Olio Bar & Restaurant in City of London, Westminster

This is a bit of an obscure bar in a hotel with some really good food - especially Malaysian food. Quick and good service in a nice environment.

Venimos regularmente para un café o un desierto. Lugar acogedor y tranquilo y siempre recibimos un buen servicio. Nuestro camarero favorito es Antonio! Sin duda, un buen lugar para visitar si estás en la zona.

El servicio está bien, aunque no es el más simpático, la comida se sirve como si estuviera haciendo un favor. Calamares grasientos aperitivo, mezze era luz en las porciones con la parte de aguacate mejor aunque este era griega cómo no dan. El hummus no gusto como hummus. Yo estaba feliz de salir de allí.

مكان المطعم رائع لتناول الوجبات الخفيفة الخدمة جيدة فريق عمل ودود ومذاق السمك وشرائح البطاطس المقلية ممتاز!

Tuvimos una comida muy buena de pescado y patatas fritas. Tuvimos que pedir en el bar y recoge nuestras propias bebidas. El personal era amable una vez que habíamos pedido.

Tuvimos una gran cena aquí, mi amigo y yo nos alojamos en el hotel, el personal era maravilloso, muy atento, gran menú

Friendly greeting, Pleasant surroundings, A good menu suitable for all tastes. Steaks cooked to perfection.The fillet of lemon sole had been filleted no bones at all. The sticky toffee pudding a dream. Drinks expensive. Service charge! Unheard of in our hometown where we tip depending on the service. Must say that we were very satisfied with the service no complaints there.

Great place to have a drink and light snack.... service superb! The wait staff was marvelous. Fish and chips were excellent!

I dined here with friends on their recommendation! I did not complain at the time as I was a guest, but the food was well below average, I ate fish cakes and Nasi goreng, and they were both probably the worst examples I have ever eaten And to be charged !11.25 for a glass of wine is astronomical, The restaurant manager (Hungarian,i did not catch his name!) was probable the most unfriendliest person I have ever met Not a great evening!

Stayed at Corus and ate in Olio bar/restaurant, all food very good service also very good, bar prices a bit expensive but expected that in London.

Restaurante romántico, con vistas al Hyde Park, ideal para una cena en pareja. Atención cordial y muy profesional, de todo el personal. Variedad de platos gourmet, de cocina europea, bien elaborados y presentados en porciones correctas. Instalaciones sanitarias, en perfecto estado de limpieza. Relación: Precio/Placer, un poco por encima de lo previsible. Lugar RECOMENDABLE, para una ocasión especial en pareja, o un almuerzo/cena de negocios.

The restaurant is small and service a little slow, but the food is good with a varied menu. Prices are reasonable for London

We had a Wowcher deal and the value was unbelievable...! The food was very good indeed - curries, fish cakes, noodles and the like, all beautifully prepared and delicious, served by a charming waiter. Will certainly be going there again, deal or no deal!

Отличные свиные отбивные. Месторасположение очень удобное, недалеко от метро. Все очень вежливо. Только по-лондонски дорого.

all the food was freshly cooked, not warmed up or microwaved. The staff were very attentive and friendly. We enjoyed the Malaysian food especially the Satay starter and 2 different curries. Reasonably priced for London.

Vi var fyra som valde olika rätter från anka till malaysiska rätt. Alla blev nöjda och skulle gärna återvända för mer.

Fantastic service food superb we chose from the Malaysian menu prices very reasonable and the portions are good

The talented pianist at the entrance welcomed us inside the restaurant with the melodies of live classical music. The employees were friendly and respectful in general. The chicken with the curry sauce was one of the best ones that I've ever tasted. The only thing I really found strange was the waitress' attitude while seeing the cloth napkin positioned according to another country's table etiquette instead of British. She stood besides me with a strange look on her face without saying anything and waited for me to take the napkin to my laps to serve the hot plate, with an impatient body language. Such attitudes cannot be ignored.

It's inside the Corus Hyde Park Hotel, in the same area as the breakfast. Theres nice food, but nothing outstanding. Convenient after a tiresome day and you don't want to go out walking looking for a restaurant nearby.

