Antipasti ~ Served with warm Altamura bread, or Bretzel wholemeal or gluten free bread ~ Antipasto misto board 13.50 Fine Emilia Romagna and Tuscan charcuterie, chargrilled vegetables, taste of Asiago DOP Salmone affumicato con capperi e caprino 12.50 Brigitta Curtin s Burren cold smoked organic Irish smoked salmon over oak with toma of goats cheese and Sicilian capers Involtino di radicchio, prosciutto Toscano, caprino e marmellata di fichi 11.00 Radicchio parcels of Tuscan prosciutto, goat cheese and Helen Gee s fig jam Delizia dell orto (v) 12.50 Chargrilled artichoke, courgettes, peppers and sun dried tomatoes, with olives, beans, garlic tomatoes and pesto (nuts) Mozzarella e zucchine e pesto alla Genovese (v) 12.50 Campania buffalo mozzarella and courgette stack with home made almond, pine nut and basil pesto Zuppa ~ Served with warm Altamura bread, or Bretzel wholemeal or gluten free bread ~ Minestrone di verdure (v) (vg) Hearty home made vegetable and Tuscan bean soup 7.50 Hearty home made vegetable and Tuscan bean soup with Gragnano pasta 8.50 Le Nostre Bruschette e Crostini Crostini di paté vegetariani (v) 10.00 Toasted breads with our home made pesto/ black olive/ Genovese (nuts) artichoke and spicy sun-dried tomato Bruschetta al Pomodoro (v) (vg) 7.50 Toasted Altamura bread with vine ripened tomatoes, fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil and hint of garlic Bruschetta al Pomodoro grandiosa (v) (vg) six pieces 14.00 Bruschetta con pesto, caprino e peperoni (v) 11.00 Toasted Altamura bread with home made pesto (nuts), goat cheese and chargrilled peppers WE ONLY USE EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL IN OUR COOKING AND DRESSINGS
Pasta Bontà Quotidiane ~ Served for lunch and dinner ~ Linguine, pesto di aneto, pomodorini, uvetta, pinoli tostati, pangrattato, pecorino e acciughe 16.50 Linguine with dill pesto, cherry tomatoes, raisins, toasted pine nuts, breadcrumbs, pecorino cheese and puree of anchovies (pesto contains dairy) Ravioli del plin con ragu di salsicce, porri, pomodorini,timo e petali di Grana Trentino DOP (e) 16.50 Ravioli del Plin with ragu of Tuscan sausage, leeks tomato, thyme, cherry tomatoes and Grana Trentino DOP petals / mignon ravioli filled with beef and pork Tagliolini con ragu di manzo irlandese (e) 15.50 Tagliolini pasta with intense slow cooked ragu of Gilligan s Hereford Irish beef Panzerotti con funghi, fonduta di Grana Trentino DOP e olio tartufato (v) (e) 17.50 Panzerotti ravioli filled with forest mushrooms dressed with Grana Trentino DOP fonduta and truffle olive oil Dunne & Crescenzi pasta al sughetto buonissimo di pomodoro e basilico (v) (e) (vg) 12.50 Fresh spaghetti with a buonissimo tomato and basil sauce, Dunne & Crescenzi style Dunne & Crescenzi spaghetti all amatriciana squisita (e) 15.00 Fresh spaghetti with tomato, guanciale and pancetta, black pepper and Pecorino Romano DOP, hint of balsamic from Modena Scaloppine di pollo all arancia 19.50 Escallopes of Gilligan s Co. Mayo Irish chicken, orange reduction, fennel insalatina, Dal Forno ~ From our oven ~ Salsiccia senese e fagioli borlotti 14.00 Slow cooked fragrant Tuscan fresh sausage, tomato and borlotti bean casserole Parmigiana di melanzane (v) (e) 13.50 Delightful layers of oven baked aubergines with mozzarella from Campania, tomato and Grana Trentino DOP Spiedini di gamberi e zuchine con pangrattato aromatizzato 14.00 Skewers of Doran s prawns dusted with breadcrumbs and perfumed with herbs
Specialità Della Sera ~ Special plates for the evening ~ Pasta al nero di seppia con frutti di mare (e) 18.00 Squid ink pasta with Doran s prawns, clams, mussels and cherry tomatoes, hint of chilli Quadrelli di agnello e timo, crema di peperoni, menta, pecorino romano (e) 17.50 Ravioli filled with lamb perfumed with thyme, light cream of peppers, hint of mint, Pecorino romano petals Risotto con speck, zafferano, Grana Trentino Dop e fichi in agrodolce 17.00 Risotto with speck, saffron, Grana Trentino and figs Rombo in guazzetto con pomodorini, olive nere, polveri di capperi e spinaci 26.00 Doran s fresh turbot, cherry tomatoes, black olives, capers and spinach Filetto di manzo Irlandese alla griglia con crema di Gorgonzola DOP e noci tostate 29.50 Char grilled fillet of Gilligan s Irish Hereford beef, gorgonzola DOP cream and toasted walnuts prefer your fillet cooked well done? Our chef will cook it butterfly style Costolette di agnello con crosta di pistacchio con carote in agrodolce 26.00 Carre of Gilligan s Irish lamb, pistachio crust, sweet and sour carrots Contorni ~ Side dishes ~ Patate novelle arrosto al rosmarino (v) (vg) 4.50 Roast baby potatoes perfumed with rosemary and hint of garlic Fagiolini aglio, olio e menta French beans panfried with garlic, extra virgin olive oil and fresh mint (v) (vg) 4.50 Insalata mista (v) (vg) 5.00 Mixed leaves and tomato, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar from Modena WE ONLY USE EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL!
