Six Paupers Tavern & Restaurant

The regular food here is not my favorite. But the bar food is amazing. Every time I come I get the wings and they are continually amazing. I have gotten fish here that was ordinary. But I would defiantly recommend it if you want to eat bar good and have a great time.

This place blows. I can’t understand how food so middling can take so long to find its way to the table. Don’t get me wrong — you will long for the time when you held some dim candle of hope that your food might be enjoyable or imbued with a mere notion of flavor. You will ache for that optimistic moment when you imagined the possibility of a playful morsel of culinary creativity. You will weep at the actuality of the food delivered to your table. And pray that those salty tears land in your plate lending it just a hint of seasoning. The execution of the dishes on the menu is about as creative and adventurous as the back pages of a Lands End catalog.
On a a positive note, the hand dryer in the bathroom is operational. So they’ve got that going for them.

Hang out for nasty 30 yr old ugly girls and mean people. Don’t waste your time. It’s not ‘CHEERS’

Drinks are really the main reason to go. Food is horrible and service is always slow. I’ve only been once or twice and it’s never been memorable.

I do not go here for food any more. I thought the bar was decent in the past. I went here for a draft beer and for $ 6 I would expect the bartender to use a chilled mug since they do not keep the kegs chilled. I really do not think it is asking for too much to either get cold beer or at least a cold mug, especially when there are no other customers at the bar. I have cold bottles in my fridge and will not bother going here to get a beer on draft. I expect more from a fancy place with a nice bar and classy customers.

Ass this place sucks. Been here a few times over he last several years & every time service has been understaffed & SLOOOW. The food is mediocre at best & the beer selection blows ass. Next time I’m eating at the Shell station. Boo

This place is alright, but nothing special. I would go in if you are in the area, but honestly would prefer wawa across the street.

I have to say we were pleasantly surprised based on other Unilocal reviews. We live in the area and pass this place all of the time and decided to take a chance and stop in for lunch one day. We were quickly sat and our server came over immediately to take a drink order. We ordered Caesar salads to start as we do EVERYWHERE we go practically. My fiancé ordered the lobster risotto special and I ordered boring old buffalo chicken fingers. Salads were brought out in a timely fashion. Their dressing is oil based versus a creamy and was really good. I especially liked the croutons. Our food did seem to take a bit long to get, but not unreasonable I guess. I was surprised to find that my chicken fingers were not the frozen, flat, formed tenders I was expecting, but were actual pieces of boneless chicken that had been battered, fried and coated in sauce. They could have used some more sauce, but were still pretty good. My fiancé enjoyed the taste of his risotto, but unfortunately if was cold in the middle. Since he is one of those people that worry the kitchen staff will spit in his food if he sends it back he didn’t. All in all the experience was good enough for us to give it another try. The service was great and that is half the battle sometimes!

We were in the area three weeks ago and decided to stop in for drinks and an appetizer. Big mistake. Even though we were seated promptly, our waiter didn’t arrive with water for 22 minutes. It took nearly as long to get our first drink, so we immediately ordered our second (is that their strategy?). The crab nachos had 7 pieces of crab on them (yes, we counted), and were cold like they’d been sitting for a while. The bar area was extremely busy, they were terribly understaffed. We couldn’t carry on a conversation because of the noise level. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Six Paupers, I liked the idea of it more than I actually liked it. The service was slow, uninspired, and lacking an overall sense of enjoyment in life in general. We were there on a Sunday evening and I ordered the Mahi Mahi dish which was a monstrous mistake, my nephew’s frozen chicken nuggets and McCain smiley fries looked more appetizing than this meal was. The potato cakes were obviously reheated from a previous day as they were dry and limp, and I’ve had much better Mahi Mahi at a chain restaurant. I couldn’t finish my meal. I really wanted to like it here. It can be difficult to find a good place to eat that is not of the chain variety and I am always looking to add a new place to my list of suggested go-to’s this one will get nowhere near that list.
I guess I should not have been surprised, I did feel like a pauper eating there, just not of the quaint and nostalgic kind that gets to enjoy good food, atmosphere, and mead, but rather the kind that scampers behind the pubs angling for scraps.

