Ffiona's is an independent British restaurant at 51 Kensington Church Street, between High Street Kensington and Notting Hill Gate. The intimate room and personal service give it the feel of a neighbourhood dining room rather than a large central London venue. Dinner is served from Tuesday to Sunday, with brunch added at the weekend.
British comfort food and seasonal ingredients guide the menu, with dishes prepared for a full sit down meal rather than a quick cafe stop. Brunch creates a more relaxed daytime experience on Saturday and Sunday, while dinner suits couples, families and small groups. The selection changes enough to reflect season and availability.
The restaurant makes a deliberate effort to adapt dishes for gluten free, dairy free, vegan and Paleo diets. Those adjustments broaden the menu beyond a token alternative, although guests should explain serious allergies directly when booking and ordering. Staff can then clarify ingredients and what can be safely modified in the kitchen.
Wine and other drinks accompany the food, while the small scale of the dining room keeps the atmosphere conversational. Ffiona’s is suited to visitors who value warmth, flexibility and personal attention as much as the individual dishes. Its long standing Kensington location makes it a natural choice for a relaxed meal away from larger hotel and chain restaurants.
Address: 51 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 4BA, England
Ffiona's Menu
Starters
Soup of the Day
(V)
Organic Parmesan Salad
(VG)
Avocado and Wild Atlantic Prawns
Ffionas Duck Pate, Homemade Chutney and Sourdough Toast
Mains
All served with Yorkshire Pudding, Sage and Onion Stuffing, Herb Roasted Carrots and Seasonal Greens, Crisp Roasted Potatoes and Homemade Gravy. (Our Traditional Sunday Roasts can be Gluten free)
Roasted Free Range Chicken with Lemon Garlic and Herbs.
Roast Pork Loin with Apple Sauce and Crackling.
Roasted Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce and Redcurrant Jelly
Roasted Chalk Stream Trout, (Resembles Pacific Wild Salmon, great flavour) with Hollandaise Sauce.
Puddings
Apple and Blueberry Crumble with Ice Cream or Custard
Bread and Butter Pudding with Ice Cream or Custard
Lemon, Ginger and Mascarpone Cheese Cake, Ginger Snap Base
(Gf)
Cheese and Biscuits
Breakfast and Beyond
Weekend brunch menu. Dietary icons: V = Vegetarian, GF = Gluten Free, Vegan. Add-ons available for some dishes.
Green Scramble
3 eggs scrambled with Greek feta cheese, chives, pickled green jalapeños and slivers of green onions, served on raw baby spinach with sourdough or gf toast (V,GF)
The Protein Plate
2 Vietnamese style “turkey sausage” patties, 2 eggs, avocado, house pickled red cabbage and sourdough or gf toast. (Gf)
Sweet Potato, Chorizo Red Chilli Hash
topped with 2 eggs. Add sausage or bacon – £3.50, Add avocado or feta – £4.00
Sweet Potato and Red Chilli Hash
With roasted red onion and garlic topped with ripe avocado and vegan feta cheese. Vegan Gf
Monterey Salad
Romaine greens, organic black turtle beans, avocado, tomato, cucumber, breakfast radish and roasted pumpkin seeds. With house beetroot hummus and green tahini dressing. Vegan, Gf. Add chicken – £7.00, Add grilled halloumi cheese / feta – £4.00, Add 2 eggs – £5.50
Full English
Sausage, bacon, black pudding, hash brown, tomato, mushrooms, 2 eggs and sourdough or gf toast
Full Veggie
Veggie sausage, avocado, hash brown, tomato, mushroom, 2 eggs, vegan baked edamame beans and sourdough or gf toast. (V, Gf)
Breakfast of Champions
8oz Herefordshire ribeye steak, 2 fried eggs and triple cooked chips or salad.
2 Eggs Anyway on Toast
Served with sourdough or gf toast (V, Gf)
Coconut Yogurt
(VEGAN)
Organic Porridge
(VEGAN). Add fruit, honey, flaked almonds – £4.00
The Benedicts
Eggs Benedict variations served on sourdough or gf toast.
The Basic
Sourdough or gf toast, Ham or bacon, 2 poached eggs and hollandaise sauce (Gf)
The Betty
“eat the rainbow” Sourdough or gf toast topped with ripe avocado, beetroot hummus, seeds and topped with 2 eggs, hollandaise and chilli flakes
The Pesto
Sourdough or gf toast, Walnut and sage pesto topped with wild arugula leaves, 2 poached eggs and hollandaise sauce (V,Gf)
The Royale
Sourdough or gf toast slices of luscious smoked salmon 2 poached eggs and hollandaise sauce (Gf)
The Florentine
Sourdough or gf toast raw baby spinach 2 poached eggs and hollandaise sauce (V,Gf)
The Best Buns
Brioche bun burgers served with sides.
Ffiona's Fillet of Fish
Thick haddock fillet in a crisp batter with tartare sauce in a brioche bun. Side of triple fried chips and mushy peas.
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Served in a brioche bun with smoky chipotle mayonnaise, lettuce and dill pickle with tangy sumac onions and a side of triple fried chips
What You Love
Sweet brunch favourites. Ask us about the extras and specials!
