Asia de Cuba, St Martins Lane Hotel, London

You don't leave this place hungry. But there's quality to match the quantity. A calamari starter, big enough for four, combines dressed raddichio with cashews and banana. It sounds odd, but it works. We get some help with the mains from our sommelier, who thoughtfully upgrades our selection to the priciest thing on the menu: a kind of surf and turf creation, with strips of Wagyu beef, rare as a Midwest mortgage, and a cup of monster prawns, meaty and deep-fried in breadcrumbs. There's also a freebie of seared tuna, but by now it's a struggle to fit all these dishes on the table, let alone eat them.