Bringing together the robust flavours of Italy to create delicious dishes, Lingotto in Red Lion Street attracts the City crowd for a quick business lunch or leisurely dinner after work. Its quiet side street location confers on it the calm that may be found further afield while remaining conveniently close by. Simple interiors and friendly efficient service add more value.

The comprehensive menu offers antipasti of deep fried baby squid and zucchini with tartar sauce, pan fried sea scallops wrapped in pancetta with avocado sauce and grilled Scotch beef carpaccio with balsamic rosemary dressing. Main course options include slowly roasted shank of lamb in Barolo wine with mash potatoes, breast of chicken filled with baby spinach, ricotta cheese and cherry tomato sauce and stone roasted pork belly with broad beans and roast potatoes. Conclude on a satisfying note with vanilla pannacotta with chocolate-orange sauce, warm chocolate soufflé with Madagascar vanilla ice cream or cheesecake with white chocolate. A glass of aromatic white or red wine complements the selection.