Islington restaurant handed new five-star 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 five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Paul, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Ground Floor, 302 Upper Street, London was given the maximum score after assessment on January 31, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Islington's 944 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 460 (49%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.