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Messy Chef
Food hygiene rating 2 out of 5 — Improvement necessary
- Type
- Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
- Address
- 1 Festing Road, Southsea, PO4 0NG
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- 17 Mar 2026
- Council
- Portsmouth Council
- Hygienic food handling
- Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness and condition of facilities
- Improvement necessary
- Management of food safety
- Generally satisfactory
How it compares
- Of the 536 rated food businesses in Southsea, 89% are rated higher, 7% the same and 4% lower.
- Of the 1,573 rated food businesses in the Portsmouth Council area, 92% are rated higher, 5% the same and 3% lower.
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View this business on the Food Standards Agency website. Data from the FSA, checked 2 Nov 2026.
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