Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Caerphilly

Nicks

Blackwood

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Nicks scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 2 February 2026 by Caerphilly.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Nicks, from September 2019 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 4 in 2019 to 4 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Nicks
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 September 2019	4 / 5	Good
2 February 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Nicks in Blackwood has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Unit 20,
The Market Place,
Blackwood,
NP12 1AU

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

Who inspects Nicks?

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

Questions about Nicks

What is Nicks’s food hygiene rating?

Nicks has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 February 2026.

When was Nicks last inspected?

Nicks was last inspected by Caerphilly on 2 February 2026.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.