Launceston Place in Kensington and Chelsea

Highly recommend! We had the tasting menu and are so glad we did. It was delicious ! The staff are so welcoming and professional and the ambience in the restaurant is great. Thank you so much we had a wonderful visit 💕🥂🙏

Beautiful restaurant, delicious food, great service Enjoyed the delicious tasting menu and loved every bite of food! Peaceful and relaxed environment to enjoy the fabulous meal.

Amazing service and lovely food. We were greeted with a big smile from the entrance till the end of the meal. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. The food is full of flavours. We will come back again.

The staff were all friendly and the food was unique, beautiful, and delicious.

This is definitely our favourite place for a good dinner in the area. We like to go there for everything the restaurant has to offer: elegant and unassuming settings, excellent and friendly service from all the staff (Mattea, Elvira, James and Francesco), and the wonderfully creative food and special touches. We do keep coming back.

We visited the restaurant for our 10th Anniversary. We had a 7 course meal that was one of the best meals I’ve ever eaten. Truly fantastic experience and impeccable service from a very friendly waitress.

Simplemente estoy encantada con el servicio que ofrece este lugar . Muy hogareño. A decir verdad, volvería a este sitio.

Very lovely restaurant! All the dishes are amazing. The service is also top tier.

I had lunch with a friend at Launceston Place. The whole experience was amazing, from the very friendly, courteous staff, the ambience and of course the food. Wonderful choice on the menu and it was beautifully presented and tasted sublime. I could not fault it and would highly recommend this lovely restaurant

I had this meal in 2019 and it was one of the best restaurants I ate in Europe. Their level of service was able to match the exceptional food. This was a memorable meal.

A unique and amazing experience - service was first rate from all staff. The wine pairing were perfection with a knowledge server. The food can be classed as very fancy - so if you have a fussy palate not all courses will suit everyone. The restaurant is very understated with shades of white and some more colourful art. Overall was a wonderful night of food and wine

I was really looking forward to this restaurant. Unfortunately it didn’t live up to my expectations. The food was very good but the team were really let down by an amateurish front of house. We had to ask 3 times for our wine glasses to be topped up. Front of house lacked any attention to their guests and I was left deeply underwhelmed!

An excellent experience in every way. Always a joy to dine here.

We visit lots of Michelin starred restaurants through the year. We were really looking forward to Launceston place, however we were really disappointed. Food was good, service very poor! Sommelier was very interested in the table next to us who were having the wine flight, but as we were buying by the bottle, our service was really poor. Btw - to put this in context we started with a bottle of veuve , so we’re not scrimping on cost. Our waiter was lovely, but had bad body odour- just not what you would expect from this level of restaurant. Unfortunately we will not probably return , unless front of house service is improved dramatically.

We were very disappointed for a Michelin star restaurant which of course was priced accordingly. The food was good, not great. The service was a bit all over the place with several mistakes made, including incorrect items being brought to the table. Not recommended

So the schtick here is that there's a very short menu, and you choose what you want by basically leaving counters out of a kind of game board, revealing the courses you would like to choose. Alternatively you can leave the tasting menu spot revealed. 3 courses is £75, the tasting menu £125. The food was superb, really well executed, somewhat showy but the chef does a decent enough job. Highlights were the reconstructed boiled egg and soldiers with truffle and the roast potatoes with powdered vinegar. I was too caught up in the company and conversation to pay sufficient attention but this was both highly instagrammable and highly delicious. The wine list is fair, focused on quality rather than quantity, but definitely london markups. Not obscenely gougy but you probably wouldn't make a trip here based on the wine list alone. Service was spot on - a mostly young front of house team who clearly took their jobs seriously, and you got the sense that this is a restaurant which takes hiring and training staff seriously. The dining room was nice and relaxed - not too noisy, which as I descend into late middle age becomes more and more important. Really enjoyable dinner, we will be back.

Had lunch here today which was excellent. This is the second time we have eaten here both times was good

Love this restaurant. Been here so many times over many years and it never disappoints. Food is innovative, execution is precise, tastes amazing, and presentation great. Service is faultless, atmosphere great, decor is comfortable and like new. Always wonder why it still hasn’t got a Michelin star. It deserves one!!!

Absolutely gorgeous place. We loved it all - the service, the food, the interior. So happy we made the effort.

Outstanding cuisine and dining experience! Ambiance also great and we had a memorable dinner... Great service too!

