The Balans Soho Society is a brasserie-style restaurant franchise with a focus on serving quality food at an affordable (for London) price. The interior of this High Street Kensington branch is very similar to the Paul and Le Pain Quotidien bakeries and restaurants we have in Dubai. Only these guys serve alcohol…from when they open in the morning. Which is why my cousin and I started our breakfast with a tall, stiff Bloody Mary – yeah baby!
Nice modern decor, a good vibe from the crowd, and busy but attentive staff. We popped in for early drinks with friends, and at 6pm on a Friday, it was busy. It's a well appointed place, and we were off to a good start.
Table for 7, and we ordered:
Tipples:
Rioja Blanc
Mango Mule
Eats:
Seared Duck
Monkfish Scampi
Ham Croquettes
Jerk Chicken Samosa
Seared Scallops
Tasty food, fresh, and decent portion size. Service was quick, and staff very attentive to our needs.
Came here for brunch on a Friday morning. I ordered prosecco, orange juice and French Toast. The prosecco was newly opened and super bubbly - the way it should be!! The orange juice was freshly squeezed. The French Toast was served with banana, strawberries and a warmed maple butter. Utterly delicious!!
Located at Westfield Shopping Centre where there is a huge amount of choice but I'd definitely suggest here for brunch / breakfast.
Nice food, good atmosphere. Great service, well-cooked meals of an appropriate size (we had the sea bass and the herb chicken) in a nice atmosphere.
London is full of chain restaurants and Balan's is one of the better ones. There are a few dotted around London and even a few in Miami!
They do a great breakfast. Full English with Pancakes on the side as a nod to their American connection. Their breakfast burrito is also great.
I also really like their Thai curry and potstickers. Potstickers are Dim sum steamed in a pan with a bit of oil. So the bottom crisps up.
They also do good cocktails. With a good Pornstar Martini and Bloody Mary worthy of mentions.
I occasionally go to balance, yesterday being one of those occasions. Whilst it took me a while to choose from their menu, filled with intensely delicious food, I was abundantly pleased with my choice. I personally believe Balans is a perfect place for those of you who enjoy brunch, offering a variety of sweet and salty food. I particularly enjoyed their fresh apple juice and look forward to trying out their mixed berry smoothie.
Always a good meal. The go to place for a quality quick tasty meal. The different dishes keep you coming back to try them all. And you never feel you're eating less than high quality food. Tuna steak. Scallops. Chicken Caesar wrap. Even their yogurt. So happy this place is 2 minutes from my house whenever I'm not bothered to cook.
If you're going for breakfast, try everything.
Two highlights:
The Eggs Benedict: Creamy hollandaise, perfectly poached eggs. At the end of the meal you're going to have to refrain yourself from wiping the remainder of the sauce with your English muffin. (Don't refrain, do it, do it!)
The Full English: The portion is perfect. Just what you need to fill you up, everything is flavoured, apart from the potatoes (but we only use those to soak up juices anyway).
came for brunch and was not disappointed! we got the amazing fluffy french toast and the breakfast burrito. both were delish! mocha was yummy too though iced latte tasted a bit diluted, still good. service was excellent :))
Excellent service by the whole team. The manager and staff was very attentive to our needs and was always paying attention to the entire floor. The food came in an instant, I left for the toliets and my food is here 😂
My partner and I ordered Egg's Benedict and Fish & Chips. The portion of the meal was perfect with plenty of dips and a generous amount of lemon for the fish & chips. The eggs of the Egg's Benedict dish was perfectly poached, nicely toasted buns with delicious bacons.
Overall I would definitely recommend this place to everyone and come here again when I visit Kensington.
Great service from the start. I have a back issue where I need to lie down after a walk for a bit and they were very accomodating to that, above and beyond.
Food was great as always and there were several servers always ready to take our plates once we were done
The food wasn't the best out of all of the Balans, my crispy potatoes looked and tasted a bit old and dried out and the bacon on my Lobster Benedict had too much fat to cut. Despite that, we also ordered the vegan Korean burger and the fried chicken that was very liked and we will be coming back for those. The cocktails were very strong which is ALWAYS appreciated.
Service was great and the atmosphere was amazing. This Balans has the best vibe out of all of them.
Love this place. The manager or the main coordinator greets guests at the door and runs things smoothly. He treats his staff with respect and kindness. Very impressive! The food is amazing and so is the service. The English breakfast is one of the best I’ve had in London. I highly recommend this place. This will more than likely be my go to place for breakfast and will definitely try out the lunch and dinner menu at some point.
Went for the eggs in hell and it did not disappoint! They have a really great brunch menu, and the service was also really speedy. Seems to be a great place for friends to meet up, or a family outing.
One of my go to place for all day brunch menu 😉
You won’t be disappointed with the food here.
Decent place to unwind and catch up with friends.
I visited this Balans after eating at the one in Soho, which I really like, but I think this one is even better! Really friendly and helpful staff who made the experience really enjoyable. I had the cheese quesadilla to start which is absolutely loaded with cheese, followed by my favourite steak and eggs which you really can’t go wrong with. The restaurant is a bit more roomy than the Soho one, as you might expect, and it is a nice space to enjoy a meal in. I really can’t recommend this place enough, give it a go and you won’t regret it.
Food and atmosphere was great. We went for breakfast/ brunch. The service was slowwww. Had to wait quite long for the waitress to notice us that we were ready to order. When the food finally arrived it was missing toast with omelette which again took long to arrive. Was painful to pay around 6 pound for gratuity when the service was below standard. Im not sure why it was even added to the bill, like is it not optional? Why force it on your customers!
Indy Eats & Adventures
+5
This was a very cute place! I had my first English Tea, which is really like watered down coffee but same idea! These pancakes were phenomenal and I was ecstatic yo see actual bacon and not ham! The service was good, our waitress helped us order and explained how the tea was supposed to be. The vibe is very homey and artsy. It was a really nice, quiet place to brunch and enjoy a low key meal.
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