San Carlo Liverpool

Head to any of the ristorantes in the award-winning, family-run San Carlo Group and you know you’re in for exceptional ingredients, artfully prepared, served in super chic surroundings. At San Carlo Liverpool, you’ll also find opulent dining booths and a stylish bar for drinks before or after your meal.

Food wise, there are posh pizzas (black truffle features alongside porcini mushrooms and Taleggio cheese on the pizza tartufo) and there’s pasta, including indulgent lobster ravioli and Zitoni Toscanini made with Tuscan spiced sausage, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes and pecorino Romano. Gran pasta plates for two or more to share include frutti de mare seafood spaghetti.

There’s also plenty of grilled fish and seafood (including Dover sole, monkfish “Aurora” and grilled langoustines) and meats (lots for the steak lover). Or, for authentically Italian dishes, think pollo Milanese breadcrumbed chicken and Saltimbocca alla Romana: Parma ham-wrapped veal cooked in white wine, sage and butter.

San Carlo wouldn’t be San Carlo without a well-sourced wine list featuring the best of Italy and its islands, plus plenty of prosecco and, of course, the makings of an Aperol Spritz or two.