Deep fried rice balls with tomato, mozzarella in breadcrumbs. Vegetarian.
Pizzetta Aglio £3.50
Italian style garlic bread. Vegetarian.
Pizzetta Aglio e Formaggio £3.95
Italian style garlic bread with cheese. Vegetarian.
Starters
Zuppa £5.45
Homemade soup served with toasted bread.
Buffalo Mozzarella, Pomodori e Rucola £7.75
Buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes, rocket and basil dressing. Vegetarian.
Frittura di Calamari £7.95
Deep fried squid with tartare sauce.
Formaggio Fritto £6.95
Deep fried brie with caramelized red onion. Vegetarian.
Cozze alla Messinese £7.95
Mussels cooked in white wine, garlic, chilli and tomato sauce.
Avocado e gamberetti £9.95
Slice of avocado and prawns cocktail.
Gamberoni £9.25
Grilled king prawns with toasted bread, tomato garlic and chilli.
To Share
Fritto Misto £16.95
Calamari, prawns and whitebait with tartare sauce.
Antipasto Italiana £16.95
Mix Italian charcuterie, pickles and olives served with garlic bread.
Pasta e Risotto
Pappardelle al Granchio £13.95
Fresh crab, chilli, garlic and cherry tomatoes.
Fiocchi Pere e Gorgonzola £11.25
Parcel of pasta filled with pears, gorgonzola sauce and wild rocket. Vegetarian.
Spaghetti Frutti di Mare £15.95
Mussels, prawns, squid in white wine, tomato and chilli.
Risotto Porcini e Gamberetti £13.95
Risotto of porcini mushrooms and baby prawns.
Lasagna alla Bolognese £9.50
Traditional bolognese lasagna.
Tagliatelle Funghi e Pollo £10.95
Tagliatelle with wild mushrooms and chicken.
Orecchiette con Friarelli e Salsiccia £10.95
Orecchiette pasta with wild broccoli leaves, Italian sausage and pecorino cheese.
Spaghetti con Polpette £10.25
Spaghetti with homemade meatballs in tomato sauce.
Mains
Pollo ai Funghi £13.95
Chicken supreme in a white wine, cream and wild mushrooms sauce.
Saltimbocca alla Romana £16.95
Veal with sage and parma ham in white wine.
Vitello Milanese £18.45
Fried veal in breadcrumbs served with spaghetti pomodoro.
Filetto £26.45
10oz fillet steak with choice of sauce either gorgonzola or mushrooms.
Spigola Ripiena con Gamberetti £17.95
Seabass fillets with potatoes and baby prawns stuffing.
Bistecca £21.95
10oz Sirloin with choice of sauce, peppercorn, gorgonzola or mushrooms.
Grigliata Mista £27.95
Mixed grilled fish served with lemon sauce.
Insalata di pollo £11.25
Mixed leaves, rocket, croutons, chicken and Italian dressing.
Pizza
Margherita £7.95
Mozzarella and tomato. Vegetarian.
Padrino £11.95
Mozzarella, tomato, pepperoni, chicken, mixed peppers and red onion.
Piccante £9.55
Mozzarella, tomato, pepperoni and jalapeno.
Pescatora £11.95
Mozzarella, tomato, olives, mixed fish and chilli.
Salsiccia e Friarelli £9.95
Tomato, mozzarella, Italian sausage and wild broccoli leaves.
Prosciutto e Funghi £9.25
Mozzarella, tomato, ham, mushrooms.
San Daniele £11.95
Mozzarella, tomato, parma ham, rocket and parmesan.
Calzone Taormina £11.95
Folded pizza with mozzarella, tomato, mushrooms, spinach, mascarpone and ham.
Side
Mixed Salad £3.50
Fries £3.50
Seasonal Vegetables £3.50
Tomato and Onion £3.50
Sparkling Wine
Prosecco Brut NV – Italy £25.00
The most popular of fizz, comes from the north eastern hills above Venice. Pale straw yellow. Intensely fruity with notes of green apple, lemon and grapefruit. It has aromas of acacia and elder flowers.
Rosato Spumante NV – Italy £25.00
A fresh and dry sparkling rosé with a persistent festive mousse. The bouquet is fruity and floral with nuances of roses and gentle musky hints. Red berry notes on the nose. Fresh and delicate.
Champagne
House Champagne NV – France £37.00
The white golden hue, bright and luminous, welcomes light and fine bubbles. Its bouquet displays scents of flower, evolving towards more buttery and biscuit aromas. Elegant and well-balanced.
Moet and Chandon Brut Imperial NV – France £47.00
Brut Imperial is a subtle drier-styled champagne, pale yellow in colour with shades of green. Predominantly Pinot characteristics being very ample on the palate with a discreet finish.
