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La Palombe, London, Greater London

La Palombe

4.9
4.9
133 Reviews
£26 to £40
French

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2 people
19:00
Booked 5 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
La Palombe is a new neighbourhood bistro from restaurateur James Chiavarini (also of Il Portico) & chef patron Jake Leach (previously head chef at the three Michelin starred The Ledbury).

A large wood burning grill takes center stage where the majority of the dishes are cooked over live embers. James & Jake work together every shift to serve dishes with a real sense of terroir and provenance, including our speciality of wild foods foraged ourselves. Expect wild noisette venison, Wiltshire truffles (thanks to our house truffle dog Alba!), rare woodland mushrooms, and much wonderful produce from our small organic farm in Kent.

The wine list is sourced entirely from independent producers, and regularly updated with a specialised focus on low intervention, natural and biodynamic wines.

We are across the road to the Design Museum & Holland Park, a 10 minute walk from Kensington Olympia and a short distance to the Royal Albert Hall.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    French, Mediterranean, Contemporary French
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Sat 18:00–22:00 Sat 12:00–14:30 Sun 12:00–15:00
  • Phone number
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Jake Leach
  • Area
    Kensington
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    High Street Kensington Tube station is a 5 minute walk.Kensington Olympia station is a 7 minute walkEarls Court Tube station is a 10 minute walk
  • Additional
    Dog Friendly, Gluten-free Options, Vegan

What 133 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseEnergetic

Diners' Choice Awards

  • London

    Best Food

  • London

    French

  • West London

    Best Overall

  • West London

    Best Food

  • West London

    Best Ambience

  • West London

    Best Value

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
La Palombe, a charming French Basque restaurant in Kensington, captivates diners with its "outstanding food" and "exceptional service." The menu highlights include exquisite venison and the "best cote de boeuf." Guests rave about the "warm and inviting atmosphere," excellent wine pairings, and the personal touch from owner James and chef Jake.
134 Reviews
  1. Stefan

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful fine dining experience. The dishes were simply delicious and beautifully served. Service was excellent. A real gem of a restaurant.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    London5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Heard good things about the place so had to give it a try and have to say it exceeded even high expectations. The octopus starter was as good as anything I’ve had in Spain while the monkfish main was super tasty. Service was also both friendly and attentive. Now I know I will definitely be back.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    London1 review

    3.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Great French food, service was well intended but patchy.

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  4. JohnG

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is quite outstanding. A return of proper French cooking at its best. All delivered in a perfect setting with exquisite service and ambiance

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  5. Jason

    London2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 12 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding food and exemplary service. There’s a fine line between attentive and intrusive, but James and his team strike the perfect balance, which makes for a very pleasurable, unhurried and welcoming dining experience. My friend had the octopus starter and monkfish main. I had the wild mushroom and garlic starter and mushroom bourguignon main. The food was superb, unpretentious, yet had amazing depth of flavour. We finished with the honey bee tart and a madeleine- both were perfectly balanced, without being overly sweet. A thoroughly enjoyable meal and superb value for money, given the location, quality of ingredients and standard of cooking. I’m spoiled for choice working in the City and living between Highgate / Hampstead, but it was certainly worth the trip across town and I shall definitely be back.

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  6. Sofia

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 11 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My new absolut favourite in London! Everything was excellent, the food, the wine, the service. The ambiance! I will be back sa soon as possible.

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  7. Fabienne

    Jersey7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 9 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely family lunch with delicious food and friendly staff

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  8. Ros VIP

    Nottingham14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 8 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is a very friendly restaurant and we really appreciated the chef coming to speak to us. Although we’ve only been once before the manager recognised us and had a chat too. The food was excellent. We had a main and dessert each and both were very tasty and high quality. Starters are great but learning from last time we didn’t think we could manage 3 courses! We will definitely visit again.

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  9. William

    London5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 8 March 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Friendly welcome and good service. However ambience slightly lacking. Food oversalted and components of the courses we had didn’t quite gel. Paris Brest run of the mill. Seems like a restaurant which is trying hard but hasn’t quite got it right yet.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    London13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 7 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience..James and the staff were excellent - food was superb too!

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FAQs

La Palombe offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 020 7602 6777.

La Palombe is rated 4.9 stars by 133 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 5 times today
Google Map for La Palombe

267 Kensington High St, London, Greater London W8 6NA

Additional information

  • Area
    Kensington
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Sat 18:00–22:00 Sat 12:00–14:30 Sun 12:00–15:00
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    French, Mediterranean, Contemporary French
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    High Street Kensington Tube station is a 5 minute walk.Kensington Olympia station is a 7 minute walkEarls Court Tube station is a 10 minute walk
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Jake Leach
  • Additional
    Dog Friendly, Gluten-free Options, Vegan
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