But a number of restaurant owners have contacted the JEP claiming that the system is out-of-date, that some restaurants have been punished for simple maintenance issues, and that others have been awarded five stars without even being inspected.
Meanwhile, one restaurant that was named and shamed as having Jersey’s only zero-star rating was reclassified as three stars just one day later, after the owner asked inspectors to come back following negative publicity that the guide created.
Some restaurants have not been inspected since 2007, causing some to complain that the system cannot be considered an accurate representation of how the kitchen is.
Antonia Cooke, who runs the Pure Charity Coffee Shop in the Central Market, said the rating that she was given is unfair and potentially damaging to the business, which raises money for Jersey Hospice and Brighter Futures.
Full story in Friday’s JEP.
