Eastbourne restaurant awarded new five-star 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.
An Eastbourne restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

An Eastbourne restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Hotchkiss Ltd, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Marshall Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex was given the maximum score after assessment on December 12, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Eastbourne's 227 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 186 (82%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.