ORO Italian Restaurant

Appetizers

• Minestrone di Verdure£3.75

  Our own home made vegetable soup. Classically Italian, rustic and always fresh. Served with parmesan cheese and Italian crusty bread

• Today's Soup£3.95

  Served with parmesan cheese and Italian crusty bread

• Focaccia£4.70

  Foh-CAH-tcah. Traditional Italian flat bread, stone baked with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, garlic, selected herbs and rock salt

  • With Tomatoes£5.90
  • With Prosciutto di Parma£8.95

• Fantastic Olives£3.95

  Served with our home baked bread, Olive Oil and Balsamic for dipping

• Garlic Bread£3.50

  Authentic Italian bread oven baked with our garlic & herb butter

• Garlic Bread£4.70

  with Cheese

• Tomato Bruscetta£4.95

  Freshly baked Italian bread topped with sweet tomatoes, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, fresh basil & garlic

  • Topped with Fresh Tomatoes & Diced Mozzarella di Bufala£7.25

• Goats Cheese Crostino£4.95

  Toasted Italian bread topped with grilled Goats Cheese, roasted Peppers & sweet Peppadew peppers

• Smokey Crostino£4.95

  Toasted Italian bread topped with our chicken liver pate and smoked Scamorza cheese

• Polenta Fritters£4.75

  Crispy corn flour cubes. Served with spicy tomato

• Fish Cakes£4.75

  Crispy golden fish cakes. Served with spicy dip

• Pate£4.95

  Italian style pate made with chicken liver and infused with Vecchia Romagna Brandy, red wine and Marsala. Served with our home made crusty bread

• Amasing Meatball£4.95

  Polpette-pohl-peht-eh. Italian meatballs served oven baked in white wine and tomato sauce. Served with a slice of garlic bread

• Prawn Cocktail£5.95

  Juicy prawns in a creamy Marie Rose sauce and crispy leaves

• Pan Roasted Mussel£5.95

  Served with garlic bread: Rosso; tomato sauce, chilli & white wine, Bianco; Cream & white wine

• Crispy Calamari Fritti£5.95

  Tender calamari rings lightly floured and fried. Served with spicy roasted red pepper mayo

• Stuffed Mushrooms£5.25

  Breaded mushrooms filled with Italian pate and cheese. Served with Garlic dip

• Mozzarella Fritters£4.95

  Breaded mozzarella, lightly fried. served with spicy pomodoro dip

Fancy an Aperitif?

• Glass of Prosecco£4.75

• Bellini£5.95

  Prosecco with Peach

• Prosecco Amarena£5.45

  with Italian amarena cherries and syrup

• Prosecco Milano£5.45

  with Campari and orange juice

• San Bitter£2.50

• Campari Soda£3.25

Salad

• Rocket Salad£4.95

  Fresh Rocket leaves tossed with toasted pine nuts and shaved Parmegiano

• Big Bella Salad£6.95

  Wonderful mix of greens with reds, olives, boiled egg, mozzarella

• Caprese Salad£5.95

  Fresh imported Italian mozzarella 'di Bufala' & sliced vine tomatoes . Flavoured only with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, fresh basil leaves and seasoning . Delizioso

• Caesar Salad£4.95

• Chicken Caesar Salad£7.00

• Duck Breast & Strawberry Salad£7.95

• Prosciutto di Parma£6.25

  Proh-Shoot-toh. We proudly serve you only the best Parma Ham- you'll taste the difference! Enjoy it on its own

  • With Mozzarella di Bufala£7.25

• Italian Antipasto£7.95

  Fresh from our deli' counter, a gourmet serving of selected Italian cured meats, grilled & marinated vegetables

• Pollo Fritto£5.95

  Adult chicken fingers! Strips of chicken fillet coated in a crispy Italian beer batter using Peroni beer

Pasta

• Spaghetti Pomodoro£5.95

  Tomato & Basil -The simplest elements of quality Italian home cooking

• Spag Bol£6.95

  Excellent ground beef simmered in a rich tomato & red wine sauce. Served with spaghetti. A firm Scottish favourite

• Tagliatelle Allabolognese£6.95

  Similar to our 'spag bol' above but the Italians prefer Tagliatelle pasta ribbons served with a dryer beef ragu. Your choice

