Prego at The Westin, Bukit Bintang: Snapshot

Food is made to be shared at Prego, and the bright, cosy environment of the two-level restaurant lends itself to chilled chatting as you observe the team at work in the open kitchen.

Is there any better way to work up an appetite than watching pizzas being eased in and out of a stone oven? The crisp, generously topped creations tasted all the better for having been prepared in front of our hungry eyes.

A meal always starts with fluffy home baked bread and an addictive tomato dip while appetizers – the Goose Liver with Spicy Mango Jam is a creative flourish – should not be missed, but enjoyed with caution; you don’t want to be too full for mains.

Meat lovers will cry with joy at the size, taste, and quality of the 1kg T-bone steak, while the Seabass in Salt Crust is one of the chef’s favourites from the fish selection.

Desserts are as glorious as the Italian sunshine, and the signature Zuccotto al ciocolatto (chocolate mud cake) competes with a pistachio- and coffee-flavoured Crème Brulee for the best way to indulge.