Kensington & Notting Hill Restaurants

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• Address: 4 Bleheim Crescent, London, W11 1NN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £15.00

Brasserie International, The

This modern Brasserie features classical French and international cuisine, by head chef Klaus Hohewauer. Both a la carte and set menus are available, both of which represent excellent value for money.

• Address: Copthorne Tara Hotel, Scarsdale Place, London, W8 5SR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Modern European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Britannia

Named after the Britannia Brewery, which once stood on this Kensington side street, The Britannia is a sturdy modern gastropub serving robust British and European cooking. Muted colours and mismatched chairs give the restaurant an easygoing and mellow ambience, with the dining space spilling into a congenial bar up front and a slender decked outdoor terrace.

• Address: 1 Allen Street, Kensington, London, W8 6UX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £38.00

Bumpkin - Notting Hill

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You live in London but you're a countryperson by heart, or maybe you're just up for a few days and the ways of the countryside are calling you back. And what is one of the things we miss the most? Yes, you've twigged, it's that good ol' home cookin'.

• Address: 209 Westbourne Park Road, London, W11 1EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £54.00

Byron - Kensington

• Address: 222 Kensington High Street, London, W8 7RG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Cafe Garcia

The day of the Tapas continues to spread, as well it might, given our present trends in eating. In Portobello, Café Garcia carries the banner for this new form of gourmet grazing with Iberian products in great profusion, from an incredible £1.

• Address: 246-250 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, W11 1LL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Spanish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Cafe Rouge - Lancer Square

Café Rouge has around one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

• Address: 2 Lancer Square, Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £26.00

Candela, La

Flowers abound at this romantic Italian, with candles in the evening and greenery hanging from the partly glazed ceiling. Fish is a particular speciality, and the accompanying sauces are well chosen.

• Address: 135 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Casa Santana

This simple and unassuming little Portuguese café has an undeniable charm. The furnishings are little to write home about but the laidback atmosphere makes it a pleasurable place to enjoy an interesting selection of dishes, be it for lunch or an evening meal.

• Address: 44 Golborne Road, London, W10 5PR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Portuguese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £13.00

Cascabel

• Address: Canalot Studios, 222 Kensal Road, London, W10 5BN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, International, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00