• Spaghetti Carbonara No.1£6.95

  Car-bo-Nah-rah. Smoked bacon with a creamy garlic and Parmesan sauce. A firm Scottish favourite

• Spaghetti Carbonara No.2£6.95

  Smoked Italian pancetta, egg yolk, garlic & parmesan cheese, no cream. Authentic Italian style. 'the best Carbonara in Scotland!'-Stv

• Spaghetti with Meatballs£7.25

  We proudly make our own meatballs to a delicious recipe using 100% veal

• Spicy Chicken Penne£7.25

  Hot'n'spicy chicken strips, fresh onion & peppers pan roasted in a hot chili & tomato sauce

• Spicy Penne Arrabbiata£6.50

  Our special chili and sweet tomato sauce

• Chicken Alfredo Penne£7.25

  Chicken breast strips sautéed in a wonderful sauce of garlic butter, parmesan cheese, cream & cracked black pepper

• Penne Campagnol£7.00

  Cherry vine tomatoes, courgettes, grilled peppers, mushrooms and chickpeas in a rich cream & tomato sauce

• Seafood Linguine£10.75

  A rich combination of Mediterranean seafood cooked in a tomato and garlic sauce. Served with the traditional choice of thin linguine pasta ribbons

• King Prawn Linguine£11.25

  King Prawns pan roasted with loads of garlic, sweet cherry tomatoes, white wine and rocket leaves. Served with the traditional choice of thin linguine pasta ribbons

• Gnocchi alla Sorrentina£7.20

  Potato dumplings served with our tomato and basil sauce and lightly melted mozzarella and parmesan cheese

• Gnocchi alla Bolognese£7.20

  Potato dumplings served with a sauce of excellent ground beef simmered in rich tomato & red wine sauce

• Spicy Sausage Penne£7.20

  Slow cooked Italian sausage pan roasted with sweet cherry tomatoes in a spicy tomato sauce

Oven Baked Pasta

• Lasagne Tradizional£10.50

  Layers of egg pasta with tomato, ground beef Bolognese & béchamel sauces. Served piping hot straight from our stone oven

• Cannelloni£10.95

  Our own recipe, cannelloni rolled and stuffed with a gourmet mix of tender veal and vegetables. Oven baked with tomato and creamy béchamel sauce

• Mac & Cheese£9.95

  Macaroni and cheese is making a retro come back! We've updated it with our gourmet blend of five Italian cheeses

• Soprano Pasta Bake£10.95

  Penne pasta oven baked with meat balls, Italian sausage, bacon and mushrooms in a creamy Bolognese sauce

Filled Pasta

• Ravioli alla Bolognese£9.95

  Meat filled pasta squares. Served with our beef Bolognese sauce

• Tortelloni£9.95

  Pasta parcels filled with Ricotta cheese and spinach. Tossed in a parmesan cream sauce and fresh spinach

Italian Risotto

Starter portions available till 6:30pm

• Chicken Risotto£7.25

  Pieces of grilled chicken breast, spinach, cherry tomatoes and creamy tomato sauce

• Spicy Sausage Risotto£7.00

  Fresh Italian sausage pan roasted with cherry tomatoes in a spicy tomato sauce

• Wild Mushroom Risotto£7.00

  Italian Porcini mushrooms, garlic, Parmegiano & Mascarpone cheese

• Italian Green Risotto£7.00

  A modern Italian risotto cooked with white wine, asparagus tips, green peppers, broccoli, spinach leaves, pistachio nuts and a touch of pesto cream

Stone Baked Pizza

Most pizzerias will boast a 'fresh dough made daily'...Ours is old! Our old world pizza dough uses a low yeast / high protein recipe with a longer rising time of several days. This produces a lighter crust that's easier to digest and much tastier. We also stone bake our pizzas, avoiding over oiled baking pans

• Create Your Own Masterpiece

  Stone baked pizza base with real Mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce: $7.95. Choose any two extra toppings $9.95. Additional toppings only $0.95p each. Fresh Mushrooms, Fresh Peppers, Fresh Onions, Black Olives, Jalapeno Chillies, Fresh Tomatoes, Grilled Artichokes, Sweet Corn, Sunblush Tomatoes, Roast Potatoes, Grilled Aubergines, Fresh Rocket Leaves, Egg, Broccoli, Roasted Garlic, Chilli Oil, Fresh red onion, spinach, Pineapples, Grilled courgettes, Fresh chopped Basil, Peppadew sweet piquanté peppers, Ham, Pepperoni Sausage, Salami Sausage, Smoked Bacon, Smoked Pancetta, Prosciutto di Parma, Smoked Sausage, Fresh Italian sausage, Chicken Breast Strips, Spicy Chicken strips, Meat-Balls veal, Beef Bolognese, Tuna, Italian Seafood Mix, Smoked Salmon, Anchovies, Extra Cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, Shaved Parmesan, Smoked Scamorza, Mozzarella di Bufala