We went for a Valentines Dinner and it was brilliant! The food was outstanding and the service was exemplary - the best! Thank you so much we will return! One of the best dinners ever in London-UK. ❤️

Exceptional food and service. Rather quiet restaurant. Good for a special occasion / date night.

Really excellent food that is beautifully presented with good service to match. Small menu enables each plate to be just perfect. One of our absolutely favourite places.

A special lunch in a fabulous restaurant! The food never disappoints in both presentation and taste. The service was also impeccable We will return !

A really special meal for Valentine’s Day. The food was excellent as was the service. Only complaint was the £160 price tag and £15 extra for a tiny portion of cheese. All in all however a really good experience

My husband and I love going to Launceton Place for celebrating a special occasion. The food is always really delicious, exciting and a super special treat. I always love the ways it’s inventively presented too. We ordered the 3 course menu, with each of us choosing different things to taste each others. But by the time you finish with coffee, you always seem to get 5 with the amuse bouche and petit fours. This time we treated ourself to a wine pairing that was perfectly chosen for each course by the delightful sommelier and really added to our special experience. I really like the way this restaurant has plenty of space for intimacy between the tables, freshly starched linen and very comfortable soft furnishing to absorb any sounds, giving you a feeling of being pampered. It’s so unusual to find in London these days.

Exceptional. Can’t wait to go back to this excellent restaurant.

Outstanding experience, very friendly staff, gorgeous food. Special thank you to Mattia the manager who looked after us. Would highly recommend if anyone is looking for a wonderful dining experience which is very good value for money.

Service good, food looked good but taste uninspiring.

Service from start to finish was impeccable. Every single course was delicious and presented to perfection.

Unique menu presentation began the spectacle. Service was fantastic, knowledgeable staff who seemed genuinely excited for us to try the food. Food was delicious. Could not recommend enough.

None of the courses is large but, with amuses bouches, bread course and petits fours the meal is balanced and satisfying so that one leaves contentedly well fed, especially as each dish is quite intense with complex but well-judged and complementary elements and flavours. Wines by the glass are well chosen for the cuisine, service is smooth and friendly and the background music is discreet, being just perceptible behind the hum of conversation. Standards here are high and consistent all round.

As always the best food in London, with a tasting menu that has never disappointed, quite delicious

Inspired innovative food beautifully presented with quite generous serves. Bread was superb. Very professional front of house with good and friendly rapport . Nicely paced delivery of food. Impressive choice of wine by the glass and a knowledgeable sommelier. Not cheap but still very good value for money.

Amazing food, only bettered by the service.

This was the second time that we have eaten at Launceston Place and it was excellent again. We had the Chef’s menu and all courses were superb. Highly recommended.

Lovely evening - the staff were very attentive and brought us a little anniversary pudding at the end of the meal, which was a nice touch. The only let down was that my partner and I have some dietary requirements (not particularly onerous) and we emailed over a month in advance to let the restaurant know. We were told that the kitchen and waiters would be aware but this did not appear to be the case. After being brought the menu, we flagged this to the waiters once again yet were still served dishes containing items we had specifically mentioned we couldn't eat. Additionally, the substitutes for some of the dishes were not of an equal level in my opinion - for example, rather than a monkfish main, my partner was given a mushroom. We thought substituting for any other white fish would have shown a bit more effort to accommodate and it came across like a last minute scramble to put a dish together.

Yet again another outstanding visit, as ever Thank you, many other restaurants should learn from you all With thanks Rosie

A wonderful way to spend an evening. Precision cooking with excellent flavours, a knowledgeable sommelier and fantastic service.

Had an exceptional experience at Launceston Place. This wasn't my first visit, and it certainly won't be my last. Upon entering, we were warmly greeted by Hili (apologies if the spelling is incorrect), who took care of us throughout the evening. He paid meticulous attention to ensure our glasses were always filled and that we thoroughly enjoyed each dish. Opting for the Taster's menu, it's challenging to pick favourites, but the Egg Soldier, featuring Liver Parfait served with toast, was undeniably perfect. The Monkfish with Chorizo, bouillabaisse, and lemongrass was a delightful combination, and the Wellington—pigeon with herb emulsion and foie gras—was cooked impeccably, leaving us in awe.The Chicken Consommé, part of the amuse-bouche trio, was a burst of flavourful goodness. Special mention goes to Mathieu, who provided outstanding service and care, ultimately making the entire meal a perfect experience. As a bonus for movie enthusiasts, it's worth noting that one of the scenes from Satburn was filmed here!

