The Knuttel Room at Bar Italia

Starters / Antipasti

Perfect for sharing Italian style Served with organic wholemeal sourdough or gluten free bread

• Salmone Marinato€10.50

  Daly's of Kerry cold smoked Irish salmon marinated with orange and pink peppercorn

• Delizia dell'Orto*€13.00

  Chargrilled vegetables/aubergines, courgettes, peppers, Asiago DOP & Parmigiano Reggiano 30 months DOP cheese with Italian olives, in house made pine-nuts & basil pesto pot

• Antipasto Misto di Specialita' Italiane*€14.00

  Antipasto misto board of wild venison salame, black truffle salame, 24 months cured Parma ham, Apulian olives, in house made pine-nuts and basil pesto pot, Taleggio DOP and cave aged Gorgonzola DOP

• Selezione di Formaggi Italiani con Miele€12.00

  A journey in the maturing of these Italian DOP cheese: Asiago 30 days, Taleggio 90 days, cave aged Gorgonzola 6 months, finish with Parmigiano 30 months. Served with pane Carasau from Sardinia, Boyne Valley's honey, balsamico 6 years PGI

Bruschetta

• Bruschetta al Pomodoro€7.00

  Bruschetta with Italian vine ripened tomatoes, fresh basil and Apulia DOP E.V.O. oil & garlic (3 pieces)

• Bruschetta Rustica*€9.00

  with chargrilled peppers, home made basil and pine-nuts pesto, goat cheese and rucola/2 pieces

Fritto

• Calamari Fritti con Salsa Piccante al Pomodoro€12.50

  Crispy fried fresh calamari rings, semola flour, arrabbiata tomato dip

Soup / Zuppe

• Minestrone€7.50

  home made Tuscan style mixed vegetable soup with lentils, borlotti, chickpeas, cannellini and a touch of tomato

Cheese Larder

• Burrata di Bufala Pugliese, Datterini e Rughetta€12.50

  Creamy buffalo burrata from Apulia, Sicilian cherry tomatoes "datterino" & rocket leaves

• Burrata di Bufala e Prosciutto di Parma€16.50

  Creamy buffalo burrata from Apulia 24 months Prosciutto di Parma DOP & rocket leaves

Salads / Insalatone

Our salads are dressed with Sicilian sea salt, 6 years aged Modena balsamico PGI and Apulia E.V.O. oil

• Insalata con Pollo€13.80

  Mixed Irish leaves, char-grilled Fernhill free range chicken, crispy fried pancetta, orange segments, Parmigiano Reggiano 24 months DOP

• Insalata Vegana*€13.50

  Mixed Irish leaves, pan fried Irish broccoli, roasted pumpkin, Sicilian cherry tomatoes "datterino", pecan nuts

Pasta / Risotto

• Spaghetti Fatti a Mano all'Amatriciana con Petali di Pecorino Romano DOP€16.00

  Fresh hand made spaghetti, cured pancetta, tomato, black pepper and Pecorino Romano DOP petals

• Risotto Carnaroli con Tartufo Bianchetto Toscano, Prosciutto di Parma Croccante e Granella di Pistacchio Siciliano€18.00

  Risotto Carnaroli with summer white Tuscan truffle, crunchy Parma ham & Sicilian pistachio sprinkles

• Tortelloni con Funghi Porcini, Fonduta di Parmigiano DOP e Olio Tartufato€17.00

  Fresh Gran tortelloni filled with wild mushrooms in a Porcini and Parmigiano DOP fonduta cream, finished with white truffle oil

• Tagliatelle Fatte a Mano O Gnocchi alla Bolognese / Ragu' di Manzo Irlandese€16.50

  Choice of artisan handmade egg Tagliatelle or fresh large potato gnocchi / ragu' alla Bolognese with slow cooked ragu' of John Young's pork and Black Angus Irish beef, Parmigiano DOP & herbs

