Paradise by Way of Kensal Green

Great place to have a drink and talk with plenty of space on the ground floor. But also great atmosphere to danse on cool music (not electro) on the first floor. So really best of both worlds. Just a pity it closes early at 2am on weekends

I LOVE this place. During a visit to London, a few friends decided to take me here for a night out and I was completely blown away by the atmosphere and décor. It actually felt like we just walked into a house party in an early 1900s mansion. Great place for drinks and electronic music.

It’s more like a very fancy place. I really enjoyed the evening there but it wasn’t the food what I liked the most. The vibe was very genuine and the venue quite impressive

Went along to this place to participate in «How to Solve a Problem Like Murder»
Upon entering Paradise By Way Of Kensal Green I was taken in by its spacious room, lovely bar, statues, bird cages hanging from ceilings, marbled type round tables and flowers. The whole atmosphere of the restaurant was buzzing. They even have another large bar area in the back, a upstairs, dinning area and a private off set room with a long table for dinning. I did not have time to eat in the dinning area but I did order a burger from the bar menu. They make all their own food from scratch and I must admit the burger was delicious and I am usually really fussy when it comes to burgers. It was made out of pure meat (no onion thank god) and was very chunky and cooked to perfection. I though had mine plain as I don’t like cheese etc in my burger but my friend does and my it was oozing with cheese and all sorts of veg looked amazing. If I am in the area next time I will definitely try out their restaurant area.
After we had finished are burger we headed to the stairs to go up as that is where the event takes place. We was handed a envelope with a mask to wear, pen, suspect page and not page. We was led up the stairs by a boy and girl (well two adults pretending to be children) and then we entered a room where there was some performing half naked sexy dancing ladies who were part of the whole act /​story. I cant say much about the story as don’t want to give anything away but basically there is affairs going on between the whole group of woman and their boyfriends so many arguments happen but the best part was that the dancing that the ladies and men done throughout the show there was about 6 different dances throughout the night. The boy and girl guides you to important pieces of info throughout the night and also whilst going around listening and watching the acting taking place you have to be quite which is good as does not spoil what is going on and can take in more what is going on. Also the difference with this murder mystery is that you had to solve who was going to be murdered and who was the killer so unique in that respect. I got the killer right and my friend got who would be murdered correctly. However even though we got them right we did not get a price just a slip of paper with a saying on it so that was a tad disappointing and also we could not even keep the masks which i think is quite unhygienic to give back for them to reuse again and its not even like the masks were expensive they were cheap.
However well worth the money as the acting by all was superb and a great plot the best murder mystery I have ever done. So don’t miss out and book your murder mystery now via Y Plan.

Quirky restaurant with amazing décor, friendly staff & buzzing ambience. Went there for the «How to Solve a Problem like Murder». Well worth a visit.

Incredibly interesting, imposing décor that alone is worth the visit. The quail for a starter and pork loin for an entrée are both delicious, and service is exceptional.

Been coming here for nearly 20 years. Is that bad? I’ve celebrated New Years in here, a 40^th birthday, a company Christmas meal and party, and numerous dinners.
Probably shows I love it, and will be back.
Décor is magnificent, and food divine. A slightly older crowd which now suits me fine. Recipe for a great night out.

Hadn’t dined here for a few years and forgot how good this place is. Great ambience, excellent food — new chef is doing amazing things, front of house staff are excellent — we had David who was friendly, attentive, and knows his stuff. There was also a French waitress who should get creds for being awesome. Wines were also great. Now the food,… I had the honour of being the first to try the new fish dish which I should note was divine — great balance of flavours and well cooked piece of fish. My dinner date had the slow cooked lamb, which was seriously foodgasm worthy. Side of polenta chips (delicious) and kale tipped the scale to super full, but had to try dessert… Choc torte with salted caramel and salted caramel icecream… Gotta put in extra hours at the gym but totally worth it. Already booked to come back…

Spent a Saturday afternoon here, as a friend rented the upstairs for a multi-​band jam session. The décor is lovely and very vintage. The wine selection was decent, the staff were friendly, and overall it was a nice experience. I can only comment about the chips menu-​wise, which were cooked to perfection and very crispy. I look forward to a return visit!