Excellent tasting menu! Really enjoyed a tasty and filling meal.

Went to Launceston Place with my husband to celebrate my birthday with the tasting menu. Second time visiting, but 10+ years after the first. We had the tasting menu, which I was very much looking forward to, and it absolutely didn’t disappoint! Ten or so courses, full of high points - highest were the very succulent pigeon wellington, the monkfish and the spelt sourdough with a range of artisan butters, but I could go on and on and on… My other half has a couple of dietary intolerances, and these were catered for in the most comprehensive yet unobtrusive way; every so often they’d bring a course out and it would be “for madam we have X and for sir we have Y”. Rebecca, our waitress, managed this in the most professional way; and Piotr, the sommelier, was full of information in helping us to choose our wine. All in all a fantastic evening - not cheap, but worth every penny. I hope we’ll be back in less than ten years’ time…

Excellent experience, all dishes were exceptional and service was of high level!

A beautiful evening where we experienced the Tasting Menu which we’d highly recommend. Service was top notch and we were well looked after by the most entertaining sommelier Piotr.

Excellent restaurant with superb food, great wines and exceptional service - highly recommended

Good place for lunch. The food was well-presented and delicious. Waiting was attentive.

I have been coming here for many years and have always found the food amongst the best I can find anywhere. Not as much this time. Still very attentive servers. But - dishes were... well, the celeriac was just OK - not much of the characteristic depth of flavor. And I wasn't sure the Cod was as fresh as expected for a moment. I'm sure I'll try again, but the prior night I dined at Ekstedt with a similar style and the options I tried there captured that magic of what I usually get at Launceston. Depth of flavors. Still - a great room, relaxed service and I appreciate all the Amuse which this time were the highlight!

We really had the most magnificent anniversary celebration lunch at Launceston Place. The warmth and kindness of the team to make everything so perfect is exceptional. Every course of the tasting menu along with the wine paring was delicious. We keep coming back to this wonderful local restaurant because we are always made to feel so valued and look forward to returning soon! Thank you! Kevin and Richard

It’s now a regular event to celebrate my Mums birthday here. Love the menu particularly the Eggs and Soldiers. I have two favorite restaurants in the world Launceston Place and Apron in Vienna. Relaxed atmosphere with great food and service.

Such a delicious lunch, each course was well presented and tasted amazing. The staff were fantastic, and we never felt rushed. The celeriac starter was so interesting!

Great resturant . Lovely food , location and staff

The food and the staff were exceptional. They made dinner such a lovely, fun experience without being pretentious or stuffy. Worth it in every way.

It's a long time since I have had such a wholly enjoyable meal out. It's a peaceful place, with good acoustics (most restaurants have too many hard surfaces and often intrusive music). Staff managed to be attentive and friendly without ever being intrusive. The food was imaginative, and elegantly presented, and I can't think of another meal where every course has multiple flavours that released sequentially in every mouthful: you'd take a bit and get one flavour, and then others would come through a little later. Made for a very engaging meal, as opposed to a merely functional one. My first visit there was over five years ago, and it was good then. It has maintained a very high standard, and for the quality of food is very good value. They also, most unusually, offer premium wines by the glass, so it is possible to explore tastes in a way not possible in other restaurants. Thoroughly recommended. And in a very charming part of Kensington with old fashioned street lamps, which all adds to the charm and sense of occasion.

My husband and I came for a special birthday, during our annual weekend trip to London. We chose the restaurant after an online search for fine dining showed LAUNCESTON place had great reviews. The chef here is a genius! Wonderful, exquisite flavours, beautiful presentation, beyond fabulous. We have eaten at Marcus Wareing’s and Raymond Blanc’s restaurants and LAUNCESTON Place easily matches the food there. A special birthday dessert came after we’d eaten our meal. A fabulous experience, which we hope to repeat next time we come to London. We can’t recommend this restaurant highly enough.

Absolute Class, will definitely be going back sooner rather than later Thank you for a great day

perfect evening. Loved the wine pairing and the cheese

Great restaurant no faults at all. It would be difficult to better.

Great food, ambience and service. Good wine list selection including reasonably priced bottles.

