The Kensington Wine Rooms

I came close to the Wine Room and I decided it's not for me as it didn't give me the warmth feeling when I looked inside from the entrance. I went little further and did another search for restaurants and came across it again. This time I went in 😀. They have this card system where you can load some money and start testing wines from the cellar. First time I used one and it was cool. The team have a good understanding of wines and gave me good recommendations. Food was sourced very soon and it was good. Food was well presented as you would see in my pics. I wished if it was bit more warm and served bit later after we got going with the wines. The atmosphere is not bad. I would have loved if there was some nice music. I later noticed there was some music but surely didn't feel so 😀. Possibly something to improve. Toilets were clean. Service was very good and very accommodating. A good choice if you want to have a good evening off with few friends or with a partner. Pricing is reasonable expect around 50-60 pounds a person on avg 😀. Depends on how crazy you go with the wines. I had about three glasses, dinner and also a dessert for that 😀. Enjoy the wine room.

I came here because this place has been in the US news this week as the location of the notorious meeting where the Trump-Russia scandal started. I mentioned that to a member of staff who seemingly had no idea (despite a plaque on the outside of the building. All that said it has a pleasant atmosphere. I did love the wide selection of wines on offer, though they did seem to have a disproportionate number of South African wines. Two of the four dispensers had to be reset when I tried to use them.

Great spot to taste a wide variety of wines! They usually have about 40 wines in these little dispensers that you can try from a small tasting size to a full glass. They'll give you a pre-loaded card of whatever value you want (we started with £20) and you can try whichever wines you choose. We tried at least 10 wines - a mix of reds and whites. As someone who is trying to learn more about wine, this was a great way to compare different regions, grapes, and sweetness levels of wines. Some wines we tried were a sweet Tokaji, a dry white (Sancerre), and a Chardonnay. They also serve lunch and dinner. We didn't get a chance to try it since we just had lunch at Portobello Market, but all the dishes that came out for other tables looked amazing. We'll be back for dinner or lunch!

Nothing is as described. But still very tasty and friendly service and lovely terrace. The super tasty crab does not come with the advertised wasabi cream (but with a weird mango sauce), the pistachio crust lamb has no pistachio crust (but is still v tasty), the chocolate fondant is not fondant (ie no melting middle) but it all tastes nice, the wines are great, the service super friendly and one sits on a lovely terrace. All good.