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Santinos food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Hull City

Santinos holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 22 October 2025, 8 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 195 Newland Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, HU5 2EN

How it compares in Hull City

In Hull City, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Santinos sits behind roughly 1,495 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Hull City
5 out of 5 1,495 78%
4 out of 5 197 10% ← Santinos
3 out of 5 125 7%
2 out of 5 52 3%
1 out of 5 44 2%
0 out of 5 6 <1%

A further 362 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Santinos none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Santinos, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Barleys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 39 yards away 5 - Very good 28 August 2024
Barleys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 246 yards away 5 - Very good 14 August 2025
Benedicts Sandwich Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 359 yards away 5 - Very good 22 April 2025
B & M Andrews Retailers - other 428 yards away 5 - Very good 2 June 2023
AK Bubble Tea Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 9 October 2025
Arts Cafe School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 17 January 2024
Asylum, University House Pub/bar/nightclub 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 20 September 2023
Beverley Court Residential Home Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 8 January 2025

Questions about Santinos

What is Santinos's food hygiene rating?

Santinos has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Hull City Council on 22 October 2025.

Is Santinos safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Santinos last inspected?

Santinos was last inspected on 22 October 2025, 8 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hull City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Santinos?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Santinos compare to other places in Hull City?

78% of the 1,919 rated food businesses in Hull City hold the top rating of 5, while Santinos holds a 4. 197 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Hull City Council inspects Santinos and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Santinos is one of 2,057 rated food businesses in Kingston upon Hull. See every hygiene rating in Kingston upon Hull

Hull City inspects and rates 2,281 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Hull City

The official record is held by the council: http://www.hull.gov.uk

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