When I heard Poopsnoop creator say she wanted to build something in Poopsnoop that would make a global impact and wanted passionate snoopers to share and elevate the things, products, services businesses, they absolutely love, I got it. The places I go I am super loyal, usually order the same thing, know the staff so Hideaway fits the profile for somewhere I’d tell the world to visit. I am writing this snoop about Hideaway with the intention when they (The staff) see it, it makes their day. It’s good to tell people in person and I do by returning over and over, however there’s something more permanent about taking the time to write and deliver a fantastic snoop. To know what they deliver every day is creating raving fans for real.
Hideaway Mount St - a beautiful cafe coffee shop with gourmet 5 star food, it’s not technically a restaurant as they don’t have menu and you order at the counter but the food is 100 times better than most restaurants in London. I am biased. I absolutely love love love this joint run by general manager and hospitality queen Franca Taris.
Incidentally as well as fantastic coffee, Hideaway also has a full bar
Situated with the famous Scotts restaurant directly across the road, a hangout for the famous and wealthy in equal measure with the paparazzi never far away, on Mount St in the heart of Mayfair you’ll find hideaway. it’s quite an apt name for this gorgeous eatery, possibly one of my favourite in London.
It reminds me a little of a place I used to go, Coco Maya which sadly closed its doors for good back in 2017 in Connaught Village, off Porchester place except that was more bakery, cakes and artisan chocolate, Hideaway is artisan gourmet food in a casual no reservation required setting with beautiful interiors, gorgeous lighting and on sunny days on street dining where you get the same people watching as Scott’s for a fraction of the price. For drivers there is also on street parking right outside. Not cheap at about a £1.45 for 12 minutes high tariff Westminster E1 zone so you pay about £7.25 per hour but very convenient as the walk from Green Park or Bond St tube stations will take you about 10–15 minutes.
Hideaway is where Mount St Deli used to be the sister restaurant to Scott’s owned by Caring. The newer Hideway described as an intimate dining experience in Mayfair and an upmarket coffee shop for breakfast and lunch is owned by restauranteur Ollie Babbous hidden gem offering unique flavours and a cosy airy atmosphere with fabulous eclectic interiors like the birdcages hanging above the counter I always find amusing, engaging and calming in equal measure.
The food is fancy for sure, except with a homemade feel. The kind of thing you’d expect if you went to Nigella Lawson’s house for a bite. And everything is so beautifully presented. The amazing thing you get to shop with your eyes because the days specials are out on the counter so you can see what you are ordering before your plate is made to order for you. So it’s an order at the counter experience, a beautiful and I mean beautiful presentation or food which is then served at your table. Casual but very chic from the smoked salmon and caviar bagels to the watermelon salad or home made flans and quiches, sweet and savoury.
The food is truly picture perfect and tastes as good as it looks. The crowd is usually a mix of international visitors, business people quietly working and locals like me just enjoying a cup of piping hot express or lunch and a catch up with friends.
From the mirrored ceiling to the almost east coast USA interior vibes, the stylish clientele and the not exorbitant prices, I love Hideaway for fantastic food and chilled service you don’t need to take out a mortgage to pay for if you don’t go over the top £15 - £20 per head will cover lunch. If you put alcohol on top it’s going to be more. Or you can do what I sometimes do on a sunny day, get lunch to go and eat it in the park around the corner.