Kensington & Notting Hill Restaurant Guide
Bumpkin - Notting Hill
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, Notting Hill, London, W11 1EA (Map)
- Cuisine(s): British
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00
Byron - Kensington
If your culinary conception of London is built around expensive restaurants or not-so-expensive-less-quality eateries then think again, as there are still places like Byron that offer some good value food to those on a tight budget.
- Address: 222 Kensington High Street, London, W8 7RG (Map)
- Cuisine(s): American
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00
Cafe De Thai
- Address: 29 All Saints Road, London, W11 1HE (Map)
- Cuisine(s): American
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A
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
Cheneston's Restaurant
Deriving its name from an early spelling of Kensington, Cheneston's is an intimate restaurant at the Milestone Hotel offering international cuisine with an emphasis on modern British. The venue is immaculately presented with fine mahogany furniture, brightly lit with natural daylight pouring in from the leaded windows in the original style, complementing the fine Victorian architecture of the building.
- Address: The Milestone Hotel, 1 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DL (Map)
- Cuisine(s): British
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00
Churchill Arms
The Churchill Arms is a friendly pub that can be found on Kensington Church Street. As the name suggests there is plenty of Churchill memorabilia but also collections of various other oddities such as chamber pots and butterflies.
- Address: 119 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN (Map)
- Cuisine(s): Thai
- Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00
