Elegant interiors with golden walls and potted palms complement a hearty Polish menu at the family-run Kuznia Smaku in South Ealing Road. Resident pianists and jazz musicians create a lively vibrant ambience that is ideal for family and friends getting together for an enjoyable evening.

Wholesome soups of chicken with noodles and eggs with sausages flag off the meal and could be followed by dishes such as beef tongue in horseradish sauce, courgette cake with wild chanterelle gravy or a meat board with roast pork neck, pork loin and chicken roulade. Stuffed cabbage leaves with mince meat and rice, dumplings with bacon, cheese and potatoes, rolled chicken with cheese and mushrooms, knuckle of pork or Hungarian potato cake with goulash make for more substantial fare. Dessert of homemade pancake with apple and cinnamon, banana in coconut pastry or apple pie rounds off the meal nicely. An extensive wine list enhances the pleasure.