Islington restaurant given 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.
An Islington restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

An Islington restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Elizabeth House, 2 Hurlock Street, Islington was given the score after assessment on March 22, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Islington's 971 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 452 (47%) have ratings of five and just two have zero ratings.