Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Phoenix, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 278 Higham Hill Road, Walthamstow was given the score after assessment on April 11, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Waltham Forest's 538 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 243 (45%) have ratings of five and 22 have zero ratings.