MENU
Our menu changes daily, however this sample menu gives you an idea of the dishes you can expect to be served.
NIBBLES
Pane cafone (vg) £4.75
Olive, carrot & mint salad
Insalata di olive (vg) £5.00
Olive, carrot & mint salad
Giardiniera (vg) £5.00
Pickled vegetables
Ricotta e pilacca (vg) £5.00
Smoked ricotta, fermented chilli & garlic relish
Alici marinate £5.00
Anchovies marinated with chilli & garlic
Baccalà £5.00
Salt cod, lemon, chilli
SMALL PLATES
Verdura e fagioli (vg) £10.75
Simona’s Grandma, Nonna Carmela’s, recipe of greens & beans.
Mozzarella di bufala con cime di rapa e alici £12.50
Buffalo mozzarella with broccoli rabe, smoked anchovy, chilli & toasted breadcrumbs (can be vegetarian)
Polpette di pane al sugo (v) £11.75
When meat was a luxury, a Sunday ragu would be made with bread-balls instead of meat-balls. These are made with sourdough, eggs & herbs, cooked in Simona’s family’s tomato sauce.
Sgombro con caponata £12.75
Cured & grilled mackerel with squash caponata
Coppa fatta in casa, pecorino e sott’aceti £12.75
House cured pork neck, Sardinian sheep’s cheese and pickles
Agnello al forno con puntarelle alla Romana £15.00
Roast LAM Farm lamb breast, bitter puntarella leaves and croutons, anchovy & garlic dressing
FRESH PASTA
We make our pasta fresh every morning with a blend of organic flour from Nonington Farm in Canterbury and Italian semolina. Depending on the type, the dough is made with either local eggs or just water.
Casarecce con pesto di cavolo nero (v) £19.75
Fresh pasta with cavolo nero, basil & cashew nut pesto, and grated parmesan
Spaghetti, orata e pomodorini £19.75
Fresh spaghetti with bream fillet, cherry tomatoes and rocket
Ziti alla genovese £19.75
Chunks of beef and pork cooked slowly with onions and wine, with tubes of fresh wholegrain pasta and grated Corra Linn sheep’s cheese
Stufato di agnello £22.50
Braised lamb shoulder with sun dried tomatoes and polenta
Tiramisu £8.75
Made with espresso & aged rum
Torta Caprese (v) £8.75
Chocolate & almond tart, whipped cream, preserved cherries
Risolatte con marmellata di prugne £8.00
Rice pudding with plum jam
Formaggio erborinato £11.00
Gorgonzola dolce, pickled pear, biscuits
DESSERT
If you have any food allergies or dietary requirements please let us know before ordering. Nuts are present here in our kitchen and many dishes have allergens not listed.
An optional 12.5% service charge will be added to your bill.