The Kensington Arms

Great pub, aesthetically beautiful fit. Friendly warm and welcoming. Menu is just right. All our dishes were served with love. Highly recommended for fellow foodies you will not be disappointed

A new favourite. Sunday Roast. Good food, good beer, good atmosphere. Just popped in but will go again.

We went to The Kensington Arms for their famous Sunday Roast for Chris' birthday! We were given the Blue Room which was a lovely cosy space. As we were a large group, we ordered of the party menu. Chris and I both went for the French onion soup with devilled short rib and Gruyer, followed by the Fennel brined Chew Magna pork belly, carrot and English mustard, roast potatoes, and Yorkshire pudding - I have never eaten pork belly so tender!! If visiting I definitely recommend the pork! For dessert, I went for a brownie and Chris opted for the creme brulee (I didn't manage to get photos of those)

Aaaaamazing Sunday Roast, it is not a cheap option but it is totally worth it! I went with my family and everyone said how good everything was. For the SR, It is a bit different, they had a menu: 2 courses £25 or 3 courses £31. The pork belly was insane!!! Very very good!! Crispy and juicy! The veggies were delicious. My parents ordered fish and they weren't less happy, they loved it too. We also ordered a bottle of white wine (this was nothing especial, I must say) Desserts were also delicious. Our main waiter (an English lad who spoke very good Spanish ;) couldn't be more efficient and nicer! I'd highly recommend this place! I thought I am going to start posting a photo of the toilet (a friend of mine used to say...how you see the restaurant's toilet is how you can expect the kitchen to be!! in this case? Very clean!)

It’s twice now I’ve been disappointed by The Kenny. We had the rarebit to start and although the flavours complimented each other, the bread base was very stale. The main was also a huge disappointment as it was severed in a large plate which just highlighted the small portions; I ordered the medium rare rump and I was only served two very thin and chewy slices. We also ordered the brownie for desert and we were served the corner which is usually our favourite part but it was burnt to the point it was black and parts were solid. It is safe to say we will not be coming back. We also paid £30 ahead of the reservation. It also isn’t baby/toddler friendly as it’s all a bit tight and no space for a highchair.

Two years ago I left a glowing 5* review but my meal yesterday there was so bad that I had to delete it to reflect how the times have changed... I could not help but notice this whole atmosphere of “we are struggling”... Some people popped in to ask for a table and I overheard the waitress say: we have tables for drinks but can not offer food as then we won't have enough food for bookings. Well, they did not have enough food for bookings as we literary had 1 choice on their set menu and normally, given the choice, I would not have eaten and paid for what was that choice. But alternative was to leave and look for somewhere else on Father's day. Impossible. I hope it is just the Sunday as Sunday roast day they have ruined and maybe the menu Tue to Sat is as nice as it used to be but not sure I will want to test it now. By 3pm when our table was booked, we had a choice of ex-dairy beef sirloin steak, nut roast or something like that and onglet which as waitress explained would be served very, very rare so not to everyone's taste. We chose the ex-dairy cow steak and although it did not feel chewy in mouth, was quite the effort to cut with a knife as it was so stringy. If my partner did not eat half of mine, I would have left it there. Yorkshire puddings were absolutely charred - bitter and inedible. I asked if they could be swapped but the swap was exactly the same color - burnt and inedible. I also was not particularly enticed to eat that ex-dairy beef steak. In most cases these cows are used and abused and do not get to graze outside but spend their time indoors summer and winter, are pinched with antibiotics and other meds to prevent all sorts of issues and some farmers do it preventative rather than when the need arises. Just stop this virtue signalling and cook a normal roast even if you have to charge more and have enough food to cook for at least your bookings. I wonder why that ex-dairy cow was still there available and other nicer options gone by 3pm. And scallop started - OMG that one scallop was so overcooked swimming in tasteless puddle of butter / oil and loads of dried onions on top. That was absolutely shocking. People are not stupid! What a sad state of affairs!

Wow Wow Wow. This is an amazing place to go. This pub is tucked away in a corner of Bristol, in a nice neighborhood. The head chef of the restaurant owns a michelin star restaurant, and is an amazing chef. We got to have the privilege of sitting right next to the kitchen to see all of the action, it was very good to watch. I had the battered fish, with triple cooked chips, the fish was beautiful and we'll battered and the chips were probably the best I've ever eaten. For starter I had the the fishcake, which was very crispy and paired well with the homemade pesto underneath, this dish was served and garnished beautifully. For the other starters we had the chalk stream trout tartare and the saffron aranchini, both of which looked lovely. For the other mains we had the pan roasted sea bass, which looked and smelled fresh, you could tell especially with this restaurant that all of their meals were fresh/homemade, the dry aged ribeye, cooked medium rare, this did come out a bit more rare than liked, but with a busy night and with seconds of time to make it cooked well, is completely understandable. To finish of the mains, we had the black treacle and mustard glazed gammon, with eggs, which was again cooked perfectly. For 'afters' we had the sticky toffee pudding, which was rich and the sauce for it was perfectly sweet; the strawberry cheesecake which was presented really well, and tasted lovely, and finally the brownie which had nothing to fault. The atmosphere was lovely, the location the same, and also the decor, and feel to this gastro pub. A must go place for sure! Pictures down below :)

BEST PUB ROAST IN BRISTOL by a country mile. So much flavour! I had pork belly and it was cooked perfectly, all the trimmings were delicious and included rather than charging separately for cauli cheese etc. This was our first visit to eat and can't wait to come back and try the midweek menu!