Luxury hotel
brand Mandarin Oriental has opened an outdoor restaurant at its Hyde Park
property, and will have a butler on hand to dole out sun cream, iced towels and
designer sunglasses.
Open during the summer months until September 30, The Park Terrace offers "fresh, summery dishes" for breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner, and looks out onto the southern meadows of Hyde Park below the Serpentine Lake.
The hotel says it has worked closely with the Royal Parks’ landscape gardeners to ensure the design of the restaurant is in keeping with its surroundings. Flowers and plants mirror those found in the park, with teak furntiure and Portland stonework creating “the informal elegance of an English country garden”.
Mandarin says that its very own Terrace Butler will be on hand to provide visitors with sun creams, iced towels, hand-held fans and water sprays (when the sun decides to make an appearance of course), and guests will also be able to avail themselves of sunglass-cleaning services, or borrow designer pairs for the duration of their visit.
The area adjacent to the Hyde Park
property is currently undergoing major development to add 80 luxury residences, complete with leisure facilities, a swimming
pool and underground parking. The project is being developed by Candy & Candy, and will be serviced and branded by Mandarin Oriental.
For more information visit mandarinoriental.com/london.
Report by Mark Caswell
