Filini Restaurant - Liverpool

The award-winning Filini is part of the striking Radisson SAS Hotel Liverpool, towering above the River Mersey in the city's business district. At weekends, it gets especially busy with young local professionals living in the surrounding new apartments. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, it's an airy, modern, space that makes attractive use of glossy wood, glass and modern art. Generally thought of as excellent, the food is Italian with a Sardinian bent, with fine starters including crab and spaghetti in a light Soave cream sauce, followed by such accomplished mains as fillet of beef with Speck, Pecorino and truffle sauce, and slow-braised veal with white beans and creamed polenta. For the very hungry, there's pizza and gutsy desserts. Excellent value lunch for £9.95 (one main course; includes a glass of house wine, mineral water and a soft drink)