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Breaking news

June 2023: from August, Hide and Above at Hide will be combined into one restaurant, still serving both menus. You can now have breakfast upstairs, basically.

Harden's says

The larger, ground floor restaurant, open all day (previously listed as Hide Ground); see also Above at HIDE.

survey result

Summary

£128
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4
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4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

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!”

Summary

£122
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4
Very Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

The “wallet-friendly lunch” in the ground-floor dining room constitutes a welcome invitation to this otherwise eye-wateringly expensive venture opposite Green Park from chef Ollie Dabbous and Russian tycoon Evgeny Chichvarkin (owner of Hedonism Wines). “Once inside, it feels as though you’ve stepped onto the set of an ultra-chic modern-day remake of Alice in Wonderland”, with “fantastic food and ambience”. Top Tip: “Since lockdown, they’ve reduced the wine prices by £20 a bottle so it’s now perhaps the most exciting wine list in London AND at a very reasonable price – long may that last”.

Summary

£81
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Good
4
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4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

As a way of dipping your toe into the Hide ‘waters’, the ground floor of this huge, Russian-backed project near Green Park tube is the safest place to start, offering a selection of menus from early morning onwards, and with a grazing menu, in addition to the (“punishingly expensive”) à la carte. As with Above, this likewise is a “beautifully designed and spacious set-up that’s good for more than just business but certainly good for a working lunch”. Top Tips – “wonderful breakfasts, with a coffee list too” and “lovely afternoon tea watching the world go whilst trying a variety of teas”.

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HIDE Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of HIDE Restaurant in W1J, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of HIDE restaurant.
s h
Food consistently delivers, but service was...
Reviewed 1 months, 3 days ago

"Food consistently delivers, but service was very poor. Inattentive and ambivalent. When asked specifically about the dishes, the reaction was ill-informed and indifferent. Pot luck where you sit. Tables close to the door are cold and draughty."

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Matthew T
Worst breakfast I have experienced in Mayfa...
Reviewed 9 months, 22 days ago

"Worst breakfast I have experienced in Mayfair for some time, all with a hefty price tag."

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s h
Great food on a slow evening. Ambience was ...
Reviewed 11 months, 2 days ago

"Great food on a slow evening. Ambience was impacted by the fact that the main restaurant was closed. Good, fresh food with clean tastes. Good wine list."

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£20.00 £38.00 £9.00 £12.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £52.00
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Bread £8.00
Service 10.00%
85 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8JB
Opening hours
Monday7:30 am‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Tuesday7:30 am‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Wednesday7:30 am‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Thursday7:30 am‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Friday7:30 am‑2:15 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Saturday9 am‑2:45 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm
Sunday9 am‑2:45pm, 6 pm‑10 pm

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