Lunch Menu
LUNCH MENU (Sample)
(Available Monday to Saturday | 12pm until 2pm | Bank Holiday Mondays until 3pm)
2 COURSE LUNCH: MAIN COURSE, STARTER OR DESSERT £15.90
3 COURSE LUNCH: £20.90
*SERVED WITH POTATOES & VEGETABLES OF THE DAY
(v) SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS
Prices subject to change
STARTERS
Soup of the Day
please ask
Pate della Casa
homemade pate served with toasted bread
Fegatini alla Veneziana
chicken livers sautéed with onions & chilli
A.M.B
avocado, mozzarella & bacon salad
Caprese Salad (v)
mozzarella, tomato & basil salad, topped with roquette leaves
Vegetarian Antipasto (v)
grilled vegetables, asparagus, salad leaves & artichokes
Oriental Tempura King Prawns
deep fried tempura battered king prawns, served with sweet chilli mayonnaise
Funghi Ripieni (v)
button mushrooms filled with garlic butter & breadcrumbs
Mussels Provencal
fresh black mussels served in a garlic, tomato & onion sauce
Gravlax & Prawns
dill cured salmon served with prawns, salad garnish & Marie Rose sauce
Seafood Salad
poached calamari, mussels, prawns, crayfish, crab sticks, julienne of carrot & celery, marinated & served on salad leaves
Salt & Pepper White Bait
white bait coated in salt & pepper & deep-fried, served with an anchovy & caper mayonnaise
Smoked Chicken & Duck Salad
served with a balsamic vinegar & olive oil dressing
Minestrone alla Paesana (v)
freshly made Italian vegetable soup
Spicy Chicken Wings
served in a garlic & chilli sauce
Warm Goats Cheese (v)
on a large field mushroom & crouton of polenta, topped with roasted vegetables, served on a bed of salad leaves with fresh basil flavoured dressing
Crayfish Orientale
crayfish tails served hot in a ginger & spring onion sauce
Italian Antipasto
selection of cured Italian meats with salad leaves & olives
Black Pudding & Salami Bruschetta
pan- fried salami & black pudding served with caramelised onions on toasted Italian bread
Melone Fantasia (v)
seasonal melon & exotic fruits served with a fruit coulis
Belly Pork
tender pieces of slow roasted belly pork, lightly floured & fried, served with a spicy red onion marmalade
Duck al Orange
duck breast roasted with Sicilian oranges, thinly sliced & served with leaves & toast
MAINS
Crespelle Orchard
folded pancake filled with chicken, ham & spinach, finished in a creamy cheese sauce
Ravioli al Granchio
large crabmeat filled ravioli served in a creamy tomato, crayfish & basil sauce
Pheasant Toscano
boneless breasts of pheasant, pan-fried with pancetta & sautéed mushrooms, finished in a Chianti sauce, served with a truffle ravioli*
Fusilli Amatriciana
large spirals of pasta served in a smoked ham, spicy salami, Italian sausage & tomato sauce
Chicken Caesar Salad
grilled chicken breast on crisp salad leaves with crispy bacon, parmesan shavings and croutons, bound with a classic Caesar dressing
Duck Leg
served in an orange & apricot sauce*
Pizza Zingara
chicken & sweetcorn
Veal Casserole
prime pieces of tender veal, slowly braised with red wine, mushrooms & herbs, served in a vol-au-vent*
Pollo alla Crema
chicken breast cooked with onions, mushrooms, white wine & cream*
Tortelloni di Ricotta e Spinaci (v)
pasta parcels filled with spinach & ricotta cheese in a creamy spinach sauce
Spicy Pork
strips of pork tenderloin pan- fried with mushrooms, sweet chilli & fresh ginger, served with rice
