Diners were outraged after Liverpool restaurant Roski was given the worst possible food hygiene rating, following a council inspection.
The Rodney Street restaurant, which boasts eclectic British cooking from former Masterchef: The Professionals winner Anton Piotrowski, was given a zero star food hygiene rating after the inspection on October 27.
A spokesperson for the restaurant said they “immediately addressed” each of the points made by inspectors and have since requested a return inspection.
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Reacting to the news on Facebook, in the light of other stories on restaurant’s criticised for poor food hygiene, Bernie Cooke said: “So many being caught, it’s ok putting it right after being caught.”
Tracy Perry said: “I won’t be going there.”
The full inspection report for Roski, which charges £85 for its tasting menu and also offers a £45 four course lunch menu, has not yet been made available.
But details released along with the zero star score show inspectors felt ‘urgent improvement’ was necessary in two key areas.
One of them was ‘hygienic food handling’, which takes into account preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
While the other was ‘management of food safety’.
This includes an assessment of systems and checks in place to ensure food is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer’s confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
Posting on Facebook, Debi Godfrey said: “I'm glad I never went.”
Despite the zero star hygiene rating, some wanted to defend the restaurant. Responding to someone who said they would not dine at the restaurant, Jonny Freeman said: “You should, it is probably one of the best in Liverpool.”
The cleanliness and condition of the restaurant’s buildings and facilities was also assessed, with inspectors saying improvement was necessary.
This area includes cleanliness and condition issues such as layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control to enable good food hygiene.
A spokesperson for the restaurant said: “We were extremely disappointed and saddened with the report.
“We immediately addressed each of the points made by the inspectors within two days. We have since requested a return inspection which we look forward to.”
