Flying Pizza

Antipasti

• Colchester Rock Oysters

  Served with shallots in red wine vinegar & tabasco

  • SixGBP 12.00
  • NineGBP 18.00

• Minestrone al SoffrittoGBP 6.95

  Classic Italian vegetable soup

• Prosciutto Tanara & MozzarellaGBP 9.95

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

• Tuscan PatéGBP 7.95

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

• Cozze all Arrabbiata or MariniereGBP 8.90

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

• Cocktail di GamberettiGBP 10.50

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

• Polpette di GranchioGBP 9.50

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

• Gamberoni alla DiavolaGBP 10.95

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

• Mozzarella in CarrozzaGBP 8.20

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

• Calamari FrittiGBP 8.70

  Deep fried squid with fresh chilli & tartar sauce

• Insalata Tricolore

  Avocado, beef tomato & mozzarella di bufala

  • StGBP 8.50
  • McGBP 12.95

• Melanzane al Forno

  Baked layers of Sicilian aubergine, with parmesan cheese & tomato

  • StGBP 8.80
  • McGBP 12.95

• Avocado BernardoGBP 11.50

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

• Antipasto VerdureGBP 8.95

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

• Capesante al FornoGBP 11.75

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

• Gamberoni LucianaGBP 10.95

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

• Costine di Maiale OrientaleGBP 8.90

  Barbecue ribs in our special San Carlo sauce

• Pesce VenezianaGBP 11.50

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

• Funghi PiemonteseGBP 7.95

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

• Fegatini di PolloGBP 8.40

  Chicken livers sautéed with marsala, chestnuts & grapes

• Burrata Pugliese e PomodoroGBP 10.95

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

• Gamberoni FrittiGBP 10.95

  Deep fried Mediterranean prawns with spicy mayo

• Salmone AffumicatoGBP 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

  • StGBP 8.50
  • McGBP 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 PeopleGBP 10.50

• Frittura di Pesce Portofino

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

  • Minimum 2 PeopleGBP 11.50

Carpaccio & Tartare

• Beef CarpaccioGBP 10.95

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

• Tuna TartareGBP 10.95

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

• Beef TartareGBP 13.95

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

Bruschette e Pane

• Selection of Italian BreadGBP 3.95

• Bruschetta RomanaGBP 5.95

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

• Bruschetta del DucaGBP 6.50

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

• Trio di BruschetteGBP 7.50

  Sicilian tomatoes - roasted peppers - ricotta with basil & mint

• FocacciaGBP 4.95

  Flatbread with sea salt, olive oil & rosemary

• Garlic BreadGBP 4.95

  Flatbread with garlic & sea salt

• Garlic Bread with CheeseGBP 5.50

• Garlic Bread with TomatoGBP 6.50

• Garlic Bread with Tomato & CheeseGBP 6.95

Pizza

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

• Pizza MargheritaGBP 10.50

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella & oregano

• Pizza Prosciutto e FunghiGBP 12.85

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, ham & mushrooms

• Pizza PrimaveraGBP 10.95

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

• Pizza San CarloGBP 13.85

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

• Pizza DiavolaGBP 13.95

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

• Pizza Rustica PiccanteGBP 12.95

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

• Pizza TonnoGBP 13.95

  With tomato, mozzarella, tuna, onions & Olives

• Pizza Pollo e RosmarinoGBP 12.65

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, chicken, mushrooms & rosemary

• Pizza TartufoGBP 14.50

  Caciocavallo cheese, porcini mushrooms & black truffle

• Pizza Quattro StagioniGBP 12.45

  Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes & sweet peppers

• Pizza MontanaraGBP 12.95

  Mozzarella, tomato, spinach, fresh fennel sausage & Pecorino

• Pizza BurrataGBP 12.65

  Burrata, tomato, fresh pachino tomatoes, & basil

• Pizza FiorentinaGBP 12.65

  Mozzarella, tomato, spinach and egg

• Calzone PolloGBP 13.95

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

• Calzone Salsiccia PiccanteGBP 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

