Hackney restaurant given new food hygiene rating

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

The Barrel Boulangerie, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 316 Mare Street, Hackney, London was given the score after assessment on December 15, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 1,023 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 556 (54%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.