Almost 90 restaurants in Greater Manchester have a zero out of five rating from the Food Standards Agency including restaurants near Piccadilly and the Trafford Centre.

Both Swadesh, a swanky Indian restaurant on Portland Street, and Rice Flame and Grill in the Trafford Centre, were among the 87 businesses receiving the lowest possible score.

The borough with the highest number of zero star restaurants was Bolton, with 26 establishments receiving the low food hygiene score, while Salford came second with 13 restaurants being given no stars for food hygeine.

Bury was the only borough to have no restaurants with the low score while Wigan now has only one zero star restaurant after two of them closed earlier this year.

Among the venues in the list were Swadesh, a swanky Indian restaurant on Portland Street, in Manchester city centre, which bosses say was marked down when insects were spotted nearby.

But staff now insist the problem has been tackled.

Mohammed Salim, manager of Swadesh on Portland Street, said: “Underneath the hotel near us is a car park and there were cockroaches everywhere. They had made their home there, it was haven for them and caused problems for everybody.

“As soon as we got the rating we shut the restaurant for two days and got it all sorted. We hope that the Food Standards Agency will return soon and give us as four or a five.”

Another venue to receive the lowest grade was Rice Flame Bar and Grill at the Trafford Centre.

But Richard Williams, speaking on behalf of the venue, said: “The restaurant has been reassessed. Unfortunately the records has not been updated online but the up to date rating is now three stars and the restaurant is now looking towards an even higher rating.”

This list was based on the most recently published inspections on the Food Standards Agency’s website, although some may have been subject to more recent visits.

Ben Dolan, Strategic Director for Environment and Community at Salford Council, believes the low scores actually reflect Salford’s tough stance on premises which fail to comply with FSA guidelines.

He said: “As well as keeping their kitchens clean and food safe, premises must keep clear and up to date records of their safety management practices, such as how they train staff and how cleaning is carried out. If they do not have satisfactory records we will rate them low, even if everything else is broadly compliant. Other councils may act differently.

“We then either serve an improvement notice or send a warning letter detailing action they must take and revisit the premises promptly to make sure they are complying. The paperwork takes a few hours to set up and a few minutes daily to maintain so there is no excuse for non compliance.

"Salford City Council takes food hygiene very seriously and works hard to maintain and drive up standards. We will always take firm action against any establishment which fails to meet acceptable standards.”

A spokesperson from the Food Standards Agency said: "During a hygiene inspection, the local authority food safety officer inspecting a business will check how well the business is meeting the law on food hygiene by looking at; how hygienically the food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and buildings, and how the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe and so that the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future.

"Those with ratings of ‘0’ are very likely to be performing poorly in all three areas and may have a history of serious problems.”

Following a rating of ‘0’, businesses must make urgent improvements to hygiene standards. The food safety officer will use a number of enforcement tools as well as giving advice and guidance to make sure these improvements are made. There will also be a deadline on how quickly these improvements must be made and this will depend on the type of issue that needs to be addressed."

These restaurants have received their low rating for a variety of reasons including not keeping records of food safety measures, to rat infestations.

You can see the zero-rated food outlets in our map (if you're reading on our app, click here to see the map on our responsive site):

Manchester - 2

Good Friend - Moston Lane

Swadesh Manchester - Portland Street

Salford - 13

Bo Wah - Russell Road

Central - Cromwell Road

Cherokee Chicken - Bolton Road

Delta Stores & Off Licence - Brookhurst Lane

H&W Newsagent - Taylorson Street

Jump In Jacks - Great Cheetham Street East

Leo’s - Monton Road

M&S supermarket - Edward Avenue

Manchester Hujra Ltd - Broughton Lane

Paresh’s News - Broad Street

Pizza Time - The Crescent

Seatown - Welwyn Drive

Success 4 ever Services LTD - Basten Drive

Tameside - 7

Curry Cottage - Concord Way

Family Bakery - Crowhill Road

Kurry Hut - Manchester Road

Perfect Pizza - St Michaels Square

Shimlaz - Tatton Road

Tasty Kitchen - Booth Street

The Cheshire Ring - Manchester Road

Trafford - 11

Bay Malton - Seamon’s Road

Bei Jing - Great Stone Road

Curry Pot - Marsland Road

Davenport Green Hall - Shay Lane

Idris Cash and Carry - Shrewsbury Street

Manchester Superstore - Ayres Road

Mecca Food Store - Ayres Road

Metro - Moss Lane

Rice Flame Bar and Grill - Trafford Centre

Sahara - Ashley Road in Hale

Spice of India - Marsland Road

Rochdale - 8

Asia Restaurant - Milkstone Road

C H Brothers - The Downs, Middleton

Eastern Kebab House - Spotland Road

Kamran Sweet Centre - Milkstone Road

Madina Takeaway - Drake Street

Perito’s Restaurant - Drake Street

Spicy Kitchen - Whitworth Road

Star Night - Lakeland Court

Oldham - 9

Al Emaan Foodstore - Featherstall Road North

Barakah - Ellen Street

Ismail Superstore - Chadderton Way

Mama’s Original - Glodwick Road

Moon Delight - Ashton Road

Rahman Bros - Chadderton Way

Razaq News - Victoria Street

Yolo Naqeebi Ltd - Yorkshire Street

Wigan - 3

Deliciosa Tapas Restaurant - Gerard Street (closed in the past seven days)

Jo Jo’s Pizza and Grill - Elliott Street

Krunchy’s Chicken & Pizza - Ormskirk Road Wigan (closed down in March)

Bolton - 26

A & H Mini Market - Derby Street

A Star Chippy - Lever Street

Bangla Kitchen - Wigan Road

Bolton Cut Price Bread and Biscuits - Ashburner Street

Bolton Kebab House - Bradshaw Gate

Chilli’s Pizza - Market Street

Curry Centre - Egerton Street

Godfather Pizza - Albert Road

Halal Butchers - Ashburner Street Market

Halal Meat and Continental Food - Deane Road

K2 Chippy Ltd - Halliwell Road

Kebabish Original - Derby Street

LA Pizza - Egerton Street

Mecca Halal Butchers - Blackburn Road

Medina Dairy Bolton Limited - Tonge Bridge Way

Quality Halal Meat - Deane Road

Red 2 Black Snooker Hall - Coe Street

Rozan Express - Deane Road

Star City - Thicketford Road

Steve & Linda’s Cafe - Cawdor Street

Taste of China - Wigan Road

Tasty Chicken - Newport Street

United Food Store - St Helens Road

Wallworks Greengrocery - Ashburner Street Market

Wayne Walker Quality Meats - Bradshaw Gate

Yan Moon House - Montserrat Road

Stockport - 8

Angon Indian Restaurant & Takeaway - Turves Road

Chunky Fried Chicken - Castle Street

Fresco Deli - Deanery Way

Happy Fortune - Turncroft Lane

JUUL - Gorton Road

Lana Thai Restaurant - Shaw Road

Stop Inn - London Road

Treasure City - Arundel Avenue

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