Six by Nico Manchester Reviews Summary

Menu Variety and Themes

Pros:

• "The menu was interesting and tasty."
• "Really nice Sicilian fusion dishes."
• "We had the Once Upon A Time Chapter ll menu and it was fantastic."
• "This was a Japanise inspired menu and boy did it deliver."
• "The theme of Silici, great food, perfect wine pairings, and the friendly and knowledgeable staff made it an unforgettable experience."
• "Went for lunch on our trip to Manchester. Great service, excellent tasting menu with good presentation and flavours."
• "We had the Marrakech menu back in April. The food superb and very delicious."
• "The Greek tasting menu was wonderful."

Cons:

• "The most recent children’s storybook menu was very disappointing. The food looked great but there was no innovation with flavours."
• "2 of the courses however we did not enjoy at all."
• "The whole feel of the place doesn't match fine dining tho."
• "Some dishes better than others (two dishes too salty)."
• "The food, wine, and atmosphere at this restaurant were amazing. Our server, Kieran, was exceptional and went above and beyond to make our evening special."
• "Food and drinks was amazing and it was a fun experience and something different."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Staff were lovely and can't fault the service."
• "The service was exceptional, we were really well looked after."
• "Our particular favourites courses being the ham hock and pork roulade. The fish dish was our least favourite but this was possibly just down to personal taste. The service was also great; friendly and attentive."
• "Staff always 10/10."
• "The staff at Six by Nico were not only friendly but also highly knowledgeable about the menu and the wine selections."
• "Staff explain tastes and pairings."
• "The staff explain the dishes as they came and how the wine paired with each course."
• "Service is also great. Attentive and informative, there’s vegan and veg options for those who don’t eat meat and the servers know everything about each dish!"

Cons:

• "It took almost 2.5h to make it through the 6 course tasting menu despite each course only taking about 5 minutes to eat."
• "Service was poor though, very clumsy with no communication between the staff, multiple people came to our table asking the same things."
• "The only downside was the extremely loud atmosphere so we couldn't hear anything the waiters were telling us."
• "It's very hard to book good times so get it booked early!"
• "The restaurant layout means it’s extremely crowded and loud."
• "Service was terrible from very start. The Manager at front of house was rude and disinterested and really put a bad tone on the night."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great service, nice ambience and delicious interesting food!"
• "The accompanying wine was devine."
• "Making dining experiences more accessible and not gatekeeping great tases! Fantastic, casual and non pretentious tasting menu experience."
• "Nice for a special occasion or if you want a “different” kind of lunch."
• "Great food and a good amount of thought and skill put into it. Don’t expect huge portions as this is a tasting menu."
• "The attentive service make the dining experience enjoyable."
• "The food was beautiful, flavourful and well presented."
• "The only 4☆ bit was the noise level. As the place seemed 100% full, for me the background noise level was quite high and I couldn't hear all of our own party's conversation as well as the staff when they were explaining the details of the courses."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was SO noisy which made it very difficult understand everything the waiting staff said."
• "The next sitting were waiting to be seared. It was very cold as the door was open."
• "The night we went it was a Japanese theme, menu changes every 5 weeks I believe. If you are going into Manchester book a table here."
• "The reason I gave 4-star was the ventilation. I had to take a shower again and wash all my clothes to get rid of the smell."
• "The furniture at the restaurant was definitely not on the posh side (or fine dining) and this could be further confirmed with the table setting as you were only given 1 set of knives and fork with a spoon, all placed on 1 side of your seat."
• "The restaurant obviously uses a quick turn around policy which left us feeling under pressure and rushed to leave."
• "The restaurant provides a nice ambient atmosphere to enjoy your lunch/dinner with your family and friends."