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The Fossil Thief

Restaurant or café · Lock Keepers Cottage, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, PO1 3FH

Food hygiene rating
012345
Urgent improvementVery good

Good. What a 4 means. Inspected 23 Sept 2026 by Portsmouth council.

Badges

Spotless handlingBest score for handling and storing food
Freshly inspectedInspected 40 days ago
5-star streakRated 5 at three inspections in a row
Most improvedRating went up at the last inspection

Dashed badges unlock once RatedEats has tracked this business across more than one inspection.

What the inspector found

Handling and storing foodVery good
Cleanliness and condition of premisesGenerally satisfactory
Management of food safetyGenerally satisfactory

Shorter bar is better. FHRS points: hygiene 0, structural 10, management 10.

Rating history

AwaitingPublication→4 Inspected 23 Sept 2026seen 31 Oct 2026

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