A fantastic tasting menu and very attentive but not intrusive in any way staff

Lovely atmosphere and very friendly and attentive staff. Illvera and Stephan were delightful and made us feel extremely welcome.

Wonderful restaurant with exceptional service. Would definitely recommend.

I had a dinner at the Launceston place restaurant with my family for the first time and I must say I was not disappointed. We chose tasting menu with wine paring and couple of cocktails. The food was delicious and pared perfectly with the wine. The staff were friendly and really lovely. The restaurant is in perfect location and I really like the ambience. We had a lovely evening, thank you for your hospitality.

Fabulous lunch, lovely cocktails, great choice from menu including six course tasting menu. We didn't opted for this, as several Amuse-bouche, breads etc came to the table first. Our friends are vegetarian and this is well catered for in the choice's. A very good wine list with prices to suit most budgets. Lovely ambience in a setting similar to being in someone's house. Staff were attentive without us ever feeling rushed.

Excellent new year tasting menu. Lovely atmosphere. Friendly and helpful service. Waiter explained and understood the dishes. The courses were interesting and fun. Spent around 2.5 hours and we didn’t feel rushed.

Very nice restaurant with delicious food, beautifully presented. The waiting staff described each dish and were very attentive. The venison dishes were particularly good.

This restaurant is a must go! How it hasn't got a Michelin Star yet is baffling, but it surely is coming on the next announcement. The food is incredible, the service is slick, sharp and every member of staff were so professional. Will most definitely be going back!

The best value most innovative and delicious set lunch in London.

Wonderful experience with friendly service. Food was the star. Great value for money at lunch.

Excellent address. Very refined cuisine, with very interesting culinary experiences. We feel that the chef takes great pleasure in his preparations, and assembles different ingredients successfully. Very good value for money considering the work. That said, fans of "good big ribs of beef" will have to move on, we are here in refinement and light plates. Above all, the pleasure of discovery and refinement.

We ate at Launceston Place on our last day of a recent visit to London, based on the recommendation of a friend. We've probably had 4-5 very memorable fine dining experiences in various cities, and this ranks up in the top 3. It was outstanding!!! The service was excellent, as you'd expect for this type of restaurant. I choose a wine pairing with dinner, which was super fun since the wines were ones I'd never choose. We had 6-7 courses, plus maybe 3-4 amuse bouches. Everything was creative and excellent. The atmosphere is pretty quiet, so if you are looking for something lively with a buzz, maybe not your place. If I had to pick on a few small things, I think the monkfish in the fish course was a little tough and the beef wellington dish was a little rare for my taste. The brown butter in the bread course was a work of art. We spent about $850 for four, with one bottle of wine plus the wine pairing I choose. It's definitely a place for a special occasion or to treat your group for a memorable fine dining experience. We would go back!

Wonderful food in good quantities. There is fun to be had in the presentation of food; a pigeon wellington appearing as something fishy from Itsu was one of them! just great! Thank you

Loved every moment we spent at this lovely restaurant!

Think this place was featured in the closing scenes of the movie Saltburn?

The food was not so good and we didn’t like it so much.

Tout a été parfait du début à la fin. Nous avons passé le réveillon de Noël dans cet endroit chaleureux avec un service impeccable et une incroyable empathie du personnel. N’hésitez pas et allez-y pour découvrir une cuisine différente. Merci pour ce beau et bon moment

The food was excellent. Creatively prepared and was absolutely delicious. Service was first class. The decoration and ambience were also inviting and cozy. We liked the experience so much that we went to the restaurant again the next day.

Great service and food as usual. The food and quality of service seem fairly priced considering how good they are. They made space for our baby in her pram. Hope to go back soon. Would definitely recommend.

We visited to celebrate a birthday and had the evening tasting menu. The food, wine and service were excellent.

Wonderful selection tasting menu and pairing of wines, lovely friendly professional and relaxed staff all adding to the experience of a lovely evening.

Loved it! Amazing food, great service and a perfect way to kick off Christmas Thank you

From the minute we stepped in, we were well attended to. Intimate setting, fine dining but also a relaxed feel. We went for the tasting menu - love the way the the menu is presented but won't spoil the surprise! Excellent value, food was delicious and so beautifully presented. Favourite was the monkfish and lamb dishes. Staff very attentive, k owledge and worked hard to please. We had a fabulous meal - thank you!

Ben and his team never fail to impress me. Every time I go back, there’s something new and exciting. Loved the food, ambience and service, all orchestrated to perfection.

