How do I check a hygiene rating in Crickhowell?

Food Standards Agency ratings run 0–5 and update after inspections. A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge.

Do I need to book restaurants in Crickhowell?

Event nights usually yes; quieter weekdays less so. A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge.

Do you rank restaurants in Crickhowell?

No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain where to eat and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge.

Crickhowell · Food

Restaurants in Crickhowell

High-street tables — Table Mountain sitting, not Abergavenny.

Crickhowell restaurants sit toward the high street and Usk bridge — independents in Crug Hywel, not Abergavenny's market (different council). Check FSA hygiene ratings on food.gov.uk; we do not quote a mains band until we have dated menus.

Source: Food Standards Agency — food hygiene ratings · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Restaurant hygiene lookup for Crickhowell, Wales

Wales law: food businesses must display their food hygiene rating at or near each customer entrance. Check ratings at ratings.food.gov.uk.

Hygiene rating must be displayed

What to know

Crickhowell (Crug Hywel) is the Usk-valley town under Table Mountain — Powys taxi table; Beacons walks, not Abergavenny’s market (different council).

Restaurants in Crickhowell

The Bear Hotel (High Street; 01873 810408) is the town's most consistent sit-down — eclectic British cooking in oak-beamed rooms with a walled terrace. The Dragon Inn (High Street; 01873 810362) serves seasonal British food with a garden facing Table Mountain. The Nantyffin Cider Mill (Brecon Road; 01873 810775) is the 16th-century drovers' inn at the foot of the Black Mountains — book ahead for a destination meal. Red Indigo (01873 811175) covers modern Indian and takeaway.

This is market-town dining under Crug Hywel — not an Abergavenny Food Festival weekend clone every day of the year.

What to check

From High street to the Usk bridge. Hygiene rating, independent restaurants, walk-ins, mains — and where to eat when the centre is busy.

Local markers for this chapter: Usk-valley, Beacons, Abergavenny’s, market.

High street to the Usk bridge — independents; mains.

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Where should I eat in Crickhowell?: Crickhowell (Crug Hywel) is the Usk-valley town under Table Mountain — Powys taxi table; Beacons walks, not Abergavenny’s market (different council). A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge. Crug Hywel is the Welsh name for the same town.
How do I check a hygiene rating in Crickhowell?: Food Standards Agency ratings run 0–5 and update after inspections. A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge.
Do I need to book restaurants in Crickhowell?: Event nights usually yes; quieter weekdays less so. A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge.
Do you rank restaurants in Crickhowell?: No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain where to eat and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is High street to the Usk bridge.

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