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Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Portsmouth

Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth 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 15 April 2026, 2 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: R04, Central Square South Building, Gunwharf Quays, PO1 3TW

How it compares in Portsmouth

In Portsmouth, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth 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% ← Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth
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 Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth 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 Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
All Bar One Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 7 yards away 5 - Very good 15 April 2026
Brasserie Blanc Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 69 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2026
Bella Italia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 81 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2025
Banana Tree Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 136 yards away 5 - Very good 6 May 2026
Baked By Sweet Tooth Takeaway/sandwich shop 156 yards away 5 - Very good 16 June 2026
Boots Retailers - other 170 yards away 5 - Very good 8 May 2018
Britannia Fish Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 326 yards away 5 - Very good 12 April 2018
Baffled Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 11 January 2025

Questions about Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth

What is Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth's food hygiene rating?

Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Portsmouth Council on 15 April 2026.

Is Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth 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 Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth last inspected?

Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth was last inspected on 15 April 2026, 2 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 Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth?

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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth compare to other places in Portsmouth?

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

Who decides the rating?

Portsmouth Council inspects Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Tap & Tandoor Portsmouth 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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