Last Sunday, my husband and I visited Paradise by way of Kensal Green, which is a restaurant featuring a classic British menu and wide range of events in the evening. We were both quite impressed by the quality of the food as well as the charm and character of the place!
Located in Kilburn Lane, the restaurant is just a 5 minute walk from Kensal Rise's main high street, tucked nicely away from the usual hustle and bustle of West London streets. From the large double doors to the grand overhanging glass chandeliers, I literally felt like stepping into another era!
The first thing you come across is a front bar as well as private dining room to the right. However, we walked straight past it all to the main dining room at the back. The spacious and eclectic hall had a wonderful and welcoming atmosphere. The décor is brilliantly quirky, with renaissance-style oil paintings hung upon the wall, religious iconography, lovely velvet drapes and yet more elegant chandeliers. I loved it, lol.
Paradise by Way of Kensal Green is more than just a restaurant. It comes with 3 different floors contained within this gastro pub. Those being some private rooms, bar and full-on club. The ground floor is the main bar and restaurant, whereas the first floor is the club and bar where DJs spin classic tracks on weekend nights. I hear they also host open-mic evenings, poetry nights and special events here on certain days of the week.
The place is huge as it can comfortably accommodate 14-50 guests for private dining or up to 150 for some light drinks and snacks. A very popular venue for birthdays, leaving do’s, wedding celebrations and many more occasions too.
The menu is traditional home cooked British comfort food with a modern European twist. However on Sunday, they serve only "Sunday Roast" themed meals with options of pork belly, chicken breast, lamb and beef. If you are vegetarian, there are sea bass fillets and some delicious goats cheese to choose from. But I do love a great "Sunday Roast", so was adequately happy, lol.
We began the dinner with a plate of cured beef with cucumber, anchovy, capers and croutons. It was simply delightful. The blend of colours, flavours and smells fit together beautifully, with an incredible taste explosion in your mouth!
The bread was also tasty, although I felt at times there was a little more crust than dough. A special spicy flavoured butter accompanied it, which is something appreciatively different. Some nice little treats for the taste buds before the next course!
The "Sunday Roast" itself was delightful. I went for the slow-roasted lamb rump with fresh mint sauce and my hubbie opted for the 21 day aged rump of beef with horseradish sauce. The food was prepared with a careful attention to the smallest details to how it was prepared. The meat was extremely tender and juicy and cooked to perfection! The sides of creamy roast potato, the sweet carrot puree, honest roasted swede and the red wine gravy, all worked their magic so well! This is probably one of the best roast dinners I had in a long while!
For desserts, we had the homemade walnut with maple syrup cake and vanilla ice cream. Maple syrup is one of those natural, sweet flavours that we all love and when combined with that yummy cake and ice cream, oh my god, this is pure heaven!
By the time we finished our meal around 8:30pm, the place got quite crowded with a mix of American, French, English and a few other nationalities I couldn't recognize given the language barrier, lol. The crowd was mostly young and trendy, with a few long-term locals thrown in for good measure. If visiting early enough on a Friday or Saturday night, you can head straight upstairs to the club and enjoy some old school hip-pop selections if that is your thing, lol.
Paradise by Way of Kensal Green is a lovely place, whether you are looking for simply a decent meal or memorable fun night out. The food was absolutely delicious and staff very friendly. Great place for drinks and electronic music too! This place has become so much more than just a local pub for it's many loyal patrons. What an absolute gem of a place!
上周日我和先生去了一家名叫“Paradise by Way of Kensal Green“的餐厅。这家店主打经典的英国菜，晚上还举办各类娱乐活动，很受大家欢迎。
餐厅距离Kensal Rise高街仅有5分钟的步行路程，却没有伦敦西部主街道的喧嚣。从推开厚重的大门到踏进挂着玻璃吊灯的餐厅，我仿如进入了另一个世界！室内装饰十分有特色，墙上有文艺复兴时期风格的油画，宗教肖像，天鹅绒窗帘和吊灯等等，让我印象非常深刻。我们穿过正门的酒吧区来到了后面宽敞的主餐厅，那里不拘一格的气氛让我感觉格外亲切。
这家店其实不只是一家餐厅那么简单，它包含了三层楼，底层是酒吧区和餐厅，二楼是酒吧和俱乐部，还有私人房间等等。周末的夜晚有现场DJ来搞气氛哦。平时这里也有举办一些娱乐活动，如卡拉OK和诗歌之夜等等，非常热闹。
这里地方很大，可以容纳14到50人的私人晚宴，又或者是150人的聚会，尤其适合婚礼庆典或生日派对等！
餐厅菜单是我们家喻户晓的英国菜，带点儿欧式风味！但在周日，他们只供应周日烤肉，可以选择烤猪排，鸡胸肉，羊肉和牛肉。当然，也有为素食者准备的烤鲈鱼或山羊芝士。我特爱周日烤肉，所以非常期待品尝一下他们家的味道，呵呵。
前菜
我们叫了一道挺特别的前菜，它有点儿像咱们的炒肉丁，呵呵。牛肉粒为主材料，加了黄瓜粒，鱼粒，酥面包粒等，味道非常鲜美！烤面包也不错，但我觉得面包皮稍多了些。他们还配了辛辣味的牛油，挺与众不同的。
主菜
这家的周日烤肉的确一流，可见他们家主厨的功力。我选的是慢火烤羊羔肉配新鲜薄荷酱，而我先生点的是牛排。两样都超好吃，肉质柔嫩多汁，烤得非常有水平，都是刚刚五成熟！菜肴的卖相也相当讲究，有甜红萝卜泥在底，外酥内软的烤土豆，还有烤得香香的菜花，再配上红酒汁，我想这有可能是我在英国吃过最好的周日烤肉！
甜点
虽然我已经感觉很饱了，但总不能错过这里的甜点吧！我们点了枫糖浆核桃蛋糕配香草冰激淋。核桃味道很浓，和枫糖浆是绝配，两者结合在一起，真是好吃得不能再好吃了，哈哈！
当我们吃完甜点以后，发现整个餐厅已经挤满了人。如果是周五或周六晚上，我们吃完饭可以直接上楼去俱乐部玩，呵呵。
这家店性价比很高，无论是吃饭或休闲娱乐，都是蛮不错的选择，非常值得推荐。不过周末这里总是非常热闹，如果来用餐要记得预先定位哦！
