The Hide Steakhouse

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1. Jaxson E ★★★★★

   My experience with The Hide was somewhat of a mixed bag. Let me explain. My partner and I decided to go here for our anniversary - we are both big steak fans and wanted to try something new. Upon arriving, the restaurant was very quiet - for a Tuesday I expect this and it served us well. The lady who served us was nice, if a little clueless about what they did/didn't sell but more on that later. We sat down at a window table and was pleasantly surprised by how lovely the whole restaurant looked from where we were sitting. We decided on a corner-window seat as we didn't know how full the place would get later and didn't want to get in the way. I sat directly in the corner and was slightly dismayed to see that I had sat DIRECTLY under a speaker. It was rather loud and I had to raise my voice higher than normal to be heard by my partner sitting only 3 feet away. The server came to take our drinks order, and this is where things started to sour slightly for me. As a steak fan, I am also a huge fan of a good red wine to go with it. I asked the server "What wines do you have?" her response..."Red, White and Rose" - I couldn't help but chuckle slightly, so I asked what reds she had, she didn't know. The first thing any server should know is what they are serving, what is available and how much it is, she knew none of these things and instead had to go across the restaurant to the till, to check. She came back to me there was a Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot - not exactly a billionaire's banquet as you can see, but I reluctantly got the Shiraz - it was vile. I then got a pint of some-thing or other, and that tasted lovely. Partner got a gin and a cider, and again, no complaints there. Next comes the food. Like so many, we had looked online to see what was available and had chosen our meal, when we arrived, very little of it was available and for a 'steakhouse' the choice was rather lacking. We looked at the "menu" - which was a small piece of white paper with some items on it and appeared to have seen better days. For an establishment as outwardly beautiful as this, it was a big let-down to be handed a flyer - rather ruins the atmosphere in my opinion. We both got a rump with all the trimmings and a calamari starter - no complaints there, food was lovely, steak was cooked to perfection and the trimmings were delicious even if the peppercorn was slightly too peppery for my tastes. We had a great time there listening to the slow atmospheric music which was being played - if rather loudly and paid for our meal. The meal came to around £80, which was more than reasonable for what we had. My last point of contention is with the server's behaviour as we left. We started to make our way over to the door to leave, and she barely looked up from her phone to say goodbye - found this rather rude considering there was no-one else in the restaurant. All in all, a rather mixed experience. I would go again, but I would sit in a different place and lower my expectations going forwards. Special mention to the chef however, as he was lovely and came to see how our food was - you don't see that nowadays and it was a welcome addition to our experience. Probably see you again on Valentine's Day The Hide, even if the experience wasn't an overwhelmingly positive one, I believe you can do better and I look forward to seeing you try.

   1 year ago
2. William Richardson ★☆☆☆☆

   Charged me £30 for a fillet with nothing with it coz I dont like salad or onion rings and wouldn't swap them for chips for free so at to pay extra £3 for chips with my meal. Told them I dont like salad aswell but still got it on my plate. And my chips come on same plate even tho I ordered them separately they put it on same plate so my fillet was not a show up on its own same with the salad just to make the meal look bigger when it was a joke. Did taste good tho and great service

   1 year ago
3. Josephine Winter ★★☆☆☆

   After waiting 50 mins for our Sunday dinner, it was only aired. Good food ,good variety, but a cold roast not good.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Josephine Winter ★★☆☆☆

   We went for lunch today and had to wait 50 mins for our food. It was presented quite good, plenty of well cooked veg, excellent variety BUT it was just aired. Most people were complaining . The people on the next table waited 1 hour for their food. They knocked us 20% off the bill but we didn't ask for it. When they asked us how the meal was ,we said lovely food but almost cold. They were still admitting people even though the kitchen couldn't cope.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Karen mack ★★★★★

   One of the best meals I've ever had the food was quality, the salmon was amazing my husband had the rump steak and he said the same as me just the best he's ever had, would recommend to everyone

   almost 3 years ago
3. Thedippyhippy Robinson ★★★★★

   Wonderful place for a bite to eat or afternoon tipple. Be The restaurant is amazing. Food is always freshly cooked not like typical pub food. So much better.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Broadacres Defoe ★★★★★

   Absolutely beautiful food and very accommodating they let me order off the other menu with more vegan options . I had a vegan starter and main and they were both amazing and the presentation was like eating at a very expensive restaurant. My partner and kids had non vegan food and the presentation was just as good and their feedback was that the flavour was top notch. I would 100% recommend for anyone looking to eat out locally and would even encourage people to travel to eat here. I will be returning and thank you for a warm atmosphere and again beautiful food.

   almost 5 years ago

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