Former Kensington Palace dairy bought by Polish royal Could Be Yours

It is the end of an era at a treelined corner of Kensington. After more than 20 years in business, Wodka Polish restaurant - where regulars have included David Bowie and Mick Jagger - has Served its last meal, and owner John Woroniecki Sam Robinson and His Wife Both are selling the ground-floor building housed That en and Their three-bedroom maisonettes above arredamento casa.

The property, on a corner plot at the junction of St Albans Grove and Stanford Road, was originally the dairy for Kensington Palace and, althoug not listed,Luci LED it now falls Within The Kensington Square Conservation Area. The great news for potential buyers Is that the freehold property, Including the part calculated previously used as a restaurant, comes with planning consent to be converted into a residence of more than single Substantial 5.000 sq. ft..

John, 53, inherited the house in the Seventies from Krzysztof His father, a Polish prince, and His mother Julia. The couple bought it in 1956 and ran Franco-Polish restaurant Chez Kristoff from there. Then, in 1989, John gave up His photographic career to open Vodka In Its Place faretti led.

Well as hosting the stars,arredare casa it was home to romance Also - Sam and John met in the street just outside, and say They fell in love at first sight.

They married in 2010 and made Their home above the restaurant.

Sam - the daughter of Jo Robinson, an interior designer and owner of trendy Notting Hill boutique The Cross - Had firm views about how she wanted her new home to look. 'I like to home to have some character, some warmth, some original features,' says Sam, 45. 'When I got here i could see huge potential ITS, with the high, frame size and ceilings of the bedrooms - but it needed a feminine touch.'

The decor now has a luxury bohemian feel with bright bursts of color - such as the Pop Art prints of four bikini-clad girls That Line the staircase and the large butterfly montage hanging in the living room. It is this girlie, eclectic mix of old and new That has Attracted celebrities from Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson to Angelica Huston and Peter Mandelson to Sam's shop blender lampade a led.