First Course
Grilled tomino cheese with rocket & honey 9
Buffalo mozzarella with aubergine purée & tomato confit 8
Fresh porcini salad with celery & white truffle 12
Marinated artichoke salad with grated borttaga 9
Seared scallops with celeriac purée & saffron dressing 12
Cuttlefish salad with backed onion & potatoes 8
Chicken liver parfait with toasted brioche 9
Quail salad with grape sauce 8
Crisp roast sweetbreads with roasted vegetables 9
Venison carpaccio with lambs leaf salad & red berry vinaigrette 8
Soup, pasta & risotto
You may select these dishes as a first course, middle course or main course
Pumpkin soup 8
Borlotti bean soup 8
Mediterranean fish soup with croutons 10
Linguine with lobster, garlic & chilli 14 / 18
Pappardelle with fresh porcini mushrooms 12 / 16
Chestnut tagliatelle with hare ragout 12 / 16
Gnocchi with veal jus & black truffle 12 / 16
Risotto with prawns & fresh lime 14 / 18
Tagliolini or risotto with white truffle 16 / 22
Saffron tagliatelle with baby monkfish & courgettes 12 / 14
Pheasant ravioli with rosemary sauce 12 / 14
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Christmas Menu 2010
Main course
Poached globe artichoke with braised radicchio & truffle sauce 17
Porchini mushrooms & taleggio cheese soufflé 17
Pan fried sea bass with roasted pepper coulis & scallop mousse 22
Roasted cod with fregola & mussels 19
Sun dried tomato crusted monkfish with sautéed artichoke 19
Roast turbot with braised leek s & lobster bisque 22
Turkey scaloppini with red cabbage & marsala sauce 18
Beef fillet Rossini with spinach, foie gras & black truffle 26
Balsamic braised Lamb shank with mashed potato 18
Veal ossobuco with saffron risotto 24
Side orders
French beans 4 Roasted peppers 5 Garlic roast potatoes 4 Franco’s mixed salad 4
Spinach 4 Winter vegetables 5 New potatoes 4 Green leaf salad 4
Brussels sprouts 4 Celeriac purée 4 Potato purée 4 Rocket & parmesan 5
Fried zucchini 5 Glazed carrots 4 Polenta ‘chips’ 4 Tomato mozzarella 4
Dessert
Mandarin crème brulée 8
Christmas pudding with brandy custard 8
Classic tiramisu 8
Chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream 8
Panttone pudding with marsala ice cream 8
Poached pears in vin Santo zabaglione 8
Fresh fruit platter 10
Ice-cream or sorbet 6
Selection of three Italian chesses, with honey & grapes 12
Our selection of homemade petit fours 6
Prices are in pounds sterling & are inclusive of vat @ 17.5 %


Tables of 10 to 14 guests
Please select 4 first, main courses and desserts for your party to select from on the night.
Tables of 15 to 20 guests
Please select 3 first main courses and desserts for your party to select from on the night.
Tables of 20 guests or more
Please select 1 first, main course and desert for all you guests to enjoy on the night. For guests
that have specific dietary requirements please select an alternative dish.