Harrisons of Beverley: Yorkshire deli restaurant, champagne and oyster bar closes down after poor food hygiene rating

East Riding Council inspectors gave Harrisons of Beverley, in Saturday Market, a one-star rating and also ordered improvements to the handling of food and the restaurant’s cleanliness.

Harrisons of Beverley’s owners could not be reached for comment and it is understood that the business has since closed down.

The rating comes after inspectors handed a zero rating to the company’s gelato shop in Toll Gavel following a visit in July.

Inspectors who visited the ice cream shop found rubbish piled up in a side alley, grubby fridge and freezer handles, sporadic hot water supplies and no food allergen warnings for customers.

The council also received a complaint days later claiming that two female staff members were seen trying different flavours of ice cream out of shop tubs with the same spoon.

Council food safety officers gave Gelato of Harrisons between two weeks and two months to bring itself up to standard but the venue is also believed to have closed.

The inspection of Harrisons of Beverley, which took place in August, found major improvements were needed in checking food was safe to eat.

Major improvements were also ordered to make sure staff had knowledge of food safety and safety officers lacked confidence about future standards.

Inspectors also ruled improvements were needed in preparing, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storing food and the restaurant’s condition and facilities.

Harrisons opened at the end of 2020, and in spring 2021 added a champagne and oyster bar.

Food standards ratings range from zero to five, with the former meaning that urgent improvements are necessary while the latter means hygiene is very good.

Businesses given ratings of four have good standards, three generally satisfactory and ones rated two are deemed to require some improvements.

Council inspectors judge venues based on how they handle food, how it is stored and prepared, the cleanliness of facilities and how they manage safety.

Inspections do not cover the quality of food, customer service, culinary skill, presentation or comfort.

Food safety officers have several powers at their disposal to ensure businesses improve their standards and can give advice and guidance to them.

It is up to the local authority official to tell the business how quickly improvements must be made.

Officers can shut part or all of a business down if its hygiene standards are found to be so poor that they pose an imminent risk to public health.