As a restaurant Kensington Place is good. I couldn't fault the food, small portions but small in the way that you can get through all three courses.

But, as a D and D / Conran restaurant is is a let down. Don't confuse Kensington Place with Bibendum, the Orerry or Pont de la Tour. This is a local neighborhood restaurant in comparison. Fortunately the bill didn't make this mistake. Three courses for two, a couple of glasses of wine, some other drinks and it all came to less than you would pay for one person at the places I just mentioned.

Service was decidedly mixed. Our waiter (order taker) was good but the other staff didn't keep to the same standard (e.g. bread waiter served bread, but didn't return later to offer more, my wife called him, he was happy to give her a piece but then disappeared without offering me any!)

Food arrived promptly, actually, too promptly, an hour after walking in I was half way through the cheese. Felt like they were in a hurry – people were starting to wait. But then they no sign of the bill, and when we did get it we had to wait over 20 minutes.

As I said, good restaurant but don't compare it to other D&D restaurants, it just doesn't have the sophistication. Leave me wondering about the rest of the chain – or at least the ones I've not been to.