Taormina Restaurant

Antipasti | Starters

• Avocado Vinaigrette£4.50

  Avocado with vinaigrette dressing

• Bianchetti Fritti£7.25

  Fried whitebait

• Antipasto Misto£8.75

  Various Italian hors-d'oeuvres, cold meats & marinated vegetables

• Pate de Foie Gras£8.50

  French duck liver pate

• Prosciutto e Melone£7.75

  Parma ham & melon

• Sardine alla Griglia£7.95

  Grilled sardines

• Calamari Fritti£7.95

  Deep fried squid rings

• Moules Farcies£7.95

  NZ Mussels stuffed with breadcrumbs, butter & garlic

• Insalata Caprese£6.75

  Tomato & buffalo mozzarella

• Avocado con Gamberetti£6.95

  With prawns & Marie Rose sauce

• Coppa di Gamberetti£6.50

  Classic prawn cocktail

• Melanzane Ripiene£7.50

  Aubergine stuffed with ham, veal & parmesan

• Tonno e Fagioli£6.50

  Tuna fish & barlotti bean salad

• Spare Ribs£7.25

  Pork ribs marinated in chef's special sauce

• Salmone Affumicato£7.50

  Smoked salmon

• Gamberi alla Diavola£7.50

  King prawns in oil & garlic and hint of chili

• Stracciatella Soup£4.00

  Chicken broth with egg & parmesan cheese

• Minestrone Soup£4.00

  Vegetables in chicken broth soup

• Cestino di Pane£1.00

  Bread served with extra virgin olive oil per person

Pasta

Pasta as a starter = £1 less

• Tortelloni Panna e Pomodoro£11.50

  Spinach & ricotta stuffed pasta in a cream & tomato sauce

• Cannelloni alla Fiorentina£10.50

  Crepes stuffed with veal & spinach in a creamy tomato sauce

• Ravioli alla Bolognese£10.50

  Meat ravioli served with a tomato & beef sauce

• Tortelloni Crema e Funghi£11.50

  Spinach & ricotta stuffed pasta in a cream & mushroom sauce

• Lasagne al Forno£10.50

  Layers of pasta, beef, tomato & white sauce baked in the oven

• Gnocchi alla Genovese£10.50

  Small dumplings in a cream & pesto sauce

Spaghetti - Tagliatelle - Penne - Risotto

• Napoli£8.00

  Tomato sauce

• Gorgonzola£9.50

  Creamy blue cheese sauce

• Carbonara£9.50

  Cream, bacon & egg sauce

• Al Pesto£9.50

  Garlic, basil & olive oil

• Amatriciana£9.50

  Tomato, bacon & onions

• Capricciosa£9.50

  Tomato, ham, egg & peppers

• Bolognese£9.50

  Meat & tomato sauce

• Aglio e Olio£8.25

  Olive oil & garlic

• Arrabbiata£8.95

  Chili, garlic & tomato

• Al Tonno£9.50

  Tuna, onion & tomato sauce

• Vongole£10.50

  Baby clams, garlic & tomato

• Marinara£11.25

  Mixed seafood sauce

Pizza

• Pizza Margherita£9.25

  Tomato, herbs & mozzarella cheese

  • (1/2)£5.00

• Pizza Vegetarian£10.50

  Tomato, mushrooms, onions, peppers & mozzarella cheese

  • (1/2)£6.00

• Pizza Capricciosa£10.50

  Tomato, egg, ham, peppers & mozzarella cheese

  • (1/2)£6.00

• Pizza Napoletana£10.50

  Tomato, anchovies, capers, olives & mozzarella cheese

  • (1/2)£6.00

Insalate | Salads

• Insalata Nizzarda£10.50

  Tunafish, sardines, anchovies, barlotti & French beans & egg

• Insalata di Pollo Capricciosa£10.95

  Chicken salad

• Insalata Caprese£6.75

  Tomato & bufala mozzarella

• Insalata di Salmone Affumicato£13.95

  Smoked Salmon, prawns & boiled egg

• Insalata di Prosciutto Cotto£9.25

  Cooked ham salad

• Insalata Mista£4.00

  Mixed side salad

Pollo | Chicken

• Pollo alla Griglia o Limone£10.25

  Chicken breast plain grilled or in lemon & white wine sauce

• Pollo Sorpresa£13.95

  Breast stuffed with butter & garlic served with rice

• Pollo Maresciallo£11.95

  Breast in breadcrumbs & asparagus with marsala, capers & peppers

