Sir Ian McKellen's pub sees hygiene rating drop by two stars after inspectors find out of date food
Sir Ian McKellen's pub has seen its hygiene rating plummet by two stars after inspectors found out of date food and a fridge operating at 16C. But the pub has recently been rapped over a series of errors in the kitchen which have seen the boozer's council hygiene rating slip to three stars from the maximum of five. Sir Ian McKellen's pub has seen its hygiene rating plummet by two stars after inspectors found out of date food and a fridge operating at 16C The actor, 83, part-owns Grade II-listed The Grapes in Limehouse, east London, which dates back nearly 500 years Inspectors from Tower Hamlets Council went to The Grapes on October 5 and downgraded its rating, which runs from 0 for the worst eateries to 5 for the best. But the pub has recently been rapped over a series of errors in the kitchen which have seen the boozer's council hygiene rating slip to three stars from the maximum of five Inspectors from Tower Hamlets Council went to The Grapes on October 5 and downgraded its rating, which runs from 0 for the worst eateries to 5 for the best Sir Ian, 83, has owned The Grapes alongside his former partner and film director Sean Mathias and businessman Evgeny Lebedev, since 2011, when the previous licensee retired.
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