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We've not eaten yet at the Birmingham Six by Nico but I have to commend Neil at Reservations for sorting out a problem with our booking. He was amazing & went above and beyond. If the service he's initially provided is anything to go by we're in for a tremendous evening - woohoo
Aberdeen -Amalfi menu Ive read a lot of the reviews to guage what other people are saying as I don’t like giving bad reviews. It wasn’t bad - the quality of the food was very good but the service was very slow and we received 3 apologies for the wait on 3 of the 6 courses. Also it was all lukewarm. We went for the wine pairings which was something I was particularly looking forward to as in the past I have been blown away by the expertise of the sommeiller in selecting the appropriate wine to balance a course. However first time at SixbyNico and although I enjoyed 5 out of the 6 wines, I didn’t think they all matched particularly well with the courses. However, still very enjoyable and it was nice that they allowed us to share the wine between two of us, so serving us 50 ml each instead of 100ml. I do love wine but I like it to compliment the food and not take centre stage, so that was perfect for us.We started off with a very knowledgeable server who talked us through the components of each of the first two courses, which I do find very interesting. However this had trailed off by course 3 and our waiter was very polite and friendly but not as knowledgeable which I found a bit disappointing.Sadly I did need to visit the bathroom during one of the long (and apology accepted for) extended waits between courses and I did need to bring the condition of the bathroom to the attention of a member of staff. So quite nice but not blown away and a few things need attention, in my humble opinion. I did expect more.
I am Mexican and I must say that I did not understand the hole experience, it was not my country’s dishes, it is pricy and disappointed, go to Lupillo tacos if you want to get a real Mexican testing or you can go after as you will get in total about 7 spoons of food after finishing their menu
This restaurant needs to think a bit out of the box. It specialises in it’s taster menus. But if you want to purchase a voucher as a gift, you can only buy monetary vouchers ( why not just give cash). As it’s a gift I didn’t want to purchase something with a price tag attached. Phoned customer service and they said ( computer says no) though at times like Christmas it says yes. Asked if they could do something, explaining my dilema. And their mantra is NO. Not exactly customer focused I’m only trying to give custom. Thankfully many restaurants do. So my custom goes elsewhere. A lucky insight to their customer service values. My replyI appreciate you following up via email after your phone call.I acknowledge you don't wish to leave a price tag on a gift voucher, however, the monetary value will be visible when using as part/rull payment or the experience.That is not a worry, please do feel free to take your custom elsewhere.Regards,ElleSix By NicoCustomer Relations and ReservationsT: 0141 248 3938
Having read these reviews I feel vindicated in my complaint about our awful experience at Fitzrovia yesterday.The food was actually good but the courses were rushed. We told them we had a voucher that had been bought for a Christmas present by our daughter. The date on the voucher was 5 June. Christmas Day when we got the voucher is 25 December. They told us it was no longer valid and would not accept it. I am afraid I insisted and spoke to a manager who did, in the end agree to take it. Of course they are VERY happy to take the money for the voucher 6 months in advance…. Day light robbery!! My advice to those considering buying vouchers or eating there is STEER WELL CLEAR! There are plenty of other caring eateries out there!!
I imagine that there will be loads of image conscious people with large bank balances, small appetites and no requirement for a reasonable wine choice for whom this restaurant is extremely well suited.But for us, this was pretentious nonsense!!! Six courses that comprised 10 mouth fulls in total but cost our party of 4 north of £450 and left us all feeling in need of a kebab!We started with pre dinner drinks, the limited drinks list was supplemented by an offer from the waiter to make whatever cocktail we might want but after “no” to the first 3 requests we settled for two thimbles of warm Prosecco £9 each, and two flat G&Ts £19 each (yes 19). Anyway after drinks we entered the restaurant with expectations high. Chose wine from the seriously limited wine list (not the wine flight which seemed to have been constructed by the bloke who stocks the wine aisle at the local Happy Shopper) and waited….further disappointment ensued when the eagerly awaited Red wine was warm, not 21st century centrally heated house room temperature but it appeared to have been on in an oven at gas mark 6 for 30 minutes!The food was, for the most part tasty, although the pork morsel was dry and over salty….there was just not enough of it! Very much the emporer’s new clothes!!Service was at best “ok” but the discretionary service charge of 12.5% was laughable.There are better places to spend this sort of money on in almost any town around the country.We won’t return!!!
Although you get 6 courses they are very tiny even minuscule when it came to the fried mars bar could have been any old sweet in batter the size of a malteaser ! Most of it wasn’t that great , the fish was probably the best but only because a bit bigger than a golf ball . And if you like going to the toilet in the Dark great my guess is to hide the normal stuff you find .. AND ADDING a SERVICE CHARGE they call discretionary they also add another £1 for some charity THEY embark on embarrassment if you dispute it ,, UK IS NOT AMERICA get lost with your tipping calling it a service charge
After wanting to go for a few years, we were left disappointed by the experience.Was gifted vouchers for a meal for two and a drink, and by time we went to use it, the taster menu had gone up by £10 pp.Try finding pricing on their website, spent 10 mins and still couldn’t find it anywhere. I wonder why. Appreciate its a taster menu but for £42 the portions sizes were really poor. Add on a 12.5% service charge, a £1 pp charitable donation, and even room left on the bill for a tip and your almost at £50pp before you have to go to McDonald’s to fill up some more after!Yes u can ask for the service charge and charitable donation to be removed but most won’t want the embarrassment of asking and will reluctantly pay it like we did.They say the charity is close to Nicos heart but not enough for him to give up £1pp of his profits to gift, it’s up to the customers to do on top of over priced food and drink.After what was meant to be a gift for us, ended up costing me £37 on top when my mum thought she had given us enough for the taster menu and a drink each.The food was nice though but just not value for money and not really an experience. Bare minimal on table, no place mats, one set of cutlery, paper napkin. Cafes have been set up with more effort. Warm welcome and staff were nice. We expected a more luxurious setting for what we were paying and the way this establishment is marketed.It’s all about the buck here and sadly it showed and we won’t be back. Have previously bought as a gift too but having experienced this tonight, I won’t buy again unfortunately.
Had the chippy menu at the new Oxford branch. Dish 1 was bland,tiny drizzle of oil and no cheese,had to add the curry sauce from the chip part to give it flavour. Dishes 2-5 were good. Dish 6,the dessert,was dissapointing. The sorbet was revolting and the small deep fried mars bar ball only tasted of batter. The accompanying wines weren’t great either, the whites were tepid in temperature and the dessert wine tasted like a cheap glass of red. The music was too loud. Our waitress was brilliant though, knowledgable and friendly.
I have been a few times to both London branches and feel that whilst the food is on the expensive side when it comes to value for money, the food is yummy, the experience is something different, and the ambiance is nice. The portions could be a bit bigger but other more expensive tasting menus are similar in size so I think the small portion size is just part of the tasting menu experience. There are sides you can order as additional courses but they are quite pricey.Overall I would recommend Six By Nico but suggest that diners with a larger appetite have a snack before dining.
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