For a busy hotel I was the only person in the restaurant. Food was very average and the service was a bit full on. Would not eat here again as the decor is tired and dirty.

Advertised as authentic Malaysian cuisine and priced accordingly, however, I ordered beef rendang and I can assume the traders that it was below par. Served lukewarm and lacking any real biting spice it would at the bottom of these dishes that I have eaten over the past forty years in my travels. On the plus side, the service was great, maybe even too over the top, so I would write it off on my one experience.

I decided I would order the Nasi Goreng which is one of my favourite meals. I have eaten this all over the world and can award this the medal for the worse one I have ever had! No flavour, no spice even though it was marked as 2 chillies which was medium hot. I also ordered a glass of wine which I had to ask for again. It said on the menu it came with dried shrimp which is what it should be. One dried shrimp! The service was poor and the staff did not know what they were doing. Maybe some support from the management would be good. The table next to me were asked if they would like a desert? The response was "we are still waiting for the main course". Need I say more?

Thought we would try the hotel restaurant as we were staying here. Big mistake, advertised as Malaysian specialities this is what we decided to have. Spring rolls were very stodgy and chilli jam not very chilli-i. The chicken satay was slightly better but quite sweet. Do not under any circumstances order the speciality dish, stir fried flat rice noodles with prawns or chicken, it was greasy, sweet and very mild. The lamb curry wasn't much better either. Restaurant ambience is quite good but air con is fierce, staff were very good, shame about the food.

Not too large, hidden away on the ground floor of the hotel, there is a nice atmosphere here. A piano player sets a nice mood and the food and drink are well served, reasonably priced and worth eating.

I stayed at the hotel and found it convenient to enjoy dinner there for 3 nights. As I like spicy food I got slightly diseappointed as the dishes even marked with 2 chillies werent very spucy at all. Ask for a table near the windows - or bring a warm jacket as the aircondition is very cold..

this was the worst meal I have had in a long time. the calamari was like shoe leather and the pan fried duck was just so miserable cut into 3 slices on a huge mound of red cabbage.not cheap either. my advice ----- give this place a wide birth.

Service was very good in a well ran bar. Had a singer on who made me smile as he murdered popular songs from various era. but that added to the charm. Drinks expensive, but this is London in a four star hotel.

We arrived for a lunch break. In my opinion, the staff was surprised to have customers. It took about 10 minutes to seat us in a empty restaurant. Things went north after that. After around 20 minutes after we arrived we managed to order. 30 minutes after that we got the order. In a short hour i had a tasteless soup, my wife had french fries without the side dish. We left utterly disappointed. We were charged for the full meal, even though not delivered to us. Chance of return = slim to none.

This was my second visit here for afternoon tea. The experience this time was far better than previously, due perhaps to the fact that it was a weekday afternoon and hence very quiet but also to the hospitality of the restaurant captain Emily Paczos who was not only very helpful but utterly charming and could not do enough for us. As we were very early, we managed to secure the best table in the restaurant - next to the window in the conservatory, overlooking Hyde Park. We were shown a brand new smart-looking menu folder (previously it was a nondescript card) which listed all the different teas they have available - an impressive selection. The food was good - brought out on the usual three-tier cake stand. There was a choice of 3 types of finger sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, topped off with a selection of small cakes and macaroons. We also had a glass of unexpectedly good sparkling wine each. If you were feeling particularly hungry, you could order extra helpings for a surcharge. Service was attentive without being obtrusive - we were asked at intervals if we wanted more tea, but left in peace to linger for over 2 hours at our table. For the price I paid (via a discount voucher), this was extremely good value. At full price, I think I would have thought twice about coming, but to be fair, their prices are comparable with other hotels in central London offering afternoon tea. Here, you also get a pretty setting overlooking Hyde Park and excellent service from the lovely Ms Paczos and her staff.

Service was excellent; the staff were marshalled professionally by Rui. Although busy, the buffet was constantly well stocked and a good choice was available.

problem with service on first night,much improved on second night,room service and housekeeping excellent,rooms were kept immaculate

We were surprised to be offered a buffet as this was not mentioned and it looked terrible. The staff were generally ill-informed when asked about replenishment and were standing around as many tables were uncleared.We walked out without eating, despite having food included in our hotel deal.

