The six-course menus at Six by Nico are designed to take you on a journey through a particular memory, place, or idea. They’ve now launched a new ‘Land of Oz’ tasting menu, so I was intrigued to see how they’d capture the over-the-rainbow magic of a fictional world. Themed dining experiences are tricky to pull off without falling into a world of kitsch silliness, but done … [Read more...]
Review: Six By Nico
I've been eyeing up the menus at Six since it arrived on the top of Westgate a few months ago. The recent Istanbul-themed offering had definitely stood out to me, so we were very excited to drop by the other week and give it a go! We kicked off with a couple of aperitifs. My 'Istanbul Mule' was a delicious mix of flavours, and actually quite tart from the triple hit of … [Read more...]
Review: Cowley Manor
Cowley Manor has been popping up on my feeds continuously lately, flooding my screen with gorgeous interiors, dazzling pops of colour and little snippets of their humungous grounds, making me itching to go! So, I was over the moon to be invited along to try their lunch menu. A moment for the interiors. If I ever win the lottery - this is how I would decorate my … [Read more...]
Review: Guilty Pleasures, Six By Nico
POV: I tried the Guilty Pleasures menu before you did It was such a pleasure to be invited to Six By Nico’s Supper Club, ahead of the launch of their next tasting menu: Guilty Pleasures! This menu is only available for 3-weeks! This intimate Supper Club was honestly a brilliant idea- working in marketing & comms, all I can say is, well played! Let's get into … [Read more...]
Review: Six by Nico Oxford launch
"Six by Nico" has finally arrived in Oxford and has just opened atop the Westgate centre. It is famed for its rotating 6 course tasting menus and this is its seventeenth outlet nationwide, branching out steadily from its Glaswegian roots since 2017. Its expansion has been self-financed by founder and driving force Nico Simeone, who has come a long way from the Glasgow family … [Read more...]