Sixbynico Reviews 

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 They told us it was no longer valid and would not accept it.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!!!

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.

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.

Leeds:-
A warm welcome and shown to an end table for two.

This run of tables for two are too close to each other; there’s little point in polite service with your free hand safely stored behind your back if your derrière is right in the face of the guests on the table behind you as you serve and those guests are trying to eat. And that happened on at least eleven occasions; one for every course and one for each wine pairing.

We had to make our server aware of the complimentary welcome drink & snacks; the booking confirmation either didn’t impart as far as the restaurant floor or he simply forgot. Either way he assured us he was blameless and it was down to us.
Prosecco, sourdough & chicken parm were excellent additions; thank you for your hospitality.

However no sooner had they arrived than first course turned up. We were asked if we were ready and said no. Back it went to the pass where it sat for the next ten minutes or so.

It was tasty enough when re-served but obviously, by now, lukewarm at best; none of the courses were particularly warm.
And before it’s said that we should have sent it back, it shouldn’t have been served in the first place.
And where was the cookie? The one in the Instagram posts was no where to be seen.
Tbh the aesthetics of the courses photographed to sell the experience and those that made it to the table was vast.

Course 2 was split between classic & vegetarian and the flavours and textures of both were on point.

Course 3 was again split and again there were no negative comments regarding the tastes and textures; Hazlenut Ragu was exemplary and extremely well executed.

Course 4 was coalfish which was a tad dry but acceptable.

Course 5 chicken; again very tasty.

Course 6 dessert was, for us, a complete taste failure. The crumble and sorbet nearly held their own but the main event had nothing about it. Bland both in taste and consistency. In our eyes original NYC apple pie wasn’t well served at all with this course.
Our server brought dessert wine foc as he felt that might lift the course. Whilst I appreciated where he was going, we don’t think Lazarus could have resurrected it. Each to their own and I’m sure others were happily served by it.

We weren’t asked if we required coffee. There were no draught products; a tap explosion in the cellar was the explanation. Bottles of beer were cold and glassware chilled.

The atmosphere is very brisk & consequently service feels like it’s hurtling at you, and by you, at great speed; rattling off what each course consisted of was well intentioned but became strangely hypnotic and eventually lost all meaning.
There’s more staff whizzing past tables & expediting the stairs en masse than you can shake a stick at, but catching anyone’s eye was an art form.
And I’m with Brian Turner; please don’t serve hot food on stone cold plates.

Our bill was incorrect and had to be reissued, and when we tried to pay by American Express we were told the restaurant didn’t support the card and that we’d have to “collect our points elsewhere”.
We found this to be a quite frankly bizarre and rude assumption to articulate to a guest; and as it happens in this instance, entirely incorrect.
It wasn’t the only fatuously pompous remark of the evening either.
C’est la vie.

This was a gift from family and we enjoyed the food experience but some tweaks are needed before we’d return.

Pretentious and overpriced. Had a sandwich when I got home.

Amazing restaurant and great services. I cannot speak highly enough about my recent experience at the new restaurant opening in Oxford. The food and drinks were excellent, the service so impressive. The interior design of the restaurant is exquisite. This is the best and finest new restaurant in Oxford and I am
looking forward to my next visit.

I had purchased a gift experience for my husband as a Christmas present. We booked for 7March 2024 but unfortunately his father died on 3 March 2924 so obviously cancelled the booking. I asked if we could rebook for April 2024 as the funeral was to be held at the end of March 2024. This communication was via email (18 in total). In short I was told this was not possible as I had ‘plenty of time to use the experience’ along with other choice statements!! The customer care manager was appalling in his response and no account was given for extenuating circumstances. He offered the monetary value of the experience only. I did manage in the end to get my money back less postage. As I persisted I did manage to get back postage!! (More emails)
I did write to the registered office address for Six by Nico requesting a response to the poor customer care provided by the Customer Relations and Support Manager a number of weeks ago. This has been ignored and shows the lack of care and respect the company has for its customers

We went to Six by nico yesterday , they first said our voucher our son in law got us at Christmas wasn’t valid ,then they said we could use it . On to the second corse ,it cams out with a big black hair in it but only once I’d got to the bottom of the dish I realised , i said I couldn’t eat any more after this and me and my husband decided to leave , they wouldn’t give us the voucher back and was very abrupt , this was the manager . We had two tiny courses and two drinks then no voucher back or any apologie for the hair, they just sent me another dish , I felt sick .
My son in law spent a lot of money for this gift .
Very disappointed. Shame on you Six by nico .

Been to Six by Nico a few times in Cardiff and every time its been a wonderful experience. I can see a lot of negative reviews on here so just wanted to offer a different viewpoint as I've always found the service and food brilliant and very reasonably priced.

The customer service function appears to be non-existent. I tried to buy a voucher online for the Belfast restaurant, as a birthday present for my sister-in-law. The purchase appeared to go through, and I got as far as the screen telling me that confirmation would be sent to my email address. However, no confirmation email appeared despite by credit card being debited. This happened five days ago. Since then I have emailed the addresses given on their website both for voucher purchases and for customer services generally, but have had absolutely no response. I have had to raise a dispute with my credit card provider to try to get a refund. I won't be trying this again!