It was fine. Not great. Not bad. Just fine. The bar area seemed a little better and the dining area and patio leave something to be desired. It seems their attempt was going for swank but some of the décor just says Chilis, or Dennys, or, something else that is diner like. If they are going to rent out a space that large they need to figure a way to tie the restaurant together with the décor so you don’t feel like you’re eating in an airport hangar. The food is a step up from Chilis (last time I had it was in an airport and it was pretty gross), but nothing special. The Cheescake Factory does a version of the Alamo Spring Roll (where Six Paupers probably got the idea), but there’s is really good where 6P’s was… okay. A lot of restaurants in the area you have legit chefs in the kitchen cranking out great and interesting food, where I felt 6P was one of those places where they have $ 10/​hr cooks that they overwork and whose last job was working a leaf blower.
For one thing, spring rolls are typically boiled not fried. And when you do fry something in spring roll paper, it’s supposed to be light, like a pot sticker, not deep fried like an egg roll, otherwise, what’s the difference? These were basically egg rolls and they were a bit overdone even for egg rolls, which made the bean mixture inside kind of dry. Pretty much, you needed the sauce on it otherwise it tasted dried out and overcooked. The Chicken Nixon was okay for a sandwich but the bun had no flavor, which, considering that’s half the sandwich, cheaping out on the bun is a sign of someone cutting corners to save nickels over the value of flavor. If I can get a delicious brioche bun, which is like the Cadillac of buns at Buckley’s Tavern for around the same price, why would I opt for a flavorless white bun? As my brother, the chef, said, «If they can’t afford the little things they can’t afford to stay in business.» If they simply would have put it on a decent whole wheat bun for a few cents extra, it actually would have been a pretty good sandwich. A little overly smokey but it had decent flavor in the middle.
The staff was nice enough but no real charm, which, again, made me feel like I was at Chili’s rather than in Hockessin where my dining experiences have tended to be pleasurable. I mean, even the guy at the Wawa gave us high fives which was more inspired service than we got at 6P. And with the mediocre app and sandwich I can’t imagine getting an entrée here since I can get a really great meal and atmosphere for the same price at The House of William and Merry or the Back Burner, or drive a little ways to Krazy Kat’s. And if I wanted a sandwich I would be better off going to Lettie’s Kitchen, Capriotti’s, or drive a little further to Buckley’s Tavern. Seriously, their burger and French dip are probably the best I’ve ever had. Plus, great atmosphere. There are just too many great places to go in the area or close by to throw away money on a mediocre experience at Six Pauper’s Tavern.

I went here tonight for dinner with my mom. The place was clean and we were seated promptly. The hostess was pleasant. My mom ordered the lobster crab cake entrée and I had their Alamo Spring Roll (southwestern spiced slow cooked chicken with sweet corn, black beans & cheddar cheese. Egg roll wrapped and lightly fried. Served with avocado cream sauce) app. My mom enjoyed her food.
As for my dish, the best thing about it was the avocado cream sauce. And as for being «lightly fried» it was a little more than that. The roll was cut into a couple different pieces, it looked pretty and was easy to hold. But a bite without the sauce wasn’t really good and I asked for a side of the sauce to finish the roll. It was filled with more of the other ingredients than chicken. I was interested in other items on the menu, I just wasn’t really hungry at the time.
Our waiter Fran, was nice and was accurate with our order. Although I was a little disappointed. I told him, as well as the hostess that it was our first time there and, I don’t know, some places when you tell them that it’s your 1^st time at their restaurant, sometimes they do things to make your visit memorable and want to come back.
But again, it seems like most of the restaurants in Hockessin you have to drink to enjoy your meal (based on a lot of their reviews.) I think food should be good on its own merit. With that said, I would at least try this place again.

