Lewes restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 14th Apr 2023, 10:32 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 five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Sussex Chef, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Suites 19-20, Sheffield Park Business Estate, East Grinstead Road was given the maximum score after assessment on March 29, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Lewes's 349 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 286 (82%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.