Ristorante Italiano

A La Carte

Our menu features the best dishes available from regions throughout Italy. At Essenza Ristorante Italiano we take great pride in the fact that we source ingredients directly from Italy wherever possible, to create fresh, tasty and beautifully presented authentic Italian food.

We have introduced non gluten dishes in our menu. Choose any of our sauces and we will prepare it with gluten free pasta. (We are not a gluten free restaurant and although we make any effort to avoid cross contamination, we cannot guarantee our non gluten free dishes are 100% gluten free.)

Starters

Minestrone Fresh home made vegetable soup	£6.90
Bruschetta con funghi e mozzarella Char grilled Italian bread with mushrooms and mozzarella	£10.60
Burrata Hand made mozzarella from Puglia with a touch of cream, served with avocado, artichokes , tomatoes and rocket	£13.70
Calamari e Gamberoni Fritti Deep fried squid rings and prawns served with sweet chilli sauce	£13.30
Tartara di tonno Diced and raw first quality tuna, marinated with extra virgin olive oil and lemon, served with avocado and rocket	£14.60
Capesante alla griglia Char grilled scottish king scallops with courgettes and red peppers	£15.60
Cozze e vongole saltate in padella Mussels and fresh royal clams sauteed, in white wine, tomato and garlic	£13.20
Bresaola,con rucola e parmigiano Air dried cured beef with rocket, cherry tomatoes and parmesan	£11.50
Carpaccio di manzo Thinly sliced raw fillet of beef with rocket, cherry tomatoes, parmesan	£12.10
Prosciutto e mozzarella di bufala Well seasoned, traditional Italian parma ham with buffalo mozzarella	£12.30
Scamorza Melted smoked cheese served on a bed of mushrooms and rocket	£11.10

Pasta

Spaghetti aglio, olio ,peperoncino Spaghetti with garlic, extra virgin olive oil and chilli	£13.10
Pennne all’ arrabiata Pasta quills with tomato sauce and chilli	£12.90
Spaghetti con pomodori arrostiti e pesto Flat spaghetti with roasted tomatoes, rocket pesto, pine nuts and oregano	£14.20
Tortelloni fatti a mano con ricotta e spinaci Hand-folded fresh pasta filled with ricotta and spinach in a tomato and basil sauce	£14.90
Penne all’amatriciana Pasta quills with bacon, onions and tomato sauce	£13.90
Spaghetti alla carbonara Spaghetti with bacon, egg and a touch of cream	£14.30
Penne mari e monti Pasta quills with bacon, courgettes, aubergines, mushrooms, shrimps and fresh mussels	£13.80
Gnocchi 4 Formaggi Potato dumplings with four cheese sauce	£13.90
Fettuccine alla Bolognese Hand made wide pasta with premium minced beef and porcini mushrooms	£14.90
Fettuccine porcini e pancetta Hand made, wide flat pasta with porcini mushrooms and bacon	£14.80
Risotto alle capesante Risotto with saffron, shrimps, courgettes, and scottish king scallops	£15.90
Spaghetti alla marinara Flat spaghetti with prawns, clams and seafood	£15.70
Spaghetti alle vongole Spaghetti with fresh royal clams	£16.90
Ravioli all’aragosta Spaghetti with whole lobster	£14.30/£20.30
Spaghetti ai gamberoni Spaghetti with chilli, tomato sauce and king prawns	£18.90
Tagliolini al Tartufo Hand made pasta with fresh black shaved seasonal truffle (available as starter and main course portions)	£17.00/£30.00

Meat

Vitello al Marsala Veal escalopes sauteed with aromatic wine served with mash	£19.80
Vitello crema e funghi Veal escalopes with cream and mushrooms served with peas	£19.80
Vitello alla pizzaiola Veal escalopes with tomato sauce and capers served with french beans	£19.80
Saltimbocca alla Romana Veal escalopes sautéed, topped with 18 month matured prosciutto crudo and sage served with peas	£20.50
Vitello alla Parmigiana Deep fried veal escalope in breadcrumbs with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese served with spaghetti	£21.50
Ossobuco alla Milanesee Oven roasted veal ossobuco served with saffron risotto	£28.10
Filetto di manzo alla griglia con funghi porcini e puree di patate Fillet of beef with porcini sauce, served with mash potatoes	£24.60
Pollo alla Griglia Grilled Breast of Chicken with roast potatoes, rocket, artichokes and cherry tomatoes	£19.40

Seafood

Calamari alla griglia Char grilled fresh squid with chilli, rocket and cherry tomatoes	£21.80
Grigliata di crostacei Char grilled, scallops, monk fish, squid, king and tiger prawns	£23.50
Guazzetto di pescatrice Sautéed monkfish, king prawns with tomato sauce and shallots	£23.10
Trancio di tonno scottato in padella Seared tuna with chilli and extra virgin olive oil, served with fried courgettes	£19.50
Spiedini di pescatrice, calamari e capesante Skewers of char grilled monkfish, squids and scallops	£21.80
Spigola alla griglia Whole sea bass, char grilled with extra virgin olive oil and herbs, served with steamed broccoli	£22.80
Sogliola alla griglia Dover sole char grilled with herbs and extra virgin olive oil	£35.00

Sides

Spinaci,saltati / bolliti Spinach, sautéed or steamed	£4.60
Piselli / a vapore /con pancetta Steamed peas or sautéed with bacon	£3.90
Fagiolini all’agro Steamed French beans	£4.20
Patate / arrosto / fritte / puree Potatoes, sautéed or French fries or mash	£4.00
Napoletana Spaghetti with tomato sauce and garlic	£6.10
Zucchine fritte Deep fried courgettes	£5.50
Pomodoro e cipolla Tomato and onion	£3.80
Vegetali grigliati Char grilled aubergines, red peppers courgettes, Belgian chicory	£4.90
Rucola con parmigiano Rocket salad, parmesan flakes and cherry tomatoes	£5.20
Insalata verde / mista Selection of green or mixed leaves with avocado	£5.00
Broccoli al Vapore Steamed broccoli	£4.20

Desserts

Home-made panna cotta With a choice of caramel, strawberry or choccolate sauce	£5.80
Black chocolate souffle With vanilla ice cream	£6.90
White chocolate souffle With Chocolate ice cream	£6.90
Home made chocolate and coffee tiramisu	£5.80
Fresh pineapple Served with lemon sorbet	£5.70
Affogato Vanilla ice cream, espresso with a touch of amaretto	£7.30
Add a tea spoon of white truffle honey to any dessert	£1.60
Lemon or strawberry sorbet or vanilla or chocolate ice-cream	1 scoop £3.30
	2 scoops £4.50
	3 scoops £5.10

A discretionary 12.50% service charge will be added to the bill tax included.
N.B. Menus are subject to change.

Ristorante Italiano

A La Carte

Starters

Pasta

Meat

Seafood

Sides

Desserts

Location

Essenza, Ristorante Italiano

Opening Times

Reservations