Richmond 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.
A Richmond restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Richmond restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Playhouse, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Parish Hall, St Francis Del Sales Church, Wellington Road, Hampton was given the score after assessment on September 13, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Richmond's 506 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 354 (70%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.