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Yellow Label NV – France £65.00
Pleasing to the nose. Initially reminiscent of white fruits and raisins, then of vanilla and later of brioche.
White Wine
Borgo SanLeo Bianco – Italy £14.50
Fresh and fruity bouquet with floral notes. Pleasantly dry flavour, harmonic and well-balanced by a clean, crisp acidity and a dry finish.
Grillo – Sicily, Italy £15.95
Characterful white with a light citrusy nose. Rounded melon and apple notes on the palate. A touch of spice and a fresh savoury finish.
Pinot Grigio – Italy £17.95
Delicately fruity bouquet, with marked hints of almond, blossom and peaches. Elegant, soft and well-structured fruit on the palate.
Apulo Bianco Salento IGT– Apulia, Italy £18.50
Fiano and Chardonnay blend. Deliciously intense with beautiful aromas of peach, grapefruit and lime skin. Fresh and flavourful with hints of exotic fruit.
Frascati DOC – Lazio, Italy £18.95
Produced with Trebbiano and Malvasia, it is a crisp and pleasant wine with a satisfying texture. Hints of lemon, peaches and honey.
Verdicchio Classico Superiore Dei Castelli Di Jesi – Italy £19.95
Bright in color and full of flavour. Verdicchio offers up a cornucopia of scents and savours in the form offspring flowers, sweet almonds and a tangy freshness from the salt spray that emanates from the nearby sea.
Pinot Grigio DOC Superiore – Friuli, Italy £21.95
The bouquet is fresh with hints of acacia flowers and spicy tones. Attractively full-flavoured, it is well-balanced with a very long finish.
Rapitala Bianco – Italy £21.95
Unoaked, this wine shows aromatic fruit flavours with notes of pineapple, herb and almonds on the soft rounded palate.
Gavi Di Gavi – Piedmont, Italy £27.95
Single vineyard Gavi with fresh and light zesty citrus notes on the palate lift a textured well-rounded mouth feel.
Sauvignon DOC Superiore – Friuli, Italy £29.95
Pale, straw yellow color with green reflections. The bouquet is intense and refined with scents of green peppers, elderflowers and sage.
Rosé Wine
Pinot Grigio Blush – Italy £17.95
A pale rusted rusted rose colour. Delicately scented peachy, floral character on the nose. Juicy, ripe berry fruit, it has a good acidity and an off-dry finish.
Red Wine
Borgo SanLeo Rosso – Italy £14.50
Fascinating bouquet because of its freshness and its delicious vinosity in combination with a delightful abundance of fruity tones.
Nero D’Avola – Sicily, Italy £15.95
A deeply coloured, medium-bodied, spicy red wine with aromas of ripe plum and black cherry.
Montepulciano D’Abruzzo, Italy £18.95
Broad bouquet with well-defined scents of bitter almonds against a faint background of wild berries. Smooth flavour and fullbodied.
Chianti Classico DOCG – Tuscany, Italy £21.95
Ruby red in colour with an intense and fragrant bouquet. Violet, cherry and leather flavour. The palate reveals harmonious structure and balanced body.
Primitivo – Apulia, Italy £21.95
Typical grape and blackberries scent, ripe cherries and spicy hints. Mellow, round with a pleasant hint of herbs on the palate.
Merlot DOC Superiore – Friuli, Italy £22.00
Vivid ruby red, it is soft, well-rounded, full and very persistent. The bouquet is vinous with fruity scents of strawberries and ripe currants.
Ample and remarkably complex, with vinous tones and well-defined scents of cherries against a tenuous background of chocolate. Dry on the palate with a fine and harmonious balance, great strength and sturdy body.
Special Selection
Fazio Luce D’Oriente Shiraz – Sicily, Italy £27.95
Garnet-purple in colour. Aromas of cassis and green herbs. On the palate it is mineral and firm with dense juicy fruit and balanced tannins. The finish is lingering and spicy.
Machiavelli Brunello Di Montalcino – Tuscany, Italy £54.95
Dark, vibrant fruit melds into graphits, spices, menthol and minerals as this mid-weight, elegant Brunello opens up in the glass. Deceptively medium in body, this Brunello packs quite a punch with tons of super-ripe fruit.
Bussia Barolo Dardi La Rose – Piedmont, Italy £54.95
Elegant and complex nose, showing rich, sweet red fruit, tobacco, dried cherries and layers of woody, spicy fruit. The palate is elegant and refined revealing layers of ripe red fruit and well-integrated tannins.
The unique method of production for this wine has withstood centuries of tasting and tasting making Amarone a classic of all wines. Aromas of cherries are accented by hints of spices, cocoa and vanilla.
Cannonau – Sardinia, Italy £24.95
Full bodied, velvety smooth. Ruby red in colour with aromas of black cherry and raspberry.