Merton establishment given new food hygiene rating

A Merton drinking establishment has been handed a new four-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 Merton drinking establishment has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Purkins Wine Bar, a pub, bar or nightclub at 174 Streatham Road, Mitcham was given the score after assessment on November 28, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Merton's 73 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 56 have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.