Ate here while staying at the Corus hotel. Was great until they realized it was part of an Amazon deal. We quickly became second class guests.

My wife paid for a voucher online and we battled our way to the hotel to sample some Malaysian cuisine; we shouldn't have bothered: it was not only a gross misrepresentation of anything Malaysian, it was an insult. The decor is adequate but looks a teeny bit tired. We were greeted pleasantly and seated with menus. Angela kicked off with satay chicken which, though the chicken was tender the sauce was dark, peppery and minus any taste of peanut; my starter was tiger prawn satay: they were just ordinary prawns and the texture and tastlessness made me suspect that it had just exited a microwave, and as for the sauce, it was too dark and spicy without any hint of peanut - horrible. Angela then embarked upon char kway teow with chicken; it was so dark that it proved that soya sauce had been poured over it, and it was totally inedible - and this was supposedly their signature dish! -. I endeavoured to eat my nasi goreng with chicken and shrimp; again, it was too dark proving that soya sauce had been used in abundance in a mistaken compensation for flavour and rightful seasoning, consequently it proved tasteless, and the silly fried egg on the top was no way Malaysian - I could barely eat a quarter of it. And the only reason I did eat any of it was because I was damned hungry! To exacerbate matters, the service was awful: our main dishes - such as they were - took twenty-five minutes to arrive. And the coffee I had ordered would never have reached our table if Angela hadn't reminded them. They did apologise but sadly admitted that they had forgotten about my coffee. If we had been paying full price, I would have been justifiably angry. We had stayed in Malaysia for nearly seven weeks and sampled most of their dishes, including their infamous laksa - which, for some is quite an acquired taste - as it can prove sour on the palate. I can tell you now, the rubbish we were served last night was NOT authentic Malaysian and, in all honesty, couldn't be classified AS Malaysian cuisine. On this experience of service and food, I wouldn't recommend this eatery to my worst enemy. I sincerely hope that the management will treat this review as a constructive critcism and make improvements - they need to.

Sind zur Übernachtung im Corus Hotel. Am letzten Abend zum Dinner im Restaurant gewesen. Völlig unorganisierter Service in schicken Mantel. Essen war ok, aber nichts besonderes. Aufpassen bei Rechnung- Service Charges MUSS nicht mit bezahlt werden, steht aber automatisch auf Rechnung.

Bought a wowcher for champagne afternoon tea for 2 people £22. Fabulous!! Great atmosphere, customer service exquisite, gorgeous sandwiches and scones. Staff could not have been more helpful!! Absolute bargain!!!! x x x

In spite of the fact that there were roughly as many people serving as there were eating, on this occasion service seemed to take the waiting staff by surprise. I, along with all other guests, suffered from the painfully slow service and the fact that half the menu wasn't available because of, and I quote, "the delivery boy going to the wrong hotel".Ordered one of the Malaysian curries, which I'm fairly sure came straight out of the microwave. Fortunately I ordered a Malaysian flatbread to accompany my curry (and I use the word fortunately loosely, as what appeared was more vegetable oil than bread) since otherwise I would have been paying a few pennies shy of £15 for roughly a Heinz soup tin's worth, both in size and flavour.If I ever stay at this hotel again, I'll be making the trip to subway for a sandwich.

