Brook Green, Italian Restaurant Guide

“Always a warm welcome from the lovely husband-and-wife team” at this “perfect neighbourhood gem” lost in the backstreets near Brook Green, where “Michele is in the kitchen and Heidi front of house”. For what it is, it would be hard to improve, with its “homely atmosphere”; and “hearty and well-seasoned Italian home cooking” from “a limited menu of crowd-pleasing dishes”; all at “reasonable prices”. “Interesting” wine list too with “some good value for money rarities”.

Worth knowing about near Hammersmith Broadway, this well-appointed pub is “highly recommended” for its convenient location a few minutes’ walk from the station, its characterful interior, cute outside terrace and – not least – its very decent Italian-leaning menu. “Dog-friendly” is another plus for some.

“A wonderful quiet dining room”, where “the staff are top-notch, the atmosphere too” – Gino Taddei & Sally Eidlitz’s “lovely” restaurant between Kensington and Olympia “has been going for years” and “they have fed generations” with “top-quality Italian cuisine”. Many describe it as “a favourite local” – a view shared by the late Michael Winner.