Restaurant review: Kensington eaterie Launceston Place, which was a favourite of Princess Diana, sometimes struggles to live up to its old reputation but its new chef has taken it back to basics in ...

Launceston Place first opened back in 1986 and in the years that followed became a favourite with well-heeled locals — including one of the most well-heeled locals of all, Princess Diana. Since then ...

I used to work for the most hateful man, who every day took his lunch at Launceston Place, and every morning would ring up and say, 'May I have table three, for two, for one?' and the maître d' would ...

I can’t remember the last time I went to a type of fine dining restaurant where there wasn’t a tasting menu on offer. I first came across the phenomenon in the restaurant I worked at during my ...

Last year when I had lunch at Launceston Place, I thought it kinder to all concerned to write nothing. Now that it has been bought and relaunched by D&D London, I can tell you about the threadbare ...

While Kate Middleton reportedly likes to dine at the Made in Chelsea favourite Bluebird Chelsea, the late Princess Diana was said to prefer the Kensington restaurant Launceston Place. The Royal Family ...

There are restaurants and there are restaurants. Places which are not about seeing or being seen, but about pure unadulterated joy of incredible food combined with attentive, deeply knowledgeable ...

Discreet thrills. Also smart lunch, celebrations, romantic, private dining. A lick of bitter-chocolate paint and a brilliant young team, and Launceston Place leaps into glamorous new life. It is both ...