sixpenny

we got the 7 course meal added special dish of the night. to be honest, none of the dishes really stood out and have you wanting to come back again. it was still a nice meal, but for the price i’d say there are a lot more options out there.

the proficiency and knowledge of ‘front of house’ so early is very impressive, and clearly they have been hand-picked to embrace and enhance both the journey of the restaurant and the diner

underwhelming! went with my partner for an anniversary dinner: deg + matching wines. we were rushed through all of the savoury courses in about 40 minutes, with the stingiest wine pours. food was generally ok, but really a single small poached potato with homemade mustard is not a two hatted dish!! 90% vegetarian, which was odd, trying to lower overheads?? not impressed by the food wine pairings either. had such high hopes, left totally disappointed (and within 90 minutes of arriving!)

sixpenny is a wonderful, though on the pricier side, modern australian restaurant. we ordered their autumn tasting menu which consisted of four courses. we started with their tasters, all three of them were fresh and had unique flavours to them. our personal favourite dishes of the night were the 2 week aged lamb with fennel and the mackerel. the aged lamb was cooked beautifully and their pumpkin pureé complemented the dish extremely well. we also loved their mackerel. the skin was crispy, their complementing sauce was light and sweet and there was just enough sauce for the whole dish. staff were extremely accommodating - refilling our glasses whenever needed and we especially appreciated how the dishes were brought out and the components were explained by the chefs themselves. overall, we had a very pleasant dining experience at sixpenny and would not hesitate to visit again!

part 1 season your taste buds with the tantalizing amuse bouche for starters including the soft and cheesy gourgeres accompanied by pumpkin scallop and charred radicchio with cured egg yolk. cream with sixpenny corn flavoured with tarragon & lime and cure with the extremely light and flavoursome crab with silky macadamia & camomile which simply melts on your tongue.

sixpenny is one of our pilgrimage half dozen when in sydney over from wellington, a place to walk to from the cbd, knowing that the meal will be an intellectual journey, considered to death, coaxed into form and presented in some of the most beautiful ways ive seen. this isn't a place to indulge the stomach, it is almost a zen experience to be paid homage to - shared with pleasure by its young cooks. 
sixpenny is one of those wonderful restaurants where the bravery and passion of youth finds a cheap(ish) suburb and as a group decides that its going to do its own thing unconstrained by the snobbery and rents of the cbd. sydney is lucky it has places like sixpenny. 
the ambience is fitting, modernist lines for a modernist degustation. a small dining space allows a concentration on food. the service ditto, careful and professional. the wine match was ok on the two occasions ive been but it was more interesting for the actual wines than for the match - i don't believe there is such a thing to be honest, and if a match really exists its rare and isn't going to pop up in every degustation in australasia. 
the courses are usually clever, surprising, often minimalist jewels to be thought about and considered. they aren't chicken nuggets. the shaved macadamia nut creature was one of the highlights on both occasions that we went -, maybe 8 months apart. compared to some of the higher end sydney restaurants the courses are not fancy constructions but spare combinations of perfect ingredients.
this is a precious little restaurant.

the restaurant is very small, hence why it is booked out for weeks ahead. it is modestly decorated- raw materials with paintings of botanical origin. no linen on the table gives more of a relaxed feel. in my opinion the decorator for sixpenny did a great job.

six penny has a calm & romantic ambivalence to it. my partner & i recently visited for our anniversary as it has been on our bucket list for awhile. this place lived up to our expectations! every dish was beautifully presented and brought out by the chef. each dish had a unique element to it, which kept us curious to the possible next dish.
i must say that one of the desserts (the white chocolate one) was very fragrant and flora and taste almost reminiscent of a laundry detergent to me. that was the only let down for me, my partner on the other hand enjoyed that dessert fine. so i guess it wasn't suited to everyone's taste.
the staff were also very friendly and attentive which is what you would expect at an establishment such as six penny. overall a very pleasant and unique dining experience.

celebrated my anniversary here and it was definitely a special night. there was extremely professional and friendly service throughout the night which made it so enjoyable. the delicate arrangement of food was beautifully presented and tasted delicious. it is rather expensive but it was worth the visit.

...sixpenny has quickly become one of the hottest diners in the inner-west thanks to chefs daniel puskas and james parry who have collectively done time at everywhere from sepia and tetsuya’s to noma and alinea. sixpenny took a hat from the herald almost as soon as it opened and a strong 4 out of 5 from the weekend australian magazine’s jonathan lethlean – who for my money is best working restaurant critic in the country. and i would attribute this in no small part to an all-degustation menu that, like churchill’s aphorism, is not afraid to stand up for something, even

seriously good, without being pretentious, overly artistic or trying too hard. sixpenny is small. it seats fewer than 40 people, and that maintains the friendliness and intimacy. service is flawless. the sommelier is a veritable encyclopaedia (without being a wanker). and the food is stylish, lively and delicious. the bread is magnificent also. great operation, this one!

great service . food is fresh and the last two dessert are my favorite.

restaurant sixpenny, we learn is named after the sixpence restaurants that operated in the late 1800s in australia. generally these were 5 or six courses with pastry for six pence. now, be sure to save your pennies to dine here, for it costs a fair tad more than that today. your seven course degustation will set you back $175 pp. despite its high cost, it is one worth saving for a special occasion and it is one of a few restaurants awarded the prestigious 3 hats in good food guide to back it up.

went there as a surprised birthday date night, outstanding service and fine food.

one of my top picks in 2019! it was worth the price and all the courses were on point. love the ambiance of the place it feels very homey and comfy. staffs were attentive and very friendly as well.. very nice ✨🥂👍🏻