Last Updated on September 20, 2025
Exploring the Season at Park Corner Brasserie
Park Lane hotels are some of the most luxurious in London – and the Hilton on Park Lane is an excellent example. Following a multi-million pound refurbishment, the Park Corner Brasserie has opened, offering a seasonal menu of British dishes.
Chef Jean Didier’s sumptuous creations aim to reflect the changing produce of the British Isles so going along to try the Autumn/Winter specials was a real treat. The pristine and gleaming brasserie has floor to ceiling windows looking out over Hyde Park and it’s a light and sunny place, even on a chilly autumn day.
Our meal started with a refreshing non-alcoholic Seedlip martini with peas, mint and cucumber, a welcome opening gambit for a lunchtime feast! Meanwhile delicious house baked bread appeared with whipped garlic butter on the side.
And, a fabulous glass of Louis Pommery England Traditional Method sparkling wine from Hampshire. Made by the famous Champagne house, this English wine is a yeasty, biscuity classic that we order whenever we see it on the menu (most recently at Fallow!)
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We started with a seasonally appropriate pumpkin and apple soup. Vegan cream cheese, diced apple apple purée and toasted pumpkin seeds were topped with a warm puree of pumpkin. The apple cut through the rich earthy notes of the pumpkin while the seeds themselves added a nutty crunch.
A glass of Pulpo Albariño 2022 Rias Baixas was a mouthful of white flowers and peaches to complement the fruity soup.
Our next course saw the entire table ordering the hand dived Orkney scallops with peanut, chilli, prawn and apple sauce. A Malaysian influenced dish, there was just a tiny note of chilli, lifting the beautifully cooked, plump scallops.
To drink, another English wine, this time from Balfour (previously known as Hush Heath), Skye’s chardonnay was almost lemony, like a Petit Chablis. We’ve visited this English vineyard, where all the wines are named after the owner’s family members!
The chef, having created a stunning alternative starter was resolute we should all try and I’m truly grateful that he did so. What a beautiful presentation of goats curd, with roasted hazelnuts, red onion jam, honey and black truffle in a honeycomb. We thought this was a clever dish with an excellent mix of flavours and textures
Wild garlic orzo with Shropshire Blue and grilled tenderstem broccoli was the vegetarian main course offering – with a rich, vegetal garlic and cheese sauce this was a delicious autumnal dish that paired well with Balfour Luke’s Pinot Noir (one of the best British red wines on offer currently!)
Meanwhile, the lamb two ways was a stunning dish, a lamb steak cooked sous vide with smoked cauliflower and aubergine chutney, contrasting with a pulled lamb served with sweet, sticky pumpkin mash and a rich lamb jus. It did taste as good as it looks.
For dessert, a Willy Wonka-esque ‘tree’ sat on top of cherry pannacotta and sorbet, with green candyfloss ‘foliage’ creating an almost surreal end to the meal. Paired with a non-alcoholic rose sparkling from Wild Life Botanicals it was an excellent way to round off lunchtime.
All that remained was coffee and petits fours.
Park Corner Brasserie is the kind of hotel restaurant that will work for a range of occasions. The food hits a comfort level that makes it eminently suitable for travellers who just don’t want to go out once they have found their hotel for the night, be that business or leisure. But, the quality and creativity of the dishes mean that the restaurant would also work for a business lunch or for a post-shopping on Oxford Street meal with friends. We loved the light and airy space – and the focus on British wines and produce.
London Hilton On Park Lane,
22 Park Lane,
London WIK 1BE
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