Second helpings: More hotel-based Italians

Santini

8 Conference Square, Edinburgh, tel: 0131 221 7788

Chelsea's fashionable Santini restaurant has a Scottish sibling tucked into the Sheraton complex, where it serves up a modern mix of Italian favourites

Filini Bar and Restaurant

Radisson SAS Hotel, 107 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, tel: 0151 966 1500

A recent facelift means the interior of Filini's is as impressive as the waterfront views. A wide-ranging pan-Italian menu shows the odd Sardinian influence

Brunello

The Baglioni Hotel, 60 Hyde Park Gate, London SW7, tel: 020 7368 5900

New head chef Andrea Vercelli from Marco Pierre White's Luciano brings simpler, affordable dining to Brunello, with a nice line in dishes to be shared