Vesuvius Restaurant Menu & Prices — Maidstone

Finger biscuits dipped in coffee and marsla fine wine, topped with a mascarpone & sugar cream; finished with cocoa dust

Cooked cream dessert aromatized with vanilla; topped with: frutti di bosco: mixed berry compote (n); caramello: amaretti biscuits, caramel & icing sugar (n)

Short-crust pastry filled with lemon patisserie cream; decorated with toasted almond chips and icing sugar (n)

Pastry tube filled with sweet sheep ricotta, orange & vanilla essence, wheat (in milk & lemon zest), finished with candied fruit and icing sugar (n)

Hot dark chocolate pudding with a soft white chocolate core, topped with white chocolate sauce and cocoa powder (n). Add a scoop of ice-cream (+ £1.25)

Mixed white & dark chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate biscuit base, topped with white chocolate sauce and cocoa powder (n)

Chocolate & coconut milk torte with a cocoa & mixed nuts crust; finished with icing sugar (n, vg, gf)

Rocket, beetroot & orange salad, with crushed pine nuts, dressed with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar glaze

Roast aubergine & garlic pesto, served on baked altamura bread, topped with smoked scamorza cheese

Tagliatelle pasta cooked in sausage & mixed mushroom cream sauce, finished with chopped parsley

Stone-baked pizza topped with sun-dried tomato pesto, parma ham (uncooked), grana padano, fior di latte mozzarella, wild rocket and cherry tomatoes

Only available tuesday to friday - 12pm to 2pm.

Only available tuesday to friday - 12pm to 2pm.

Roasted bread topped with chopped cherry tomatoes in olive oil, garlic, salt, basil and oregano (gf)

Traditional italian soup with freshly-cut mixed vegetables (gf, v)

Deep-fried, breadcrumbed blanch-bait, served with caper mayo

Flour dumpling pasta cooked in basil pesto and cream (v)

Penne pasta cooked in a smoked pancetta, chilli, onions, tomato sauce and olive oil (remove pancetta for vegan, gf, gluten-free pasta options available)

Spaghetti in a brandy & tomato sauce with prawns, a hint of chilli, olive oil, garlic and parsley (gluten-free pasta options available)

Chicken breast in a lemon butter sauce with salad (gf) (ask for gluten free option)

Grilled seabass fillet in lemon & oil; served with a tomato, red onion and olives salad, in oil & oregano (gf)

Classic lemon sorbet / orange sorbet; served inside citrus shell (vg)

Choose 2 scoops of neapolitan ice-cream (vanilla/strawberry/chocolate/pistacchio/hazelnut) (gf) (ask for no wafers for gluten free)

(Traditional recipe from napoli) spaghetti cooked in tomato sauce with black olives, capers, garlic, olive oil and parsley. (*Gluten free pasta available) (vg)

Spaghetti cooked in rich tomato sauce (vg)

Arborio rice with porcini mushrooms, vegan butter and parsley (vg, gf)

Arborio rice with cherry tomatoes, vegan butter and parsley (vg, gf)

Mixed leaves, tomatoes, red onion, olives, cucumber, olive oil and balsamic vinegar (vg, gf)

Roast potatoes with garlic, rosemary (vg)

Chips (vg)

Sautéed french beans and cherry tomatoes, with garlic, salt and black pepper (gf, vg)

Cooked mushrooms, with olive oil, chilli, garlic, basil, salt and cherry tomatoes (gf, vg)

Giant tube-shaped pasta with a lobster & cherry tomato sauce; with chilli, wine, garlic and parsley

Handmade ravioli pasta with a truffle mushroom filling, in a creamy mushroom sauce; finished with freshly-grated black truffle (vegetarian)

Oven-baked sea-bream in a citrus fruit sauce, with orange, lemon, white wine and egg yolk; served on fennel purée, with a side of roast potatoes and a blanched carrot & rocket salad dressed in vinegar and parsley

Herb-infused, roasted lamb rump cooked with red wine, garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley and lemon peel; served with a side of parmesan & butter mashed potatoes and fine beans

Fillet steak cooked in a gorgonzola cream sauce, served with roast potatoes and garlic-sautéed spinach

Deep-fried king prawns battered in milk, flour, lemon and parsley, served with a peppers & chili dip

Juniper-smoked speck ham from tírol with poached pears in marsala muscat wine from sicily