Flying Pizza

Antipasti

• Colchester Rock Oysters

  Served with shallots in red wine vinegar & tabasco

  • Six12,00 £
  • Nine18,00 £

• Minestrone al Soffritto6,95 £

  Classic Italian vegetable soup

• Prosciutto Tanara & Mozzarella9,95 £

  Prosciutto with buffalo mozzarella, Sicilian sun blushed tomatoes, basil & gnocco fritto (fried dough steak)

• Tuscan Paté7,95 £

  Chicken liver paté with Italian brandy, served with toast & chutney

• Cozze all Arrabbiata or Mariniere8,90 £

  Fresh mussels in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli & garlic or white wine, garlic & parsley

• Cocktail di Gamberetti10,50 £

  Tender Norwegian prawns on a bed of crispy romaine lettuce with marie rose sauce & paprika

• Polpette di Granchio9,50 £

  Crab and prawn cakes, Hand-picked Devonshire crab, prawns, ricotta cheese, served with a salad & lemon sauce

• Gamberoni alla Diavola10,95 £

  Tiger prawns sautéed with garlic, fresh chilli, white wine & Altamura bread

• Mozzarella in Carrozza8,20 £

  Popular in Southern Italy, fried mozzarella in bread with a garlic & tomato sauce

• Calamari Fritti8,70 £

  Deep fried squid with fresh chilli & tartar sauce

• Insalata Tricolore

  Avocado, beef tomato & mozzarella di bufala

  • St8,50 £
  • Mc12,95 £

• Melanzane al Forno

  Baked layers of Sicilian aubergine, with parmesan cheese & tomato

  • St8,80 £
  • Mc12,95 £

• Avocado Bernardo11,50 £

  Avocado with lobster, scampi & prawns, served with marie rose sauce

• Antipasto Verdure8,95 £

  Roasted Sicilian peppers, grilled aubergine, grilled courgettes, marinated onions and tomato crostini with basil

• Capesante al Forno11,75 £

  Roasted scallops with olive oil, garlic, chilli topped with breadcrumbs

• Gamberoni Luciana10,95 £

  Tiger prawns with garlic, chilli, tomato & a touch of cream & Altamura bread

• Costine di Maiale Orientale8,90 £

  Barbecue ribs in our special San Carlo sauce

• Pesce Veneziana11,50 £

  Mixed shellfish cooked with white wine, tomato & garlic, with garlic Altamura bread

• Funghi Piemontese7,95 £

  Mixed mushrooms in garlic & parsley butter in a filo pastry basket

• Fegatini di Pollo8,40 £

  Chicken livers sautéed with marsala, chestnuts & grapes

• Burrata Pugliese e Pomodoro10,95 £

  Burrata specially imported from Puglia with Sicilian Pachino tomatoes, basil & extra virgin olive oil

• Gamberoni Fritti10,95 £

  Deep fried Mediterranean prawns with spicy mayo

• Salmone Affumicato9,90 £

  Severn & Wye smoked salmon, with shallots, Sicilian capers & Altamura bread from Apulia

• Insalata di Cesare

  Caesar salad with grilled chicken & Sardinian flat bread

  • St8,50 £
  • Mc12,95 £

To Share

• San Carlo Antipasto

  Start your meal the true Italian way! Our chef will prepare a large plate of antipasto representing the regional tastes of Italy

  • Minimum 2 People10,50 £

• Frittura di Pesce Portofino

  Deep fried calamari, prawns, scampi & scallops served with tartar & garlic chilli mayonnaise

  • Minimum 2 People11,50 £

Carpaccio & Tartare

• Beef Carpaccio10,95 £

  Very thin sliced raw Aberdeen fillet of beef with mustard dressing, parmesan cheese & rocket

• Tuna Tartare10,95 £

  Sashimi grade tuna mixed with olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, wild rocket

• Beef Tartare13,95 £

  Classic - raw chopped Aberdeen fillet of beef with shallots, capers, olive oil, french mustard & lemon juice

Bruschette e Pane

• Selection of Italian Bread3,95 £

• Bruschetta Romana5,95 £

  Toasted Altamura bread with chopped Sicilian Pachino tomatoes, garlic & olive oil

• Bruschetta del Duca6,50 £

  Toasted Altamura bread with Calabrian ground 'Nduja sausage & buffalo mozzarella

• Trio di Bruschette7,50 £

  Sicilian tomatoes - roasted peppers - ricotta with basil & mint

• Focaccia4,95 £

  Flatbread with sea salt, olive oil & rosemary

• Garlic Bread4,95 £

  Flatbread with garlic & sea salt

• Garlic Bread with Cheese5,50 £

• Garlic Bread with Tomato6,50 £

• Garlic Bread with Tomato & Cheese6,95 £

Pizza

Our Pizza is made with Neapolitan flour, Sicilian tomatoes & the finest mozzarella. Extra toppings £1.90

