From takeaways and pubs, to cafes and restaurants, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects food hygiene levels to ensure the establishments are up to standard.
Inspectors rate establishments in the below areas with the FSA definitions included:
Hygienic food handling – Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene
Management of food safety – System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future
Each area is given a rating from zero to five which then factors towards the overall rating of the eatery.
Further details on the individual food hygiene reports can be found on the Food Standards Agency website.
Having already revealed the lowest rated restaurants from November, here are the five star ratings released in November for restaurants in Portsmouth, Havant, Fareham and Gosport:
13. Dolly's Vintage Tea Room
Dolly'S Vintage Tea Rooms, at 42a Stoke Road, Gosport was handed a five-out-of-five rating after assessment on November 13. | Google Photo: Google
14. The Hardway Coffee Co
The Hardway Coffee Co, at 97 Priory Road, Gosport was also given a score of five on November 12 | Google
15. Greek Cuisine Tony
Rated 5: Greek Cuisine Tony at Unit 12, South Parade Pier, South Parade, Southsea; rated on November 13 | - Photo: -
16. O Sole Mio
Rated 5: O Sole Mio Port Solent at 19 The Boardwalk, Portsmouth; rated on November 18 | DD Photo: DD