The View Restaurant

You're sat high up in the Holiday Inn on Lime Street, and the real draw here is what you can see whilst you're eating. The room's got that upscale hotel restaurant feel—clean lines, decent glassware, staff who actually know what they're doing—but it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's the kind of place you'd bring someone you want to impress without having to explain seventeen courses or why the bill's north of £100. The cooking's contemporary British with some international touches; exactly the sort of thing that works when you're after quality without the fuss.