Rossini

Per Cominciare Appetisers

• Olive Miste e Tarallini£4.95

  Marinated green and black olives from Cerignola

• Pane Focaccia£4.95

  Altamura bread and traditional home made focaccia barese

• Arancini£6.95

  Selection of three traditional rice croquettes with saffron and peas, meat ragù scamorza cheese and n'duja

• Tagliere Misto (X2)£19.95

  Selection of finest Italian cured meats and cheeses with marinated olives, pickled vegetables, "altamura" bread and home made focaccia

• Popizze£6.25

  Deep fried little pizza dough selection with sea salt, seaweed, mozzarella cheese and mix cured meat, served with arrabbiata sauce

Antipasti

• Zuppa del Giorno£5.25

  Homemade soup of the day, served with "Altamura" bread

• Salmone Marinato e Burrata£10.50

  Wild scottish salmon gravlax, raw sugar lemon and orange zest, and burrata cheese from Andria

• Impepata di Cozze£7.95

  West coast mussels, sautéed in white wine, garlic, and black pepper

• Bruschetta Cime e Caprino£6.95

  Toasted Altamura bread topped with sautéed turnip tops from fasano and goat cheese

• Capesante, Crema di Zafferano e Sedano Rapa£10.95

  Fresh seared scallops, celeriac and saffron pureè, home made grissini

• Parmigiana di Melanzane£8.50

  Gently fried aubergines, layered with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella, topped with grated parmesan and baked

• Tagliere Misto£10.95

  Selection of finest Italian cured meats and cheeses with marinated olives and pickled vegetables, served with "Altamura" bread and homemade focaccia

• Fritturina Calamari e Gamberi£9.95

  Fresh squid and king prawns dusted in flour and semola deep fried, served with home made yoghurt mayo

• Panzerotto£5.95

  Literally means, the belly of the dough, which reflects the half-moon shape of this favourite Italian classic. The original Panzerotto has been filled with tomato sauce and mozzarella in Apulia. It's unique taste and crispness make this filled pocket dough one of the most famous Italian street foods

• Caprese£8.25

  Fresh buffalo mozzarella, italian heirloom tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and basil

• Carpaccio£10.95

  Scottish beef fillet carpaccio, goat cheese mousse, raspberry jelly, evo olive oil and walnuts

Paste

Our pasta dishes are all cooked "Al dente" and made to order. If you prefer one of the classic pastas, like Carbonara, Aglio E Olio, Bolognese or Arrabbiata, please ask. We can prepare them specially for you

• Orecchiette alla Barese£11.95

  This is the most authentic dish from Apulia. Home made "little ears", shaped pasta, tossed with Evo, turnips tops, pecorino cheese and hint of chilli

• Tiella£10.95

  Arborio rice, potato, west coast mussels casserole, served with cherry tomotoes, slow cooked in the oven. A classic dish from Apulia

• Pappardelle Al Ragu di Agnello£14.95

  Homemade, slow cooked Lamb Ragu with egg ribbon pasta

• Fregola Sarda Verdure e Pecorino£12.95

  Artisan Sardinian fregula (durum wheat cous cous) with aubergines, courgettes, asparagus, onions, cherry tomatoes and percorino cheese

• Paccheri Scamorza e Guanciale£12.95

  Paccheri meaning "slaps". Simple but very tasty. Large tubular pasta with smoked mozzarella and guanciale (pork cheek) and cherry tomatoes

• Lasagna Classica£9.95

  Homemade layer of pasta with bolognese, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, oven baked

• Paccheri Pesto di Pistacchi e Salsiccia£13.95

  Paccheri meaning "slaps". Large tubular pasta tossed with pan fried crumbled sausage and homemade pistacchio pesto

• Spaghetti Ai Frutti di Mare£17.50

  Fresh mixture of seafood, calamari, mussels, clams, king prawns, scallops and langoustine, made in a white wine sauce, hint of tomato, parsley

Secondi Piatti

• Pollo Ripieno£16.95

  Supreme of chicken filled with goat cheese and sun blushed tomato mousse, served with roasted potatoes

• Bistecca Ai Ferri£24.95

  8oz Scottish rib eye steak, cooked to your liking served with a choice of gorgonzola cheese or primitivo sauce and fries

• Pescatrice con Vellutata di Peperoni£21.95

  Pan fried monkfish, wrapped in parma ham, red peppers veloute, potato foam

• Zuppa di Pesce£21.95

  A delicious selection of fish and shellfish stew, including clams, calamari, kind prawns, mussels, fish of the day and langoustine. Cooked in a traditional "Apulia" style. Served with "Altamura" bread

• Calamaro Ripieno£19.95

  This is one of the most traditional Italian dishes. Many regions claim the authentic recipe. Here the Apulia style, filled squid with egg, bread and pecorino cheese, slowly cooked in a hot water bath and then pan fried, served on a velvety pea sauce and fondant potato

Contorni

• Patate Arrosto£3.95

  Roasted rosemary potatoes

• Patatine Fritte, Olio Al Tartufo e Parmigiano£4.95

  Home made potato fries with truffle oil and parmesan shavings

• Verdure Miste£4.95

  Steamed seasonal vegetables

• Insalata Mista£3.95

  Mixed salad leaves

• Sgagliozze£4.95

  Polenta fritters and sea salt