After confirming before booking and on arrival at the Byres Road Glasgow restaurant on 11 April that my partner was celiac, we were assured that the restaurant would accommodate.
After a 3-hour service (!) of their 'New York Experience', my partner became violently ill immediately after leaving the restaurant with the recognised symptoms of a direct and significant exposure to gluten. This left us stuck in a car park in Glasgow for hours while we waited for her symptoms to lessen and her pain to ease.
Despite emailing the company the next day, we did not hear from them until 16 April. Their reply (from the customer service team who commented on these posts) was to promise to investigate this incident with the branch and remind us of the risk of airborne contaminants.
Despite our reply asking for an escalation and a refund for my partner's meal, we have been ignored as I write this on 28 April. Based on our traumatic experience I cannot recommend this chain to anyone with a food allergy. The ‘customer service’ for a serious health issue is way below the standard of any other restaurant we have experienced.
We believed that the price point for a tasting menu was too good to be true at SixbyNico and it is with regret and disappointment that we now know it is.

Follow-up response 29/04/24
An insulting email response by SixbyNico stated 'purposely serving a coeliac gluten is not what has happened' which is a combative/unprofessional response at best.
As regular restaurant goers, we have enjoyed many experiences around Glasgow without incident. Regardless of whether exposure was due to a mistake or, as stated in SixbyNico's reply, 'the possibility of contamination, albeit slight' the result was an awful dining experience. A restaurant's true value is seen in how it addresses difficult situations. Customer service makes a difference.
In a similar incident with a different restaurant last year, the manager had personally contacted us to apologise before inviting us for a return trip to view the kitchen and receive a complimentary meal. We accepted and have returned many times since.
SixbyNico's response was to provide us with a statement of their internal investigation and ask us to get back in touch if we want further information.

Six by Nico's 10-course Trust menu (£90 + £35 wine) was a major letdown. Dishes were unimpressive, easily replicated at home, and lacked the promised "wow" factor. One course was overloaded on garlic, ruining the balance and the wine didn’t quite match the food. For example, a ceviche matched with a cabernet sauvignon? Disappointing, to say the least!
Despite mentioning a prawn allergy when booking, my companion received a minuscule prawn salad with tomatoes and pieces of bread; while I got a measly tomato and pieces of bread substitute. It felt like an insult!
Our neighbouring table shared our disappointment with the whole experience.
The "Trust" aspect, meant to be a surprise culinary adventure, turned out completely UNTRUSTWORTHY. Six by Nico missed the mark entirely and any remembrance of the Michelin excellence.

EDIT: At the time of the booking my sister entered her credit card. But, I paid the bill with my card at the restaurant, TODAY THEY CHARGED HER CARD FOR $110. Trying to call them but no success so far.

Their Answer: “I am sorry to hear this, and can see you were marked as a no show in the venue and have been charged as per our booking terms and conditions.

I can only apologise if this was not the case, can you please send a photo of the payment being made”

My answer: I wasn't a no-show, I arrived and spoke with the front door receptionist and we had drinks at the bar before we were taken to our table.

This is utterly out of order. I have to prove that I paid a hell of money for substandard food. It is unacceptable the way you treat customers for extra cash.
So, your front staff made a mistake and I have to fix it otherwise you extort an extra £110 from my sister's account. THIS IS DISGUSTING!

The proof of the £230 payment is attached. Cancel this charge, because it is quite fraudulent what you are doing.

NEW EDIT: They admitted the mistake and paid back the money.

Have to say the New York experience was really disappointing, to say the least. Food was extremely salty, and I dont believe it reflected on NY one bit. Again, I am disappointed with the lobster tail side dish, tasteless and overpriced. Fourth time visiting, which has been amazing, but unfortunately, this experience spending £200 left a bad taste in my mouth along with the salt.

An expensive experience that will never be repeated! I can honestly say I did not eat very much of the miniscule six tasting courses as they were absolutely vile. I’ve been to New York many times and this is no reflection on American food. So pretentious! The restaurant is freezing too. I felt for people sitting near the door.

Four of us visited the Birmingham restaurant on Saturday and had a good time, atmosphere was decent and the food was enjoyable.

The problem started when we got the bill and the server accidentally over-charged us and got flustered attempting to do a refund. He went back and forward to the manager before coming back and saying that refunds could not be done at the restuarant and gave me an e-mail address and asked me to contact them with pictures of the receipts and bill and was then ensured that whenever this happens they always sort it out very quickly. My phone number was also taken as they were "going to ring me first thing Monday morning".

Now four days later, I have called multiple times and nobody answers, I have sent four e-mails and got no reply, I have gone through contact us feature on the website but once again there is no reply.

I understand that mistakes happen and I feel this could have been resolved much more smoothly and quickly than this. Its turned what was initially a good experience into a draining headache.

Glasgow Byres Road. Had the vegan New York menu today. Started had a 'cookie' which was the driest thing I've ever eaten and it turned my mouth black. The cauliflower on another course was so undercooked that I couldn't cut it properly. We waited 30 minutes for dessert and it was so bland. No course was good enough to want to eat again and I'd pay to not have to eat some courses. Would not recommend at all.