

Thorntons And Birthdays was last inspected by North Tyneside on 13 April 2026.

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.