You’ve heard of Michelin Stars, Tripadvisor and maybe Scores on the Doors. These are all great ways to measure the quality of a restaurant, pub, bar or fast food outlet. But have you ever considered that the humble toilet could be the ultimate measure of quality in your favourite eatery?
This first came to mind in 2023 when I was eating at a slightly more classy restaurant than I usually do (no I won’t name it). The restaurant in question was based in London and owned by a Michelin Star chef. The food was ok – nothing to shout about – but the toilets were atrocious!
It made me think: you can tell a lot about a place by the pride they take in maintaining the toilets. If a restaurant can’t look after the toilets, then what must their kitchen look like?
This thought returned to me recently when I visited Battlesbridge Antiques Centre near Wickford. To look at the place, you wouldn’t automatically think it would have well cared for toilets but the one I used in an outdoor hut was surprisingly well-maintained and clean. This gives me faith in the little café next to the toilet which I assume takes care of it.
So I propose a new measure of restaurant quality – The Toilet Treatment Measure – which I will be campaigning for going forward. And I hope anyone who stumbles upon this ridiculous body of text will do the same!
On a side note, why do companies insist on using ludicrously poor-quality hand dryers in toilets? Some of them are so bad that I’m certain they make your hands wetter the more you use them. The best types are the ones that once you’re finished you have no skin left on your hands.
Visually Interesting 
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