This fine Italian restaurant is widely regarded as one of the best places in this part of London SW3 for those mamma-used-to-make-it kind of meals. Yes, there may be several restaurants nearby but Scalini is a complete package, except if a quiet romantic evening is on your mind, and is bound to impress you with an atmosphere that feels so full of life and spring, and colour schemes that convey a feeling of conviviality.

Dishes on the menu are quite conventional but marked by zesty flavours and freshness which linger on the palate, so mull over choices such as baked avocado with crab coated with a creamy cheese sauce, cured ham from San Daniele with melon and other fruits, Welsh lamb with port and redcurrant sauce, and paillard of beef fillet with aubergine, tomato, garlic and capers.

The wine list features a Vintage Tunina, Jermann Friuli 2004, which is crisp, dry and has a marvellously complex flavour.