Lewes restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 28th Jun 2023, 10:18 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.
A Lewes restaurant has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Hampden Arms, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Heighton Road, South Heighton, East Sussex was given the score after assessment on May 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Lewes's 343 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 280 (82%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.