Westminster restaurant hit with new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating

By Marieta Marinova, Data Reporter
Published 1st Aug 2023, 09:43 BST
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 Westminster restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Westminster restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Little Sicily Restaurant, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 7 Whitehall, London was given the minimum score after assessment on June 26, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Westminster's 3,154 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 2,111 (67%) have ratings of five and just 13 have zero ratings.