Arancini £5.50 Fried rice balls with truffle & parmesan to share with your meal Colchester Rock Oysters Served with shallots in red wine This is a slightly reduced menu for reopening. If your favourite is missing vinegar & tobasco please ask your waiter and we may be able to make it for you. Six - £12.00 Nine - £18.00 ANTIPASTI Gamberoni Luciana Insalata Tricolore PIZZA To Share Tiger prawns with garlic, chilli, tomato & a Avocado, beef tomato & mozzarella touch of cream & Altamura bread di bufala Our Pizza is made with Neapolitan flour, San Carlo Antipasto £10.95 st £8.50 Sicilian tomatoes & the finest mozzarella. Start your meal the true Italian way! Our mc £12.95 chef will prepare a large plate of antipasto Cozze all Arrabbiata or Mariniere Pizza Margherita representing the regional tastes of Italy Melanzane al Forno Fresh mussels in a spicy tomato sauce Baked layers of Sicilian aubergine, with Tomato, buffalo mozzarella & oregano £10.50 pp (Minimum 2 people) with chilli & garlic OR white wine, garlic & parmesan cheese & tomato £10.50 parsley £8.90 st £8.80 Pizza Prosciutto e Funghi Frittura di Pesce Portofino mc £12.95 Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, ham & Deep fried calamari, prawns, scampi & mushrooms £12.85 Gamberoni alla Diavola Funghi Piemontese scallops served with tartar & garlic chilli Tiger prawns sautéed with garlic, fresh mayonnaise Mixed mushrooms in garlic & parsley Pizza San Carlo chilli, white wine & Altamura bread butter in a filo pastry basket Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, parma ham, £11.50 pp (Minimum 2 people) £10.95 £7.95 rocket, parmesan shavings £13.85 Mozzarella in Carrozza Burrata (a special mozzarella) with Pizza Diavola Minestrone al Soffritto Popular in Southern Italy, fried mozzarella Parma ham & marinated black truffle Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, spicy Classic Italian vegetable soup in bread with a garlic & tomato sauce Calabrian sausage, onions & chilli £10.95 £13.95 £6.95 £8.20 Buffalo Mozzarella Calamari Fritti Capesante al Forno Pizza Tonno With smoked aubergine, marinated in Deep fried squid with fresh chilli & Roasted scallops with olive oil, garlic, With tomato, mozzarella, tuna, onions & extra virgin olive oil, garlic & chilli £9.95 tartar sauce chilli topped with breadcrumbs olives £13.95 £8.70 £11.75 Pizza Pollo e Rosmarino Avocado Salad Avocado Bernardo Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, chicken, Costine di Maiale Orientale Avocado with vine tomatoes & red onion Avocado with prawns, scampi, a morsel mushrooms & rosemary £12.65 Barbecue ribs in our special San Carlo in a balsamic & pomegranate dressing of lobster served with Marie rose sauce sauce £8.90 £8.95 £11.50 Pizza Tartufo Buffalo mozzarella, porcini mushroom & black truffle £14.50 BRUSCHETTE E PANE Pizza Quattro Stagioni Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, mushrooms, CARPACCIO artichokes & sweet peppers Selection of Italian bread £3.95 Focaccia £12.45 & TARTARE Flatbread with sea salt, olive oil & rosemary £4.95 Pizza Burrata Bruschetta Romana Burrata, tomato, fresh pachino tomatoes, Toasted Altamura bread with chopped Garlic Bread Beef Carpaccio & basil £12.65 Very thin sliced raw Aberdeen fillet of Sicilian Pachino tomatoes, garlic & olive Flatbread with garlic & sea salt £4.95 beef with