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Curry Garden food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Gateshead

Curry Garden holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 10 October 2025, 9 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: 53 Coatsworth Road, Bensham, NE8 1QL

How it compares in Gateshead

In Gateshead, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Curry Garden sits behind roughly 1,367 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Gateshead
5 out of 5 1,170 81%
4 out of 5 197 14%
3 out of 5 58 4% ← Curry Garden
2 out of 5 1 <1%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 202 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 Curry Garden 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 Curry Garden, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Alderwood Caring Premises 404 yards away 5 - Very good 29 November 2024
101 Regiment Royal Artillery Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 20 March 2025
A Bit Of A Mouthful Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 12 May 2026
Axis Beer Pub/bar/nightclub 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 1 May 2025
Aldi Stores limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 27 June 2024
Atom Bank Other catering premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 9 March 2026
Anglo Pizza & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 23 June 2024
A&C Bolton Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 17 February 2025

Questions about Curry Garden

What is Curry Garden's food hygiene rating?

Curry Garden has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Gateshead Council on 10 October 2025.

Is Curry Garden safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Curry Garden last inspected?

Curry Garden was last inspected on 10 October 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Gateshead Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Curry Garden?

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

How does Curry Garden compare to other places in Gateshead?

81% of the 1,436 rated food businesses in Gateshead hold the top rating of 5, while Curry Garden holds a 3. 58 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Gateshead Council inspects Curry Garden 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Curry Garden is one of 87 rated food businesses in Bensham. See every hygiene rating in Bensham

Gateshead inspects and rates 1,638 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Gateshead

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

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