Southwark restaurant given new food hygiene rating

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 24th Mar 2023, 10:29 BST
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 Southwark restaurant has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Southwark restaurant has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Costenito, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Arch 146 Eagle Yard, Hampton Street, London was given the score after assessment on February 16, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Southwark's 975 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 661 (68%) have ratings of five and just two have zero ratings.