  • StGBP 8.50
  • McGBP 12.95

• Rigatoni alla Norma

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

  • StGBP 7.50
  • McGBP 11.95

• Zitoni ToscaniniGBP 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

  • StGBP 8.50
  • McGBP 12.95

• Spaghetti ShellfishGBP 15.95

  With venus clams, mussels, prawns, garlic & tomato

• Tagliatelle MontecarloGBP 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

  • StGBP 8.50
  • McGBP 12.95

• Spaghetti VongoleGBP 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

  • StGBP 6.95
  • McGBP 9.95

• Spaghetti Gamberi PiccantiGBP 15.95

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

• Penne RomanaGBP 12.95

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

• Tortellini Panna e ProsciuttoGBP 13.95

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

• Tagliolini LobsterGBP 24.50

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

• Risotto LobsterGBP 24.50

• Risotto San CarloGBP 14.95

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

• Penne Pollo e GamberettiGBP 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

  • StGBP 9.95
  • McGBP 14.65

• Ravioli Tartufo

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

  • StGBP 9.95
  • McGBP 14.65

• Pappardelle al'AnatraGBP 12.95

  Long ribbon pasta with our slow cooked duck ragu

• Tagliolini GranchioGBP 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

  • ppGBP 16.95

• Risotto Tartufo

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

  • ppGBP 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

  • ppGBP 13.95

Contorni

• Chargrilled AvocadoGBP 4.95

  With vinaigrette, chilli & rock salt

• Sauteed SpinachGBP 4.50

  With garlic, chilli & Worcestershire sauce

• French BeansGBP 4.20

  With shallots & butter

• French FriesGBP 3.95

• Petit PoisGBP 4.20

  With onions, pancetta & a touch of cream

• Zucchine FritteGBP 4.20

  Fried courgettes

• Sauteed PotatoesGBP 4.20

  With bacon, onion & rosemary

• Mashed PotatoGBP 5.70

  With black truffle

• Portobello MushroomGBP 4.90

  Pan fried with balsamic vinegar & garlic

• Potato DauphinoiseGBP 4.20

  Baked sliced potato with garlic, cream & cheese

• Rocket & Parmesan SaladGBP 4.50

• Sicilian Tomato & Onion SaladGBP 4.50

• Mixed SaladGBP 4.20

Carne

• Pollo DiavolaGBP 17.95

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

• Pollo SorpresaGBP 17.95

  Chicken breast in breadcrumbs stuffed with garlic butter

• Pollo alla ValdostanaGBP 17.95

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

• Suprema di Pollo PrincipessaGBP 18.50

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

• Abbacchio LigureGBP 22.95

  Roasted rack of lamb with a breadcrumb crust and mint sauce

• Agnello ToscanaGBP 22.95

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

• Scaloppa alla MilaneseGBP 18.95

  Tuscan veal escalope in breadcrumbs, pan fried in olive oil

• Nodini di VitelloGBP 25.95

  Our famous Tuscan veal cutlet with butter & sage

• Classic Saltimbocca alla RomanaGBP 18.95

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

• Scaloppine Signor SassiGBP 18.95

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

• Fegato alla VenezianaGBP 18.95

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

• Fegato Burro e SalviaGBP 18.95

  Pan fried calves liver in butter & sage

• Filetto al Pope VerdeGBP 27.95

  8oz fillet steak with a brandy & green peppercorn sauce

• Classic Steak DianeGBP 27.95

  8oz flattened fillet steak with brandy mustard & mushroom sauce

• Filetto San CarloGBP 27.95

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

• Filetto Al TartufoGBP 29.95

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

• Tournedo RossiniGBP 29.95

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

San Carlo Grill

• The Great San Carlo Mixed G RillGBP 22.95

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

• AgnelloGBP 21.95

  Grilled lamb cutlets with rosemary & thyme

• Ribeye SteakGBP 19.80

  aged 28 Days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Sirloin SteakGBP 20.50

  aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Pollo e RosmarinoGBP 17.50

  Flattened breast of chicken, grilled with rosemary

• Fillet Steak 8ozGBP 26.95

  aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce

• Tagliata di Filetto di ManzoGBP 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)GBP 59.95

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

• Chateaubriand (For 2)GBP 49.85

  Served with bearnaise sauce

• Steak & Lobster (For 2)GBP 60.00

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

Arancini

• AranciniGBP 5.50

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