I agree completely with the previous reviewer who wrote that this place is decent for a casual meal, but their «good» food is completely unmemorable. Nothing really stands out on the menu, the service is forgetful and average. The prices are average for what you get. The only thing I used to really love was the firecracker shrimp, but the last time I got it, it was downright bland compared to the spice it had before. The chicken Nixon was downright disgusting. The turkey Ruben made me sick once. I guess the only reason we still go on occasion is because it is a quick and easy lunch to take our two young and messy kids to where we don’t feel too awful about the commotion and mess they make. Definitely not worth making a special trip for, but if you are in the area, it beats pizza or fast food
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place was packed Sat night, and way understaffed in the front of the house. There were a few bumps in our service, but they were crushed… Im giving them a free pass here on this one, and glad to see that its busier than the last time i visited on a saturday nite, we were the only ones there that nite
Decent pub grub
avg price for Hockessin
the staff, they try
Ill give it another try… so should you…

My sister and I took our mom out here for a low-​key, but still nice, Mother’s Day dinner. When we walked in there were only a few tables occupied by other guests and plenty of staff on for the amount of guests in the restaurant. The interior and the atmosphere inside was very nice and comfortable. So we were seated right away at a nice booth and after a few minutes our server came over to ask us for our drinks.
For the meal, we ordered two appetizers, the tuna bites and one of their flat breads. both were very good and everyone was pleased. Our entrees were all delicious as well, but nothing extremely outstanding. We each got a dessert and either coffee or tea at the end of the meal. Overall, we really enjoyed all of our food, even had to box some up and take it home because we were so stuffed.
However, the service there was a little annoying. We had a waitress, I wish I remembered her name, but she seemed like she was in a rush the entire time even though she only had three or four tables. Each time she flitted by our table it was only for a few seconds and she spoke a mile a minute. That threw off our whole vibe at dinner to the point where, at times, she would walk away and we were all sitting there with a confused look on our face and we had to digest what we just heard. The girl seemed very nice, she just seemed frazzled all the time. I was surprised she didn’t make any mistakes at the pace she was going.
But, again, overall it was a nice meal, and the three of us eventually just started to tune out our waitress and enjoy our own company.
Oh, I forgot one odd thing that we encountered. Two of the entrees that my mom ordered were out of stock. One of which was a special, which is understandable because there is only limited supply of special dishes. The other, however, was the lobster lasagna, which was a regular menu entrée. This struck me as extremely off because if there is an entrée on your regular menu, you should always have plenty of it and the kitchen should always be prepared for anyone to order any entrée off of their regular menu.

Nice place. Great food. Great beer list. Good service.

We have been here a few times. The beer list is decent. They have an ok selection on draft and by bottle. It always seems to be crowded in the bar for happy hour. On our last visit, we split the crab nachos. They seemed to have a little less crab this time, but the portion was good and the flavors are nice.
We split the fish and chips. We figured it would be enough for two… think again. Only two strips of fish, literally 6 fries and two tiny stacks of coleslaw. Pretty pathetic proportion. The food had good taste though.
Also, as a gripe, they have had the ahi tuna burger on the menu for a while even though they don’t offer it anymore. Print new menus please!

Good evening spent here. Never heard of this place and went there at the last minute to meet a good friend for dinner and drinks. The atmosphere is very appealing– very open and large bar area with a few communal tables. Large dining room area, too. Good, pub style menu. Happy with all apps we ordered (beef eggrolls, crab and artichoke dip, calamari). Good beer selection, attentive waitress (who quickly cleaned up a pint of beer that spilled on our table w/​i 10 minutes of arriving). CLEAN bathroom. If I lived around there, I would definitely give this place another shot.

Pretty mediocre food and overpriced for what you get. Not that there are many fine dining establishments in Hockessin. And the crowds a weird mix of a meat market crowd at the bar and families with one to many children trying to get what they figure is upscale cuisine in the restarant. I think I’ll pass… twice!

A decent resto-​pub for the suburbs. Opened by the former owners of the much cooler Dead Presidents Pub in downtown Wilmington, Six Paupers is located on the main thoroughfare that runs through the ‘village’ of Hockessin.
The inside is beautiful, warm with dark mahogany wood paneling, etched glass and the centerpiece: a massive oval bar with ample seating. The dining room and outdoor patio is almost an afterthought. Menu is your standard attempt at modern gastropub dining with inventive appetizers (ahi tuna bites, crab nachos) and standard main course fare (N.Y. strip, chicken, Mushroom ravioli)
The kitchen can be hit or miss — nothing I’ve ever eaten here has been memorable, but it is a safe bet for a casual lunch or dinner if you’re in the area.
Otherwise, this place is ripe for the drinking. Service is affable, quick, friendly and ready to serve your poison of choice, along with a sizeable beer and drink menu from which to choose from.