Flying Pizza

Antipasti

• Colchester Rock Oysters

  Served with shallots in red wine vinegar & tabasco

  • Six£12.00
  • Nine£18.00

• Minestrone al Soffritto£6.95

  Classic Italian vegetable soup

• Prosciutto Tanara & Mozzarella£9.95

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

• Tuscan Paté£7.95

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

• Cozze all Arrabbiata or Mariniere£8.90

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

• Cocktail di Gamberetti£10.50

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

• Polpette di Granchio£9.50

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

• Gamberoni alla Diavola£10.95

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

• Mozzarella in Carrozza£8.20

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

• Calamari Fritti£8.70

  Deep fried squid with fresh chilli & tartar sauce

• Insalata Tricolore

  Avocado, beef tomato & mozzarella di bufala

  • St£8.50
  • Mc£12.95

• Melanzane al Forno

  Baked layers of Sicilian aubergine, with parmesan cheese & tomato

  • St£8.80
  • Mc£12.95

• Avocado Bernardo£11.50

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

• Antipasto Verdure£8.95

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

• Capesante al Forno£11.75

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

• Gamberoni Luciana£10.95

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

• Costine di Maiale Orientale£8.90

  Barbecue ribs in our special San Carlo sauce

• Pesce Veneziana£11.50

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

• Funghi Piemontese£7.95

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

• Fegatini di Pollo£8.40

  Chicken livers sautéed with marsala, chestnuts & grapes

• Burrata Pugliese e Pomodoro£10.95

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

• Gamberoni Fritti£10.95

  Deep fried Mediterranean prawns with spicy mayo

• Salmone Affumicato£9.90

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

• Insalata di Cesare

  Caesar salad with grilled chicken & Sardinian flat bread

  • St£8.50
  • Mc£12.95

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 People£10.50

• Frittura di Pesce Portofino

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

  • Minimum 2 People£11.50

Carpaccio & Tartare

• Beef Carpaccio£10.95

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

• Tuna Tartare£10.95

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

• Beef Tartare£13.95

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

Bruschette e Pane

• Selection of Italian Bread£3.95

• Bruschetta Romana£5.95

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

• Bruschetta del Duca£6.50

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

• Trio di Bruschette£7.50

  Sicilian tomatoes - roasted peppers - ricotta with basil & mint

• Focaccia£4.95

  Flatbread with sea salt, olive oil & rosemary

• Garlic Bread£4.95

  Flatbread with garlic & sea salt

• Garlic Bread with Cheese£5.50

• Garlic Bread with Tomato£6.50

• Garlic Bread with Tomato & Cheese£6.95

Pizza

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

• Pizza Margherita£10.50

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella & oregano

• Pizza Prosciutto e Funghi£12.85

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, ham & mushrooms

• Pizza Primavera£10.95

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

• Pizza San Carlo£13.85

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

• Pizza Diavola£13.95

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

• Pizza Rustica Piccante£12.95

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

• Pizza Tonno£13.95

  With tomato, mozzarella, tuna, onions & Olives

• Pizza Pollo e Rosmarino£12.65

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, chicken, mushrooms & rosemary

• Pizza Tartufo£14.50

  Caciocavallo cheese, porcini mushrooms & black truffle

• Pizza Quattro Stagioni£12.45

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes & sweet peppers

• Pizza Montanara£12.95

  Mozzarella, tomato, spinach, fresh fennel sausage & Pecorino

• Pizza Burrata£12.65

  Burrata, tomato, fresh pachino tomatoes, & basil

• Pizza Fiorentina£12.65

  Mozzarella, tomato, spinach and egg

• Calzone Pollo£13.95

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

• Calzone Salsiccia Piccante£13.95

  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

  • St£8.50
  • Mc£12.95

• Rigatoni alla Norma

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

  • St£7.50
  • Mc£11.95

• Zitoni Toscanini£12.95

  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

  • St£8.50
  • Mc£12.95

• Spaghetti Shellfish£15.95

  With venus clams, mussels, prawns, garlic & tomato

• Tagliatelle Montecarlo£14.95

  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

  • St£8.50
  • Mc£12.95

• Spaghetti Vongole£15.50

  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

  • St£6.95
  • Mc£9.95

• Spaghetti Gamberi Piccanti£15.95

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

• Penne Romana£12.95

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

• Tortellini Panna e Prosciutto£13.95

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

• Tagliolini Lobster£24.50

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

• Risotto Lobster£24.50

• Risotto San Carlo£14.95

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

• Penne Pollo e Gamberetti£13.95

  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

  • St£9.95
  • Mc£14.65

• Ravioli Tartufo

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

  • St£9.95
  • Mc£14.65

• Pappardelle al'Anatra£12.95

  Long ribbon pasta with our slow cooked duck ragu

• Tagliolini Granchio£15.95

  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

  • pp£16.95

• Risotto Tartufo

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

  • pp£16.95

• 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

  • pp£13.95

Contorni

• Chargrilled Avocado£4.95

  With vinaigrette, chilli & rock salt

• Sauteed Spinach£4.50

  With garlic, chilli & Worcestershire sauce

• French Beans£4.20

  With shallots & butter

• French Fries£3.95

• Petit Pois£4.20

  With onions, pancetta & a touch of cream

• Zucchine Fritte£4.20

  Fried courgettes

• Sauteed Potatoes£4.20

  With bacon, onion & rosemary

• Mashed Potato£5.70

  With black truffle

• Portobello Mushroom£4.90

  Pan fried with balsamic vinegar & garlic

• Potato Dauphinoise£4.20

  Baked sliced potato with garlic, cream & cheese

• Rocket & Parmesan Salad£4.50

• Sicilian Tomato & Onion Salad£4.50

• Mixed Salad£4.20

Carne

• Pollo Diavola£17.95

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

• Pollo Sorpresa£17.95

  Chicken breast in breadcrumbs stuffed with garlic butter

• Pollo alla Valdostana£17.95

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

• Suprema di Pollo Principessa£18.50

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

• Abbacchio Ligure£22.95

  Roasted rack of lamb with a breadcrumb crust and mint sauce

• Agnello Toscana£22.95

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

• Scaloppa alla Milanese£18.95

  Tuscan veal escalope in breadcrumbs, pan fried in olive oil

• Nodini di Vitello£25.95

  Our famous Tuscan veal cutlet with butter & sage

• Classic Saltimbocca alla Romana£18.95

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

• Scaloppine Signor Sassi£18.95

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

• Fegato alla Veneziana£18.95

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

• Fegato Burro e Salvia£18.95

  Pan fried calves liver in butter & sage

• Filetto al Pope Verde£27.95

  8oz fillet steak with a brandy & green peppercorn sauce

• Classic Steak Diane£27.95

  8oz flattened fillet steak with brandy mustard & mushroom sauce

• Filetto San Carlo£27.95

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

• Filetto Al Tartufo£29.95

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

• Tournedo Rossini£29.95

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

San Carlo Grill

• The Great San Carlo Mixed G Rill£22.95

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

• Agnello£21.95

  Grilled lamb cutlets with rosemary & thyme

• Ribeye Steak£19.80

  aged 28 Days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Sirloin Steak£20.50

  aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Pollo e Rosmarino£17.50

  Flattened breast of chicken, grilled with rosemary

• Fillet Steak 8oz£26.95

  aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Tagliata di Filetto di Manzo£25.95

  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

• Arancini£5.50

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