Lewisham restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

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

Mitad Del Mundo, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Unit 2-3, 149 New Cross Road, London was given the score after assessment on June 16, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Lewisham's 622 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 331 (53%) have ratings of five and just four have zero ratings.