The Knight of Notting Hill

About The Knight of Notting Hill

A long-time Ladbroke Grove music landmark, reputedly the site of Tom Jones's first London gig, relaunched as a modern gastropub under a new name.

Known to generations of locals simply as the KPH — short for its former name, the Kensington Park Hotel — this Ladbroke Grove corner pub has a genuine claim to music history, with local lore holding that a young Tom Jones played his first London gig here. After decades as a scruffy but beloved music pub, new ownership relaunched it as the Knight of Notting Hill, with a modern European kitchen and a sharper look while keeping enough of the old atmosphere to satisfy longtime regulars.