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Galvin at Windows bar, Hilton Park Lane Hotel, Review

ByQin Xie 06/06/201219/05/2020

The bar at Galvin at Windows reopened on the 22nd of May with a new vintage – 1930’s theme.

Following a £500,000 refurbishment, the bar, on the 28th floor of the Mayfair Hilton Park Lane, is more chic than ever and boasts stunning views of the London landscape.

With Fred Serieix at the helm watching over every little detail, the service is exemplary and ultra smooth. For a bar that’s so popular, that attention to detail is definitely needed.

Fruit based cocktails dominate so if you have a sweet tooth it could work out quite well. If you like something a little more bitter, though, you might have to order something off menu.

A few choice snacks from the restaurant next door, plenty of creative cocktails and the setting sun, it really feels like the world is your oyster. And if you ask really nicely, they might even let you out onto the balcony for one of the most spectacular views of London.

Be prepared for a sizeable bill though. Just a few cocktails can set you back more than £100.

Here are a couple of snaps:

View at Galvin at Windows bar, Hilton Park Lane

Red passion, Galvin at Windows bar, Hilton Park Lane

Smokey chestnut, Galvin at Windows bar, Hilton Park Lane

No news and Indulgence, Galvin at Windows bar, Hilton Park Lane

Espresso Martini, Galvin at Windows bar, Hilton Park Lane

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.

According to friends, her watch is always set to UTC -- ready for the next big adventure. In reality, she is happiest at the dinner table or by the sea.