What are the legal/other requirements for operating a Shabu-Shabu (cook your own food) restaurant in the UK?

Question

I wish to set up a healthy "cook your own food" restaurant, similar in concept to a Sukiyaki, Shabu Shabu or Hot Pot (Chinese Fondue) restaurant from Japan or China, in London, England.

I wish to know what legal restrictions there will be for allowing customers to cook their own food and for each table to have thermostatically controlled cooking equipment (i.e. hot pots with boiling water in them).

Are there any special restrictions in the UK for eating places where raw food is to be delivered to the customer and then cooked by them above and beyond what "normal" restaurants require to conform to?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

the commerce bureau on line has all the details

Answer 2

Gross! Fortunately, I have never had this happen to me personally, but I have heard a lot of horror stories and so I eat out as little as possible. A friend who worked at a movie theater once told me that the guys would drop the ice cubes on the floor then put them in the dispenser anyway, and once had a loogie spit contest in the nachos. :l

Answer 3

check with commerce bureau on line has all the details