APRIL 2015
Aperitivo
TAROCCO COCKTAIL £7.95
Bombay Gin, Campari and fresh Tarocco orange juice, served over ice.
Antipasti
ARANCINI £7.00
Deep fried arancini with a blend of Gorgonzola, Taleggio, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
and porcini mushrooms
CALAMARI FRITTI £10.00
Fresh Scottish baby squid deep fried with Italian courgettes ribbons served with
homemade mayonnaise and Amalfi lemon
INSALATA DI RADICCHIO IGP £8.00
Trevisan Radichio IGP, Radichio Variegato, Taggiasche olives and
I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil
BURRATA £12.00
Oven baked burrata, butter sugo and basil with Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and garlic
bruschetta
BRESAOLA £9.00
Air dried filled of Valtellina beef, rocket, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and
I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil
TAGLIERE DI SALUMI £14.00
A selection of the best Italian DOP cured meats, homemade pickled Italian vegetables
and sourdough bread
MOZZARELLA DI BUFALA CAMPANA DOP £9.00
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, Pachino tomatoes and fresh basil
FOCACCIA CON MOZZARELLA DI BUFFALA £5.95
Homemade focaccia with Mozzarella di Bufala DOP, fresh garlic
and I’Ciacca Extra Virgin olive oil
PIATTO DELLA NONNA £30.00
Contini classic antipasti sharing platter of our favourite Italian hot and cold
starters. Serves 2-4
FRITTO MISTO DI MARE £35.00
A selection of fresh Scottish fish deep fried and served with Italian vegetables
and homemade mayonnaise. Serves 2-4
Primi
ALL OUR PASTA DISHES ARE SERVED AS A STARTER SIZE PORTION IN CLASSIC ITALIAN STYLE
CONTADINO £9.00
Orecchiette with fresh Italian piccante sausage, cremini and dried porcini mushrooms,
rocket and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
RAVIOLI £9.00
Homemade ravioli filled with Loch Arthur ricotta, spinach and a zest of nutmeg,
served with sage butter sugo
PACCHERI £9.00
Neapolitan classic paccheri, shellfish, squids, fresh San Marzano salsa,
Amalfi lemon and basil
RISOTTO £10.00
Vialone Nano risotto with Italian courgette, smoked pancetta,
Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and garden herbs
Secondi
BRACIOLA DI MAIALE £17.00
10oz Peelham pork chop on the bone, chargrilled with Italian fennel,
Amalfi lemon and served with mostarda di frutta
SPIGOLA £21.00
Chargrilled fillets of sea bass served with pan roasted Italian red peppers,
Taggiasche olives, baby capers and basil
MILANESE £19.00
British Royal Rose Veal escalope, Milanese style in breadcrumbs
PESCATRICE £22.00
Tender monkfish medallion with mussels and Taggiasche olives, all cooked in a light
San Marzano salsa with saffron and garden guazzetto
AGNELLO £23.00
Marinated chargrilled Scottish lamb cutlets with salsa verde and pan roasted
Italian peppers
SOGLIOLA ATLANTICA £26.00
Chargrilled fillet of halibut with Italian green beans,
I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Amalfi lemon
TAGLIATA DI MANZO £29.00
30 day mature 300gr Inverurie rib eye steak, sliced over baby green beans,
Italian tomatoes and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
CROSTACEI £MARKET PRICE
Chargrilled Scottish shellfish and fish, with Amalfi lemon, wild garlic and chilli butter
MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA £14.00
Oven baked Millefoille of Italian violet aubergine, best of Mozzarella di Bufala
Campana DOP, Pachino salsa, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and basil
PIZZA CON PRISCUTTO DI PARMA £14.00
Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, Prosciutto di Parma DOP,
Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and basil
Contorni
PATATINE FRITTE £4.00
Hand-cut Carroll’s Heritage potato chips
FAGIOLINI E SPINACI £4.00
Baby Italian green beans, spinach, garlic and Vincotto
PATATE SALTATE £4.00
Carroll’s Heritage sauteed potatoes with fresh garden herbs
FINOCCHIO E TAROCCO £4.00
Fresh Italian fennel and Tarocco blood orange salad
PEPERONATA £4.00
Roasted red and yellow Italian peppers, Taggiasche olives,
baby capers and I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil
RUCOLA £5.00
Fresh rocket, Italian Abate pear and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES: PLEASE SPEAK TO OUR STAFF ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR MEAL, WHEN MAKING YOUR ORDER. THANK YOU.