Excellent food and service. Thanks to all the wonderful team. We look forward to returning soon. Best wishes Kevin and Richard

Launceston Place is a very elegant venue, very cosy and out of the way. Food is excellent, very inventive while the serving staff are super attentive. It has been a family favourite for a little while.

This charming restaurant in heart of Kensington has completely filled my heart. The ambiance is exceptionally inviting and elegant. It has the most remarkable hosts whom are extremely knowledgeable and offer great recommendations. We opted for the tasting menu and it certainly didn’t disappoint. These spectacular dishes were simply delicious. They arrived full of flare and with top tier presentation. A wonderful selection of fine wines accompanied the experience. This was all expertly created by the most humble and innovative head chef, Ben Murphy, whom we had the absolute pleasure of meeting. I would highly recommend this establishment for any occasion and look forward to returning again and again.

A classic that never disappoints , great food and impeccable service . Not cheap but definitely worth it for special occasions .

We had such a wonderful time from the moment we walked through the door. From the service to the food to the atmosphere, everything was fabulous! A very special treat, thank you Launceston Place!

Excellent food, beautifully presented. Service was slick, friendly and attentive.

What an experience! The food tasted as beautiful as it looked. The service was second to none, the staff were so knowledgeable and attentive. Would recommend this to anyone. Thank you to everyone that made it such great day.

We are regulars to this restaurant, which we love. Everything is perfect and it’s always so nice to be back there.

We had tasting menu - food and service were excellent.

Simply stunning food, backed up with some great wines and impeccable service. A star is surely only a matter of time.??

We visited Launceston place last night with our family for a celebratory Christmas dinner. We had one coeliac with us and the restaurant was given previous notice of this. We have visited the restaurant on 4 previous occasions and although expensive the food and wine...

Delicious food in a very nice setting, a quiet almost village style street just yards from the hustle and bustle of London. The restaurant is very stylish and comfortable. Very friendly service and great choices on the menu, with an innovative way to select. The lunch menu was terrific and I really liked the way you could mix up any 3 dishes.

Great dinner, as usual. Food was outstanding and service was very professional. Definitely deserve a Michelin star.

Excellent service and delicious food. We had an enjoyable dinner.

Great restaurant, lovely setting in a nice area of London. Varied tasting menu with high quality dishes presented well, and good service. Will recommend to others.

Weird dining experience. Unenthusiastic greeting and shown to an empty table.- no place mats, no menus, no cutlery, not a glass or flower- and sat totally ignored for over half an hour until I spoke up. We were slowly provided each with a glass of room temperature water- and a wine list. No menus. Had to ask for menus. These are the ultimate in haute pretension- a plastic box containing plastic discs which you remove to determine what you might eat. Each reveal stating only one word-trout, venison, ragout, mushroom- but with what? We were three highly educated people and not one of us could understand the bizarre ritual expected. Our waiter was young and hugely enthusiastic-but his English was from another world. Huge amount of nodding and grimacing from us. Eventually and with little conviction of what we’d get, we placed our orders. Long, long wait. At last we were each presented with two minuscule amuse-bouchés which were all quite delicious. For the next hour or so there arrived a pantheon of weird and rather wonderful cubes, squares, triangles, splodges of “guess what this might be I’m about to eat?” In every instance the extraordinary care that had gone into each surprising and delicious specimen was more than obvious. Nouvelle cuisine at its apogee. For those who like this kind of thing, it’s the kind of thing they’d like very much. Although full, the restaurant seemed to lack any vibe or character. All walls painted a dead and miserable prison grey (don’t care if it is Farrow & Ball). And an elegant property such as 1 L.Pl. Does not need loud, brassy jazz Muzak. The ridiculous “menu” like kids’ plastic circles would prove to be a total embarrassment for most people, like us, visiting first time. I pity any foreigners. But the many morsels of food, when they eventually come, are miniature delicious masterpieces. But not cheap. A South African Chenin Blanc for which we pay £7 in Lidl, was £50. It is an experience. Would I go again- NO.

Excellent food but a bit expensive and would have preferred to decide upon level of service charge rather than asking for a reduction from %15.

We visited Launceston Place for lunch and we were met with attentive service and amazing food that was presented in the most beautiful way. We were lucky enough to meet Chef Ben who shone with passion and creativity. We are already planning our next visit.