Critic's choice: Where to eat in Clapham

Charles Campion discovers slick service, friendly staff and very good cooking as he heads to SW4...

Trinity
4 The Polygon, SW4
This is Clapham's most ambitious restaurant. Chef Adam Byatt returns to the manor and is aiming high. Slick service, modern dining room and very good cooking. £45pp ex-drinks. (020 7622 1199).

Gastro
67 Venn Street, SW4
This old-established, exceedingly Gallic restaurant pleases regular punters with lavish fruits de mer, and French bourgeois cooking. Service and ambience keep step perfectly. £25pp ex-drinks. (020 7627 0222).

Bodean's
169 Clapham High Street, SW4
A brash, resolutely American barbecue house. Expect pork ribs, beef ribs, pulled pork, marinated slow-cooked brisket - and a warm American welcome. £16pp ex-drinks. (020 7622 4248).