Tucked away in a tiny back street in Knightsbridge village, this pretty, flower-decked Victorian pub is just a two-minute stroll from Harrods. Well away from the hustle and bustle, the Swag & Tails is a civilised retreat with warm, friendly service and modern pub food cooked to restaurant standards.

Over the last fifteen years, owners Annemaria and Stuart Boomer-Davies have created a successful and welcoming neighbourhood pub-restaurant with a discerning local trade. Good quality food is served in a warm, relaxing and civilised environment, with high standards of cleanliness and presentation.

Pop in for a pint of Wells Bombardier and peruse the daily papers over a decent steak sandwich at the bar, or look to the interesting and constantly changing blackboard menu for something more substantial. Open fires, original panelling and pine tables complement the stripped wooden floors, whilst the windows with their attractive 'swag and tailed' curtains set the scene in which to savour freshly prepared seasonal dishes, inspired by Mediterranean cuisine.

A simple dish of marinated olives, or houmous with hot pitta bread head up a list of more adventurous starters like Oriental spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce, or Parma ham and goat's cheese crostini with a wild mushroom salad. There are main courses for every taste, from a roast fillet of peppered salmon with cassoulet of cannellini beans, chorizo, celery and pesto, through pot-roast shoulder of lamb, to serpentini pasta with roasted parsnips, rosemary, pecorino and lemon oil. Round off the meal with Morello cherry sorbet, steamed chocolate and pecan sponge or a selection of English cheeses with pear and date chutney. A decent wine list with tasting notes features a dozen wines by the glass - including champagne.