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Port Coffee food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Portsmouth

Port Coffee holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 8 March 2025, 16 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: Aspex Gallery, The Vulcan, Gunwharf Quays, PO1 3BF

How it compares in Portsmouth

In Portsmouth, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Port Coffee sits behind roughly 978 nearby businesses. 20% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Portsmouth
5 out of 5 978 64%
4 out of 5 310 20% ← Port Coffee
3 out of 5 124 8%
2 out of 5 67 4%
1 out of 5 53 3%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 269 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Port Coffee none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Port Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Banana Tree Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 112 yards away 5 - Very good 6 May 2026
All Bar One Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 138 yards away 5 - Very good 15 April 2026
Bella Italia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 194 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2025
Brasserie Blanc Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 210 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2026
Boots Retailers - other 225 yards away 5 - Very good 8 May 2018
Baked By Sweet Tooth Takeaway/sandwich shop 287 yards away 5 - Very good 16 June 2026
Baffled Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 321 yards away 5 - Very good 11 January 2025
Britannia Fish Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 12 April 2018

Questions about Port Coffee

What is Port Coffee's food hygiene rating?

Port Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Portsmouth Council on 8 March 2025.

Is Port Coffee safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Port Coffee last inspected?

Port Coffee was last inspected on 8 March 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Portsmouth Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Port Coffee?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Port Coffee compare to other places in Portsmouth?

64% of the 1,534 rated food businesses in Portsmouth hold the top rating of 5, while Port Coffee holds a 4. 310 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Portsmouth Council inspects Port Coffee and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Port Coffee is one of 48 rated food businesses in Gunwharf Quays. See every hygiene rating in Gunwharf Quays

Portsmouth inspects and rates 1,803 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Portsmouth

The official record is held by the council: http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk

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