Hackney restaurant handed new 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 two-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Palm 2, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 152 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London was given the score after assessment on October 2, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 1,078 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 625 (58%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.