Mr. Malouf does a lovely, subtle job with his triple lamb chops, with their Mediterranean accent of black olives and lemon.

Rustic has wood-grilled dishes, down to some of the desserts, on a menu with a Mediterranean accent.

While the name evokes Arabia, most of Mecca's dishes are Spanish with a Mediterranean accent.

Alba (01736 797222; www.thealbarestaurant.com) serves seafood with a Mediterranean accent in what used to be St Ives's lifeboat house.

The menu, which changes substantially every month, has a Mediterranean accent.

He was dark, thick, round-faced, fuzzy-bearded, and spoke in a Mediterranean accent.

He had an exaggerated Mediterranean accent of some sort, all rolling r's and carefully enunciated sentences.

The well-priced menu offers a fine blend of American bistro standards with Mediterranean accents.

The prepared foods, many with a Mediterranean accent, are particularly inviting.

"Please, it's open," a strong, Mediterranean accent answered my knock.