A WORCESTER curry house has served up a five-star food hygiene rating after its previous one-star mark.

The Worcester curry house, Anarkali Indian Restaurant based in The Tything, was re-inspected by Worcestershire Regulatory Services on January 28.

The city venue was granted with the five-star rating - the highest possible rating - following an independent inspection.

The restaurant manager, Muztaba Ahmed, said: “We did everything we could so we could become a five-star restaurant.

“Business was affected after we got the one-star rating.

"Business went down more than 50 per cent. We were suffering for a bit.

“We are trying our best to serve our customers and maintain the good quality.”

Mr Ahmed added: “They were very happy when they re-inspected us.

“As far as I am aware Anarkali was the first Indian restaurant in Worcester.

“I’d like to say thank you to all the customers who have continued to support us and when we were in crucial need.

“We have had the floods and now the coronavirus, so business has been affected like many others in the city.”

The Indian restaurant, which was founded in 1974, has seen a number of improvements.

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The manager has been told to ensure all staff are fully trained and that this is recorded.

There is free online training on the Food Standards Agency website.

The mayor of Worcester, Allah Ditta, visited the restaurant to congratulate staff on their progress.

The curry house was re-inspected on October 30, 2019 after the original damning inspection on October 17 which marked Anarkali as ‘major improvement necessary.’

However, the city council said many of the problems had been sorted by the time the curry house was re-inspected.