• Garganelli con Salmone Irlandese Affumicato e Panna Profumata Agli Agrumi e Brandy€16.00

  Fresh hand rolled penne with Daly's smoked Irish salmon, brandy cream and lemon zest

• Spaghetti Fatti a Mano con Frutti di Mare e Pomodorini€18.50

  Fresh handmade spaghetti with Roaring Bay mussels, tiger prawns, fresh baby squid, chilli flakes and Sicilian cherry tomatoes

• Gran Ravioli Ripieni di Aragosta e Granchio in Crema di Gamberoni e Brandy€20.00

  Handmade fresh lobster and crab filled ravioli, cream of tiger prawns, hint of brandy

• Risotto Carnaroli alla Pescatora in Rosso€20.00

  Fisherman's style risotto: large black tiger prawns, fresh Irish baby octopus, Raoaring Bay fresh mussels, tomato sauce, Sicilian tomatoes & hint of chili

Mains / Carne e Pesce

• Brasato di Pollo Ruspante€17.50

  Slow braised Fernhill (co. Kildare) succulent free range chicken, in red wine, onion carrots, smoked salt and garden herbs. Served with rosemary potatoes

• Costolette d'Agnello alla Scottadito con Patate*€25.50

  Chargrilled Co.Roscommon Lamb Rack cutlets with herbs light marinade on a bed of rosemary potatoes

• Costata di Manzo Irlandese alla Griglia con Due Contorni€29.50

  Char-grilled, Achill sea salt dry aged 28 days, pasture-fed Black Angus ribeye of beef steak (300 grs/ 11 oz). Served with rosemary potatoes and vegs

Pizzeria

Napoletana style 13 inch/ minimum 36 hours natural levitation

• Marinara€11.50

  Double Tomato sauce, Sicilian oregano, garlic

• Diavola€15.00

  Tomato sauce, mozzarella from Campania, spicy Tuscan salami

• Pizza Vegetariana€15.50

  Tomato sauce, Campania mozzarella, peppers, courgette and aubergine

• Margherita Semplice€14.00

  Tomato sauce, mozzarella from Campania, fresh basil

• Margherita con Bufala€15.00

  Tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella from Campania, fresh basil

• Calzone Folded Pizza€15.00

  Roast ham, tomato sauce, Campania mozzarella

• San Marco€15.00

  Tomato sauce, Calabrian fragrant sausage, rocket, mozzarella from Campania and rocket

• Pizza Vegana€16.00

  Double tomato sauce, courgette, Sardinian artichokes and aubergine

Pizza Without Tomato Sauce / Pizze Bianche

• Schiacciatella€6.00

  Pizza focaccia with sea salt, rosemary and extra virgin olive oil. Perfect to share with antipasti

• Quattro Formaggi€15.00

  Mozzarella, Apulian Scamorza, Gorgonzola DOP, Taleggio DOP

• Romana€14.50

  fior di latte mozzarella, porchetta herbs roast ham, roast potatoes and rosemary

• Sfiziosa€15.00

  fior di latte mozzarella, house made pine-nut and basil pesto, sun-blushed tomatoes, pecorino Romano DOP shavings

• Salsiccia e Patate€14.50

  Fior di latte mozzarella, Calabrian fragrant sausage, roast rosemary baby potatoes

Sides / Contorni

• Patate Arrosto al Rosmarino€4.50

  Rosemary roasted potatoes

• Melanzane e Zucchine Grigliate, Condite€5.00

  House grilled fresh aubergines and courgettes, dressed with chili, garlic & EVOO

• Pesto Pot*€4.25

  Our in-house made basil, Padano DOP, pine-nuts pesto served with fresh bread

• Insalata Mista€4.50

  Mixed Irish leaves salad with Sicilian cherry tomatoes dressed with excellent extra virgin olive (oil and balsamic vinegar from Modena

• Olive Condite€4.50

  Green and black Italian olives in a Mediterranean marinade