Launceston Place

1a Launceston Place, Kensington, London, W8 5RL, Tel: +44 2079376912, Website

Cuisine & Style:
British - Fine Dining, Traditional Restaurant
Average main course:
£19
Average food spend:
£50
Opening hours:
Lunch: Served from 12:00 to 14:30, Tuesday to Saturday Served from 12:00 to 15:00 on Sunday. Closed on Monday. Dinner: Served from 18:00 to 22:30, Monday to Friday. Served from 18:30 to 22:30 on Saturday. Served from 19:00 to 22:30 on Sunday.

Dined at Sunday lunch. Food absolutely excellent and appropriate unobtrusive service.

J 19 October 2011 From London

Tucked away on a picturesque Kensington backstreet, Launceston Place presents fine British cuisine with creative flair, and was voted as one of Time Out’s Top 50 London Restaurants.

Housed in an elegant building that dates back to 1839, Launceston Place Kensington has a sophisticated dining room, featuring the classically elegant Chef’s Table, adjoined to the kitchen with a live link-up via the plasma-screen TV. The award-winning wine list features New World favourites and Old World bottles, recommended by the experienced head sommelier.

Seasonal signature dishes on the Launceston Place menu include the Gloucester Old Spot pork belly, featuring alongside delicious British favourites like veal sweetbreads with cherry blossom or baked Cornish sole with shrimps and coastline herbs. The sumptuous dessert list reveals baked cheesecake with blood oranges or dark chocolate soufflé with Laproaig whisky ice cream.

Only a 10-minute walk from the Royal Albert Hall, Launceston Place Restaurant, London is also just a 5-minute walk from Kensington High Street.

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Launceston Place
 
4.9

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          • Dinner (4), Lunch (3)
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          • Pleasant toilets (3)
          • Atmosphere:
          • Sophisticated (7), Romantic (3)
          • Suitable for:
          • Couple dining (6), Foodie (6), Wine buff (6)

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        5.0

        Outstanding food

        By J

        from London

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              Dined at Sunday lunch. Food absolutely excellent and appropriate unobtrusive service.

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              • Dinner, Lunch
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              • Sophisticated
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              • Couple dining, Foodie, Groups, Wine buff
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              • Young couple
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              5.0

              Fantastic

              By Lou

              from london

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                    Fantastic

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                    • Dinner
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                    • Romantic, Sophisticated
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                    • Couple dining, Foodie, Wine buff
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                    5.0

                    Excellent Experience

                    By Fabs

                    from London

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                          My husband, daughter (8 years old) had dinner at 7pm.
                          The starters were amazing.
                          The main course. Duck was ok.
                          The service was outstanding.
                          The offer was very good value for money as it included a glass of champagne (pink), which we were not aware of.

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                          • Dinner
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                          • Pleasant toilets
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                          • Romantic, Sophisticated
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                          • Business dinners, Couple dining, Wine buff
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                          • Family with young children
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                          4.0

                          Chefs table a wonderful experience

                          By CT

                          from London

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                                The chefs table was a wonderful experience, great to see what is happening and to talk to the chefs
                                brilliant, but also the private room works really well for business meeting combined with a bit of show.

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                                • Dinner
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                                • Privacy in chefs
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                                • Private room, Sophisticated
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                                • Business brunches/lunches, Business dinners, Couple dining, Foodie, Groups
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                                • Corporate professional
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                                5.0

                                Superb lunch

                                By Paul

                                from London

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                                      The set lunch menu was very well designed, each dish being a genuinely enjoyable experience.

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                                      • Relaxed, Sophisticated
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                                      • Mature couple
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                                      5.0

                                      Delicious meal, superb service, delight

                                      By Yummy

                                      from London

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                                            Our meals were absolutely delicious and terrific value for money - set lunch.
                                            The service was attentive.
                                            The whole dining experience was extremely pleasurable.

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                                            • Lunch
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                                            • Pleasant toilets, Vibrant bar
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                                            • Sophisticated
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                                            • Foodie, Wine buff
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                                            • Group of ’40 +’ friends
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                                            5.0

                                            Classy

                                            By X

                                            from London

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                                                  The quality of the food in the fixed price lunch was outstanding.

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