Kensington Place

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2 course fixed price menu (Dinner), including a glass of wine for £19.50

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Kensington Place Summary

  • Cuisine(s): Modern British
  • Opening Times:
    Mon - Thurs: 12:00 - 15:00 18:30 - 22:30
    Fri: 12:00 - 15:00 18:30 - 23:00
    Sat: 12:00 - 15:30 18:30 - 23:00
    Sun: 12:00 - 15:30 18:30 - 22:00
  • Avg Price: £41.00
  • Reservations: Book this restaurant online
 

(Avg Price is the average cost per person for a full meal, drinks/wine and service/tip.)

Kensington Place Description

kensington place restaurant londonThe huge glass frontage of this chic Kensington restaurant means it's a place to see and be seen in. The fashion conscious clientele all vie for attention making this a noisy and vibrant setting rather than your cosy or romantic atmosphere. The modern European menu changes to offer fresh produce that is in season to give the best possible quality.

Having been at Cambridge University with Rowley Leigh, the founder chef of the restaurant, I have followed his career with interest, though in 2007 he moved on to open his own place, his ethos with food has been carried on afterwards, though the style is more modern now.

The secret at Kensington Place seems to be that it is always buzzing, the menu never fails to excite interest, and the standards are amazingly consistent - plus, for a fashionable restaurant in London - the prices are perfectly acceptable.

A favourite of mine used to be the sweetcorn pancake with griddled foie gras, very spoiling. However, the new chef has made his mark, and, on a recent visit, I discovered that it had been replaced by pan seared foie gras with poached rhubarb, hazelnuts and yoghourt, a most unusual combination, but it worked, whilst the smoked haddock carpaccio, with quail's egg, curry dressing and coriander was a subtle success.

To my surprise, as you so seldom see it offered in London, I found cassoulet on the carte, with confit duck, Toulouse sausage, Tarbais beans and persillade, a wonderful blend, pure joy on a plate, basically peasant food, but served looking thoroughly posh,

The wine list is well chosen, and their mark-ups are quite sensible, so no problem is choosing a good wine to accompany what should be a superb meal, their Tin Pot New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is to be highly recommended, a really fruity example - just as I like it.

The desserts are another delight but perhaps best of all are the wonderful homemade sorbets, always a favourite of mine, though the chocolate fondant, with its melting centre, proved irresistible, served with an almond tuile, milk puree and vanilla ice cream.

The only downside for me is that sometimes, when it is really busy, the buzz of conversation is so loud that - being slightly aurally challenged - I can find a little difficulty in following a conversation.

It was a pleasure to discover that the standards were as high as ever, and the value for money provided by their two and three course set price menu - especially for such a popular place - was amazing, in the evening, £19.50 for 2 courses and £24.50 for three.

Why not have a look at their Website to view everything from menus to their wine list, and then you might find them so tempting that you will understand the continued success of Kensington Place?

Richard Bradford

Fixed Lunch

  • £15.50 (2 courses) to £19.50 (3 courses)

Fixed Dinner

  • £19.50 (2 courses) to £24.50 (3 courses)

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Your Reviews of Kensington Place

Robert Close (15 April 2008)

I had lunch at Kensington Place the other day and was delighted to see that the standards have improved enormously since it was taken over by D and D London, formerly Conran Restaurants; things seemed to have been slipping a bit for some time before that. However, the meal was not only excellent but also incredibly good value for money, whilst the service was helpful and pleasant; the Tin Hat New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, which is mentioned in the description, lived up to its billing and was a great example of how good a wine from that country can be.

Sarah Howe (19 February 2007)

I'd have to agree with some of the other comments written here... the food was all good but for the price we paid we would have expected a much better service. The place had no ambiance and if I'm honest thought it was rather out dated by modern restaurant decor standards. The menu looked shaggy and for some reason starters and mains weren't separated which I found strange. We were offered bread but had no plate to butter it on and the waiter service seemed to vary from one person to another. As I said the food and wine was good but that's it and all in all it was a rather disappointing night.

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Special Offer: 2 course fixed price menu (Dinner), including a glass of wine for £19.50

  • Details: This offer is available from 07 February 2008 to 31 July 2008, subject to availability as displayed in the booking interface. Offer includes taxes and excludes service charge.

Offer valid to 31 July 2008

Reservations: Book this offer online

Special Offer: 2 course fixed price menu (Lunch), including a glass of wine for £16.50

  • Details: This offer is available from 08 February 2008 to 31 July 2008, subject to availability as displayed in the booking interface. Offer includes taxes and excludes service charge.

Offer valid to 31 July 2008

Reservations: Book this offer online

Additional Info for Kensington Place

  • Yes Children welcome
  • Yes Groups allowed
  • Yes Air conditioning
  • No Outside seating
  • Yes Reservations
  • No Cover Charge
  • House red: £21.50
  • House white: £21.00
  • Service charge: 12.5% (optional) card slips closed
 
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