San Carlo - Manchester Menu

Served with sundried tomato & black olive tapenade

Sea salt, olive oil & rosemary flatbread

With garlic & sea salt, or with tomato, cheese or with tomato & cheese

Toasted Altamura bread with chopped Sicilian Pachino tomatoes, garlic & olive oil

Fried Sicilian rice balls with truffle & Grana Padano

Colchester rock oysters served with shallots in red wine vinegar & Tabasco

Classic Italian vegetable soup

Chicken liver pâté with brandy, served with sourdough & a Chianti dressing

Fresh mussels in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli & garlic

Fresh mussels with white wine, shallots, cream & parsley

Avocado, beef tomato & mozzarella di bufala

Chicken breast salad with Caesar dressing, croutons & Grana Padano cheese

Thinly sliced raw fillet of beef with mustard & mayo dressing, Grana Padano cheese & rocket

Fresh tuna tartare mixed with olive oil, mustard, lemon juice & wild rocket, served with Altamura crostini

Deep fried squid with fresh chilli & tartare sauce

Barbecue pork ribs in our special San Carlo sauce

Tempura king prawns dressed with a spicy mayonnaise

King prawns sautéed with garlic, fresh chilli, white wine & toasted Altamura bread

Tender Norwegian prawns, crispy romaine lettuce with Marie Rose sauce, garnished with a prawn crevette

Sautéed mushrooms in garlic & parsley butter in a filo pastry basket

Popular in Southern Italy, fried mozzarella with bread, basil & tomato sauce

Burrata from Corato in Puglia served with marinated beef tomato carpaccio & fresh basil

Smoked salmon with shallots, Sicilian capers, lemon & Altamura bread

King prawns with garlic, chilli, tomato, a touch of cream & toasted Altamura bread

Avocado with prawns, scampi & lobster served with Marie Rose sauce

A classic Sicilian dish, layers of aubergine, Grana Padano & tomato baked in the oven

Roasted scallops with olive oil, garlic & chilli topped with breadcrumbs.

Deep fried calamari, prawns, scampi & scallops served with tartare sauce & chilli mayonnaise. Minimum 2 people.

A large plate of antipasto prepared by our chef, representing the regional tastes of Italy. Minimum 2 people.

Short tubes of pasta in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli & garlic

Pancetta, egg yolk, Grana Padano cheese & cream

Olives & capers in a rich tomato sauce

Original Bologna recipe with slow cooked beef ragù

Tagliolini pasta with handpicked crab, tomato, saffron & a touch of cream

Long pasta tubes made with Tuscan spiced sausage, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes & pecorino cheese

With aubergine, tomato, basil & garlic, topped with ricotta salata

Penne pasta in a creamy sauce with chicken, baby prawns & parsley

Short wavy pasta with slow cooked beef ragù

Classic risotto with king prawns, Argentinian prawn, asparagus & mascarpone

With clams, mussels, prawns, garlic & tomato

Ravioli filled with lobster & crab meat in a light, creamy & pink peppercorn sauce with baby prawns

Handmade ravioli filled with pecorino cheese & truffle, with a cream & Grana Padano sauce, topped with fresh truffle

Penne with smoked salmon & peas with tomato & cream

Carnaroli rice with porcini mushrooms, cream & white wine wrapped in Parma ham

San Carlo’s most famous pasta dish with lobster, brandy, tomato, peas & a touch of cream

Long ribbon egg pasta with slow cooked duck ragù

Fresh pasta filled with spinach & ricotta in a ham & cream sauce, petit pois & Grana Padano cheese

Tagliatelle with monkfish & lobster bisque

Spaghetti with king prawns, spicy chilli, anchovies, capers, olives, fresh parsley & San Marzano tomato

Fresh layers of pasta with slow cooked Bolognese sauce, baked with béchamel, mozzarella & Grana Padano cheese

Short pasta with spicy tomato, cream & a touch of vodka

Tomato, fior di latte & oregano

Tomato, fior di latte, mushrooms, artichokes & sweet peppers

Tomato, fior di latte, vegetarian ’nduja, roasted tomatoes, whole burrata & basil pesto

Tomato, fior di latte, Parma ham, rocket & Grana Padano shavings

Tomato, fior di latte, spicy Calabrian sausage, onions & chilli

Tomato, fior di latte, chicken, mushrooms & rosemary

Folded pizza with chicken, garlic, spinach & fior di latte topped with tomato sauce

Folded pizza with spicy sausage, tomato, fior di latte & chilli

Flattened chicken breast in breadcrumbs, pan-fried with tomato & mozzarella

Flattened chicken breast in breadcrumbs, pan-fried, served with rocket & Pachino tomato

Pan-fried chicken breast with spicy ’nduja Calabrian sausage, fresh sausage & tomato

Pan-fried chicken breast with white wine, mushrooms & cream, with green asparagus

Classic veal escalope, pan-fried in breadcrumbs

Veal cooked in cream, brandy, mustard seeds & mushrooms

Sliced veal with Parma ham, cooked in white wine, sage & butter

Lamb cutlets with red wine, rosemary & sunblushed tomato sauce

8oz/227g fillet steak with a brandy & green peppercorn sauce

8oz/227g fillet steak on a crouton base topped with pâté & Madeira wine sauce

8oz/227g fillet steak wrapped in Parma ham with creamy black truffle sauce

Flattened chicken breast with a caper, butter & lemon sauce

8oz/227g aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or béarnaise sauce

12oz/340g aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or béarnaise sauce

8oz/227g aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or béarnaise sauce

8oz/227g fillet steak sliced & served with fresh Italian dressing

Steak, lamb cutlet, chicken & Tuscan sausage, charcoal grilled

1.2kg large bone-in steak with Italian dressing. For 2 people

18oz/510g front cut best of fillet, served with béarnaise sauce. For 2 people

Fresh monkfish in garlic, white wine, cream & cherry tomato sauce

Charcoal grilled yellowfin tuna served with tomato lentils

Scallops with white wine, garlic, lemon & breadcrumbs

Pan-fried salmon cooked with baby prawns & Prosecco sauce

Whole sea bass, charcoal grilled or baked in sea salt, with a glass of grappa

Served grilled or with lobster sauce

Pan-fried lemon sole with sautéed clams & green asparagus

A selection of different grilled fish & shellfish

Giant prawn & scallops cooked in a classic Thermidor sauce

Grilled giant prawn, langoustine, Argentinian prawns, scallops, mussels & clams with garlic butter served in a large copper pan

Grilled Dover sole served off the bone, finished with gremolata dressing

Grilled lobster served plain or with garlic butter

Lobster Thermidor with English mustard, tarragon, Grana Padano cheese & cream finished under the grill

French fries

French fries with fresh truffle & Grana Padano

Fried courgette sticks

Creamy mashed potato

Creamy mashed potato with black truffle

Peas with onions, pancetta & a touch of cream

French beans with shallots & butter

Sautéed potatoes

Sautéed potatoes with bacon, onion & rosemary

Fresh baby spinach sautéed with garlic oil & chilli

With garlic & chilli

Avocado with beef tomatoes & red onion in a pomegranate dressing

Tomato, red onion, oregano & olive oil

Rocket & Grana Padano salad

Mixed salad