3 Buttermilk Pancakes
served with maple syrup and butter. (GF). Add bacon or sausage £3.50, Add berries/ fruit £3.50, Add 2 eggs £5.50
Fabulous French Toast
Served with maple syrup. Add bacon or sausage £3.50, Add berries / fruit £3.50, Or add fruit, toffee sauce and whipped cream £5.50
To Begin
Homemade vegetable soup
King prawns, shell off, chillies, ginger and garlic
Winter salad, red grapes and cranberries, mixed leaves and feta cheese, toasted pumpkin seeds with a raw honey and Balsamic dressing. (veggie)
Ffiona’s duck pate, sourdough toast and homemade chutney.
Beetroot tartare, our homemade “cream cheese” with chives, topped with our spicy tahini dressing served with endive leaves.
The Main Event
Chicken Kyiv “…probably the best in the world”
Rump of Cornish lamb, rosemary, garlic and thyme, served on spinach with an aromatic salsa verde.
Cornish sea bass, filleted, pan fried with lemon and parsley butter. Served with baby Cornish potatoes.
English steak pie, rich gravy and pancetta topped with our delicious suet pastry
Moroccan salad served warm with a fresh mint and yoghurt dressing on Basmati rice.
Herefordshire rib eye steak 8oz. Peppercorn sauce or garlic butter.
River Test chalk stream trout, filleted, on spinach with a fresh ginger, garlic and basil dressing.
Althea’s legendary chicken and herb meatballs. No bread, no gluten, like clouds of deliciousness! Served on sweet potato noodles, vegan walnut pesto, topped with a fragrant tomato sauce and Pecorino cheese.
Traditional British fish ’n’ chips, fresh haddock, crisp batter, mushy peas and tartare sauce
Vegan shepherd’s pie, packed with pulses and veggies it has delicious umami flavour and is topped with vegan mashed potatoes and nutritional yeast.
Game & Specials
All served with game chips, bread sauce and all traditional accompaniments. Please let us know your requests in advance so that we can order for you.
Seasonal Game
Vegetables etc
All £5.90
Garlic spinach
Hispi greens with thyme butter
Herb roasted carrots
Braised red cabbage
Roasted, spiced butternut squash
Potatoes
All £5.90
Colcannon mash
Triple fried chips
Boiled baby potatoes
Sweet potato fries
Plain mash
The Finale
Ffiona’s decadent sherry trifle, pistachios and glace cherries
Apple and blueberry crumble with custard or vanilla ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
Lemon mascarpone cheesecake with cherry compote.
Bread and butter pudding with custard or vanilla ice cream
Althea’s vegan chocolate cheesecake with salted caramel ice cream.
Vegan Dishes
All ingredients shown here are vegan including cheeses, butter, pesto, ice cream etc.
Vegetable soup served with artisan toast
Parmesan salad with peppery arugula, raw summer corn, radish and pea shoots.
Grilled mango with sautéed wild mushroom and a balsamic dressing.
Black fig and feta salad with pomegranate, grilled hazelnuts and pumpkin seeds
Moroccan aubergine salad served warm with a vegan yogurt and fresh mint dressing.
Spicy parsnip fritters with garlic yogurt sauce.
Watermelon, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and pickled jalapeños with a sweet and sour dressing.
Grilled avocado, sweet tomatoes, green onion and sunflower seeds and a fresh pistachio pesto.
Crispy fried polenta with broccoli, fresh herbs, served on wilted spinach, roasted tomatoes and toasted coconut curls with a tomato and chilli dressing and red amaranth.
Sweet potato and zucchini noodles, green onion, edamame beans, hazelnut and lemon pesto served with Dukkah and pea shoots.
Vegan shepherds pie topped with a delicious cheesy mash
Raw vegan chocolate cheesecake (made with cashews) on a delicious base of macadamia nuts and medjool dates.
A “creamy” silken tofu chocolate cheesecake with an Oreo biscuit base.
Oreos contain no animal products however the makers do stress that the facility they produce them in does handle dairy so there is a chance of cross dairy contamination
Ffiona’s Wine List – Whites
Languore Trebbiano Chardonnay Rubicone, Italy
Le Colline di San Giorgio Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Italy
Kokako Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
Henri Ehrhart ‘Élément Terre’ Riesling, France
Ffiona’s Wine List – Reds
Saverio Faro Nero d’Avola, Italy
Beauté du Sud Malbec, France
Tre Cipressi Chianti, Italy
St Desir Pinot Noir, France
Cocktails
Macau Fizz
One of the great mysteries of the Orient, this marriage of Prosecco & lychee will have you hooked faster than opium.
Dirty Fizz
Light and fresh. Prosecco with a blushing of Campari. A perfect aperitif!
Old Fashioned
Bourbon, bitters and all the good stuff.
Mexican Kiss
Tequila, lime and ginger shaken over ice. Summer in a glass.
Beers and Cider
Lucky Saint Lager 330ml
Portobello Pilsner 330ml
Portobello Pale Ale 330ml
Pavement Press Cider 500ml
Tea
English Breakfast
Earl Grey
Organic Peppermint
Fresh Mint
Coffee
Regular/decaffeinated. Oat / Almond Milk – add 50p
Americano
Cappuccino / Latte
Espresso
single / double
Macchiato
single / double
Whites
Wine list. 125ml glasses available on request.
Languore Trebbiano Chardonnay Rubicone, Italy
Le Colline di San Giorgio Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Italy
Kokako Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
Reds
Wine list. 125ml glasses available on request.