A low hygiene rating can mean f-all as far as I understand
Could - very likely - mean the place is filthy.
Also could mean that it's clean as a whistle, but didn't demonstrate certain box ticking kow-tow.
Seem to remember MPW steakhouse in Birmingham getting a zero rating, something about not logging bins being taken out or some petty bollocks.
Birmingham also has the "Best Bar None" scheme. Criteria to win seems to be:
1: Are you a massive chain? (maximum point for 'yes')
2: How many door staff do you have?
3. What is your theft policy?
My local's response of:
1:No
2:None; "the day I can't run my pub properly so that I need door staff is the day I sell-up"
and
3: "We're against it, but hasn't happen as yet, see 2"
really didn't go down too well.
Best intentions screwed by petty bureaucracy.
(, Fri 3 Jul 2015, 11:12, Share, Reply)