Kensington's Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant
Kitchen W8 is that rare thing – a genuinely relaxed and friendly Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant. Our multi-award-winning chef, Mark Kempson, is renowned for the skill and precision he employs to produce intensely flavourful dishes of deceptive simplicity. His ingredient-led approach means that our menus always use the best of seasonal produce from farmers and fishermen we admire.
Mark is also an advocate for cooking with wild food and the connection to nature that this brings. Ingredients from venison, to game birds, to chanterelles to hedgerow fruits often grace our menus depending on the season. Wild food requires no agricultural intervention and delivers fantastic purity of flavour, inspiring Mark to create exceptional and original dishes.
It is this passion for food and attention for detail, together with our polished and friendly front of house service, that had seen Kitchen W8 awarded one Michelin star for 15 successive years.
When we launched Kitchen W8 in 2009 our intention was for it to be a home from home, something which we strive to achieve year after year. Along the way, we have made many great friends and loyal customers who come for exceptional food and a very warm welcome.
Our benchmark for success is to send you back out into the world feeling better than when you arrived.
Mark, Allegra & the Kitchen W8 Team.
our menus
à la carte
Available Monday to Sunday excluding Sunday Lunch
TASTING MENU
Available Monday to Sunday excluding Sunday Lunch
SET Menu
Lunch: Monday to Saturday £49.50 for three courses
Early Evening – Monday to Saturday £49.50 for three courses
(6.00pm-6.15pm, Saturday last order at 18:30)
Sunday lunch
A choice of our exceptional À la Carte dishes plus a traditional Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding.
Accolades & Reviews
Kitchen W8 has held one Michelin star since 2011.
It’s the sort of restaurant every neighbourhood should have because it succeeds on so many levels.
Kitchen W8 is a Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant that isn’t to be missed. Warm, welcoming and unforgettable, the dishes all pull from ingredients that are both local and seasonal.
For the quality of food, flawless service and its upmarket postcode, Kitchen W8 is one of the best-value Michelin-starred restaurants in London.
Kitchen W8 shrewdly delivers a winning neighbourhood-cum-destination format.
A quiet sense of luxury. Brilliant!
When everything works, when the stars align and it all comes together, it is something very special indeed, and that was exactly what we experienced at Kitchen W8.
our sister restaurant
ELYSTAN STREET
43 Elystan Street, London, SW3 3NT
When it was launched to huge acclaim in 2016 Elystan Street was named London’s best new restaurant. Critics described the food as ‘sublime’ and ‘thrilling’. It showcases the cooking of Phil Howard, one of Britain’s foremost chefs in a relaxed and contemporary environment.
