OUR BEST
SUMMER 2016
ZABAGLIONE £9.95 per person (2 people minimum) Traditional Italian dessert made with fresh egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine. Made at the table for you and your guests. Served with homemade biscotti Curatolo Arini Marsala superiore Riserva 50ml £4.25
DOLCI
SEMIFREDDO AL LIMONCELLO E LAMPONI £6.95 FRUTTA FRESCA £6.95 Limoncello and raspberry semifreddo with raspberry coulis and Fresh Italian seasonal fruit from the Milan market. fresh Scottish raspberries Served with seasonal sorbet
AMARENA £7.95 ZIA GLORIA’S KNICKERBOCKER GLORY £7.95 Homemade Madagascan vanilla ice cream, pineapple, Seasonal fruit, vanilla ice cream, raspberry sauce, wafer and Fabbri amarena cherries, toasted almond and toffee brittle whipped cream
CIOCCOLATO £7.95 CONTINI GELATI & SORBETTI £4.95 / £7.95 Chocolate and vanilla gelati, fresh whipped cream, banana, Madagascan vanilla ice cream, Valrhona chocolate ice cream, toasted almonds and hot chocolate pistachio ice cream, Amalfi lemon sorbet or ask for today’s selection
CREMA COTTA £6.95 TIRAMISU £6.50 Our rich double cream Madagascan vanilla pudding. Our very own homemade Contini Espresso Genovese sponge, Nonino Grappa, Scottish strawberries and fresh mint layered with mascarpone cream and pasteurised egg yolk Recioto di Soave”Le Colombare”, 2011 Pieropan. An intense gold in Vin Santo “ Cantina Da Vinci” 2009. Deep amber in colour. Rich and colour. Rich, exotic fruit on the palate with a beaked peach character velvety with fried fruits on the nose, together with figs, almonds and and long, perfumed finish. 50ml £4.95 honey on the finish 50ml £5.25
TORTA DI FORMAGGIO DOLCE £6.95 Sweetened Italian cheesecake with Fabbri Amarena cherries
TORTA AL CIOCCOLATO £6.95 Rich 70% Valrhona chocolate tart served with crème fraîche and honeycomb Recioto della Valpolicella 2013 Cortegiara. Deep ruby red in colour. Intense perfumes, bursting with red fruits and aromatic herb 50ml £4.95
FORMAGGI
Selection of Italian cheese served with Confettura di Prugna from I Ciacca (wild plum jam) £6.95 FOR 2 CHEESE – £9.95 FOR 3 CHEESE
CACIO AL PEPERONCINO A Puglian cheese made from cow’s and sheep’s milk with hot chilli pepper from Apulia
PECORINO DI PIENZA TOSCANO A soft cheese from Tuscany, made from sheep’s milk with a creamy, sweet flavour
MARZOLINO DI VAL D’ORCIA A soft and creamy Tuscan sheep’s milk cheese from Val d’Orcia Siena, with an attractive mild flavour
GORGONZOLA ERBORINATO DOP A blue-veined cheese from Lombardy, made from unskimmed cow’s milk and mountain herbs
CACIOTTA ALLE VINACCE Made from a mixture of cow’s and whole pasteurised sheep’s milk aged in red wine must from the Marche
CAPRINO SARDO MATURO This Sardinian goat’s milk cheese has a pronounced aroma with a wonderful nutty complexity
FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES: PLEASE SPEAK TO OUR TEAM ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR MEAL, WHEN MAKING YOUR ORDER. DRINKS
CONTINI COFFEE ITALIAN HOT CHOCOLATE Our ethically sourced, direct trade, 100% Arabica coffee Our Italian style hot chocolate is made with 55% cocoa comes from the Terra Santa plantation in Brazil. Roasted Classic hot chocolate with exclusively for Victor & Carina Contini steamed milk on the side £4.75 £3.00/£4.00 Cappuccino/Cappuccino doppio Classic hot chocolate with Caffè Latte £3.00 freshly whipped cream £4.95 Espresso/Espresso doppio £2.00/£3.00 Large steamed milk hot chocolate £5.00 Americano: with hot or cold milk £3.00 with marshmallow Espresso Macchiato: espresso with a Large steamed milk hot chocolate £5.50 dash of foamed milk £2.00 with whipped cream and marshmallow Espresso Romano: espresso with lemon peel £2.25 Caffè mocha – large steamed milk with espresso shot £5.00 Extra shot of espresso £1.25 Children’s steamed milk hot chocolate £2.00
CONTINI FREDDO £4.50 TEA A shaken ice Contini espresso with chilled almond milk, Fine leaf teas served straight, with milk or fresh lemon caramel, whipped cream and crushed amaretti biscuits Traditional Scottish blend £3.00 Darjeeling tea £3.00 Afternoon B.O.P. Blend - finest broken orange Pekoe tea AFFOGATI £3.00 Earl Grey £3.00 CLASSICO £6.00 Gunpowder China green tea, fresh unfermented tea £3.50 Espresso with Madagascan vanilla ice cream White Tea Pai Mu Tan £5.00 FRANGELICO £9.00 Camomile flower tea £3.50 Espresso with Madagascan vanilla ice cream and Frangelico liqueur
GLENGOYNE £9.00 Espresso with Madagascan vanilla ice cream HERBAL INFUSIONS and Glengoyne 10yo whisky Amalfi lemon, orange, cinnamon £3.50 AMARETTO £9.00 and rosemary infusion Espresso with Madagascan vanilla ice cream and Amaretto Rose petal, lime, cardamom and Turkish delight £3.95 liqueur Camomile flower, cinnamon, cloves and fresh ginger £3.50 Fresh fennel, star anise and lemon £3.50 GRAPPA NONINO 41º £9.00 Dried hibiscus petals, fresh ginger, cinnamon Espresso with Madagascan vanilla ice cream and lemon £3.95 and Nonino 41º Grappa
DRAMBUIE £9.00 Espresso with Madagascan vanilla ice cream and Drambuie liqueur
DID YOU KNOW…
WE ARE THE ONLY ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN SCOTLAND TO IMPORT OUR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES DIRECT FROM THE MARKETS OF ITALY
VICTOR & CARINA XX