Name: Six By Nico London
Telephone: 020 7580 8143
Price range: £30 - £49
Rating: 9

SquareMeal Review of Six By Nico London

Bronze Award

You might expect a tasting menu only restaurant slap bang in the middle of Fitzrovia to be out of most Londoner’s price range, but Six by Nico is no ordinary restaurant. This is the sixth site for this quirky mini-chain, headed up by chef Nico Simeone, which serves a six-course tasting menu, albeit one which is themed around a certain location or topic and changes every six weeks.

The restaurant is also unique because of its accessible price point; guests can tuck into six-courses for £35, with the option to add matching wines for an additional £33. Considering some tasting menus in the capital are priced north of £100, Six by Nico represents pretty exceptional value.

We anticipated the restaurant being clinical and modern in its aesthetic, so we were surprised to discover the dining room is a rather cosy affair, almost resembling a hunting lodge with wood panelled walls, studded leather banquettes and a long pass that overlooks a buzzy open kitchen of chefs at work.

On our visit, the theme of the menu was New York, which demonstrated the playful imagination of a competent kitchen. The best thing we ate was an ode to Little Italy: a heap of autumnal flavours punctuated by soft parcels of agnolotti and sweet and nutty notes courtesy of the use of Crown Prince pumpkin. We also enjoyed Six by Nico’s take on the New York classic of a Flat Iron steak (an intensely meaty cylinder of smoked brisket rolled in breadcrumbs, two thick slices of blushing steak and a buttery bone marrow sauce), even if the dish’s arrival under a glass dome which released wood smoke when lifted was a little eye-rolling.

For pudding, a glossy big red apple (geddit?) which looks like the kind Snow White bit into falls on the right side of kitsch - breaking into it reveals an apple curd centre, while a bed of white chocolate chunks and oat and pecan granola adds some welcome crunch.

Six by Nico won’t offer anything particularly new to seasoned diners of tasting menus, but the dining room is buzzy, the staff are sweet, the cocktails are good and the concept is fun - we weren’t surprised to see the place full.

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Average Price

££££ - £30 - £49

Cuisines

International

Ambience

Cool, Fun, Lively, Quirky, Unique

Food Occasions

Dinner, Lunch

Alfresco And Views

Outside seating, Terrace

Special Features

Vegetarian options

Perfect for

Dates

About

Nico Simeone’s restaurant concept Six by Nico, which first opened in Glasgow in 2017, will arrive in London in the spring of 2020. Offering its constantly changing themed signature tasting menu, the restaurant will be based on Charlotte Street in London’s buzzing Fitzrovia.

If the five existing Six by Nico restaurants are anything to go by, you can expect a relaxed ambience and sleek but simple interiors in the restaurant. Six by Nico prides itself on the fact that it serves an affordable tasting menu, with the menu here expected to cost no more than £35 – a rarity in Central London. On top of that, you can expect a matched wine pairing for around the £30 mark.

When it comes to the food, Six by Nico’s themed tasting menus change every six weeks at each restaurant. However, regardless of which tasting menu you get to try, expect beautifully presented, wittily named, playful dishes with some top notch cookery on show.

Themes in the past have included Mad Hatter’s Tea Party which featured dishes such as ‘Cheshire Copy Cat’ (chicken liver parfait, orange jelly, and toasted sourdough) and ‘Off With His Head’ (pork fillet, head croquette, black pudding, roasted carrot and spiced prune). Another theme which has been featured in the past is Cooking by Childhood, which included dishes named ‘Fish Finger’ (salmon fish finger, pickled cucumber, horseradish and watercress) and ‘Pot Noodle’ (chicken noodle, toasted corn, chestnut mushroom, and chicken broth). The variation in theme means that you can expect a huge range of different cuisines on show at Six by Nico, all refined into delicate, highly Instagrammable plates of food.

On top of the paired wine option, you can also expect a short but decent list of wines by both the glass and by the bottle.

