R&G|MAGAZINE EDITION #11 - JUNE 2015 | Page 19

Our most recent food adventure took us to Filini restaurant, part of global hotel company Radisson Blu. Filini is at its core an Italian restaurant, boasting housemade breads, sophisticated plating and a wonderful herb garden. The décor is very clean-cut and presentable, and is every bit the hotel look you would expect from a global chain. Staff are again, highly smart, clean and presentable, and really did look the part, as far as first impressions go. We were seated almost immediately and offered a selection of drinks to whet our appetite. Being on a hall pass, we decided on two cocktails and a pint. The first we sampled was the humble –yet delicious – pina colada. The luxuriously blended pineapple, coconut (and booze) concoction was silky and delicious, a very successful homage to a very popular drink. Our second was a Sex on the Beach, not my choice I hasten to add, and as far as totally unimaginative cocktails go, they pretty much nailed this one as well. Showing the exactness of service that one usually expects at a good hotel. 19