THE FACTS ABOUT FOLIAGE/PARK CAFĂ©

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The Mandarin Oriental Group has taken time to implement serious, expensive refurbishment of its Hyde Park Hotel, including the main dining space, formerly the Hyde Park restaurant, which has peerless proximity to the park. There are two restaurants designed by Adam Tihany (creator of New York's Le Cirque 2000); an haute-cuisine dining room called Foliage and the more casual, ever-open Park Café, both with glorious bucolic aspects. Low-profile chef Chris Staines has evolved his menus over the past year, taking dishes to higher levels of excellence and innovation. CONTACT Foliage/Park Cafe, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1 (Foliage: 020 7201 3723, Park Cafe: 020 7201 3722, www.mandarin-oriental.com).