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What sounds like it should be a hotel restaurant, The Residency is actually a new way the audience
neighbourhood eatery on upmarket Westbourne Grove, in London’s Notting Hill. We at Vada feels, but also
Magazine popped in to see what this new venue adds to the local area. hints at the plot.
“Crash Souls” as
The Residency has been dubbed
by our Geek Editor
The Residency is open all day with a laidback brunch service until 5pm, and dinner service
is deceptively hard
from 6pm till late. We noted the DJ station, which apparently will provide entertainment and a
and necessarily so.
platform for emerging local talent from 7pm onwards Thursday through Saturday. We visited
on a much calmer Tuesday evening, after a busy day at the salon.
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The interiors of The Residency have a calming energy with floor-to-ceiling wood panelling and
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contrasting velvet upholstery. In the front part of the restaurant, dark teal booth seating setoff
the light salmon coloured cushions, our only point of note was the chairs being a dark grey not
quite conforming to an otherwise balanced palette throughout.

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Burrata (£12.95) served with a cherry tomato marmalade and basil cream
Pan Seared Sea Bream (£15.95) with truffle butter, served with parsley, new potatoes
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The Gantry, a Revolver hostel in
Curio Collection by Glasgow aims to
Hilton hotel, in offer an inclusive
Stratford, London, space to stay in
Chocolate Surprise
recently the heart of
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birthday. We at with a range of
The two staff looking after us were friendly, helpful and efficiently took orders and brought out
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food, albeit knowledge of the restaurant wasn’t quite second nature yet. The restaurant is still
to the birthday individual rooms.
bedding in (being newly opened), so service should be down to a tee within a few weeks.
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Overall thoughts

The Residency’s menu is a welcome addition to Westbourne Grove, which is seeing a few new
venues refresh the street. Their menu offers an edited selection – dishes are without
complexity and easy to understand, this is also reflected in the price-point, which shows good
value for the food on offer compared to similar eateries in the area. We would have paid about
£32 per head for our 3 courses, plus wine and service. The standout dishes for us was the
Ackee and Saltfish Arancini starter, and the Chocolate Surprise dessert.

The Residency is located at 50 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5SH

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Editors here at Vada, he's planning his next trip, or on the lookout for the latest
food crazes or unusual foods in London's markets.

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