Camden restaurant given new food hygiene rating

A Camden restaurant has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

A Camden restaurant has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Basilico, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 515a Finchley Road, London was given the score after assessment on December 13, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Camden's 1,316 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 676 (51%) have ratings of five and just 13 have zero ratings.