mustard dressing, parmesan oil £5.95 Pizza Fiorentina cheese & rocket Garlic Bread with Tomato £5.50 Mozzarella, tomato, spinach and egg £10.95 Bruschetta del Duca Garlic Bread with Cheese £6.50 Toasted Altamura bread with Calabrian £12.65 Tuna Tartare ground ‘Nduja sausage & buffalo Garlic Bread with £6.95 Calzone Pollo Sashimi grade tuna mixed with olive oil, mozzarella £6.50 Tomato & Cheese Folded pizza with chicken, garlic, spinach mustard, lemon juice, wild rocket & cheese topped with tomato sauce £10.95 £13.95 Calzone Salsiccia Piccante Folded pizza with spicy sausage, tomato, PASTA mozzarella & chilli £13.95 Gluten free pasta is available upon request Extra toppings £1.90 Tagliatelle Bolognese Tagliolini Lobster Black truffle £3.50 Original Bologna recipe with slow GRAN PASTA San Carlo’s most famous pasta dish with cooked beef ragu st £8.50 In Italy, we always share huge plates of pasta lobster, brandy, tomato, peas & a touch mc £12.95 (minimum 2 people) of cream £26.50 CONTORNI Rigatoni alla Norma Risotto Lobster The most popular pasta dish in Southern Spaghetti Frutti di Mare (with black truffle add £3.00) £24.50 Chargrilled Avocado £4.95 Classic shellfish pasta with clams, With vinaigrette, chilli & rock salt Italy, with aubergine, tomato, basil & mussels, prawns, garlic & tomato garlic, topped with pecorino cheese covered in pizza dough & oven Risotto San Carlo Sautéed Spinach £4.50 st £7.50 baked Carnaroli rice with porcini mushrooms, With garlic, chilli & Worcestershire sauce mc £11.95 cream & white wine wrapped in parma £16.95 pp French Beans £4.20 Zitoni Toscanini ham £14.95 With shallots & butter Long pasta tubes, favourite of the great Maestro Toscanini, made with Tuscan Penne Pollo e Gamberetti French Fries £3.95 spiced sausage, extra virgin olive oil, Spaghetti Vongole Penne pasta in a creamy sauce with Petit Pois £4.20 tomatoes & Tuscan pecorino £12.95 Classic spaghetti with baby clams, garlic, chicken, baby prawns & parsley £13.95 With onions, pancetta & a touch of cream chilli & a touch of tomato £15.50 Spaghetti Carbonara Ravioli Lobster Zucchine Fritte £4.20 Fried courgettes Pancetta, egg yolk, parmesan cheese & Penne Arrabbiata Ravioli stuffed with lobster & crab meat in cream st £8.50 Short tubes of pasta in a spicy tomato a light creamy & pink peppercorn sauce Sautéed Potatoes £4.20 mc £12.95 st £9.95 sauce with chilli & garlic st £6.95 With bacon, onion & rosemary Spaghetti Shellfish mc £9.95 mc £14.65 Portobello Mushroom £4.90 With venus clams, mussels, prawns, Spaghetti Gamberoni Piccanti Ravioli Tartufo garlic & tomato £15.95 Handmade ravioli filled with Pecorino Grilled & served with balsamic dressing Thin spaghetti with king prawns, hot chilli, & rocket anchovies, capers, olives, fresh parsley & cheese & truffle, with a cream, Parmesan Lasagne Emiliane San Marzano tomato £15.95 & truffle oil sauce, topped with fresh Rocket & Parmesan Salad £4.50 Fresh layers of pasta with slow cooked truffle Sicilian Tomato & Onion Salad £4.50 bolognese sauce, baked with béchamel, Tortellini panna e prosciutto st £9.95 mozzarella & parmesan cheese Fresh pasta filled with spinach & ricotta mc £14.65 Mixed Salad £4.20 st £8.50 in a ham & cream sauce, petit pois & mc £12.95 parmesan cheese £13.95 CARNE SAN CARLO GRILL Pollo Milanese Agnello Toscana Agnello Flattened breast of chicken in