Blogging, Fashion, FoodSteph DukeMarch 23, 2019blogging, blogger, ni blogger, belfast, northern ireland, foodComment

Six by Nico Review

Blogging, Fashion, FoodSteph DukeMarch 23, 2019blogging, blogger, ni blogger, belfast, northern ireland, foodComment

On Sunday 10th March I took myself off to the big smoke for a few hours. The weather was wild and so was my hair as I bumbled my way through the door of Belfast’s hottest new restaurant ‘Six by Nico’.

There has been a real buzz around this new eatery and rumour has it that you can’t get a reservation before the end of April! So when I received an invite to come and try the unique 6 course menu at ‘Six by Nico’ - I couldn’t say no.

Six by Nico offers customers a series of carefully curated and constantly evolving restaurant concepts. Each six weeks, Nico and his team will serve a brand new six-course tasting menu – each one themed upon a different place or memory.

I have to say a special thank you to Rumour Mill PR for the invitation to attend Sunday’s taster event. The afternoon was kindly hosted by SKAPA and Cathy Martin and we were treated to the current menu - ‘The Chippie’ - I cannot wait to share these incredible dishes with you.

Course One - ‘Chips & Cheese’Parmesan Espuma | Crisp Potato | Curry Oil — **Course One - ‘Chips & Cheese’**
Parmesan Espuma | Crisp Potato | Curry Oil

Course Two - ‘Scampi’Monkfish Cheeks | Pea Emulsion | Wild Garlic | Gribiche — **Course Two - ‘Scampi’**
Monkfish Cheeks | Pea Emulsion | Wild Garlic | Gribiche

Course Three - ‘Steak Pie’Beef Shin | Burnt Onion Ketchup | Mushroom Duxelle | Red Wine | Glazed Puff Pastry — **Course Three - ‘Steak Pie’**
Beef Shin | Burnt Onion Ketchup | Mushroom Duxelle | Red Wine | Glazed Puff Pastry

Course Four - ‘Fish Supper’Cod | Confit Fennel | Samphire | Beer Pickled Mussels — **Course Four - ‘Fish Supper’**
Cod | Confit Fennel | Samphire | Beer Pickled Mussels

Course Five - ‘Smoked Sausage’Pork Belly | Salt Baked Celeriac | Caramelised Apple | Black Pudding — **Course Five - ‘Smoked Sausage’**
Pork Belly | Salt Baked Celeriac | Caramelised Apple | Black Pudding

Course Six - ‘Deep Fried Mars Bar’Caramelia Chocolate | Orange Sorbet | Cocoa Nib — **Course Six - ‘Deep Fried Mars Bar’**
Caramelia Chocolate | Orange Sorbet | Cocoa Nib

The photos hopefully speak for themselves. Gosh. The food was really incredible! I’m not entirely sure I can pick a favourite … probably the scampi or the smoked sausage dishes topped the bill for me! I’m a dessert person though so I can’t not mention the deep fried mars bar - literally have no words for this dish! Stunning. Just stunning.

I can confirm that they make a decent skinny flat white too! Hurrah!

Everything about this place is top notch, what an honour to get the opportunity to experience it like I did!

Lovely to share a table with these two beauties @lauras_little_loves & @two_daisies

Steph Duke