SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2016

COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH £6.95 NON ALCOHOLIC COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH £3.95 Puglian Pomegranate Mojito Sicilian Blood Orange Refresher

ANTIPASTI BRUSCHETTA CON DATTERINO £4.95 STRACCIATELLA £5.95 Italian Datterino tomatoes, basil, oregano and I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil Light chicken broth with organic egg and Parmigiano Reggiano over our crispy sourdough bread ARANCINI £5.95 BRESAOLA £7.95 Deep fried rice balls with beef ragu, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and Air dried fillet of Valtellina beef IGP, rocket, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil POLPETTE £7.25 ANTIPASTO MISTO £8.95 Traditional Italian Peelham Farm veal meatballs slowly cooked in a rich tomato sugo. Prosciutto di Parma, Bocconcini di Bufala Campana DOP, Served with bruschetta Pachino tomatoes, roasted Italian vegetables and garlic bruschetta BURRATA IGP £9.95 CALAMARI FRITTI £7.25 Fresh cow’s milk with added double cream from Puglia. Fresh Scottish baby squid deep fried with Italian courgette ribbons served with homemade Served with Speck DOP, Italian Cured Ham mayonnaise and Amalfi lemon

PIATTO DELLA NONNA £29.95 MOZZARELLA DI BUFALA CAMPANA DOP £7.95 Contini classic antipasti sharing platter of our favourite The best of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, Italian grilled courgettes, Italian hot and cold starters for sharing Fontodi Extra Virgin Olive Oil, basil

PASTA CONTADINO STARTER £8.25 / MAIN £12.95 GNOCCHI SORRENTINA STARTER £8.95 / MAIN £13.95 Orecchiette with fresh Italian piccante , cremini and dried porcini mushrooms, rocket Homemade potato dumplings with San Marzano butter sugo, and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Burrata di Puglia IGP and fresh basil RAVIOLI STARTER £8.95 / MAIN £13.95 RIGATONI E POLPETTE STARTER £8.95 / MAIN £13.95 Homemade fresh ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta, dressed with butter, sage and Traditional Italian Peelham Farm veal meatballs, slowly cooked in a rich tomato sugo. caramalised almonds Served with rigatoni CARBONARA CLASSICA STARTER £8.95 / MAIN £13.95 SPAGHETTINI CON COZZE STARTER £8.95 / MAIN£13.95 Spaghettini with organic fresh egg, pancetta affumicata and Pecorino Romano. The only way Scottish mussels pan fried with garlic, chilli and fresh parsley. Served with spaghettini to have Carbonara

PRIMI PEPERONATA CON POLENTA £13.95 ARAGOSTA DI SAN VALENTINO £29.95 Italian peppers, aubergines and courgettes slow cooked in Sicilian tomatoes with Taggiasche Half lobster grilled with garlic and parsley butter served with a warm lobster claw, Heritage olives. Served with chargrilled polenta potato, dill and caper salad MAIALE ALLA MILANESE £17.95 TAGLIATA DI MANZO £29.00 Peelham Farm Heritage pork Milanese style in breadcrumbs. Served with sauteed potatoes 30 days mature 300gr Inverurie rib eye steak, sliced with roasted Italian Cremini mushrooms, with onions alla Tirolese rocket, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, Vincotto and hand-cut chips POLLO ALLA CACCIATORE £15.95 GRIGLIATA DI MARE £24.95 Oven roasted free range Scottish chicken breast with San Marzano tomato and Chargrilled Scottish fish and shellfish with garlic, chilli, Amalfi lemon butter and bruschetta Chianti red wine salsa, rosemary and Taggiasche olives LASAGNA £13.95 BRANZINO £15.95 Homemade egg lasagne, Chianti red wine ragu, Besciamella, Mozzarella di Chargrilled sea bass with pan fried Pachino tomatoes, caperberries, spinach Bufala Campana DOP, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and a little fresh garlic *Please allow at least 20 mins wait time

SALSICCE £16.95 TRIGLIA £13.95 Contini fresh spicy Italian , Italian lentil stew and steamed cavolo nero. Red mullet with pan fried courgettes, Amalfi lemon and garlic Served with Mostarda di Frutta

