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.
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 seven eateries which have scored 0, 1 or 2 hygiene ratings in February:
5. Bengal Spice, Southsea
Bengal Spice, 157 Highland Road, was rated given a rating of two on January 14, 2026. Its management of food safety was generally satisfactory while its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was given improvement necessary. Photo: Google Maps
6. Tap and Table Food Court
FatBeBe @ Tap And Table Food Court, Kiosk No 3, Portsmouth and Southsea Railway Station, received a rating of two following an inspection on January 22, 2026. Its management of food safety and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated generally satisfactory. It hygienic food handling was rated as improvement necessary. One World Burger at the same address received the same rating. | Google
7. Tap and Table Food Court (Lucknow Central)
Lucknow Central @ Tap And Table Food Court, Kiosk No 3, Portsmouth and Southsea Railway Station, received a rating of two following an inspection on January 22, 2026. Its management of food safety was rated generally satisfactory. Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. | Google
8. Mooboo - Southsea
Mooboo at 97A Palmerston Road, Southsea, was rated two on January 12, 2026. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was generally satisfactory. However its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Photo: Google