Dirty secrets inside London's top restaurants

A website that goes live today gives details of inspections at every food premises in the West End and thousands more across London, from school canteens to famous dining rooms.

The Scores On The Doors scheme, promoted by the Food Standards Agency, is designed to give consumers more information about the risks of food poisoning when they eat out.

A five-star rating indicates "very high standards of food safety management," while no stars suggests a "general failure" to meet food safety rules.

Among the well-known restaurants to be awarded only one star are Marco Pierre White's Mirabelle in Mayfair, Zilli Fish in Soho, Langan's Bistro in Devonshire Street, Bank in Kingsway, Orso in Covent Garden and Villandry in Great Portland Street.

The Garrick Club, the Portrait Café at the National Portrait Gallery, Madame Jojo's nightclub in Soho, and 11 branches of Pizza Express also receive one star, as do a number of central London supermarkets, including both branches of Sainsbury's in Victoria Street.

A one-star rating means a "poor level of compliance with food safety legislation, much more ef fort required," according to Westminster inspectors.

More than 200 premises scored no stars, including Starbucks in Queensway, the Marylebone High Street branch of Waitrose and YO!Sushi at the Trocadero in Coventry Street.

By contrast, a number of schools have four stars, including All Souls Primary in Paddington and St Stephen's Primary in Westbourne Grove.

Most of the five-star premises are small shops and canteens, although the Cumberland Hotel and Berkeley Hotel also achieved the top accolade.

Audrey Lewis, Westminster's cabinet member for community protection, said: "The vast majority of premises in Westminster comply with food legislation and provide a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness. We hope this scheme will drive standards up even further."

The scheme covers 28 of the capital's 33 local authorities, with inspection reports on more than 80,000 premises available online.

There are plans to make it a legal requirement for restaurants to display their rating on the door.