Hyde Lounge

Hyde Lounge is closed. Now it’s an Italian place called Campo. Thank God.

Hyde is without a doubt the worst managed establishment we’ve had the misfortune to visit in the past several years.
The staff treated all of us as if we were intruding on their evening.
If you want to spend your hard earned money be advised and go somewhere
Thank you… UnilocalERS for your priceless information.

Whether you want to admit it or not, Hyde is THE place to go on the big weekends in Mammoth (competitions, etc.). That’s where 95% of people will be, and if you want to mingle with them and have a crazy time, you’ll be there too.
Regarding food, yikes. We went once about a week after they first opened, and it was phenomenal. The presentation was awesome, and you almost felt like you were in some posh restaurant/​lounge — a completely different vibe from happy hour at neighboring Whiskey, for example. (For the record, I love Whiskey happy hour and say this purely to make a comparison.)
Anyway, we came back a few months later to try dinner again, and it was a train wreck. The hamburger buns were from Vons (this was painfully obvious), and the food didn’t look a thing like it did the first time (fries were carelessly dumped, and before they were arranged in super cool newspaper-​tissue paper). If I wanted a regular burger, we would have grilled some on the deck for 50 cents. You pay a premium for an expected standard (that they themselves set at one point), and when you’re disappointed, that sucks.
After that, they permanently lost us as dining patrons. I’ll go booze and boogie on those «It» nights, but beyond that, you can catch us on our deck… or at Whis. shhh. :)

Honestly, there really isn’t much wrong with Hyde. My problem really is with the idea of Hyde. When I am in a mountain town, I want to go to dive bars where I can roll in wearing my beanie and a sweatshirt, get a good deal on a drink and hear myself talk with friends or the guys who are hitting on me! Hyde is the opposite of all of that. I feel like I am right back in Hollywood — I just drove 5 hours to be out of Hollywood, why would I want to go to a bar that reminds me of it? Bottle service and the strobe lights are too much. I only go here when I am dragged, I never walk in under my own volition. Not sure it will ever change. Sorry Hyde, you never had a chance with me.

I can’t speak to what the place is like at night (seems like a lot of the negative reviews are for the evening) but I hung out on a beautiful summer day and it was a great place to have a burger and beer outside while listening to music. I can’t imagine Mammoth has a ton of places to grab a beer in a non-​cabin environment so this place fills that niche. Clearly — people are going and it’s packed so how bad can it be?

Went to happy hour over the 4^th of July
weekend…waited for 15 mins to get one of the two waitress’s, but had to go into the restaurant to ask her to come out and get our drink orders… it was like pulling teeth to get her back again for a 2^nd round… HORRIBLE…not going back!

Was OK… Won’t go so far as to same lame. Not too many local hot spots in Mammoth. Granted, it was early for July 3. I did think that the fireworks that I waited to see was lame, though… :-P
Got the bacon cheeseburger. It arrived at my bar seat and I thought «where’s the bacon?». Looked and thought, maybe its in it? Asked the waitress and she looked at it and took it back… Then, she returned and said that it was in it (she was good about it).
Burger was OK. The atmosphere was OK. So, just OK it is…

I’d give this place a 3.5, but since it’s really the ONLY place for nightlife in mammoth, I feel generous. I went here on Saturday. Here’s the lowdown:
Pros:
— No line, no cover, friendly bouncers and staff. Where the hell can you find friendly doormen? I was shocked, too.
— Good music (after reading some of these reviews, maybe I came on a good night?). I liked the way the DJ booth was a gondola, and the DJ was a fun guy who came out to dance or fist pump with us.
— Fun atmosphere, staff encouraging girls to dance on booths, which could be good/​bad depending on how you look at it.
— Dress code is ANYTHING… I saw everything from jeans, snow gear, a few ho dresses, the whole spectrum. I wore a long top, leggings and boots and fit right in.
— Clean bathrooms, without the ladies trying to take your money for handing you paper towels or putting soap on your hands.
Cons:
— I guess you could say drinks were expensive, but being from LA, it doesn’t faze me. We paid $ 9 each for 2 Long Islands.
— $ 3 coat check, any self-​respecting place I’ve been to in SF or NYC offers FREE coat checks, because they know that it’s damn cold outside and people need to bring in coats. Free with tip would have been nice.
— Early closing, we got there around midnight and they kicked everyone out just after 1.
Even if they didn’t have a monopoly on the Mammoth club scene, I had a lot of fun here and I’d go again.

Someone on the bus recommended HYDE LOUNGE as the «happening club» in Mammoth. I guess if they are the only club in Mammoth, then it got to be the best, right?
HYDE LOUNGE is located inside the village and is easy to find. I find it frustrating when the bouncer had to «hold the line» to make this club look like it is «happening». Definitely not cool when it is only 10 degrees outside, and the club wasn’t filled.
PROS: No cover charge
Dress Attire is casual. I see lots of people running around in their snowboarding gear, sweats and casual clothing. This is definitely different from the Hollywood scene wherein you have to dress to impress.
Drinks are okay and runs for about $ 10 each, but their music sucked.

