Cecchini’s Italian restaurant

Walk into Cecchini's on Fort Street and you're stepping into somewhere that's been doing the business for years without needing to shout about it. The room has that warm, unpretentious feel you get when a restaurant knows exactly what it's doing — checked tablecloths, honest lighting, the sort of place that fills up with families on Friday nights and couples tucking into long meals. You're here for straightforward Italian food cooked properly: handmade pastas, risottos that actually have that creamy flow, seafood that tastes fresh. It's not trying to be Instagram-clever. At around ££ for a full meal, it's solid value for food this competent.