Sefton restaurant given new five-star food hygiene rating

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

Barrique, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 17 Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Merseyside was given the maximum score after assessment on February 9, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Sefton's 497 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 428 (86%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.