Set opposite the impressive Grand Theatre in Swansea's centre, Vivaldi Ristorante is a fresh and modern Italian restaurant, which has been serving up the very best pastas, pizzas, and other regional delights for over five years now.

Owner and Head Chef Luigi and his wife are the perfect hosts, and their team will look after you well from start to finish. Settle into the friendly, warm atmosphere and choose from a menu influenced strongly by the local cuisines of the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Melanzane soufflé is an original starter – oven baked layers of aubergine with mozzarella, tomatoes and herbs, or try the homemade pâté with buttered toast and fruit sauce. Mains span pasta dishes – from lasagne to spaghetti marinara – alongside indulgent veal escalope with Tio Pepe sherry, wild mushrooms and cream, or the highly recommended medallions of pork with bacon, onions, juniper berries, prunes and Chianti wine. Seafood lovers will also enjoy the house speciality of tagliatelle nerone – pasta cooked in cuttlefish ink with calamari.

An especially good selection of Italian wines means that you need not be short of a fine glass just to your taste to accompany your meal.