• Pollo Casanova£11.95

  Breast filled with cheese & mushrooms in a cream, white wine & ham sauce

• Pollo Valdostana£11.95

  Breast topped with cheese & ham, grilled with white wine

• Pollo Principessa£11.95

  Breast with asparagus in a cream white wine & mushroom sauce

Agnello | Lamb

• Bistecca alla Griglia o Rosmarino£13.50

  Lamb steak grilled plain or in a garlic & rosemary sauce

• Bistecca alla Catalana£13.95

  Lamb steak in red wine, mint onions & mushroom sauce

• Bistecca all'Abruzzese£13.95

  Lamb steak topped with aubergine, cheese & white wine

• Costolette alla Griglia o Rosmarino£13.95

  Cutlets grilled plain or in a garlic & rosemary sauce

• Costolette alla Provinciale£13.95

  Cutlets in breadcrumbs in a tomato, herb & garlic sauce

• Bistecca alla Menta£13.95

  Lamb steak in white wine, cream, mint & onion sauce

Vitello | Veal

• Piccatine al Marsala o Limone£11.50

  Veal slices in marsala wine, or lemon sauce

• Involtino "Taormina"£12.95

  Filled with ham & cheese, in a tomato, cream, mushroom & onion sauce

• Piccata alla Parmigiana£12.95

  Veal escalope topped with cheese, parmesan & white wine

• Piccatine all'Elisabetta£12.50

  Veal slices with mushrooms in a cream & white wine sauce

• Fegato di Vitello alla Veneziana£15.00

  Strips of calves liver sauteed in butter, onions & white wine

• Fegato e Lardone, Griglia o Salvia£15.50

  Calves liver & bacon plain grilled, or with butter & sage

• Scaloppa Cordon Bleu£12.50

  Veal stuffed with ham & cheese in white wine sauce

• Saltimbocca alla Romana£12.50

  Veal slices with parma ham & sage in a white wine sauce

• Scaloppa alla Milanese£14.50

  Veal escalope in breadcrumbs served with spaghetti napoli

Manzo | Beef

• Entrecote alla Griglia£16.95

  Grilled sirloin steak

• Entrecote al Funghetto£17.65

  Grilled sirloin in red wine & mushroom sauce

• Entrecote alla Pizzaiola£17.95

  Grilled sirloin steak in a tomato, herb, garlic & red wine sauce

• Entrecote al Pepe£17.95

  Grilled sirloin in a cream, black peppercorn & brandy sauce

• Filetto alla Griglia£19.95

  Grilled fillet steak

• Filetto Mignon£20.95

  Grilled fillet with bacon & topped with asparagus

• Medaglioni al Pepe£20.50

  Thin slices of fillet in a black peppercorn sauce

• Tornedos alla Rossini£20.95

  Grilled fillet with a brandy, red wine & pate sauce

Pesce | Fish

• Trota alla Griglia o Mugnaia£9.95

  River trout plain grilled or in a butter & lemon sauce

• Orata alla Griglia£15.00

  Whole grilled Seabream

• King Prawns Provinciale£15.00

  Tomato, white wine, herb & garlic sauce, with rice

• Gamberoni Portofino£19.95

  King prawns sauteed in white wine, butter & garlic sauce

• Spigola ai Finocchi£15.00

  Fillets of seabass in a fennel seed sauce

• Frittura Mista di Mare£16.95

  Mixed fried fish

• Sogliola alla Griglia o Mugnaia£20.95

  Dover sole served grilled or with a butter & lemon sauce

• Sogliola Dama Bianca£20.95

  Doversole with a cream, white wine mushrooms & onion sauce

Legumi | Vegetables

Selection of any 3 Vegetables £5.50

• Patate Saltate£2.20

  Sauteed potatoes

• Patate Bollite£2.20

  Boiled new potatoes

• Patate Fritte£2.20

  French fries

• Funghi£2.40

  Sauteed mushrooms

• Carote£2.30

  Sliced carrots with butter

• Spinaci£2.30

  Spinach sauteed in butter

• Zucchini Fritti£2.30

  Deep fried courgettes

• Cavolfiore£2.30

  Cauliflower cheese

• Broccoli£2.30