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Essentials

Food shop · Unit 2 Leicester Square Station Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0AP

Hygiene 4/5
Essentials

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About Essentials

You will find Essentials at Unit 2 Leicester Square Station Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H. It is listed here as a food shop. The council's food safety team gave it a hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 on 1 October 2026. That means good.

Food hygiene rating

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Good
  • Food hygiene and safety: good. How food is handled, cooked, cooled and stored.
  • Building and cleanliness: generally satisfactory. The state of the kitchen, the cleaning and the pest control.
  • Management of food safety: good. Whether the business has proper systems and training in place.

From the Food Standards Agency, inspected 1 October 2026. See the official record.

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What is the food hygiene rating of Essentials?

Essentials has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5, given on 1 October 2026, from Westminster.

When was Essentials last inspected?

Its last food hygiene inspection was on 1 October 2026.

Where is Essentials?

Essentials is at Unit 2 Leicester Square Station Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0AP, in Westminster.

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