My friend found out about the Frank Sinatra evening and we decided to go. The booking was a long and hard process, to start we were going to be 4 and after I managed to change the date of my committee meeting we changed it to 5, after a long holding on so far so good. I noticed that the singer will start at 20.30 and we were booked for 19.0h so we thought lets come at 20.0h we phoned in the morning to change the time and were told that we did not have a booking in the first place, so we booked for 5 and when we came in the evening were told that there was only a booking for 4, they made out it was quite full and tried to sit us in the back room by the window, a long way away from the piano and the singer, we said no we want to be near the singer and was told he would not start until 10 or 11, he had greeted us on the way in. Two of us came early and sat and had a drink and one asked for a glass of wine and said she wanted the bottle to be put in an ice bucket and to be brought later to the table, we got a full bottle and pointed out there was an open one waiting at the bar, it was sorted out that one glass was taken off. We got a table near and found 2 menus on the table, the waitress appeared and asked us to order, we said we only had 2 menus and were not ready, she gave us 3 more. There was a Frank Sinatra 3 course deal, not a very large choice but we all found what we liked. She took the order as well as the wine order, she made sure it was the right one and looked it up on the wine list. She brought the wrong one but as it was compatible, nothing was said, the starter took about 45 minutes to arrive, the food was well presented and we enjoyed it. The main course came, there were 2 steaks with different sauces, the wrong one was given, they swapped it, so far so good, we enjoyed the main course it was well cooked and presented and whilst we still had the dirty dinner plates after we finished the waitress asked us what sweets we wanted. We ordered 4 Apple and Blackberry crumbles, 2 with ice cream, 1 with custard and one with ice cream an custard and 1 Pancake stack with ice cream. The waitress came back and said bad news, we only have 2 crumbles left, we said good we have one with ice cream and one with custard and ice cream, and one more pancakes and the other I think was panacotta or something like that, sorry we have no pancakes. We changed to something else and by now were not too happy. When the sweets came both crumbles came with custard, luckily the custard was separate and it was changed.The singer Paul Toshner made the evening, he took requests from all the guests had only 2 very short breaks during which he put a recording on, he went tireless to all the tables, he played the piano, the mouth organ the accordion and was a treat to listen to. I think without him we would have walked out.The Head Waiter? Manager? came up and apologised to us saying that the booking as well as the kitchen was not under his due restriction and to apologise he would like to offer us a complimentary drink, which we gladly accepted. We stayed an other hour and listen to the music had a little dance, I was asked by a member of staff who looked like in charge of entertainment and the dishes from the sweet were not cleared until we started to leave at 23.30.I enjoyed it as I myself worked as a Manageress and a waitress for 10 years whilst in my 20th and know if you are short of staff, have to use casual staff and have a difficult chef and difficult costumers it is not a picnic. Although the evening (not cheap nearly £230) was not what we expected, Paul Toshner and the free drink made it a fairly good night out.

Hadde godt utvalg av drikke der men var ganske stive priser for øl. Ca 7 pund for en pint. En glass rødvin kostet 8 pund

The Malaysian part of the menu was good. We didn't try any of the British food. If you're staying in the Corus you might as well try this out. Service was decent.

Since we were staying at the Corus hotel, we thought we might try the in house restaurant. Boy did we regret that. The meat was terrible, the chips moist and the so called bearnaise sauce tasted more like an hollaindaise out of a bag... The only up side were the starters. Thick, creamy tomato soup, and a really tasty brie were served. It can't make up for the really disappointing mains though.

Came here for lunch the other day and distinctly underwhelmed. Some confusion over where we were supposed / allowed to sit was followed by very average service and some mistakes with the Malaysian food we were having (asked to specify a kind of rice for the nasi goreng when it states it comes with fried rice on the menu, then after specifying biryani rice, we got standard American long grain anyway). The food took an age to arrive and the portions were huge, too big really, but sadly tasteless. The char kway teow was ok, but the nasi goreng was very forgettable, a big bowl of rice with a fried egg on top, you would get the same standard from a cheap takeaway place for a third of the price. The roti canai (flat bread) was nice, but sadly arrived with no dipping sauce (a cardinal sin in any self-respecting Malaysian eaterie). Even with a lunch deal voucher it still felt poor value, we won't be returning. Go elsewhere if you are looking for good Malaysian food.

The afternoon tea is served in thick and plain ugly mugs! The service was not good as they are clearly understaffed. The European female who served us had very little understanding of English. There was only enough jam and cream for 1 person and there were 3 of us. Two of us did not eat ham or seafood and the sandwiches which came were egg, ham, prawns. When we asked for other choice of sandwich, they gave two small cucumber sandwiches. I would not go back there and I would not recommend it to anyone.

