Portsmouth food hygiene ratings: 6 of the worst rating released in May for Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham and Havant

By Joe Williams

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Published 5th Jun 2026, 17:08 BST

Latest Portsmouth area eateries with food hygiene ratings from 0 to 2

A number of restaurants in the Portsmouth area have had their food hygiene ratings released in May.

From takeaways and pubs, to cafes and restaurants, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects food hygiene levels to ensure the establishments are up to standard.

Inspectors rate establishments in the below areas with the FSA definitions included:

Hygienic food handling – Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene

Management of food safety – System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future

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Each area is given a rating from zero to five which then factors towards the overall rating of the eatery. Restaurants have the opportunity to appeal the rating and can request a re-inspections.

Any restaurants that have appealed or that have requested a new inspection and are awaiting a new score according to the FSA website have not been included in this article.

Further details on the individual food hygiene reports can be found on the Food Standards Agency website.

Here are 6 eateries which have scored 0, 1 or 2 hygiene ratings in May:

Here are the Portsmouth area eateries who received a food hygiene rating between zero and two last month.

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Here are the Portsmouth area eateries who received a food hygiene rating between zero and two last month. | Local Library Photo: FSA

Shake And Grill, at 159 Stoke Road, Gosport was given a score of one on May 6. Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Its management of food safety was given major improvement necessary.

2. Shake & Grill

Shake And Grill, at 159 Stoke Road, Gosport was given a score of one on May 6. Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Its management of food safety was given major improvement necessary. | Local Library

Dice Board Game Lounge, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 149 Albert Road, Southsea was given a two-out-of-five score after assessment on April 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.
Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was generally satisfactory while it cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was given improvement necessary.

3. Dice Board Game Lounge

Dice Board Game Lounge, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 149 Albert Road, Southsea was given a two-out-of-five score after assessment on April 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was generally satisfactory while it cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was given improvement necessary. | Local Library

Pizza GoGo at 55 Osborne Road received a food hygiene rating of two-out-of-five following an inspection on April 27. Its hygienic food handling was rated as good and its management of food safety generally satisfactory. Its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary.

4. Pizza GoGo

Pizza GoGo at 55 Osborne Road received a food hygiene rating of two-out-of-five following an inspection on April 27. Its hygienic food handling was rated as good and its management of food safety generally satisfactory. Its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. | Google

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