Portsmouth.
1,817 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Portsmouth with its official FSA hygiene rating. 65.5% score a 5. 62 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Portsmouth food hygiene in one minute
- 1,817 food venues tracked in Portsmouth, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.36 out of 5 across 1,539 rated venues.
- 1,008 venues scored 5/5 (65.5%).
- 62 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Portsmouth in context
Portsmouth sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.36 across 1,539 rated venues.
65.5% of Portsmouth venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
62 Portsmouth venues currently score 0 or 1, 4.03% of rated stock, which puts Portsmouth above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Portsmouth itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 3.9/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Portsmouth scores
1,539 rated · 278 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
De Garden Restaurant & Takeaway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO2 0LZ
Yuan Siu
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO5 4HZ
Taste Of China
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO6 3BB
Messy Chef
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO4 0NG
Pompey Local Victoria Road
Retailers - other · PO5 1PZ
Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO1 3TW
His Glory Food Store
Retailers - other · PO4 0DF
Oct 2025
New Hong Kong Takeaway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO2 8JG
Oct 2025
Namaste
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO5 3LT
Sept 2025
Sun Hung Chang / Bing Bing Bubble Tea
Retailers - other · PO1 4BJ
Jun 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
ANA Treatment Centres
Caring Premises · PO6 1NJ
Casa Brasil
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO6 4TP
The Guildhall Village / One Stop Atomic Fries Shop
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO1 2RY
Golden Hind
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO3 5EN
Harry Sotnick House
Caring Premises · PO1 5LU
Buckwells Of Southsea
Retailers - other · PO5 3LU
Queens Hotel Portsmouth
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PO5 3LJ
Urban Sweets Portsmouth
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO2 9LD
Hilsea Fish Bar
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO2 9LB
Blossom Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO5 2AT
Portsmouth venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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CM Sports
stale · 1504moSchool/college/university · PO2 7BJ
Jan 1901
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Softee Super Whip
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · PO4
Jan 1901
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Tasty & Tender
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · PO1
Jan 1901
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stale · 1504moRetailers - other · PO1
Jan 1901
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Slimming World With Lacey
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · PO1
Jan 1901
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Slimming World With Louise
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · PO3
Jan 1901
What's in Portsmouth.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
410 venues in Portsmouth
Retailers - other
337 venues in Portsmouth
Other catering premises
287 venues in Portsmouth
Takeaway/sandwich shop
222 venues in Portsmouth
Pub/bar/nightclub
155 venues in Portsmouth
Caring Premises
110 venues in Portsmouth
School/college/university
89 venues in Portsmouth
Mobile caterer
73 venues in Portsmouth
Most recent inspections in Portsmouth.
ANA Treatment Centres
Caring Premises · PO6 1NJ
Casa Brasil
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO6 4TP
The Guildhall Village / One Stop Atomic Fries Shop
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO1 2RY
Golden Hind
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO3 5EN
Buckwells Of Southsea
Retailers - other · PO5 3LU
Queens Hotel Portsmouth
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PO5 3LJ
Harry Sotnick House
Caring Premises · PO1 5LU
Braemar Care Home
Caring Premises · PO5 2PU
Food hygiene in Portsmouth, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Portsmouth?
RatingCafe tracks 1,817 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Portsmouth, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Portsmouth?
The average FSA hygiene score across Portsmouth is 4.36 out of 5. 65.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 62 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Portsmouth venues failed their FSA inspection?
Portsmouth currently has 62 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Portsmouth are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Portsmouth hygiene data?
All Portsmouth ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Portsmouth data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.