I have eaten here on a handful of occasions and have always been impressed with the service and the menu, however on this most recent visit I was unfortunately disappointed. The menu seems to include some more items and the food was still very nice, but the service was poor. They didn't seem to know what to do when we asked for a table for 2 at 9pm, there were no tables ready, the waiter didn'ts speak very good English, he was shocked that we were ordering from the set menu and didn't know what was on there, we waited ages for any bit of service and any course, and there was a great deal of faffing around in order to charge the meal to the room. To add insult to injury, upon checking out this had been completely messed up and the drinks were allegedly on a different bill...but they were unable to produce the signed bill in order to prove this (which they wouldn't have been able to do as it was not true). Compare this to the free drinks and grovelling afforded to a woman on a table next to us who complained that there was "different coloured" meat in her chicken curry (some was breast and some thigh as explained to her but this explanation was not enough and she got another meal plus 2 free drinks for waiting!!!). Seriously unimpressed.

My friend and I had a lovely afternoon tea at this restaurant which is in the Corus Hotel, Hyde Park.The restaurant is on the ground floor with a conservatory overlooking Hyde Park across the road. We had a table near to the window which was nice. We started with a glass of sparkling wine and a pot of tea, which the staff replenished whenever we wanted another pot.Three types of sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a variety of cakes were all fresh and delicious!Staff were attentive and pleasant.

Our last morning in London we walked down to Hyde Park and spotted the glass room at this hotel, so we went in for breakfast.The Maitre D was kind enough to seat us at the window, and informed us of the price of the buffet. At 18 lbs, it is a bit much for breakfast, but he kindly didn't charge us for our 11 yr old son. In fairness, it is a very lovely hotel, and the buffet also has a lebanese selection and international selection over and above the typical breakfast items. Breakfast and service was lovely, but mostly the view over Hyde park made our last meal a delight.

Olio restaurant is within the Corus Hotel...we were given a table right in the front window of the conservatory which gave us a great view of the bustling street below and of the Kensington Gardens end of Hyde Park. We were there for afternoon tea which include a lovely glass of champagne; a shame that there were only three different types of sandwiches but they were very nice. We had an excellent warm scone each with plenty of cream and jam, a miniature carrot cake, almond fondant and a strawberry cream meringue, there was also a good choice of teas, with our pot being re-filled.The staff were excellent,attentive and friendly.We walked it off by taking a slow walk through the park back to Marble Arch.I've not tried dinner but they do have some special musical evenings so it's worth taking a look!

Our first night in London, and the menu looked tasty. Eating the menu would probably have been better than the food we were served. My Tom yum soup was overly salted, then the main dish was served...white rice, with boiled chicken served over slices if raw tomato. And a tiny dish of sauces, one of which tasted like cleaning fluid. It was supposed to have been some Malasian delicacy. Hardly. My mom's nasi goreng was tasteless. We left hungry. Literally. I am not a picky eater, but I could not eat this.

Booked afternoon tea as a birthday present for my mum. What a huge disappointment! On arrival our reservations for four could not be found. Once seated in a cold summer room (two of us kept our coats on it was that cold) we were given menus that did not have any details of teas or sandwiches in them. The Champagne arrived and a glass was promptly spilt over my mum. The waitress was indifferent and used our napkins to clean the table, my mum, the menus and the cup dowsed in champagne. I had to ask for another table as our tablecloth was not changed. We were moved to another cold cramped table. We had to ask for the replacement champagne. When asked which tea we wanted and the waitress was told the menus did not contain the options, she stood in front of us opened each menu as if I was lying and then said 'Oh yes'. Three pots of tea arrived, nice large pots, however the teapots were dirty and chipped at the spouts (all three!) including the milk jug. I had to ask for a cup to drink my tea! A cup arrived with no saucer! We asked for a saucer and two side plates were given. I gave up!The sandwiches were nice the cakes mediocre, nothing special. Everything just fell short of expectations. In fact we left most of the cakes. With vouchers we paid less than half prices, however we still felt robbed!Absolutely awful, a complete comedy of errors, which we laughed at but if it had not been for our mother we would have complained bitterly and left after the champagne incident.

We really enjoyed out afternoon tea at Olio! We were one hour early and they did not hesitate to accommodate. They set us up in a lovely spot with nice views and just topped off the whole experience with some well needed tea and some very tasty sandwichs and cakes. Deffo recommend this place.

