Fulham restaurant slammed by food inspectors as mouse poo found in kitchen

By Hannah Neary, Local Democracy Reporter

A Chinese takeaway has been given a dire hygiene rating after inspectors found mouse poo and flies in the kitchen.

Seven Seas in Fulham was given a one out of five grading by Hammersmith and Fulham council following a food hygiene inspection on June 29.

Inspectors found a used ashtray and “greasy and dirty” conditions inside the restaurant in Munster Road, a council report said.

The inspector said food wasn’t prepared or kept safely, with raw and cooked food stored uncovered in the same fridge. The inspection was carried out after a customer complained, according to the report.

It adds: “Throughout the business, food was stored uncovered and thereby at risk of contamination.

“Examples included raw beef in a freezer, cooked chicken in a fridge and buckets of sauces at ambient [temperature] under a counter… this inspection was prompted by a complaint by one of your customers that their food contained a foreign body.

“In my opinion, the many examples of food stored uncovered provided multiple opportunities for this contamination to occur.”

Photographs taken during the inspection show mouse poo on the floor, buckets of uncovered sauces and tubs of meat kept without lids in a fridge.

The report said: “Mouse droppings were seen throughout, i.e. in the back room on the raised wooden platform, in the middle room on the floor and in the front kitchen behind the stainless steel work surface.

“Other than several glue traps there was no evidence that any pest proofing or pest control measures were in place… Much of the premises was greasy and dirty.”

A member of staff from Seven Seas hung up when we called them for comment.

Pictured top: Seven Seas restaurant in Munster Road (Picture: Hammersmith and Fulham council)