Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 South Tyneside

Munchies

South Shields

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

What does this rating mean?

Munchies in South 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?

Unit 3,
254 Sunderland Road,
South Shields,
Tyne & Wear,
NE34 6QY

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

Who inspects Munchies?

Food hygiene at Munchies is inspected by South Tyneside, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Munchies

What is Munchies’s food hygiene rating?

Munchies has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 September 2025.

When was Munchies last inspected?

Munchies was last inspected by South Tyneside on 19 September 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.