Another cold wintry day in London and brisk walk from Gloucester Road underground station, Launceston Place is amongst one of the more idyllic residential addresses in central London. Along a parade of almost village-esque shops in an area known as Kensington village, Launceston Place the restaurant, finds its home. Acquired in the summer of 2007 by D&D London, owners of Coq d’Argent, Le Pont de la Tour, Sartoria, and Butlers Wharf Chop House amongst others. They brought in Tristan Welch, former head chef of Marcus Wareing in the days of Petrus. Most recently Steve Groves, their Junior Sous Chef, won Masterchef The Professionals Competition 2009. Checking all the right boxes. Small and intimate, their dining room was warm, separated in the middle by an internal window, and with the feel of a sitting room with sombre dark gray walls and carpet not much lighter. We were sat in the middle of the restaurant and had spiced savoury parsnip crisps, wrapped in ribbons, to nibble on whilst we made our choices. There were two menus during lunch service, a “lunch” and a “dinner” menu varying in price, £20 and £45 respectively, and I chose the latter. Continue Reading…