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Set in London's trendy Knightsbridge, Brompton Quarter Brasserie serves an inspiring modern English cuisine with a Mediterranean influence. The venue's stylish and sophisticated ambience combined with friendly, non-intrusive service provides guests a dining experience with a difference.

Order crispy duck salad with shallots, chili, mint, coriander, melon and cucumber as a start to your meal followed by mussels with chorizo, white wine, cream and fresh herbs. For main course dishes such as pan roasted lamb rump with spicy mint vegetable mint couscous and a red wine reduction and poached salmon fillet with wilted spinach, grilled Jersey royals and a chive beurre blanc are at the forefront. If you prefer grills then the 28 day mature char-grilled sirloin may catch your eye. Sweet temptations include burnt lemon cream raspberry sorbet and tuile biscuits and St. Emilion poached pear and praline tart.

A range of Old World wines beckons from the wine list to complement your meal.

San Lorenzo's has established itself as the place for local ladies that lunch with a regular flow of celebrity diners too. Proudly placed in the ever-chic Beauchamp Place, this restaurant was always going to attract those looking to refuel after a tough morning shopping in the area. Dishes are Italian inspired with veal and wood pigeon both being popular choices. Service and quality can be hit and miss but get San Lorenzo's on a good day and you'll be back for more.

Daphne's has been the epitome of everything 'chic' about Chelsea for some time since it was re-born under the ownership of Mogens Tholstrup; however, now it comes under the umbrella of Caprice Holdings, the company in charge of the top eateries, Le Caprice, The Ivy and J. Sheekey's. Naturally, though it remains the home of the 'in' crowd and the international wealthy set, Caprice have added a stability that was possibly slightly lacking at times before, and improved the food from just being pretty to look at into excellent to consume as well. The concentration is still Italian, but many of their dishes could be considered international favourites.

You might start with crab and avocado salad, and then move on to try slip soles with brown shrimps and capers, or chicken with chickpeas, lemon and rosemary, a wonderful assembly of flavours and contrasts. Connoisseurs of cheese would find it had to resist an Italian selection of Toma, Tronchetto, Pecorino, Monte Veronese and Taleggio.

Sometimes a good restaurant will transcend your expectations and rise to provide an experience that is hard to forget. At The Good Earth restaurant, patrons and guests have actually come to expect this, and over the years they have established themselves as one of the best Chinese restaurants in London. Excellent service, top quality food and a pleasing, relaxing ambience have made it the perfect choice for romantic evenings, business dinners or a casual meeting with friends.

Amongst the starters, there are honey glazed spare ribs; shredded smoked chicken or soft shell crab, lightly battered with peppercorns and spiced salt. For the main course, you could choose the crispy fragrant duck served with pancakes, spring onions and cucumber or grilled monkfish with lemongrass, fish jus, coriander and crispy shallots. Singapore rice noodles with chicken and shrimps or fried rice with chopped asparagus are well received, while vegetarians have an exciting range of dishes made of tofu and soya bean.

Elistano, located at the intersection of Elystan Street and Petyward Street in an area known as Chelsea Green, is a friendly neighbourhood Italian restaurant that is popular with locals and visitors. The bill of fare offers Italian cuisine and European wines and one wine highlighted as wine of the month, in an informal and relaxed atmosphere, offering guests an authentic Mediterranean experience.

For starters order calamari fritti, thinly sliced raw beef, served with rocket and parmesan shavings, and mussels in tomato, garlic and chilli with insalata tricolore, tomato, bufala mozzarella and avocado. Main course can consist of linguine alle vongole, with veraci clams, garlic, chilli, and olive oil, and veal or chicken in breadcrumbs, served with tomato spaghetti or vegetables. The dessert section on the menu features homemade tiramisu, caramelized pineapple with lemon crush sorbet, and French berries with zabaglione.