Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Causeway Coast and Glens

Nicos

Ballymoney

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Nicos scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 10 March 2026 by Causeway Coast and Glens.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Nicos, from June 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 2 in 2021 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Nicos
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 June 2021	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
10 March 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Nicos in Ballymoney has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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?

Ballybrakes Road,
Ballybrakes,
Ballymoney,
Antrim,
BT53 6LW

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

Who inspects Nicos?

Food hygiene at Nicos is inspected by Causeway Coast and Glens, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Nicos

What is Nicos’s food hygiene rating?

Nicos has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 March 2026.

When was Nicos last inspected?

Nicos was last inspected by Causeway Coast and Glens on 10 March 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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.