‘DIRTY’ STABLE TEA ROOM IN RYDE SLAPPED WITH ZERO HYGIENE RATING

A tea room in Ryde has been slapped with the worst possible food hygiene rating after inspectors found mouldy bread, out-of-date food and a poor standard of hygiene throughout. The Stable Tea Room off Newport Street/High Street has been awarded a 0 by the Isle of Wight Council’s Environmental Health team following an inspection at the beginning of March. It was found that the general standard of hygiene was poor and the kitchen required a full deep clean, with saw the business remaining closed for 2 days for urgent cleaning to take place. Among the worst things found by inspectors included BBQ chicken that was 4 days out of date, mouldy bread in a storage cupboard and unwrapped, raw onions stored in a utility drawer next to a mobile phone and other items. Many areas of the premises were found to be dirty, including the sandwich toaster, the inside of the fridges and the extraction system. Water was seen dripping from the ceiling and the metalwork behind the plaster was rusty. Furthermore, inspectors found that food was stored in disarray with open food piled on top of each other, and that food stored in the fridges was uncovered and contaminated. A wooden roller had pieces of cheese stuck to it despite having been cleaned. The wash hand basin situated in the kitchen was obstructed from use as items were stored within the basin and the temperature probe was not being sanitised before/after each measurement. However, it was noted in the inspector’s report that on a revisit on 7th March, a number of issues had been resolved. Food Hygiene Rating – Scores on the doors Compliance with food hygiene and safety procedures – 15 Compliance with structural requirements – 20 Confidence in management/control procedures – 20 Total score: 55 (0 rating)