Absolutely second that - fabulous food and wine list - it's our favourite restaurant at the moment. It has been shortlisted in the London restaurant awards both in the Italian food and wine categories - think it won wine once - not sure.

Also worth a visit in Putney - Ole - a Spanish restaurant -great fresh fish - try the Parillado de pescado y marisco -
http://www.olerestaurants.com/Menus/putney_menu.html an The Royal China - great dim sum - always full of oriental families
http://www.toptable.co.uk/venues/restaurants/?id=8952 .

There are also 2 good cheap and cheerful Thai restaurants - Pantong Thai (used to be Manee Thai) 273 upper Richmond Road - on the right coming from East Sheen and Talad Thai at no 320 a bit further along on the left. There is also a branch of Thai Square in a great setting down by the river at Putney Bridge.

In Barnes there is Riva which I see Timeout says attracts 'vaguely famous locals' - if you can call Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (who were at the next table to us!) vaguely famous then that's true - http://www.timeout.com/london/restau...iews/1321.html

And finally there's The River Cafe in Hammersmith which isn't too far away - that is if it's reopened after the fire by the time you get here.