• Pizza Margherita10,50 £

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella & oregano

• Pizza Prosciutto e Funghi12,85 £

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, ham & mushrooms

• Pizza Primavera10,95 £

  Tomato, mozzarella, aubergines, courgettes & red onions topped with goats cheese

• Pizza San Carlo13,85 £

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, parma ham, rocket, parmesan shavings

• Pizza Diavola13,95 £

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, spicy Calabrian sausage, onions & chilli

• Pizza Rustica Piccante12,95 £

  With Calabrian 'Nduja sausage, pepperoni, Tuscan sausage, chilli, tomato & rocket

• Pizza Tonno13,95 £

  With tomato, mozzarella, tuna, onions & Olives

• Pizza Pollo e Rosmarino12,65 £

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, chicken, mushrooms & rosemary

• Pizza Tartufo14,50 £

  Caciocavallo cheese, porcini mushrooms & black truffle

• Pizza Quattro Stagioni12,45 £

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes & sweet peppers

• Pizza Montanara12,95 £

  Mozzarella, tomato, spinach, fresh fennel sausage & Pecorino

• Pizza Burrata12,65 £

  Burrata, tomato, fresh pachino tomatoes, & basil

• Pizza Fiorentina12,65 £

  Mozzarella, tomato, spinach and egg

• Calzone Pollo13,95 £

  Folded pizza with chicken, garlic spinach & cheese topped with tomato sauce

• Calzone Salsiccia Piccante13,95 £

  Folded pizza with spicy sausage, tomato, mozzarella, chilli

Pasta

Gluten free pasta is available upon request

• Tagliatelle Bolognese

  Original Bologna recipe with slow cooked beef ragu

  • St8,50 £
  • Mc12,95 £

• Rigatoni alla Norma

  The most popular pasta dish in Southern Italy, with aubergine, tomato, basil & garlic, topped with pecorino cheese

  • St7,50 £
  • Mc11,95 £

• Zitoni Toscanini12,95 £

  Long pasta tubes, favourite of the great Maestro Toscanini, made with Tuscan spiced sausage, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes & Tuscan pecorino

• Spaghetti Carbonara

  Pancetta, egg yolk, parmesan cheese & cream

  • St8,50 £
  • Mc12,95 £

• Spaghetti Shellfish15,95 £

  With venus clams, mussels, prawns, garlic & tomato

• Tagliatelle Montecarlo14,95 £

  Pasta ribbons served with monkfish, shallots, white wine, chilli, tomato & cream sauce

• Lasagne Emiliane

  Fresh layers of pasta with slow cooked bolognese sauce, baked with béchamel, mozzarella & parmesan cheese

  • St8,50 £
  • Mc12,95 £

• Spaghetti Vongole15,50 £

  Classic spaghetti with baby clams, garlic, chilli & a touch of tomato

• Penne Arrabiata

  Short tubes of pasta in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli & garlic

  • St6,95 £
  • Mc9,95 £

• Spaghetti Gamberi Piccanti15,95 £

  Thin spaghetti with king prawns, hot chilli, anchovies, capers, olives, fresh parsley & San Marzano tomato

• Penne Romana12,95 £

  Short pasta with pancetta, onions, garlic, tomato sauce & parmesan shavings

• Tortellini Panna e Prosciutto13,95 £

  Fresh pasta filled with spinach & ricotta in a ham & cream sauce, petit pois & parmesan cheese

• Tagliolini Lobster24,50 £

  San Carlo's most famous pasta dish with lobster, brandy, tomato, peas & a touch of cream

• Risotto Lobster24,50 £

• Risotto San Carlo14,95 £

  Carnaroli rice with wild mushrooms, cream & white wine wrapped in parma ham

• Penne Pollo e Gamberetti13,95 £

  Penne pasta in a creamy sauce with chicken, baby prawns & parsley

• Ravioli Lobster

  Ravioli stuffed with lobster & crab meat in a light creamy & pink peppercorn sauce

  • St9,95 £
  • Mc14,65 £

• Ravioli Tartufo

  Handmade ravioli filled with Pecorino cheese & truffle, with a cream, Parmesan & truffle oil sauce, topped with fresh truffle

  • St9,95 £
  • Mc14,65 £

• Pappardelle al'Anatra12,95 £

  Long ribbon pasta with our slow cooked duck ragu

• Tagliolini Granchio15,95 £

  Long pasta with hand-picked Devonshire crab, chilli, fresh tomato & rocket

Gran Pasta

In Italy, we always share huge plates of pasta, we have selected three of our favourites (minimum 2 people)

