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The Grotto
Food hygiene rating 5 out of 5 — Very good
- Type
- Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
- Address
- The Marsden Grotto, Coast Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE34 7BS
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- 13 May 2026
- Council
- South Tyneside Council
- Hygienic food handling
- Good
- Cleanliness and condition of facilities
- Good
- Management of food safety
- Good
How it compares
- The highest rating, shared by 72% of the 572 rated food businesses in South Shields.
- The highest rating, shared by 74% of the 985 rated food businesses in the South Tyneside Council area.
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View this business on the Food Standards Agency website. Data from the FSA, checked 2 Nov 2026.
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