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Located across two locations in Liverpool, Tapas Tapas is a family run Spanish restaurant serving authentic tapas style food. Exposed brick walls, wenge flooring, wood beamed ceiling and rustic furniture along with subtle lighting create a unique and mystifying ambiance to keep you spelled whilst you enjoy a round of appetizing tapas.

A seasonally changing menu that focuses on fresh produce has a wide ranging variety of village and coastal tapas that include chorizo a la Riojana, cured spicy Spanish sausages sautéed in Rioja red wine and gambas al pil pil - king prawns oven baked in a traditional cazula with olive oil, garlic and chilli. Other exquisite options from the carte are eslanda del mar, a seafood salad with prawns peppers and tomatoes and delicacies such as jamony y queso, a platter of serrano ham and manchego cheese.

A notable wine list includes both Old and New world bins to pair up well with the food.

Another of the old stager Chinese restaurants in town, founded some three decades ago and still going very strong. The quality of the food cannot be faulted and long term experience gives the confidence to make the odd change here and there to traditional dishes. In a city where a pretty critical eye is turned on Chinese food and every other inhabitant regards themselves as an expert, it is significant that this is where the Chinese eat and you will rarely see it empty.

Visit Panoramic and you'll face one of life's most perplexing situations - whether to gaze endlessly into the mesmerizing skies or to sample the most tempting, modern European creations on the menu. As if this was not enough, the exquisite chocolate and cream interior will make you fall in love with this very stylish restaurant, said to be Britain's tallest, located on the 34th floor of Liverpool's West Tower.

You could start your evening with a pre-dinner drink or choose from a short but attractive list of cocktails. Braised pork, apple purée and lentil jus or beetroot, goats' cheese and rocket to begin, line caught sea bass, new potatoes, crème fraiche and caviar, or pheasant with Savoy cabbage to follow, and chocolate mousse, served with tangerine jelly and orange Madeleine to finish.

The Panoramic has taken dining in Liverpool to a whole new level - a hundred metres above sea level to be exact!

Independent in style, Restaurant Bar and Grill, provides a vibrant setting for a business lunch, a break from shopping or a casual coffee with friends. The minimalist, contemporary designs, coupled with a lively and buzzing atmosphere ensures that the restaurant is always bustling with life, creating the perfect ambiance for day time dining.

Keeping an eye on the calendar, the kitchen carefully sources fresh and high quality ingredients. Think of an Asian plate that comprises of Thai prawn cakes, duck spring rolls, chilli squid, Vietnamese vegetables and mint salad, tempura king prawns and Malayan chicken skewers, to begin your meal. Follow it by a fish pie or pasta and finally close with a chocolate fudge pudding.

The wine cellar is well stocked and a good selection by the glass is to hand, something that well befits a predominantly lunchtime menu.