Lewes 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 Lewes restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Lewes restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

La Maison à la carte Restaurant & Bar, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 13-15 Broad Street, Seaford, East Sussex was given the score after assessment on May 15, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Lewes's 343 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 281 (82%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.