The restaurant was part of the hotel, so useful if you don't want to travel very far. However was probably over-priced for what was actually served. Food was fine for lunch, but probably wouldn't go out of my way to have dinner there. Pleasant staff, perhaps a bit slow but not terribly so and would only annoy those customers who have extremely impatient high standards.

Having checked into the hotel after 8 pm we decided to have dinner in the Olio restaurant . The menu looked interesting and we opted for set dinner 2 courses for £26 We ordered around 8.45 and there were only about 6 other diners in the restaurant. It was almost 9.30 however before we got our starters. I had goat's cheese and leek twice cooked souffle which had obviously gone wrong somewhere and was as flat as a pancake and tiny - you could have eaten it in one mouthful. My daughter ordered confit of duck leg with crispy duck crackling , what arrived however was shredded duck (the type you get in Chinese restaurants with pancakes ) and no duck crackling in sight. It was bland and tasteless .For mains I had ordered duck breast and my daughter lamb. The waiter arrived with a duck and a chicken dish ,when we pointed out his mistake he took away the chicken in the meantime I tasted my duck and figured that it might indeed be lamb- so tastless it was hard to tell what it was . After about 5 mins he returned and said that indeed my duck was lamb and that I would have to wait to get the duck. We had already waited so long I said that I'd eat the chicken . It was a plain piece of grilled chicken breast edible , the dauphinoise potatoes that came with it were ok. My daughter's lamb was on a bed of mash which had obviously been microwaved . With this we had a glass of wine each at £7.95!!! ( I think). We did not order desserts after the fiasco of the first two courses. When we got the bill they did give us 20% discount because of the mistake on the order but it was a poor evening all round . We had planned to buy breakfast in the morning but gave it a miss as result.

I purchased an afternoon tea offer for this hotel through Groupon. I was really impressed. The food was lovely, fresh and tasty. Good value at £29 for two (with champagne).Service was very good.Would defo recommend as a Groupon deal but don't think I would be happy paying the full price of £30 each.

E atendimento de primeira. Uma ótima opção dentro do hotel, o cardápio não é muito variado, mas tudo que é servido é de ótima qualidade e serve bem!

We were staying in the Corus Hotel for a training course and due to heavy rain decided to eat in hotel. Two course menu for just under £25. I had chicken liver parfait and salmon fishcakes. Friends had a souffle and lamb. Very reasonable meal for central London

It is years since I enjoyed Malaysian food, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. My wife has never experienced the style or flavours and thoroughly enjoyed it.

We took advantage of an offer online for afternoon tea here. The sandwiches were alright, but the tea was only warm when it got to us and my pot was a bit chipped. The scones were lovely but the rest of the cakes were fairly average. It wasn't the enchanting afternoon tea experience I had in mind.

The menu is somewhat limited but I found something that sounded OK. Once served the food was hot and tasty but it took two or three times what it should have to show up and the place was not that busy.

We went here because it was open late and near our hotel in Lancaster Gate. Yummy food and nice staff.

One more or less British and the other more or less Malaysian. None too hot (and I don't mean "spicy"). The waitress tells you she is great advising on Malaysian food because she is Malaysian herself. Then she forgets and lets go she is a Spaniard from Tenerife. Too bad there was nothing Spanish to get advice on!

Fabulous food great service friendly staffNothing negative to say only positive

We decided to eat there as it was close to our hotel and the menu looked good at the first glance. However, when we entered the service personnel was not well trained and could not give us any advice about the food. We ordered Asian style food and my dad had spring rolls. When asking for soya sauce the waiter said he had to double check if it was available. After 8 minutes the spring rolls were cold and there was no sight of the waiter. We then asked again for the sauce and had to wait another 5 minutes until it came. No need to mention that the food was cold. I had a shrimp salad which was probably the most loveless food I have ever tasted. The marinade was just simple sweet source sauce from the supermarket. The worst part of it all was a incredibly bad musician/piano player. Everything he would play was just wrong and when we asked for songs, he would simply play them even more wrong. All in all absolutely not to be recommended

La comida no estaba mal, y bueno y rapido. Estan abiertos de 12 a 22.45 por lo que es muy comodo comer a la hora que a uno le gusta

The Malaysian menu was good, food delicious , and reasonably priced

Poor service, no atmosphere, awful menu choice and quality of food disgusting