The 11 Edinburgh Italian, French and Mediterranean restaurants which failed latest food hygiene inspection

No fewer than 268 food and drink venues across Edinburgh with low hygiene ratings are named on a new interactive map – and we look at the Capital’s 11 Italian, French and Mediterranean restaurants which failed their latest food hygiene inspection.

The map, compiled by Pantry and Larder using official Food Hygiene Rating Scheme data, also shows 29% of kebab shops in Edinburgh failed their latest food hygiene inspection, along with 23% of Indian and Chinese eateries. Also failing to meet hygiene standards are 20 coffee shops across the city.

Looking at wider categories outside of food outlets, convenience stores and supermarkets are the worst-performing businesses. Nineteen convenience stores and 16 supermarkets in Edinburgh are rated as “improvement required”.

Veronica Fletcher, of Pantry and Larder, said: “The Food Standards Agency (FSA) regularly inspects any business that serves food and drink and awards them a rating from 0-5, with 2 or below indicating a fail. In Scotland, businesses are awarded a ‘pass’ or ‘improvement needed’.

“In Wales and Northern Ireland, it's mandatory for businesses to display their hygiene rating. But this isn’t the case in England or Scotland, and many people will probably be surprised by the ratings of their local eateries.”

Take a look through our photo gallery to see the 11 Italian, French and Mediterranean restaurants in Edinburgh which failed their latest food hygiene inspection, according to Pantry and Larder.