• Skinny Pizza

  Just as you ask for a 'skinny cappuccino', now you can request a 'skinny pizza' . And, don't have to be a diet to enjoy a super thin & light crust pizza!

• Calzone Pizza£9.95

  Pizza folded in half and filled with cheese, tomato sauce & any two of your favourite pizza toppings. Cahl-Tzoh-neh

Can't Decide?

Here are some delicious gourmet combinations to choose from

• Napoli S.T.G£9.95

  'Specialita Traditionale Garantita ' The original Margherita with mozzarella di Bufala, tomato sauce, fresh hand torn basil leaves and a swirl of the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Unchanged since 1889

• Parma£11.95

  Prosciutto di Parma, spiced Italian pears, Bufala Mozzarella, shaved Parmigiano Reggianno cheese and rocket leaves on a roasted garlic butter base

• Pizza Firenze£11.95

  Cheese and tomato base with egg, spinach, asparagus and crispy bacon

• BBQ Pizza£11.95

  Hickory smoked BBQ sauce base topped with spicy chicken breast pieces, caramelized onions, roasted peppers, jalapenos & Monterey Jack cheese. Finished off with a swirl of lemon soured cream

• Tiger Prawn Pizza£14.95

  A traditional cheese and tomato base with mushrooms, then topped with pan roasted Tiger prawns sautéed in white wine, garlic and chilli. Garnished with pine nuts and mixed leaves

• Pizza Bella Bomba£12.95

  This is a calzone pizza stuffed with Penne pasta.... (yes, pasta!) meat balls, bacon, Italian sausage, Bolognese sauce, mushrooms and cream. Topped with Mozzarella cheese. Wow

Italian Sandwiches

Not served after 5:00pm Fri & Sat. Focaccia or Ciabatta, with your choice of fries or salad

• Prosciutto di Parma£5.95

  Parma Ham with mozzarella cheese

• Chicken Milanese Sandwich£6.95

  Breaded Chicken. Served with green-mayo' and sliced tomatoes

• Grilled Italian Sausage£5.95

  With a fried garlic & onions

• Grilled Chicken Sandwich£6.95

  Chicken fillet flamed in Pinot Grigio & Balsamic glaze. Served with Italian green-mayo' and sliced tomatoes

• Caprese Sandwich£5.50

  Imported Italian mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and fresh basil with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Spicy Chicken Sandwich£6.95

  Hot' n' spicy pan roasted chicken breast strips, onions & peppers

• Balsamic Steak Sandwich£6.95

  Strips of lean Sirloin pan fried with onions & peppers in a delicious sweet balsamic glaze sauce

• Grilled Vegetable Sandwich£5.95

  Grilled vegetables-courgettes, aubergines, grilled peppers and sun dried tomatoes with mozzarella cheese and fresh herbs

• Italian Meatball Sandwich£5.95

  Our famous veal meatballs pan roasted with pomodoro sauce And served in a Ciabatta bread with melted Mozzarella cheese

Chicken Dishes

Served with today's selection of vegetable & potato garnish

• Chicken with Mushrooms£12.95

  Chicken breast sautéed in a traditional creamy sauce with white wine and mushrooms

• Limoncello Chicken Scaloppini£13.95

  Pan-seared chicken breast in a lemon butter sauce flavoured with a touch of dry white wine and Limoncello liqueur. topped with a lemon-herb glaze

• Chicken Inferno£13.25

  Chicken breast, pan roasted with grilled peppers, jalapeno chillies and sun blush tomatoes in a spicy tomato sauce

• Pollo Fritto£11.95

  Adult chicken fingers! Strips of chicken fillet coated in a crispy Italian beer batter using Peroni beer. Served with dip