Lamb cutlets with Barolo red wine, Grilled lamb cutlets with rosemary breadcrumbs pan-fried, served with rosemary and sunblushed tomato sauce & thyme rocket & datterino tomato £17.95 £22.95 £21.95 Big Steaks to Share Filetto al Tartufo Ribeye Steak 8oz fillet steak wrapped in Parma ham Suprema di Pollo Principessa aged 28 Days, served with garlic butter Bone in Rib-eye Pan fried breast of chicken with with creamy black truffle sauce £29.95 or bearnaise sauce 14oz chargrilled rib-eye served with white wine, mushrooms & cream sauce, £19.80 Italian broccoli garnished with asparagus £18.50 £39.90 Classic Steak Diane Sirloin Steak 8oz flattened fillet steak with brandy aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or Steak & Lobster (For 2) mustard & mushroom sauce £27.95 9oz dry aged fillet & whole native Classic Saltimbocca alla Romana bearnaise sauce Sliced Tuscan veal with ham, cooked in £20.50 lobster served with zucchine fritte Tournedo Rossini £60.00 white wine, sage & butter £18.95 8oz fillet steak, crouton based topped Pollo e Rosmarino with paté & Madeira wine sauce Flattened breast of chicken, grilled with £29.95 Scaloppine Signor Sassi rosemary Tuscan veal cooked in cream, brandy, £17.50 Fillet Steak 8oz mustard seeds & chopped mushrooms Filetto al Pepe Verde aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or £18.95 8oz fillet steak with a brandy & green bearnaise sauce £26.95 peppercorn sauce £27.95 Scaloppa alla Milanese The Great San Carlo Mixed Grill Tuscan veal escalope in breadcrumbs, Tuscan Fennel Sausage Steak, lamb cutlets, chicken breast Tagliata Di Filetto Di Manzo pan fried in olive oil £18.95 Chargrilled sausage served with Italian & Tuscan sausage. Charcoal grilled San Carlo special fillet steak sliced & broccoli £18.95 £22.95 served with fresh Italian dressing £25.95 “Great food and great If you suffer from a food allergy or intolerance, please let the manager know upon placing your order. Guests with severe allergies or intolerances should be service from a true Italian” aware that although all due care is taken, there is a risk of allergen ingredients still being present. An optional service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. APERITIVI EXCLUSIVE HOUSE WINES San Carlo Bellini £8.90 BY THE GLASS Rossini £8.90 Specially imported for San Carlo restaurants Aperol Spritz £9.50 BIANCHI 175ml 250ml ROSSI 125ml 175ml 250ml Remigio Chardonnay £5.65 £8.00 Remigio Rosso £5.65 £8.00 PROSECCO Nero D’Avola £5.95 £8.40 Pinot Grigio £6.30 £8.90 & CHAMPAGNE Cabernet £6.25 £8.80 Grillo Bianco £6.40 £9.00 flute btl Chianti £7.00 £9.80 Prosecco £7.95 £35.95 Chardonnay £6.90 £9.70 Merlot £7.10 £9.90 Rosé Spumante £8.50 £38.95 Sauvignon Friuli £7.25 £10.50 Prosecco Le Manzane DOCG £8.50 £38.95 Barbera D’Alba £7.50 £10.25 £14.25 Vermentino £8.50 £12.00 House Champagne £10.90 £48.95 Barolo £9.50 £13.00 £18.50 House Champagne Rosé £12.70 £54.95 Colomba Platino £9.50 £13.40 Amarone £10.50 £13.50 £19.90 Moët & Chandon £69.00 Gavi dei Commune di Gavi DOCG £9.95 £14.00 Bollinger £74.50 Pinot Grigio Rosé £7.10 £9.90 Veuve Clicquot £76.00 Laurent-Perrier Rosé £90.00 Dom Perignon £195.00 ITALIAN WHITE Cristal £250.00 Remigio Chardonnay, Piemonte £22.90 Sauvignon - Alto Adige £39.75 Especially selected for San Carlo 100% Sauvignon grapes, straw yellow with green-golden nuances.