President-elect Donald Trump gave the press the slip on Tuesday night so he could sneak out and enjoy some grub at the 21 Club in Midtown.

The billionaire was spotted inside the upscale steakhouse around 7:30 p.m. — just over an hour after his spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, told pool reporters he was bedding down for the night.

“I wasn’t aware of this movement,” she later explained, adding that she would never purposely “leave the press in the dark.”

While the dinner choice left the media mad, diners inside the former speakeasy were ecstatic.

“There was a standing ovation when he came and left,” said Andrew Testo, a 43-year-old who was eating with friends. “He was with his whole family. It was like Sunday dinner with the Trumps, but on a Tuesday. It was awesome.”

The president-elect was accompanied by his children during the meal, though it was unclear exactly what he ate. His Secret Service detail was able to get him back to Trump Tower by 9:41 p.m.

The dinner comes after some reporters criticized Trump for breaking with tradition and not informing the press of his moves.