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Flip Out food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Portsmouth

Flip Out 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 is a fresh result: Flip Out was inspected on 26 May 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: 4 Harbour Gate Business Park, Southampton Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4BQ

How it compares in Portsmouth

In Portsmouth, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Flip Out sits behind roughly 976 nearby businesses. 20% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Portsmouth
5 out of 5 976 64%
4 out of 5 311 20% ← Flip Out
3 out of 5 124 8%
2 out of 5 68 4%
1 out of 5 53 3%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 268 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 Flip Out 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 Flip Out, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Caterlink @ City Of Portsmouth College School/college/university at this address 5 - Very good 5 December 2024
Cytiva Other catering premises 39 yards away 5 - Very good 19 August 2025
Costa Coffee Portsmouth Retail Park Drive Thru Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 203 yards away 5 - Very good 21 August 2023
Busy Bees At Portsmouth Caring Premises 236 yards away 5 - Very good 10 March 2025
Allaway Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 297 yards away 5 - Very good 18 July 2024
Café On The Green Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 297 yards away 5 - Very good 5 February 2026
Caterlink At St Paul's Catholic Primary School And Nursery School/college/university 386 yards away 5 - Very good 16 December 2025
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 427 yards away 5 - Very good 26 November 2024

Questions about Flip Out

What is Flip Out's food hygiene rating?

Flip Out has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Portsmouth Council on 26 May 2026.

Is Flip Out 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 Flip Out last inspected?

Flip Out was last inspected on 26 May 2026, a month 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 Flip Out?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 Flip Out compare to other places in Portsmouth?

64% of the 1,534 rated food businesses in Portsmouth hold the top rating of 5, while Flip Out holds a 4. 311 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Portsmouth Council inspects Flip Out 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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