Gatti's

The soft lighting, subdued colours & rows of proper coat hangers at the entrance create a powerful sense that you’ll be looked after at Gatti’s, & its fans report that a visit to this plush City Italian is indeed a cosseting & pleasurable experience. It’s not a place to explore the wilder shores of culinary fashion, but rather to indulge in something rich & familiar: deep-fried Camembert with gooseberry preserve to start, or perhaps spaghetti all’aragosta with lobster & tomato sauce, followed by Dover sole meuniere, duck with orange sauce or perhaps veal in a lemon & butter sauce. The interesting daily specials are less traditional & the wine list is dominated by Italian & French bottles, with something to suit most pockets. The dessert trolley, meanwhile, is suitably calorie-laden.