Restaurant given one-star food hygiene rating
Vine on Roman Road has been told to make major improvements
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An upmarket restaurant has been given a one-star food hygiene rating.
Food Standards Agency inspectors said Vine, in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, which includes oysters and monkfish on its menu, needed to make major improvements to its food safety procedure.
The venue, which can charge more than £20 for a main course, also needs to make improvements to cleanliness and food handling.
Vine has been contacted for comment.
The restaurant, which is housed in a former abattoir, opened in 2017 and its website claims it is “Middlesbrough’s most unique restaurant”, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
The inspection, which was carried out on 14 July, found major improvements were needed to the venue's system of ensuring its food was safe to eat.
Inspectors wanted evidence that staff knew about food safety and that standards would be maintained in future.
They also found improvements were needed to the way food was prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.
The venue's cleanliness, hand washing facilities and pest control also needed addressing, they said.
There are currently seven businesses with zero-star ratings in Middlesbrough and 15 with one-star ratings.
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