A new restaurant or cafe called Nest & Vine has registered with Lewisham's food safety team at 14 Royal Parade in Blackheath Village. The register lists it as awaiting its first inspection, which is what a food business looks like on paper shortly before or just after it starts trading. No hygiene rating has been given yet.
Royal Parade is not a stretch that has been short of empty frontages, so a kitchen registering there is worth a second glance on the walk down to the station. The name and the category are all the register gives away; what it actually serves, and when the doors open, is the thing to watch over the next few weeks.
- A business called Nest & Vine is registered as a restaurant/cafe/canteen at 14 Royal Parade, Blackheath.
- It is awaiting its first hygiene inspection as a new registration, with the local authority listed as Lewisham.
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- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1939757 (food hygiene register)
Claim by claim (2 facts, 2 editorial judgements)
- A business called Nest & Vine is registered as a restaurant/cafe/canteen at 14 Royal Parade, Blackheath. — food hygiene register“Nest & Vine (Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen) Address: 14 Royal Parade, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TL”
- It is awaiting its first hygiene inspection as a new registration, with the local authority listed as Lewisham. — food hygiene register“Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration) ... Authority: Lewisham”
- Judgement: A new kitchen on Royal Parade is welcome on a parade that has had empty frontages.
- Judgement: The register gives only the name and category; the concept and opening date are not yet known.
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