The only street hatch in London where a raised game pie is waiting for you. Through the side door on High Holborn — 200 pies daily, gone by early afternoon.
The concept is simple: the pastry kitchen of a five-star hotel decided more people should have access to its output. The Pie Hole is a street-facing hatch on High Holborn. Walk up, choose, leave. No booking, no ceremony, no reason to explain yourself.
The raised game pie is the reason to come specifically. Golden pastry, a proper filling, the kind of crust that makes you understand why the English spent three centuries perfecting it. 200 pies made daily, most categories sold by mid-afternoon.
The game pie is the constant. The chicken and leek is reliable. Seasonal specials are chalked up each morning. Sausage rolls arrive early and disappear faster.
The concept is simple: the pastry kitchen of a five-star hotel decided more people should have access to its output. The Pie Hole is a street-facing hatch on High Holborn. Walk up, choose, leave. No booking, no ceremony, no reason to explain yourself.
Go midweek between noon and 2pm. The queue moves fast. Take the pie somewhere you can sit — High Holborn has benches, Holborn itself is a short walk to Lincoln's Inn Fields.
What to order — the raised game pie; whatever seasonal special is on the board; a sausage roll if you arrive before noon.