Fillet of Lemon Sole
rolled and filled with seasoned spinach, served in a creamy asparagus & crayfish sauce with a crab filled ravioli*
Involtini Cacciatore
savoy cabbage rolled & filled with seasoned pork mince & wrapped in smoked ham, topped with a cheese sauce*
Pizza Romana
ham & mushrooms
Lasagna
layers of egg pasta topped with Bolognese sauce
Pizza Vegetarian (v)
with freshly grilled aubergines, courgettes, peppers & asparagus
Slow Roasted Pork
seasoned leg of free-range pork, rolled & served sliced in a red wine sauce*
Spaghetti alla Bolognese
pasta served with traditional Italian ragu
Breaded Potato Fish Cakes
served on salad leaves with sweet chilli mayonnaise
Pollo Diane
chicken breast cooked with onions, mushrooms & French mustard, finished with cream & wine*
Scaloppine Pinocchio
escallops of pork cooked with peppers in a fresh cream & brandy sauce*
Fettuccine al Salmone
pasta ribbons in a light cream sauce with fresh & smoked salmon, sun dried tomatoes & basil
Chicken Stroganoff
tender strips of chicken in a cream, paprika, mushrooms, onion & red wine sauce, served with rice
Pasta Carbonara
Neapolitan pasta in a classic creamy, egg, pancetta & parmesan sauce
Rump Steak al Pepe
grilled medallions of rump steak served in a black pepper, cream & brandy sauce*
Tortellini alla Crema
meat filled pasta in a cream, ham & mushroom sauce
Pizza Hawaiian
ham & pineapple
Salmon Thermidor
served in a crayfish & thermidor sauce*
Pizza Diavola
spicy salami
Braised Beef
slowly braised beef, from award winning Italian Fassona cattle, served sliced in a rich cabernet sauce, with mash*
Frico Tradizionale
A flat, oven-baked mixture of potato & traditional cheese originating from north-east Italy, topped with sautéed mushrooms
EXTRAS
Focaccia Rosmarino 5.30
rosemary, olive oil & sea salt
Garlic Bread 5.30
Garlic Bread & Tomato 5.30
Garlic Bread Mexicano 5.50
onions, tomato fresh chilli & garlic
Garlic Bread Speciale 5.70
chilli, rosemary, pancetta & cherry tomatoes
Garlic Bread & Cheese 5.90
Bowl of Olives 3.90
selection of green & black
French Fries 3.50
Mixed Salad Bowl 3.90
Rocket & Parmesan 4.20
DESSERTS
Homemade Tiramisu
layers of mascarpone cream cheese & savoiardi biscuits, soaked in coffee flavoured liqueur
Homemade Apple Crumble
traditional apple crumble served with crème anglaise
Assorted Ices
any three flavours from vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, wild cherry, salted caramel or mint choc chip
Sticky Toffee Pudding
served warm with toffee sauce
Mixed Berry Meringue Nest
raspberries, blueberries & blackberries nested in meringue, with lightly whipped cream
Panettone Pudding
homemade Italian style bread & butter pudding
WHITE WINES BY THE GLASS
125ml/250ml
Pinot Grigio (House) 3.40/6.80
Verduzzo 3.60/7.20
sweet
Rose 3.90/7.80
Sauvignon 4.30/8.60
dry, good acidity
Chardonnay 4.50/9.00
lightly oaked, full of character
Pinot Bianco 4.80/9.60
fresh & crisp
RED WINES BY THE GLASS
125ml/250ml
Merlot (House) 3.40/6.80
Refosco 3.60/7.20
intense & tannic with lasting aftertaste
Dolcetto D’Alba 3.90/7.80
medium
Morellino di Scansano 4.50/9.00
fresh & fruity
Cabernet 4.80/9.60
dry & tannic
Barbaresco 5.50/11.00
subtle & elegant
SPARKLING BY THE GLASS
Prosecco 5.30/10.60
sparkling dry
Prosecco Rose 5.60/11.20
HOUSE WINE BOTTLES
Red & White 75cl 17.90
Rose 19.90