Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Westminster

Wahaca

LONDON

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 September 2025 by Westminster.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Wahaca, from December 2017 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2017 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Wahaca
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 December 2017	4 / 5	Good
18 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Wahaca in LONDON 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?

66 CHANDOS PLACE,
LONDON,
WC2N 4HG

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

Who inspects Wahaca?

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

Questions about Wahaca

What is Wahaca’s food hygiene rating?

Wahaca has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 September 2025.

When was Wahaca last inspected?

Wahaca was last inspected by Westminster on 18 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.