Hide And Fox

Ventured down to Saltwood to try the local Michelin stared restaurant. We were the first table to arrive but was warmly met by our host. As it was a birthday meal for my wife she was greeted with a birthday card from the restaurant. Nice touch. Also met with a complementary drink each as they had to move our reservation from the previous day. On to the food. Not much more I can say apart from brilliant. We both had the 8 course taster menu. The only very slight thing I noticed was the honeycomb tasted bitter where it had burnt slightly. Apart from that the meal was impeccable. Very good service and atmosphere when other tables arrived. We will be back again for sure.

Our 1st visit to the Hyde and Fox. Food was excellent, extremely tasty and different to lots of places weve been to before. Excellent quality wines available along with cocktails and speciality coffees. has about 8 tables so this means you were looked after very well. Staff were very attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. An Excellent overall experience. Will go back.

Last night we took a trip to Hide & Fox in Saltwood, Kent with our friends who have raved about this place for years. They weren’t wrong. Here Allister and Alice served us up an 8 course menu of modern British cuisine, with a focus on carefully sourced seasonal ingredients and fine wines & sweet saki and cider. Alice’s knowledge, commentary and why it was paired with each course was outstanding, and one of the best I have experienced at any Mitchelin restaurant. The courses just kept getting better and better as the evening went on, but for me the, Morel stuffed with Monteau sausage and white asparagus was the star of the show. Overall, a epic evening of great food, service delivered by a team passionate about what they do. Well done team Hide & Fox. We will be back

Hide and Fox - Hythe’s secret Michelin restaurant Food rating 4.2/5 Presentation 4.8/5 Customer service 4.5/5 Ambiance 4.7/5 Price 4.2/5 Overall 4.4/5 3 People for lunch Five Course Taster Menu “Snacks” Two delicate palate pleasers, great way to start the courses, very well presented, small ‘one bite’ styled pieces. In house wheat bread Roasted mix seeds worked perfectly with the homemade bread, the bread was whole heartedly “wheaty” robust in bread flavour, for what you expect from a decent bakery, however the accompanied “butter / cream” lacked flavour, I believe this accompaniment is was over complicated and a homemade butter would have sufficed. Orkney Scallop: A sashimi / ceviche style dish which presented very pleasantly, the wasabi / cucumber and bergamot broth worked really well with the scallop, it was light and flavourful giving me a south Japanese region fish flavours, for an additional £15 was the local caviar, a very light caviar which worked well with the scallop, did not over power the flavours of the wasabi broth however, personally not worth the £15 and was not needed to be added. Tortellone: The tortellone was substitute with a pork filling due to the other fillings not being available , the pastry was perfect consistency, the filling was light and a good portion size within, the broth surrounding the dish was strong in depth with flavour , a touch too strong I would say as it overpowered the flavour of the pork, the consistency could have been a little thicker, overall a delightful dish which had strong notes. Sea bass: A classic south coast dish, with want anything wow worthy, a dish seen before all over the south coast, the grapes was unnecessary and did not work with the sea bass, the sea bass was seared to perfection, but there isn’t much to say about this dish, the bonobo butter was very light, a miso cured sea bass would have been more of interest, but nothing really special about a seared seabass, a dish which is overdone in all Restaurants in the south coast. Middle white pork: The pork had very south East Asian flavours, with the pork belly tasting very “char siu” Chinese flavours , was very strong in flavours but contrasted welll with the truffle sauce, with 3 different cuts of pork belly, all cooked well, the celeriac needed a touch more pepper as the notes just wasn’t there, the gravy was light and accompanied the pork well Caramelised cremeux The 80% chocolate mouse was very good, a very light and flavourful mouse which I throughly enjoyed out of all the dishes, and would have been the best dish, however the lapsang souchong’s sour and depth flavours overpower the mouse and did not work too well, I could see what was being done to the dish with the dark chocolate, sweet and sours, flavours being mixed to work with each other the Lapsang was just too intense in flavour , the aged balsamic did not work as well. The mouse was the only good part of this. Overall I would recommend visiting the Hide and Fox as it gives a good selection of the wondering produce of the south coast. Really well presented all the dishes, some of the dishes were just a touch too strong , where constant thirst of water was needed to cleanse the palate, it was a good mix of options for a taster menu and I would definitely would come back next time to see the next menu, the restaurant itself is a very well polished and design Resturant of simplicity and homely, with a good selection of wines and drinks at a decent price, a Michelin star restaurant which you wouldn’t expect to be in this area of Hythe. The service was A*, well presented staff, who was punctual and well informed, silver service and well trained staff, polite and kind individuals. What I would like to see is the use of Romney marsh lamb, yes a overused meat in the south coast, but if the Hide and Fox can redevelop the marsh lamb that would be amazing to see. A touch more seafood dishes as well.

This place is incredible. The service and the wines were fantastic and the food was something else entirely. I've enjoyed a fair few taster menus and this was up there with the very best. Every dish was a sensational combination of flavours thoughtfully put together. Each lingered on the palette in the best way possible. The wine pairings were spot on. The decor is wonderfully understated and elegant and the staff were friendly, knowledgeable and professional. There is nothing to dislike at all about this restaurant and so many things to enjoy, appreciate and admire. We will return and I can't wait.