Latteria Mozzarella Bar & Formaggi ~ Served with warm Altamura, Bretzel s wholemeal or gluten free bread ~ Caprese con mozzarella di bufala e pesto genovese (v) 10.00 Buffalo mozzarella from Campania, vine ripe tomatoes, basil and home made pesto (nuts) Caprese with fior di latte e pesto genovese (nuts) (v) 9.50 Fior di latte mozzarella, vine ripened tomatoes, basil and home made pesto Mozzarella con peperoni grigliati e basilico (v) 12.00 Buffalo mozzarella from Campania, grilled peppers, DOP extra virgin olive oil and basil Mozzarella con verdure grigliate (v) 12.00 Buffalo mozzarella from Campania with house grilled vegetables, DOP extra virgin olive oil Carpaccio di mozzarella con fragole e balsamico di Modena (v) 12.00 Campania buffalo mozzarella carpaccio with strawberries and aged balsamic from Modena Mozzarella con Prosciutto DOP e crema di pesto 13.00 Prosciutto DOP 16 months, buffalo mozzarella from Campania, home made pesto Tagliere di formaggi italiani 13.00 Collection of the Italian regional cheeses, made with noble passion Check out our cheese larder next door! Stuzzichini ~ Snacks ~ Olive condite Green and black marinated Italian olives (v)(vg) 4.50 Pesto pot, our special basil, pine nut and almond pesto pot served with warm Altamura bread 4.50 Bruschetta aglio e olio toasted Altamura bread with garlic, drizzled with DOP extra virgin olive oil (v) (vg) 3.50 Porzione di pane caldo portion of warm Altamura bread drizzled with DOP extra virgin olive oil (v) (vg) 3.00
Insalatone Salads ~ Salads are dressed with select extra virgin olive oil and aged balsamic ~ Insalata Bomba 11.00 Mixed leaves, Sicilian line-caught Italian yellow fin tuna preserved in olive oil, cherry tomatoes and Campania mozzarella Gamberi saltati in padella con radicchio, uvetta e valeriana 13.00 Pan fried Doran s prawns with radicchio, Sicilian raisins, smoked almonds and leaves Insalata del Pastore (v) 11.00 Mixed leaves, William pear, walnuts, toma of goats cheese, Italian extra virgin olive oil and Helen Gee s Irish honey Insalata Contadina 14.50 Mixed leaves, pan fried Gilligan s Irish chicken, crispy pancetta and potato bites Insalata con salmone affumicato irlandese 14.00 Mixed leaves, Brigitta Curtin s Burren organic cold smoked Irish salmon over oak, avocado, cucumber and Ercolin Asiago DOP (or try with Tuscan prosciutto, 16 months, instead of salmon) Add on Downey s free range Irish chicken for 3.00 euro Panini Firmati D&C ~ D&C toasted signature sandwiches ~ (available only at lunchtime) Panino e minestrone di verdure 14.50 Panino and a fresh home-made seasonal vegetable and bean soup Focaccia porchetta, pomodori secchi e caciotta senese 8.50 Focaccia filled with culatello roast ham, sun-dried tomatoes and Ercolin Asiago Dop Focaccia con bufala (v) 8.50 Chargrilled courgette, buffalo mozzarella, home-made, sundried tomato pesto and rucola leaves Panino salsiccia, peperoni e mozzarella 8.00 Ciabatta with Tuscan fragrant sausage, roast peppers and mozzarella Panino prosciutto, mozzarella e rucola 8.00 Prosciutto aged 16 months, Campania mozzarella and rucola leaves Panino classico (v) 7.50 Campania mozzarella, vine tomatoes and home-made almond and basil pesto (nuts) Wholemeal and gluten free varieties made to order