Sample Spring Menu

Wednesday 7th May - Lunch

Antipasti

Prosciutto di San Daniele – with Charentais melon £36
Insalata di Granchio – Devon crab with baby artichokes and parsley £37
Mazzancolle – split & wood-roasted Scottish langoustines with chilli and oregano £49
Mozzarella di Bufala – with lemon & mint, broad beans, black olives and Tarasco cicoria £36
Calamari ai ferri – chargrilled squid with fresh red chilli and rocket £37
Asparagi – English asparagus with anchovy butter & parmesan £37
Vitello Tonnato – thinly sliced roast veal with tuna mayonnaise, salted anchovy, capers, basil and lemon £34

Primi

Risi e Bisi - Venetian rice & peas with mint, stock and vermouth £36
Taglierini al Bosco – fresh fine pasta with wild asparagus, hops, herbs and Pecorino £36
Tagliatelle con le Ortiche – fresh nettle pasta with butter & parmesan £34
Spaghetti alle Vongole – with clams, parsley, garlic, chilli and Fracassi Favorita £38
Ravioli – with zucchini & their flowers, buffalo ricotta and mint £36

Secondi

Rombo al forno – turbot tranche wood-roasted over potatoes with Amalfi lemon and zucchini £66
Branzino al forno – wild sea bass roasted in Terlano Pinot Bianco with Risina beans and Violetta artichokes £68
Coda di Rospo ai ferri – chargrilled Cornish monkfish with anchovy & rosemary sauce, agretti and broad beans sott’olio £67
Piccione al forno – whole Anjou pigeon wood-roasted on bruschetta with Allegrini Valpolicella and green beans ‘in umido’ £67
Costoletta di Vitello al forno – wood-roasted thick-cut veal chop with salsa verde, slow-cooked peas and rocket £67
Controfiletto ai ferri – chargrilled Longhorn beef sirloin with roasted Merinda tomatoes, braised spinach and fresh horseradish £68

Gelati del River Cafe £12

Caramel
Roasted Almond
Stracciatella
Hazelnut
Strawberry Sorbet
Affogato with: Grappa Bassano £18 Vin Santo £20 or Espresso £14

Dolci £15

Chocolate Nemesis
Lemon Tart
Nespole & Almond Tart
Pannacotta with Grappa & Raspberries
Pressed Chocolate Cake with Zabaglione Ice Cream
Ricciarelli, Baci di Dama, Mezzalune

Formaggi - 3 cheeses £18 or 5 cheeses £30

Caprini Freschi – goat’s milk, Piemonte
Scimudin - cow & goat's milk, Lombardia
Pecorino Marzolio Rosso – pasteurised sheep’s milk, Tuscany
Castelrosso – cow’s milk, Piemonte
Blucora – blue, cow & goat's milk, Piemonte