Former ‘rudest restaurant in London’ fined after mice found in kitchen

Chinatown's renowned Wong Kei prosecuted for food hygiene offences and fined more than 40,000

A restaurant in London's Chinatown once called the capital's rudest has been fined more than 40,000 after mice and cockroaches were found in its kitchen.

Wong Kei, which has traded on Wardour Street for decades and was once famous for its impersonal level of service", as the online guide to Chinatown puts it, was prosecuted for food hygiene offences and after its owners were found to have falsified documents.