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Subway Lord Montgomery Way food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Portsmouth

Subway Lord Montgomery Way 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

This rating dates from 7 June 2024, but the business has been re-inspected and a new rating is awaiting publication, so the score shown here is about to change.

Address: 6 - 7 Charter House, Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2SB

How it compares in Portsmouth

In Portsmouth, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Subway Lord Montgomery Way 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% ← Subway Lord Montgomery Way
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 Subway Lord Montgomery Way 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 Subway Lord Montgomery Way, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Brewhouse & Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 152 yards away 5 - Very good 17 November 2025
B & M Portsmouth Arundel St (875) Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 8 July 2025
Boswells Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 18 November 2025
Boots Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 8 May 2018
Bumblebee Nursery Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 7 February 2017
Admirals Fish Chips And Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 6 January 2026
Breakfast / After School Club Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Boots Portsmouth Commercial Road (1524) Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025

Questions about Subway Lord Montgomery Way

What is Subway Lord Montgomery Way's food hygiene rating?

Subway Lord Montgomery Way has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Portsmouth Council on 7 June 2024.

Is Subway Lord Montgomery Way 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 Subway Lord Montgomery Way last inspected?

Subway Lord Montgomery Way was last inspected on 7 June 2024, more than 2 years 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 Subway Lord Montgomery Way?

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

How does Subway Lord Montgomery Way compare to other places in Portsmouth?

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

Who decides the rating?

Portsmouth Council inspects Subway Lord Montgomery Way 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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