An experience of dining at La Cucina could very well make you feel like you're dining in Rome - with authentically Italian food that is simple and tasty, charming service and a relaxing open restaurant - they're slowly but surely proving the restaurant to become one of Oxford's best.

The kitchen sends out robust portions of dishes that are all cooked to order using quality produce. Consider visiting them for a meal or simply to have a cup of wonderful Italian coffee.

Sip on seasonal homemade soup as you order starters of baked field mushrooms stuffed with taleggio cheese, deep-fried calamari or a salad of crab and tiger prawn with a thyme and chilli dressing. Pizzas with ingredients such as mozzarella, ham, artichokes and sausage, or farfalle con l'anatra, butterfly pasta with a rich sauce of duck and white wine could follow. Meat and fish dishes encompass prime-cut beef, roasted vine tomatoes and mixed leaf salad, and grilled salmon with leeks.

A dessert of Italian cheesecake with candied oranges and lemon gives the perfect end to a meal.