Islington restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

An Islington 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.

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

The Dovetail, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Basement And Ground Floor, 9-10 Jerusalem Passage, Islington was given the score after assessment on March 2, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Islington's 922 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 399 (43%) have ratings of five and just two have zero ratings.