Its trattoria-like ambience has Al Forno in Upper Richmond Road buzzing with a lively crowd out for an enjoyable evening. An extensive menu offers guests contemporary Italian cuisine with many traditional pizza and pasta dishes.

Diners can choose from items like fresh smoked salmon rolls filled with baby prawns and mascarpone, grilled sardines drizzled with olive oil and lemon juice and pan fried layers of aubergines with mozzarella and parmesan for a tasty beginning. Follow it up with linguine with clams or rigatoni with rocket and spinach as well as grilled leg of lamb steak with rosemary or pan fried veal topped with Parma ham. Refreshing desserts of coconut sorbet served in a coconut shell and lemon ice cream conclude the meal lightly while chocolate soufflé with a liquid centre and profiteroles offer something richer. A glass or bottle of Chianti, Salice or Frascati cannot be anything but worthy companions during dinner.