Ynyshir got a one-star food hygiene rating from inspectors but has since been restored to five stars.

Wales' only two-Michelin-star restaurant that received a one-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found flies, broken equipment and a dirty knife has had its top score restored. Ynyshir Restaurant near Machynlleth in mid Wales was ordered to stop serving raw lobster after Ceredigion council had found "significant hazards" were not properly identified. Ynyshir serves Japanese-inspired raw dishes as part of its nearly £500 a head 30-course tasting menu, and had accused inspectors of not understanding its specialised procedures. The council has now awarded it a hygiene rating of five after it found the "business had addressed all matters identified during the original inspection". "This outcome demonstrates the effectiveness of the food hygiene inspection process and the positive results that can be achieved through constructive engagement between regulatory officers and food businesses to improve standards," the council said. Chef Gareth Ward previously said he had not been embarrassed when the restaurant had been given a 1-out-of-5 score. Food critic Giles Coren previously came out in support of the restaurant, claiming Michelin-starred restaurants should not have to abide by normal health and safety rules and the guidelines should "probably be modernised". "It is not little kitchens and pots boiling away, mimsy little things being placed on plates. He is cooking with fire... he stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks," Coren said.