Location

33-41 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 1RR

020 7580 8143 020 7580 8143

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Opening Times

All day

Mon 12:00-23:30

Tue 12:00-23:30

Wed 12:00-23:30

Thu 12:00-23:30

Fri 12:00-23:30

Sat 12:00-23:00

Sun Closed

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5 Reviews

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Anon

19 December 2023

Food & Drink 3

Service 1.5

Atmosphere 5

Value 2

Dont Buy Vouchers from Six By Nico

Visited this place in November, the atmosphere was great, the food overpriced and the prawn dish dry and tasteless, a couple of the other dishes were great, but the biggest problem was that we had a voucher that was out of date, the manager said they could not honour the voucher, but said if we sent it to the vouchers team with the Bill to prove we had eaten there that this would be creditede - needless to say when we tried this it was not forthcoming, so they put a £50 service charge on the bill for duff information so they can add that to the money they have had for nothing from the voucher - Rip off Britain here i come

federica I

28 December 2022

Food & Drink 5

Service 5

Atmosphere 5

Value 5

Liz H

23 November 2022

Food & Drink 5

Service 5

Atmosphere 5

Value 5

Regular theme changes to their six course tasting meal keeps us going back. The service is always fabulous and when paired with the wine tasting is always an experience.

Anon

18 September 2022

Food & Drink 5

Service 4.5

Atmosphere 4

Value 4.5

Atmosphere Food and Service to the MAX

This was our THIRD visit to this wonderful restaurant SIX BY NICO (Canary Wharf) in the last 6-8 months…this time the theme was GREEK NIGHT

We were celebrating 29 years of marriage so chose somewhere we felt we could feel at home, spoilt, and given a great big cuddle by staff and food…so we returned.

The evening give us all the above and more …each time we attend we are amazed at the quality of the tasting/wine pairing menu and NEVER let down by the young friendly, diverse staff who are just simply charming…..and know their stuff without being ‘over stuffy’ and in your face….its just a cool place.

A welcoming face on entry and a relaxing drink while we waited for our table. Less than ten minutes later we were seated, coats taken and we relaxed at our table. They cannot do enough for you here. Watching the brigade of chefs obviously enjoying their work and comradeship was so nice again…everyone looks like they enjoy working their and making your night special.It was nice a couple of people remembered our faces from previous visits.

The first course came soon enough with its paired wine beautifully explained to us by one of several servers we had the delightful Emily…(Liverpool’s Finest).

We started with a to die for hummus and olive dish…those Home made pitta breads reminded me of my mums ‘johnny cakes’ or ‘bakes’ …(but better sssssh) so cute and we mopped up our hummus in minutes…moorish.

Followed on by a cute tasty bowl of cheese Moussaka which was lovely and left you like every other dish…. WANTING MORE. Lots more…we were not to be disappointed !

Still no time to wait more wines ,red and white all beautifully explained to us by our servers, no over the top stuff just plain talk.

After declaring the Moussaka my favourite it was upstaged by the next the Gazpacho…never had it never thought I’d like it but I am a big cold soup fan WOWSERS….little drizzles of feta and oil and chopped tomato red, green, oh my word sweetness and saltiness was amazing.

Ok you know what’s coming the next dish was soon named my favourite Tender belly of lamb which made you gasp and crave a big plate, the olive, baba ghanoush and side sausage complimented it brillianty…we sent our compliments to the chef….in truth we did for every dish….Well DESERVED too.

More wine and trying hard to stay sober and focussed on what was to come we were literally blessed with a crispy Squid and Sea Bass dish….fresh and zesty which came from a lemon ‘emulsion’ see there is fine…in fine dining.

Now I love a Kebab or Gyros as they call it in Greece /Cyprus so I was so happy to see that next was a GYROS. Breast of chicken and chicken terrine so smooth and tasty, and most importantly Kebab/Gyros meant the return of the Home Made Pitta Bread….after several minutes we were swabbing up yes swabbing up garlic emulsion …and fearing the worst…it was soon coming to an end. More drinks this time a lovely, comforting Sherry…(wait is it Christmas…felt like it) that completed what else ….but a Greek delight Baklava with a cherry crème fraiche…and all other delights that were cherry, including sorbet. Palate cleansing and mouth-watering at the same time …finally we were treated to a Complimentary Prosecco to celebrate 29 Years together, this was a night we wouldn’t forget or regret…To be honest I think we would go just for the young vibrant servers, but the fantastic, well presented and scrumptious food and wine makes it the real deal. Worth every penny for a special night.

Thank You SIX by NICO and thank you the staff….Kirsty we will see you soon xxx

Can’t wait for the next menu

Sophie C

30 March 2022

Food & Drink 5

Service 5

Atmosphere 5

Value 5

Tasting menu only restaurant changes menu every six weeks. Great concept, even it's the same restaurant, still can feel the surprise from the food each time.

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