Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Hyde Park

This is our “go-to” restaurant whenever we can get a table. The food is spectacular, and the service is first rate. Chef DeJuan Ward is amazing, and makes certain that every meal is excellent.

We thoroughly enjoyed our experience from start to finish. We received incredible service from our server Jose and the entire staff. We tried the meatballs, focaccia, arancini, ribeye, filet, mignon, chicken parmigiana, filet mignon sliders, scallop risotto, asparagus, brussels sprouts, double baked potato, banana gelato and the spumoni baked Alaska and several of their cocktails and enjoyed every bite and sip. The dining room boasts lovely views and the windows fill the space with light. It feels both spacious and cozy and coupled with the incredible service and food makes for a memorable meal we can’t wait to relive again.

The wait staff was friendly and accommodating. It was not busy so they allowed us to sit in the window area. Our service and food were good and because it wasn’t real busy it was not noisy. Our only negative was their signature appetizer—the crostinis were burnt, I don’t mind well done so decided to go ahead and try them but all I could taste was the burnt taste. We told our waitress and she got new ones that still appeared burnt but did not taste as bad, but still not great. Neither of us ate much of the appetizer, it just tasted like burnt toast.

Tapas Valencia is clean and modern. The hostess and wait staff were friendly. From the tapas menu I had the vegetarian pasta with tomato goat cheese and the shrimp with lemon and garlic butter. The food was excellent.

I cannot count the number of visits we've had to The Girl and the Goat, but it continues to be a favorite for both personal and professional dining. I brought three colleagues, who have never been, to the restaurant for dinner. One diner is vegetarian, but there are menu offerings and options available to provide them with enough to eat. All three were quite impressed with the food. My only complaint would be our table was right next to the kitchen, which can be loud. However, we made due, and had an enjoyable meal. Service is always very good, and the cocktails are fun. If you're interested in dining, make sure you book way ahead, as there is almost no chance to get a table day of.