"A big booth and a big cake are on offer at Lavo. It takes a while to get through the 20-layer peanut butter cake at this sprawling Italian restaurant behind Oxford Street. Especially if you order the giant £30 meatball too. Sink into your extra cushiony booth (it matches the cake) and let the warm orange lighting and playlist of funky jazz and R&B wash over you." - sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley