Sixpenny - Stanmore

I have lived a couple of blocks from Sixpenny for the last six years. I walk past every day and thought I must book; I must go there. It’s not easy. You don’t just book for the next day or next Saturday night. But good things aren’t always easily come by. So I got organised early for a special birthday lunch and booked. I sometimes think fine dining can be a bit wanky...more about the process and the bag of tricks from chef world than the diner and food. And being a pretty no nonsense person, I arrived a little unsure. But was so happy that we went. Now here I Insert the one piece of ‘constructive ctiticism’. Some of the dining assistants (they are much much more than waiters) knew their stuff (the story of the food and accompanying wine) so well, that they blurted it out too quickly, rote style, and we, wanting to savour the food and the words about them, missed some of the detail. But that’s such a small thing. About half way through our degustation experience, we found Brigit. She was informative, charming, helpful, engaging, enthusiastic and didn’t just fire off the information. So thank you ma’am. The staff are amazing, including the magicians in the kitchen (so many of them for a calm spacious elegant restaurant) who made guest appearances bearing their plates and pots of pure pleasure. Every single dish was amazing and the two in-house breads (too simple to call it bread, but you won’t understsnd ‘til you go) are to die for. Please leave your phones at home...pictures of the food won’t do justice and you need to talk about it and just enjoy. I can’t wait to go back to Sixpenny. I won’t wait so long again. Oh, and when you’re there, ask about the name Sixpenny...Australian as mate.

Totally blown away by the experience cannot fault this place one bit. Had the large menu with matching wines and found it perfectly balanced in every department , the icing on the cake was the service . This place deserves every award it has been given , congratulations on such a magical place and thank you for the smile you have put on my face and belly.

I absolutely loved it. I was lucky enough to enjoy the large degustation menu, the food was amazing, but my favourites had to be the venison tartare, potatoes with oyster and raw mushrooms and the mead vinegar custard with raspberry and strawberry consommé.....Just delicious!!!

We enjoyed the small menu with matching wines. The food was sensational, perfect partnering wines and the service was excellent. Definitely recommend for a special night out.

Hard to fault. Serene setting with attentive front of house team. Had degus with matched wines beautifully presented and delicious with thoughtful wine pairings. Thoroughly enjoyed. ....and ‘yesterday’s bread’....worth the visit alone.