PIZZE All our dough is made with the best Neapolitan Caputo flour, every day by our Pizzaiolo. We’ll happily make any pizza you feel like, just ask the team! MARGHERITA £10.95 PIZZA IN BIANCO CON FORMAGGI E PATATE £13.95 Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil, basil A white pizza with Mozzarella di Bufala DOP, Taleggio, Gorgonzola DOP, Heritage potatoes, spinach and fresh sage CAPRICCIOSA £13.95 Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil, MELANZANE E ALICI £12.95 marinated Italian artichokes, Italian cooked ham and free range egg Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil, roasted violet aubergines, salted anchovies and dried oregano PICCANTE £12.95 Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil SALSICCIA CON FRIARIELLI £14.95 and Italian piccante sausages A classic Neapolitan pizza with tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala DOP, fresh and Italian greens pan fried with a little garlic and chilli PARMA £13.95 Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil, FUNGHI £13.95 Prosciutto di Parma DOP, fresh rocket and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Tomato salsa, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, rocket, Parmigiano Reggiano, roasted Italian Cremini mushrooms, I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil GEORGE STREET LUNCH AND PRE THEATRE MENU CONTINI FAST LUNCH

125ml GLASS OF WINE AVAILABLE FROM 12 NOON – 7PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND PASTA OF THE DAY £10 £12.50 PER PERSON | TWO COURSE CHOICE FROM: PUTTANESCA ZUPPA ASSAGGINO Spaghettini with Pachino tomatoes, anchovies, Freshly made soup of the day OR A selection of Contini Ristorante antipasti capers and Taggiasche olives

SPAGHETTINI ALL’AMALFITANA BRANZINO Pan fried spinach, Italian courgettes, chilli and Amalfi OR Chargrilled Sea bass fillet served with pan fried Pachino lemon. Served with spaghettini and Pecorino Sardo tomatoes, violet aubergines and fresh basil CONTORNI PATATINE FRITTE £4.00 Carroll’s Heritage potatoes hand-cut chips PATATE SALTATE £4.00 PANE E MERENDA Carroll’s Heritage sauteed potatoes with FOCACCIA AL ROSMARINO £4.50 fresh garden herbs Homemade focaccia with fresh garlic, rosemary ST VALENTINE’S CAVOLFIORE E and I Ciacca Extra Virgin Olive Oil BROCCOLETTI £4.00 FOCACCIA CON MOZZARELLA DI 13th & 14th February 2016 Pan fried Italian cauliflower and broccoli, BUFALA CAMPANA DOP £5.95 fresh chilli and garlic Homemade focaccia with Mozzarella di Bufala DOP, Three course menu with Prosecco cocktail SPINACI £4.00 fresh garlic and I Ciacca Extra Virgin olive oil on arrival – £39.95 per person Pan fried spinach with garlic, fresh chilli SOURDOUGH BREAD £2.50 and Amalfi lemon Our homemade sourdough bread FINOCCHIO E TAROCCO £4.95 TARALLI £2.25 Book Now: Italian fennel and Italian Tarocco orange salad, with Trevisana radicchio IGP Italian crackers www.contini.com/contini-whats-on RUCOLA £4.25 OLIVE £1.95 Fresh rocket, Pomegranate and Parmigiano Reggiano Marinated Sicilian Olives

Shetland’s Finest

alto-adige - pears BUYING DIRECT FROM THE brescia valtellina - bresaola - hot chocolate valpolicella ripasso superiore VERY BEST SCOTTISH SUPPLIERS!

percoto - nonino Orkney oatcakes

udine - birra moretti Briggs Shetland Lamb Hebridean Sea Salt VENEZIA MILANO valdobbiadene - prosecco treviso Stornoway

Scrabster po valley - vialone nano BOLOGNA modena - aceto balsamico

FIRENZE parma - prosciutto di parma Hugh Grierson Organic alba truffles - parmigiano reggiano Ochil Foods

Summerhouse Drinks taggiasche olives verdicchio del cervo Peterhead Harbour pienza panettone montepulciano d’abruzzo Inverurie beef - pecorino

ROMA fontodi olive oil Loch Duart chianti

poggiotondo olive oil IQ Chocolate our family farm, NAPOLI BARI lecce Williams Bros i ciacca, picinisco - burrata Gartmorn Farm SARDEGNA mondragone - mozzarella di bufala - oregano amalfi - lemons - limoncello Thistly Cross Phantassie aglianico basilicata taranto Inverawe Smokehouse Peelham Farm - le ferre olive oil

- a mano vino Graham’s Dairy lipari - caperberries Carroll’s Heritage camone tomatoes Henshelwoods Fine Foods Burnside Farm

Cuddybridge SICILIA

Campbells Prime Meats Green City pachino tomatoes Royal Mile Whiskies violet aubergines Uncle Roy’s

Fish Brothers OUR SCOTTISH Loch Arthur KITCHEN GARDEN VEGETARIAN GLUTEN FREE NOT TO SCALE

FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES: PLEASE SPEAK TO OUR STAFF ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR MEAL, WHEN MAKING YOUR ORDER. THANK YOU.