Hackney establishment given new food hygiene rating

A Hackney drinking establishment has been handed a new three-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 Hackney drinking establishment has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Lauriston Pub, a pub, bar or nightclub at 162 Victoria Park Road, Hackney, London was given the score after assessment on February 2, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 168 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 73 (43%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.