Food hygiene ratings given to two Tower Hamlets restaurants

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter

Published 20th May 2022, 10:14 GMT

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Tower Hamlets’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Tower Hamlets’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

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.

placeholder image — 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.

Long Shot Coffee, at 127 Leman Street, London was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on April 28.

And Bilhana Lebanese Deli, at 38 Ben Jonson Road, London was given a score of three on April 28.

It means that of Tower Hamlets's 981 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 674 (69%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.

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