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The larger, ground floor restaurant, open all day (previously listed as Hide Ground); see also Above at HIDE.
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Summary
“What an experience to be sitting in front of Green Park with fantastic views being treated to a gastronomical journey, with a wine list longer than the Bible!” – this two-floor landmark on Piccadilly is under the same ownership as Mayfair’s Hedonism wines, and you can order any of their 10,000 vintages when you sit down to eat, allowing 15 minutes for delivery. That’s “amazing” obviously, but since its launch in 2018 the aspiration of this “vast” space has towered above that of a fancy wine bar, with its “lovely wooden decor” and “fantastically interesting cuisine”. The latter was overseen until recently by star-chef Ollie Dabbous, but since his departure in early 2025 – and the elevation of Josh Angus to head up the kitchen – ratings here for the “wonderfully presented and meticulously thought-through cuisine” have held steady. On either of the two floors, you can order either à la carte, a set menu, or the eight-course tasting menu (for £165 per person) – cooking that leaves most diners “blown away with every visit”, although there is also a constituency who feel that for the nosebleed-inducing prices it “should be better”. Expense-accounters particularly like the formula here, and note that there’s “good space between tables so you can talk” (“sit someone you want to do business with at the first- floor corner table above the junction of Clarges St and Piccadilly, and the deal is pretty much sealed”). Fans are “very into the cocktail bar as well” in the basement. Breakfast here has long been a key attraction and “a remarkable experience” – “the classics are served and some original dishes to boot” (“the French toast is worth the admission price”!).
Summary
A striking location on Piccadilly overlooking Green Park – particularly from the elegant first-floor – makes this luxurious two-floor operation something of a Mayfair landmark (old-timers may remember the site as Fakhreldine, long RIP). Entirely relaunched in 2018 after a super-luxurious, multi-gazillion pound makeover, its nowadays under the same ownership as Hedonism Wines and not only boasts a “huge and superbly crafted wine list” but with notice you can order any of the 9,000 vintages stocked by HW. Originally launched as two restaurants – ‘Hide Above’ and ‘Hide Below’ – the culinary operations merged in 2022 and on either of its elegant two floors you can now choose either the luxurious à la carte (with caviar, wood-grilled fish, steaks and seafood) or the nine-course menu conceived by acclaimed chef Ollie Dabbous for £160 per person. “The food is actually better than the smart location would indicate, if not cheap”; and if you go the whole hog with the nine-courser you get “exquisite taste combinations, with beautiful preparation” that – for some diners – is “a highlight of the year” (“so much so I took out another mortgage and visited again!”). Caveats? “Notwithstanding some amazing dishes, they don’t always hit the top notes you expect at the price”. And, despite the luxurious glamour of the setting, the odd reporter “doesn’t love the atmosphere”, which can seem “a bit sterile”. Harsh critiques, though, are notable by their absence. Top Tip – “breakfast is a work of art, with a warm welcome and very Mayfair clientele (a mix of hedge funders and Arabs!)”
Summary
Fans say it’s “nicer eating on the ground floor than being restricted to the much more expensive tasting menu upstairs” at this glossy landmark, opposite Green Park. Open from early morning, it’s “an unusual but sophisticated haunt for breakfast in the heart of Mayfair”. And, as with upstairs, “the availability of Hedonism Wines via a tablet, means the wine list has more toys than Hamleys!”
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85 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8JB
Restaurant details
Hide Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Difficult to assess. We were told initially we were going to be upstairs, but we were sat downstairs. Very busy venue with lots of groups some quieter than others. We went for breakfast and I am a huge fan of cooked breakfasts. The “fry up” was a very small mushroom, one unexciting sausage of no great flavour and two small rashers of streaky bacon and half a large tomato with a thick central core. The food was reasonably free of too much grease, but not overly flavoursome, sadly a nice but underwhelming breakfast, not least for the price. At £30 one expects great textured flavour rich sausages. Eggs were just eggs nicely cooked but not much more to say. Staff were lovely breakfast was ok. My sourdough toast was good and my daughter was thrilled with her huge croissant with a number of choices of spreads and jams. Is it interesting? Yes, was it the sort of meal I would expect to see at a one Michelin starred venue not really "
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £58.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 165.00 | Always available |
Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £59.00 | £139.00 | £0.00 |
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| Wine per bottle | £0.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £0.00 |
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| Service | 15.00% |
85 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8JB
Opening hours
| Monday | 7:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 7:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 7:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 7:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Friday | 7:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 9 am‑10 pm |
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