An abridged version of a menu for an Italian restaurant

1. At the Restaurant

2. Misé’s Italian Restaurant
The Menu

3. Misé’s Italian Restaurant
Welcome to my Italian Restaurant! Sit down, enjoy some pre-dinner drinks,
peruse the menu and have a wonderful meal.
This is, of course, a short version of what an Italian restaurant menu has to offer.
Anyway, asking for a menu and having no idea what those dishes are can be a rather
painful moment.
So, this will be the first of many menus I shall be sharing with you. I want you to
feel comfortable using English anywhere you happen to go in the world. And
that involves finding your way around an Italian menu. Have fun!

4. £6.95 PER PERSON
Cured meats
Fennel salami, pistachio
mortadella, prosciutto &
schiacciata piccante
Served on a plank loaded with
mini buffalo mozzarella,
pecorino & chilli jam, a
beautiful selection of pickles,
olives & crunchy kale slaw
PLANKS

5. £6.95 PER PERSON
Seasonal vegetables
Sliced, chargrilled & marinated
in herby olive oil
Served on a plank loaded with
mini buffalo mozzarella, pecorino
& chilli jam, a beautiful selection
of pickles, olives & crunchy kale
slaw
PLANKS

6. ARTISAN BREAD BASKET
£3.95
Classic homemade rosemary
focaccia, ciabatta, seeded
crackerbread, sourdough, &
grissini sticks. Served with cold-
pressed extra virgin olive oil,
aged balsamic & fantastic olive
tapenade
BREAD & NIBBLES

7. SWEET MINI CHILLI PEPPERS
£3.95
With tuna, Colwick cheese & ricotta
ITALIAN NACHOS
£3.95
Crispy fried ravioli stuffed with three
cheeses, served with arrabbiata &
Parmesan
BREAD & NIBBLES

8. CRISPY SQUID
£5.95
With crushed garlic mayo, chopped chilli &
lemon
WILD MUSHROOM BRUSCHETTA
£5.75
Ricotta, rosemary & lemon
BRUSCHETTA & ANTIPASTI

9. POLENTA CHIPS
£3.65
With rosemary & Parmesan
HERITAGE TOMATO SALAD
£3.95
With red onion & Sicilian-style orange dressing
WILD MUSHROOM BRUSCHETTA
£5.75
Ricotta, rosemary & lemon
SIDES

10. MAINS MENU
CHICKEN AL MATTONE
£13.95
Free-range marinated chicken with
a creamy wild mushroom sauce,
lemony rocket, crostini & Parmesan
ITALIANA STEAK FRITES
£15.95
Marinated & chargrilled featherblade steak,
Italian-spiced skinny fries, pickles & crunchy kale slaw
OSSO BUCO
£14.65
Free-range pork, slow-cooked with saffron, onion,
tomatoes & Trebbiano white wine, served
with Sicilian-style orange gremolata

11. PASTA MENU
PENNE CARBONARA
£6.50 / 10.95
Crispy chunks of smoked pancetta,
sweet buttery leeks & a traditional
carbonara sauce
OUR FAMOUS PRAWN LINGUINE
£7.75 / 13.50
Fried garlicky prawns, fennel, tomatoes,
chilli & rocket

12. DESSERTS MENU
CHOCOLATE, PEAR & HONEYCOMB PAVLOVA
£5.45
Light & fluffy meringue served with poached pears,
whipped mascarpone, honeycomb & a drizzle of
dark chocolate
ICE CREAMS
£4.95
Three delicious scoops of ice cream (ask your waiter
for today’s selection) served with any two
of these toppings:
Smashed honeycomb,
Crushed nuts & seeds,
Seasonal fruits,
Butterscotch sauce

13. NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS
REFRESHER
£3.50
Fresh lemon, elderflower cordial &
cranberry juice, topped with lemonade
GINGER MOJITO
£3.25
Mint, lime, sugar & ginger beer
HOMEMADE LEMONADE
£2.95
Fresh lemon juice, sugar mint leaves & soda

14. WINES
WHITE
SOAVE CLASSICO CANTINA DI MONTEFORTE 12.5%
£5.30(175ML) / 7.50(250ML) / 13.90(500ML) / 18.60(750ML)
2013 VENETO
Great depth with ripe fruit flavours
PINOT GRIGIO DELLE VENEZIE SCARPETTA 12.5%
£5.90(175ML) / 8.55(250ML) / 15.70(500ML) / 22.25(750ML)
2013 VENETO
A crisp, delicate Pinot Grigio with wonderful citrus flavours

15. WINES
RED
MERLOT/CORVINA, PONTE PIETRA 12%
£5.30(175ML) / 7.55(250ML) / 13.50(500ML) / 18.50(750ML)
2013 VENETO
Soft, ripe, cherry-pie flavours
CHIANTI RUFINA RISERVA, FATTORIA DI BASCIANO 13.5%
£37.70(750ML)
2010 TUSCANY
Black cherry nose with vanilla & herbs. Balanced with fine tannins

16. WINES
ROSÉ
PINOT GRIGIO ROSÉ SCARPETTA 12%
£5.90(175ML) / 8.55(250ML) / 15.70(500ML) / 22.25(750ML)
2013 VENETO
Delicate with hints of soft, ripe summer fruits
A MANO ROSATA 12%
£6.75(175ML) / 9.95(250ML) / 18.10(500ML) / 24.65(750ML)
2013 PUGLIA
Light, pink & summery

17. BEER
MORETTI 4.6%
£4.20
MESSINA 4.7%
£4.00
LIBERTÀ 5%
£4.30
Our own craft-brewed lager! Packed full of
British Bramling Cross hops & floral acacia honey,
it’s also properly matured for nearly a month

18. SOFT DRINKS
MINERAL WATER
£2.00(330ML) / 3.95(750ML)
FRESH JUICES
£2.95
ARANCIATA / LIMONATA
£2.70
COKE / DIET COKE
£2.55(330ML)

19. DIGESTIFS
GRAPPA CIVIDINA 40%
£3.40(25ML)
Classic, simple & fragrant)
AMARETTO SALIZA 28%
£3.45(25ML)
Artisan almond liqueur
ITALIAN LIMONCELLO 29%
£2.95(25ML)
Refreshing & crisp

20. You will find an illustrated translation of most of these dishes in a Quizlet set called
“Misé’s Italian Restaurant.