• Pollo Amalf£13.25

  Chicken breast sautéed in a sauce inspired by the Amalfi region of Italy. Cream, peaches & toasted pine nuts. Flavoured with peach Liqueur and Neapolitan white wine

• Chicken Milanese£12.95

  An Italian favourite of flattened chicken breast coated in our fresh home made bread crumbs

• Grilled Chicken Breast£12.50

  Lightly seasoned and char-grilled

Pork

• Short Pork Ribs£17.95

  Slow cooked baby pork ribs in an Italian red wine gravy. Served with chunky chips

Bella Burgers

Ye... you're the guy that comes to an multi-award winning Italian restaurant and wants a burger?! Well, you are in luck, 'cause the boss likes them too... delicious 6oz Aberdeen Angus Beef Burgers served with fries, onion & tomato. Choose either

• L' Italiana£9.75

  in our home made Focaccia bread with Smokey Scamorza cheese, or

• L' Americano£9.75

  in a soft gourmet sour dough bun with cheddar cheese

Scottish Beef

Served with today's selection of vegetable & potato garnish

• Grilled Sirloin Steak£17.95

• Pepper Sauce£2.50

  Prepared the old fashioned way– your choice of steak, encrusted with soft green pepper corns and sautéed with butter then flamed with brandy, wine and cream

• Funghi Sauce£2.50

  Your choice of steak cooked just the way you like it, then finished off in a delicious sauce of wild Porcini mushrooms, shallots, white wine and Balsamic

• Steak Diane Sauce£3.50

  Retro is defiantly back! Your choice of steak sautéed in butter, onions, mushrooms, wine, French mustard, tomato sauce and cream. Flamed with Cognac

Veal Dishes

Served with today's selection of vegetable & potato garnish

• Veal alla Romana£16.95

  Delicious regional Roman dish with thinly sliced veal, sautéed with fresh sage & white wine topped with Prosciutto di Parma, mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce

• Veal Marsl£16.50

  Escalope of veal sautéed in a creamy porcini mushroom sauce with a hint Marsala wine and Balsamic glaze

• Veal Milanese£16.95

  An Italian favourite of thinly sliced veal escalope coated in golden crispy bread crumbs

• Veal Osso Bucco£17.95

  Slow cooked Veal Shanks, classically Italian. Served with Risotto Milanese

Duck

• Duck a L'orange£16.95

  A classic retro marriage of pan roasted duck breast with zesty orange sauce

Side Dishes

Potatoes

• Sautéed£2.95

  in extra virgin olive oil

• Oven Roasted£2.95

  with Italian garden herbs

• French Fries£2.95

Vegetables

• Sautéed Mushrooms£2.50

• Spinach£2.50

• Asparagus£2.50

• Broccoli£2.50

• Mixed Vegetables£3.95

• Green Salad£3.95

• Mixed Salad£3.95

• Spaghetti on the Side£3.95

  in tomato sauce

• Tagliatelle on the Side£3.95

  with cream sauce

• Boiled Rice£3.95

Dolci

Add ice cream to any of the below £1.20

• Melting Chocolate Fudge Cake£4.95

  served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

• Vanilla Cheesecake£4.95

  served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

• Neapolitan Doughnuts£4.95

  served hot and sticky with caramel sauce

• Tiramisu£4.95

  Marsala, Mascarpone & Espresso

• Coppa Amarena£5.25

  Delicious Italian Black Cherries in Fabbri syrup served over ice cream

• Coppa Baba£5.25

  Fantastic Rum soaked Neapolitan sponge Babas Served over ice cream

• Italian Panna Cotta£4.95

  Pahn-nah Koht-tah. Traditional Italian cooked cream dessert, with a modern twist - flavoured with Peanut Butter and topped with Strawberry Jam sauce

• Affogato

  Our vanilla ice cream served in a tall glass with a strong espresso/ or your choice of liqueur, to pour over the top

