Kitchen W8 Picks up the 2021 Best Restaurant Award from the Eat Game Awards

Mark Kempson

Mark Kempson

Executive Chef 30th March 2022
Mark Kempson

Mark Kempson

Executive Chef

Kitchen W8 Picks up the 2021 Best Restaurant Award from the Eat Game Awards

Kitchen W8, Rebecca Mascarenhas and Phil Howard’s critically-acclaimed Michelin starred restaurant in the heart of Kensington, has been awarded the Eat Game Awards’ 2021 Best Restaurant or Pub Award in a dinner and ceremony held in London on 24 March 2022. Head Chef, Mark Kempson, who went to pick up the glittering prize with Assistant General Manager, Charlie Edwards was over the moon. 


“Being season-addicts at Kitchen W8, we’re huge fans of game, and every October we put on a 6-course game tasting menu to celebrate this wonderfully versatile and healthy meat. Throughout the seasons, you’ll see a wide variety of game dishes peppering our A La Carte Menu as well. I’d like not only to thank Annette and her team at the Eat Game Awards, but also the people who voted for us. It’s a great honour and we shall do everything in our power to live up to the award.” 

The Eat Game Awards’ Best Restaurant or Pub category was generously sponsored by the Fieldsports Journal, and the popular television personality, rural champion Adam Henson was on the judging panel of industry specialists. The competition was fierce, as the game becomes a more mainstream choice in the UK for those who want to eat healthy, reasonably-priced, free-range meat. 

Throughout the year, Mark will be offering up some special menus, in addition to the 6-course seasonally-changing tasting menu that adds to the regular offering at Kitchen W8. 

Exact dates will be confirmed in due course, so keep an eye on @kitchenw8, the website or sign up to the newsletter. 

Here’s a taste of things to come: 
May -> A celebration of spring 
June -> A celebration of seasonal lamb
July -> A celebration of seafood 
August -> A celebration of grouse
September -> A celebration of autumn  October -> A celebration of game November -> A celebration of truffles December -> Christmas fare & NYE

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