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Coffee Cup food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Portsmouth

Coffee Cup holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 27 May 2025, 13 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: Eastney Coffee House, Eastney Esplanade, Southsea, PO4 9GE

How it compares in Portsmouth

In Portsmouth, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Coffee Cup sits behind roughly 1,288 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Portsmouth
5 out of 5 978 64%
4 out of 5 310 20%
3 out of 5 124 8% ← Coffee Cup
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 Coffee Cup 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.

Questions about Coffee Cup

What is Coffee Cup's food hygiene rating?

Coffee Cup has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Portsmouth Council on 27 May 2025.

Is Coffee Cup safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Coffee Cup last inspected?

Coffee Cup was last inspected on 27 May 2025, 13 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 Coffee Cup?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Coffee Cup compare to other places in Portsmouth?

64% of the 1,534 rated food businesses in Portsmouth hold the top rating of 5, while Coffee Cup holds a 3. 124 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Portsmouth Council inspects Coffee Cup 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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Coffee Cup is one of 541 rated food businesses in Southsea. See every hygiene rating in Southsea

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