My friends and I came here for a drink and snack while waiting for a table at Gomez’s across the way. Not many people inside for a Saturday evening. Maybe because it was Super Bowl weekend?
The first question my friend asked was what kind of light beers do you have? Our waiter did not know if they had the ones that my friend wanted so he had to go to the back and check. Wait, how do you not know what kind of drinks do you serve? This place is a lounge/​bar right? That should be one of the things you should know from the start! We ended up ordering a Corona, Guinness, and a vodka & gin. The drinks were priced at about $ 8 – 9 each. Talk about overpriced.
My friends had also ordered hummus and a caesar salad. The hummus had a dense consistency but tasted okay. My friend had requested no anchovies with the salad and I guess our waiter was not listening as there were anchovies with the salad.
The service here wasn’t really that good. Our waiter did not really check up on us while we were there. Its not like the place was horribly busy. As I said before he did not know anything about the drinks the place served. The food took a while to get to us and its not like we ordered something difficult. Overall I would give this place 1.5 stars. The half star is for the food (it wasn’t that bad) and the décor of the place (lighting and furniture worthy of a lounge/​club).

Still «eh» ONLY because of the craptastic music and drink prices. Some improvements and things to work on…
A big improvement is that there are more women here for the fellas (finally) but it’s still about 5:1… but man, the music? What in the world is this 200+ bmp «Jersey Shore» fist pumping techno/​trance crap?! Who the hell can dance to that? It’s more like a rave than a dance club. How do I say this without sounding like the white boy that I am but how can you ‘get up on it’ when your have to move so fast like you’re convulsing?!
The drinks are crazy expensive. $ 15 for a beer and a well drink (not sure how that broke down). Wow. Guess the ‘no cover’ is made up here.
The door people and the security were way cool and professional though, not douches at all.
Still fun though… just pre-​drink somewhere else, swing by for ONE drink and some people watching then finish up at Whiskey Creek.

This is the only place with attitude in an otherwise completely charming, friendly and unpretentious ski village.
Firstly, they claimed they ran out of hamburgers (the least expensive thing on the menu). Who runs out of hamburgers? Really???
The waiter put double charges for things on the menu more than once (How could that be an accident???), and then included gratuity in our bill (there was nothing on the menu that said gratuity would be included for large parties). I returned home to find a double charge on my credit card as well.
The space is nice, and the food was good, but who wants to be ripped off?

After a long day on the slopes, we were walking around the village in the mid afternoon for a place just to relax, get a snack and enjoy a drink or two. A lot of the other places were closed at this time and that’s when we found Hyde. There was a Lakers’ game on so that’s probably why it was so packed but we were seated at a table near the bar and enjoyed a few drinks.
The drinks were just okay, nothing overtly great about them.
We also had the hummus and ravioli apps. The hummus had good flavor but was pretty thick. And ravioli was just okay…
Overall, it’s not a bad place to hit in the afternoon just to chill for a bit.

You have got to be kidding me! Really? A nightclub wannabe in Mammoth Lakes… Note: wannabe but NOT!
Yes, they have bottle service and VIP tables. Yes, they make you freeze your ass off waiting in line outside while the club is empty. Yes, the drinks are f* expensive. All the qualities that makes this place a great experience! NOT!
I came here during «freedom» weekend, so needless to say there was ALOT of eye-​candy (can look but can’t have types). +2 stars. If it was any other weekend. I would give this place 0 stars!

Let me describe the «charm» of this new mountain side tavern in Mammoth with a story.
We show up Saturday to join other friends who were earlier to dinner, a bunch of drunk folks smoking and begging to get in deal with a rude and confused bouncer. When I inform him we have a reservation and give the name, I am told we need to wait and may not be allowed in at all. It disgusts me that people support this BS club vibe in entry to mammoth, a great town. To Hyde management, you suck, get better, when its a Tuesday in Mammoth and you need my business, not a chance! PS Unilocal — we need a 0 star option

I’ve been to Hyde in Mammoth twice now, and enjoyed it both times. The staff were friendly local rippers, and the manager was really nice too. I didn’t experience any of the problems with drinks, food, or attitude that people are crying about on the other reviews. I’ve been going to Mammoth for 15+ years and think Hyde is a good addition.
Living in LA, I’ve enjoyed other SBE properties such as Katsuya, XIV, the SLS, etc. Hyde Mammoth is a different experience. The food is good, but not amazing. (although one could also argue XIV is not the same compared to when it opened) The patrons are more casual. The environment is more laid back. The bar is decent, meaning the stock is OK, but they didn’t have things like Stoli Elit or vintage armagnacs at the time. But I think all of this is to be expected when you drive all the way out into the Eastern Sierra.
I’d recommend almost everything on the small plates menu. The apps are well presented, tasted good, and it almost felt like a more casual version of The Bazaar at SLS’ food.
I’ll probably go back next weekend. Happy to buy anyone a drink if you’re there.