Been here twice, enjoyed the first time as was quite drunk, didn’t feel so comfortable the next time — funny mix of people.
Cool layout could be a lot better

I’ve had meals at the restaurant before and met friends for a drink at the ground floor bar, but the absolute highlight for me is the Wednesday open mic night upstairs. The music’s great, not your average girl with a guitar gig.
They have a professional house band who accompany most acts and a headliner, ensuring a good audience made up of supporting friends and family and regular music lovers. The bar is usually packed with people spilling out onto the landing.
And all set against a beautiful backdrop of vintage mirrors and religious paraphernalia, the evenings just fly by and before you know it it’s midnight.

i wanted a true sunday roast meal during my vacation so my London local friend took us here to Paradise and i’m so glad that he chose this place! this is definitely out of the «touristy» area of town so I felt like i got a true local experience here.
we started off with a bottle of red wine which was pretty affordable at like 20ish pounds or so and for lunch, i went with the prime rib roast (16.50) and it’s served with all the trimmings. now i’m a meat and potatoes kind of girl so a sunday roast is my kind of meal haha. the prime rib was served a perfect medium rare with roast potatoes, some veggies, and yorkshire pudding. it was so good! i only wish sunday roasts were a normal thing here in the OC haha

Used to be a go to place for late Fridays or Saturdays if we couldn’t be bothered to go into town. So always fond memories of meeting randoms in one of the many rooms, in the smoking areas or the queue for the toilet. Dance floor was packed but good times. Maybe got a bit overcrowded over the last few years as its popularity spread and people from further afield started coming but you can’t blame them for that. Sunday roasts are damn good too.

One of my locals. Best avoided at weekends late in the evening, find it a rather odd crowd. Unless of course you are trying to find something open till 2am in the area!
Great ambience/​décor for a drink, but avoid eating the food is overpriced and not worth it. It used to be good, maybe the chef has changed.

Since the closure of our beloved Regent, we’ve had to find another after-​work drinking hole. The obvious choice is The Paradise. It’s a bar-​cum-​club with a quirky crowd and the weirdest décor you’ll ever see.
I mean, seriously. Crucifixes to the left of you, Bird cages to the right. It’s not sure what its trying to be, but luckily it gets mighty dark in there so as soon as the lights go down, it’ll feel like any hipster joint.
The crowd changes week on week, but its always buzzing and there’s always some event going on.
It’s pricey, but you’re not over blessed for choices in w10, so my advice is head for Portobello Road or head for The Paradise.

I didn’t go here for food so cannot vouch for the cuisine, but boy the barmen know what they’re doing. I had the most delicious drink which had a dollop of marmalade at the bottom and used Southern Comfort (a spirit which I hate and haven’t drunk since I was about 16!) — but hey compliments to the bar I went back for more, and more and more and more!
The décor is quirky, 20 mismatching lampshade hung from the ceiling of one room, mismatched furniture of the highest quality, grand paintings on the wall, large staircases leading you to different areas of this pub/​restaurant/​house/​mansion and even a karaōke room. Never a dull moment.

It’s okay if you are going for a beer at weekdays. It’s nice to sit and chill in their quirky sofas.
Friday and Sat, forget it. Awful sound system upstairs and half rich /​half trendy douche bags everywhere.
Food, don’t do it. Extremely overpriced. I’ve done it 2 times now and that’s 2 times too many. Main course lamb was raw inside and had to be sent out, dessert was burned. Staff can barely speak English.
For that price, dear Paradise, you have to try a bit harder. Unfortunately locals don’t seem to care.

I think I like this place?
I don’t know.
The place itself, the style and architecture is really awesome. Old school, yes please.
There are multiple levels and a dining area and a cool little library looking private room for parties. A few different outdoor garden areas, generally taken over by the smokers during winter time.
It’s great because it’s close, I could technically bike all the way there or at least walk a while then catch a bus the rest of the way.
I’ve been to a reggae event upstairs and also a lazy sunday afternoon. Both times relatively packed but still managed to find our own space.
I just feel awkward here. Like Im not trendy enough or local enough to be here. Not sure why that is.
Meh, check it out if you’re in the neighborhood. Or just walk down the alleyway next door to the other pub (they have free popcorn hehe).

You wouldn’t expect to find this place in this area but its a pleasant suprise. The décor is great, it feels like you have walked into some early 1900’s house, with private rooms decorated with fires, books and big red leather chairs you would to sink into.
We came to the Paradise for dinner, and the dining rooms is decorate with birdcages and candles, and all looks extremely decadent. The food was very good, and isn’t afraid to push the boundaries, expect to find foie gras, duck veloute, steak, venison amongst the dishes.
With all this in mind our meal was ruined by the dreadful service. I have no idea how our waitress is in customer facing role but i think a career change should be in order. Drinks were slammed on the table, and although we were aware we had a table turnaround of 2 ½ hours we were constantly rushed to put our orders through. They even made us call our friends who were not there to see what they wanted to order.
I would like to return but the poor service really put a dampener on our meal, which is a shame as this place has real potential. Far too pretentious.

way of Kensal Green. Not really my kind of pub. It’s almost trying too much for me. Poetry nights, comedy nights and a really posh dining area. I’m tired just thinking about it. Makes me want to find a quiet pub to relax in.
The décor isI’m not sure how to describe it. I supposed it’s quite dramatic with the statues and everything. Not really my bag.
They do serve 1 real ale here. Spitfire. Somehow ended up with a cracking pint of the stuff, even though the barmaid didn’t really have an idea about how to pour it and was fairly vocal on not enjoying the exercise it gave her.