• Spaghetti Frutti di Mare

  Classic shellfish pasta with clams, mussels, prawns, garlic & tomato covered in pizza dough & oven baked

  • pp16,95 £

• Risotto Tartufo

  Black truffle risotto with porcini mushrooms, served in a Parmesan choose

  • pp16,95 £

• Penne Romanoff

  The personal chef of the last Russian Czar. Nicholas li, escaped to Italy before the Bolshevik revolution in 1918, He created a pasta dish combining the culinary flavours of Imperial Russia and Italy. Salmon, a touch of tomato & cream, flambéed in vodka

  • pp13,95 £

Contorni

• Chargrilled Avocado4,95 £

  With vinaigrette, chilli & rock salt

• Sauteed Spinach4,50 £

  With garlic, chilli & Worcestershire sauce

• French Beans4,20 £

  With shallots & butter

• French Fries3,95 £

• Petit Pois4,20 £

  With onions, pancetta & a touch of cream

• Zucchine Fritte4,20 £

  Fried courgettes

• Sauteed Potatoes4,20 £

  With bacon, onion & rosemary

• Mashed Potato5,70 £

  With black truffle

• Portobello Mushroom4,90 £

  Pan fried with balsamic vinegar & garlic

• Potato Dauphinoise4,20 £

  Baked sliced potato with garlic, cream & cheese

• Rocket & Parmesan Salad4,50 £

• Sicilian Tomato & Onion Salad4,50 £

• Mixed Salad4,20 £

Carne

• Pollo Diavola17,95 £

  Pan fried breast of chicken with spicy 'Nduja Calabrian sausage, fresh sausage & tomato

• Pollo Sorpresa17,95 £

  Chicken breast in breadcrumbs stuffed with garlic butter

• Pollo alla Valdostana17,95 £

  Flattened breast of chicken in breadcrumbs, topped with ham and melted Fontina cheese and a light Napoletana tomato sauce

• Suprema di Pollo Principessa18,50 £

  Pan fried breast of chicken with white wine, mushrooms & cream sauce, garnished with asparagus

• Abbacchio Ligure22,95 £

  Roasted rack of lamb with a breadcrumb crust and mint sauce

• Agnello Toscana22,95 £

  Lamb cutlets with Barolo red wine, rosemary and sunblushed tomato sauce

• Scaloppa alla Milanese18,95 £

  Tuscan veal escalope in breadcrumbs, pan fried in olive oil

• Nodini di Vitello25,95 £

  Our famous Tuscan veal cutlet with butter & sage

• Classic Saltimbocca alla Romana18,95 £

  Sliced Tuscan veal with ham, cooked in white wine, sage & butter

• Scaloppine Signor Sassi18,95 £

  Tuscan veal cooked in cream, brandy, mustard seeds & chopped mushrooms

• Fegato alla Veneziana18,95 £

  Thinly sliced strips of calves liver in white wine & onion sauce served with grilled polenta

• Fegato Burro e Salvia18,95 £

  Pan fried calves liver in butter & sage

• Filetto al Pope Verde27,95 £

  8oz fillet steak with a brandy & green peppercorn sauce

• Classic Steak Diane27,95 £

  8oz flattened fillet steak with brandy mustard & mushroom sauce

• Filetto San Carlo27,95 £

  8oz fillet steak with special homemade butter using over 30 ingredients

• Filetto Al Tartufo29,95 £

  8oz fillet steak wrapped in Pancetta with cream & black truffle sauce

• Tournedo Rossini29,95 £

  8oz fillet steak, crouton based topped with paté & Madeira wine sauce

San Carlo Grill

• The Great San Carlo Mixed G Rill22,95 £

  Steak, lamb cutlets, chicken breast & Tuscan sausage, Charcoal grilled

• Agnello21,95 £

  Grilled lamb cutlets with rosemary & thyme

• Ribeye Steak19,80 £

  aged 28 Days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Sirloin Steak20,50 £

  aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Pollo e Rosmarino17,50 £

  Flattened breast of chicken, grilled with rosemary

• Fillet Steak 8oz26,95 £

  aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Tagliata di Filetto di Manzo25,95 £

  San Carlo special fillet steak sliced & flambéed with brandy & balsamic vinegar, served with wild rocket

Big Steak to Share

• Tomahawk Steak 28oz (For 2)59,95 £

  A large bone-in steak with a big, rich flavour to match

• Chateaubriand (For 2)49,85 £

  Served with bearnaise sauce

• Steak & Lobster (For 2)60,00 £

  9oz dry aged fillet & whole native lobster served with zucchine fritte

Arancini

• Arancini5,50 £

  Fried rice balls with truffle & parmesan to share with your meal