Trafalgar Arms

Portsmouth

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Trafalgar Arms scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 12 September 2025 by Portsmouth.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Trafalgar Arms, from October 2019 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 1 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Trafalgar Arms.

Food hygiene rating history for Trafalgar Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
31 October 2019	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
12 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Trafalgar Arms in Portsmouth has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

The Trafalgar Arms,
254 Fratton Road,
Portsmouth,
PO1 5HH

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Trafalgar Arms. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Trafalgar Arms?

Food hygiene at Trafalgar Arms is inspected by Portsmouth, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Trafalgar Arms

What is Trafalgar Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Trafalgar Arms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 September 2025.

When was Trafalgar Arms last inspected?

Trafalgar Arms was last inspected by Portsmouth on 12 September 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.