Our Italian Family Sunday Roast £20 per person
POLLO ARROSTO AL LIMONE D’AMALFI
An Italian Sunday roast chicken cooked with Amalfi lemons and rosemary and served with roast potatoes and Italian vegetables.
Dolci
AMALFI MESS £6.50
Crushed homemade meringues, homemade Amalfi lemon curd, and Amalfi lemon
sorbetto with crushed Amaretti biscuits
TIRAMISU £6.50
Our very own homemade Genoese sponge, layered with mascarpone cream
and pasteurised egg yolk
CREMA COTTA £6.50
Our rich double cream Madagascan vanilla pudding, served with
roasted hazelnut and toffee sauce
CONTINI SUNDAE £8.00
Homemade Madagascan vanilla ice cream and Valrhona Chocolate ice cream served
with banana, whipped cream, almonds and chocolate sauce
MANDORLE E PERA £6.00
Almond and Italian pear frangipane tart served with Madagascan vanilla ice cream
COPPA CONTINI – 1 SCOOP £2.50 / 2 SCOOPS £4.95
Our homemade ice cream and sorbet, choose from, Madagascan vanilla,
Valrhona chocolate, strawberry or Amalfi lemon sorbet
TORTA AL CIOCCOLATO £7.00
Rich 70% Valrhona chocolate tart served with creme fraiche and honeycomb
Formaggi
SELECTION OF ITALIAN CHEESES - 3 CHEESES £9.95 / 5 CHEESES £13.95
TALEGGIO DOP - Semi-soft Lombardy cheese made from cow’s milk, with strong aroma but mild and fruity lang
PECORINO SARDO DOP - Firm cheese from Sardinia, made from local Sardinian breed with slightly sharp flavour
FONTINA - Semi-soft cow’s milk cheese made in Aosta Valley with a delicate and sweet flavour
GORGONZOLA DOP - A veined Italian blue cheese from Lombardy, made from unskimmed cow’s milk, delicate but intense
PARMIGIANO REGGIANO DOP - Hard cow’s milk cheese, proper from the region of Emilia Romagna with an intense and original distinctive taste
Pane
FOCACCIA AL ROSMARINO £4.50
With fresh garlic, rosemary and I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil
BREAD AND OLIVES £4.50
Artisan sourdough and marinated olives
Lunch / Pre-Theatre menu
2 COURSES - £15.95 / 3 COURSE - £20.95
MONDAY - THURSDAY 12NOON - 6.30PM
BRUSCHETTA
Fillets of San Marzano tomatoes, fresh garlic, oregano and basil on our crispy homemade sourdough bread
ZUPPA DEL GIORNO
Our homemade soup of the day
FOCACCIA AL ROSMARINO
With fresh garlic, rosemary and I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil
POMODORO
Spaghetti with Pachino tomatoes, fresh basil and I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil
FRITATTA CON ISALATA
Sasha Geirson organic egg baked vegetable omelet served with Fresh seasonal salad
BRANZINO
Chargrilled fillet of sea bass served with seasonal vegetables and Amalfi lemon
CREMA COTTA
Our rich double cream Madagascan vanilla pudding, with roasted hazelnut and toffee sauce
TIRAMISU
Our own Genoese sponge, layered with mascarpone cream and pasteurised egg yolk
COPPA GELATO
2 scoops of our homemade ice cream or sorbet