  • Coffee£4.25
  • Liqueur£6.50

• Hot Apple Pie£4.95

  served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

• Chocolate Profiteroles£4.50

• Trio of Gelato£4.35

• Child's Gelato£2.50

  jeh-Lah-tow

• Sticky Toffee Pudding£5.25

  served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

• Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream£4.75

• Trio of Sorbet£4.35

• Macaroons£3.95

  Four flavours of soft mini meringues

• Sicilian Cannoli£4.50

  Crispy pastry shell filled with sweet Sicilian Ricotta & chocolate chips

Italian Coffee

We use caffe Kimbo coffee beans. Roasted in Naples, Southern Italy

• Cappuccino£2.25

  Classic Italian style

• Caffe' Latte£2.25

• Flavoured Latte£2.75

• Espresso£1.55

  • Double Shot£2.10

• Espresso Macchiato£1.95

  stained' with a dash of foamed milk

• Espresso con Panna£2.20

  With whipped cream

• Espresso Coretto£3.95

  With a dash of Italian liquerSambuca, Grappa or Amaretto

• Americano£2.25

  Black Coffee

• Caffe'mocha£2.85

• Irish Coffee£4.80

• Tea Pot for One£2.10

Flavoured / Herbal Teas

£2.25

• Earl Grey

• Green Tea

• Organic Camomile

• Whole Mint

Cioccolata

• Classic Milk Chocolate£2.75

  Whipped Cream or mini Marshmallows. £0.50 extra each

Milkshakes

• Vanilla£3.95

• Strawberry

• Banana

• Double Chocolate Chip

• Coconut

Smoothies

£3.95. Just fruit and juices-No added sugars

• Peach

• Mango & Passion Fruit

• Strawberry

• Mango & Melon

• Mango

• Raspberry & Bio Yoghurt

Soft Drinks

We proudly sell: 'San Pellegrino' Italian

• Sparkling Water

  'Aqua Panna' Italian

• Still Water

  • 1/2 Lt£2.95

• Aranciata£2.45

  imported Italian sparkling orange

• Limonata£2.45

  imported Italian sparkling lemon drink

• Chinotto£2.45

• San Bitter£1.75

• Italian Iced Tea£2.45

  Lemon or peach

• Italian Fruit Juices£2.45

• Tropicana Orange Juice£2.45

• Coke£2.45

• Diet Coke£2.45

• Irn-Bru£2.45

• Lemonade£2.45

• Fizzy Orange£2.45

• Ice Cream Float£3.80

  Coke, lemonade or irn-bru

After Dinner Drinks

• Limoncello & Italian Classic Digestivi

  • Starting at (25ml)£2.95

• Vin Santo e Cantucci

  Sweet Italian dessert wine traditionally drunk with honey and almond cantucci biscuits for dipping

  • Glass (50ml)£4.95

Featured Drink

• House Red 'crolla'£14.95

  An impressive Sicilian, chosen by Domenico as an easy drinking house wine. San Giovese/Nero D'Avola blend

• Montepulciano d'Abruzzo£21.00

  Produced by Cantina Zaccagnini. Our family favourite

• Chianti, DOCG in Classic Flask, Piccini 2009£22.95

• Cabernet Sauvignon£18.50

• Valpolicella, Bolla Classico 2008£19.50

• Merlot, Tenuta la Creta 2006£19.50

• Ikebana, Novello. Zaccagnini 2010£21.00

  very fruity & young

• Barbera d'Alba£24.75

  Lo Zoccolaio, Sucule

• 'Catuj' Shiraz, Vignali Roccamora 2007£21.95

• Malbec Reserva, Terrazzs 2008£28.00

• Amarone, Le Vigne, della Valpolicella 2007£45.95

• Brunello di Montalcino, Banfi 2004£43.50

• Bastianich, Vespa Rosso, Merlot / Cab Sauv / Cab Franc / Refosco – Friuli 2005£54.00

• Barolo, Bussia by Poderi Colla 2006£66.95

• Rioja Gran Reserva Especial, Castillo Ygay£82.95

French Champagnes

• Veuve Clicquot£59.95

• Veuve Clicquot Demi – Sec£74.95

• Veuve Clicquot 'la Grande Dame'£174.95

• Veuve Clicquot Rose'£89.95

• Christian Audigier Champagne Rose'£94.95

Italian Prosecco

• Mini Prosecco

  brut

  • 200ml£5.95

• Ruggeri£22.95

  Argeo Prosecco D.O.C brut

• V8 Vineyards£23.95

  Prosecco Cuvee, sior Berto

• V8 Vineyards Rose'£24.95

  Prosecco Cuvee, sior Berto

• Ferrari Rose'£36.95

  Prosecco, metodo classico

• Frescobaldi, Prosecco, Metodo Classic, Millesimato 2004£32.95