Food hygiene ratings handed to two Tower Hamlets restaurants

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 5th Apr 2023, 10:14 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.
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.

Flat Iron, at 88-90 Commercial Street, London was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on March 14.

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And Baraka Eatery, at Retail Unit, 38-40 Whitechapel Road, London was given a score of one on March 14.

It means that of Tower Hamlets's 1,049 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 737 (70%) have ratings of five and just two have zero ratings.