First and foremost, if I were to put aside my overall experience at Hyde, I would give it one and a half stars if given the option because the food is semi descent albeit overly priced ($ 7 sweet potato fries? Seriously Hyde? Seriously??). But even with that said, when you’re being rated this low, stretching for half a point really isn’t worth the pulled groin muscle that will most likely result from it, as Hyde is an establishment that seems to pride itself in being the bad influence on the good people of Mammoth and is single handedly defiling this charming resort town. So with the pretentiousness usually reserved for the Lala Land club scene and the douchyness that the Jersey Shore is now so tragically yet amusingly infamous for (GTL anyone?), Hyde makes «The Situation» look like a blue blooded thoroughbred.
MTV references aside, this place just has poor business practice. Our party had reservations at 8pm last night (Saturday during President’s Day weekend) that we had made over a week prior, that they conveniently dismissed since their «LA VIP» patrons had supposedly reserved the table with a five bottle buy. Now had we been at club XS in Vegas, this would not have sounded all that suspect to me. However, here at Hyde, which is a glorified gastropub at best, and an overpriced sports bar that’s trying too hard at worst, it just sounded like wishful thinking on the part of a condescending hostess with an overly exaggerated sense of self.
I’m sad yet a little amused to say that karma is a bitch because in the end, their devout and loyal LA VIPs pulled an LA VIP move and were… yes, you guessed it… a no show. Their table that seats about ten, ended up going to two local geriatrics chowing down on a couple of burgers and beers, tab totaling a grand… drum roll please…$ 50.
So in short, Hyde sticks out like a sore thumb in this postcard town; a travesty because people come to Mammoth for a reason, to board, ski and get away from the riff raff attitudes of their respective scenes. Not only are some of the staff rude, the drinks weak, and the food mediocre and overpriced, but it literally feels like your dealing with that obnoxious, orange tinted, entitled douchebag at the clubs. Hyde is like that guy who thinks he’s God’s gift to women but has nothing to offer you besides his Ed Hardy shirt as you do the regretful walk of shame the morning after, trading your self worth for a handy dandy hangover instead. So if you’re just looking for a late night «boozey call» with no strings attached, then leave your expectations, standards and better judgment at the door, and get ready to fist pump your way to the time of your life.

Save yourself a 5 hour drive and stay in Los Angeles.
Hyde Lounge does not belong in Mammoth. The bar is cramped, loud and the service is slow.
The crowd at Hyde is what you hope you’d have left back in Los Angeles. Of course, if you like the «Ed Hardy», «Affliction» or «Jersey Shore» douches, you’ll feel right at home.
As for me, I’ll stick to Lakanuki, The Side Door, The Tap, Gomez’s and The Clocktower.

TRANCE NATION!!!
FIST PUMP! BEAT UP THE BEAT!
Service was pretty good. Beer pitchers at $ 15 aren’t horrible. I can deal with that. «Shared plated» are really not meant to be shared. Think… gourmet Costco sample size portions with the shared plates and you won’t be disappointed.
Chicken Pot Pie Croquettes– forgettable.
Chicken Lollipops– wasn’t cooked all the way through
Pigs in a Blanket– overpriced, but the sauce was good.
Miso cod Lettuce Cups– it was good, but fish was overcooked with too many crunchy crap flakes on top
Spicy Shrimp– this was prob. the best one, and it was really just Americanized Honey Walnut Shrimp you can get at any Chinese joint.
It was nicely decorated like with most SBE joints and they do have a nice projector TV, but when I am in Mammoth, I want to get away from the typical douche baggery of LA, but it seems like that vibe has made its way into Mammoth Village. Skip, unless you really want to «be scene» and act cool in Mammoth. Come on, check it out, you know you want to… all the cool kids are doing it.

La-​la-​la-​laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.
We checked out Hyde last night with our group of 20 (the“grand opening” was Friday night). It’s basically an «upscale» sports bar trying desperately to bring the snobbiest «exclusive» LA attitude and feel to Mammoth. This is Mammoth Lakes, not Hollywood. Therefore, FAIL.
PRO’S:
— Fairly large, open space with lots of seating that gets snatched up fast
— Drool-​worthy descriptions of food even though we didn’t eat any (i.e. Mammoth ale-​battered onion rings with bacon ranch for $ 9… mmmm bacon)
CON’S:
— Tiny, weak, overpriced drinks ($ 9+tip for a watered-​down rum and coke)
— Terrible, terrible DJ who played awful techno-​mixes of Katy Perry (insert Jersey Shore fist pumps here) and trainwrecked between every song
— Poor sound system that kept fuzzing, beeping and screeching out every 5 – 10 minutes… REALLY annoying
— Lines, lines, lines
— Typical 10:1 male to female ratio, pretty standard in Mammoth
— Their slogan is «High altitude, Hyde attitude»… If you need to advertise it, you’re trying way too hard.
I drive to Mammoth for a fun, relaxing, rustic snowboarding getaway to take a break from the «LA attitude,» not to stand in line for a fake imitation. Go back to LA, Hyde.