Romantic restaurants for Gwyneth

The six top places for a romantic date with Gwynnie

You've fixed the date. So where to take her?

There is the feeling of a secret hideaway when you ring the doorbell of a Georgian terrace house in Soho. On admittance to LINDSAY HOUSE (21 Romilly Street, W1, 020 7439 0450) you'll find three intimate dining rooms with stripped boards and gilded mirrors, plus Irishman Richard Corrigan's rollicking, raunchy, delectable cooking.

Well-hung. Grouse that is, now that a few days have passed since the glorious twelfth. WILTONS (55

Jermyn Street, SW1, 020 7629 9955) serves the game birds whole, precisely cooked and with the correct garnishes. "Pullman" seats afford privacy. You can let drop that Prince Philip courted the Queen here - a photo proves it.

By Camden Passage market, where antique engagement rings can later be bought, is LOLA'S (The Mall Building, 359 Upper Street, N1, 020 7359 1932). In the unexpected surroundings of a converted tram shed, exquisite food is cooked by Hywel Jones. Morfudd Richards (ex The Ivy and Le Caprice) knows how to run a room.

Holding hands at midnight, sharing a Cantonese steamed crab with black bean sauce ... nice work if you can get it, and you can at JEN (7 Gerrard Street, W1, 020 7287 8193). You can linger, sighing sigh after sigh, until 3am.

Although it is intended for a minimum of six people at £100 a head, splash out and book the kitchen table for two at GORDON RAMSAY AT CLARIDGE'S (Brook Street, W1, 020 7499 0099). Being there is like going to a play and finding yourself on stage. Friendly young staff bring treat after treat. No voices are raised, let alone knives thrown.

If you tire of her company, at WAGAMAMA (4a Streatham Street, WC1, 020 7323 9223 and branches) there will be other people sharing the table to whom you can turn for a chat. The inexpensive healthy noodle-based food represents a prudent investment.