Liverpool restaurant hit with new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating

A Liverpool restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five 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 Liverpool restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Richmond Tavern, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 23a Church Road, Liverpool was given the minimum score after assessment on January 10, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Liverpool's 1,110 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 757 (68%) have ratings of five and just eight have zero ratings.