The Chamberlayne Gastropub

Chef Nate Delivers Unforgettable Gastropub Experience!

Stepping into The Chamberlayne in Kensal Rise is like walking into a warm embrace from both staff and ambience alike. The initial greeting is from Nate, a chef whose presence in the open kitchen projects enthusiasm and a hint of Cheshire Cat-smile from behind his carefully crafted dishes. His Chicken Pie, legendary among locals, can pull a thick trunk dragging diner all the way from Soho—splendid pastry crusted neatly upon slow-stewed fillings, a welcoming herald to a culinary evening one wouldn't attempt to forget. Also bask in the comforting bouquet of herbs and hearty gravy surfacing from the roast beef whilst your senses pick soft strains of Chef Nate’s passion quite like a favourite jazz tune.

Inside, the dining area lifts you into crisp simplicity, its breeze perhaps carrying tales vivid—a friendly cocktail of modern gastro pub and weather-beaten local you might envision in a Paul McCartney ballad. Though slightly hesitant for quietude on less-busy weekdays, The Chamberlayne rejoices amidst good cocktails perched playfully at beck-n-call, with a Margarita that’d make any Mexican spirited. Service here twinkles under Gibson Ghatsys command, buoyantly professional and wrapping up soft landings of poor service mishaps gone slightly aloft during peak hours. In Nate’s dishes you nibble not just exemplary quality but he himself brings jollity—and by heavens—it trounces some cardinal sins ever committed against the great beast: the ample fort worth who chides the inert jalopies rejecting cash yet casting true enough, The Chamberlayne is persistently memorable. — Audrey Al Dente