Casanova Restaurant & Piano Bar

Ask any Italian, “Food is the spice of life”...
We offer you a lavish spread of everything Italian. From our bread, to be full enjoyed with our Olive Oil from south Italy and our Balsamic Vinegar from Modena to pasta, meat, fish and game dishes concluding with a stimulating selection of desserts, wine and authentic Italian Coffee.

1 - Pate di anatra - £5.95
Duck liver pate served with warm toasted bread and farmhouse butter.

2 - Bouquet di mare - £5.95
Fresh fish and shellfish marinated in olive oil and Sicilian lemons.

3 - Speck melons e ananas - £6.95
Best cured mountain Ham with a fan of sweet Honey melon and pineapple.

4 - Mozzarella Caprese - £6.95 (V)
Ripe vine tomatoes and fresh mozzarella dressed with olive oil and basil leaves.

5 - Impepata di Cozze - £6.90
Best roped mussels steamed with garlic, white wine, tomato, parsley, a hint of chilli and pepper.

6 - Funghi all’aglio - £5.90 (V)
Oven baked mushroom’s cups filled with herbs flavoured breadcrumbs and garlic butter.

7 - Petto di anatra affumicato - £5.90
Thinly sliced smoked breast of duck on a bed of red radicchio salad with a reduction of balsamic vinegar and honey dressing.

9 - Carpaccio di manzo al pecorino - £6.90
Thinly slice beef carpaccio with lemon and olive oil dressing finished with scales of spiced pecorino cheese.

17 - Lumache al burro e aglio (New) - £6.90
A dozen of snails sauteed in garlic butter sauce and cherries tomatoes and served over grilled garlic bread.

18 - Involtini di mozzarella alla griglia (New) - £6.90
Grilled mozzarella cheese wrapped with prosciuto ham , truffle oil basil and grilled bread.

20 - Tagliatelle alle mare e Monti (New) - £10.95
Egg tagliatelle in a rich sauce of king prawns and porcini mushrooms.

21 - Tortelloni al pomodoro - £9.25 (V)
Ricotta e spinach filled pasta with fresh tomato and basil sauce.

22 - Spaghetti alla Bolognese - £7.95
‘Al dente’ with our special bolognese sauce.

23 - Risotto allo scoglio - £13.50
Rice cooked ‘al dente’ with a generous mix of seafood and fish. Delicious!

25 - Risotto con salsiccia funghi e zeferano - £9.50
Risotto cooked in a rich sauce of porcini mushrooms and luganica pork sausage and saffron.

26 - Spaghetti al cartoccio - £13.50
Spaghetti with fish and shellfish flavoured with garlic and fresh herbs cooked in parchment paper to capture all flavours.

27 - Tagliatelle con Polpette - £9.50
Nonna's recipe of beef meatballs in a rich tomato basil sauce served over imported tagliatelle. Succulent.

28 - Spaghetti all’aragosta come in Costa Esmeralda - £17.50
Spaghetti cooked al dente served with a whole Lobster in a delicious lobster sauce.
Our Signature Dish!!!

29 - Gnocchi al pesto genovese - £7.25 (V)
Gnocchi in a delicate sauce of fresh basil leaves and parmesan cheese finished with a touch of olive oil and cream and pine kernel.

10 - Garlic bread - £2.00
11 - Garlic bread with cheese - £2.50
12 - Bruschetta - £2.50
Grilled bread topped with chopped ripe tomatoes and fresh basil leaves dresses with olive oil
13 - Green Salad - £2.90
14 - Mixed Salad - £2.90
15 - Tomato and Onion salad - £2.90
70 - Daily fresh Vegetables - £2.90

30 - Piccatina alla marsala - £12.95
Veal escalopes medaillons sauteed with lemon butter and marsala.

31 - Cervo al sambuco e ginepro - £14.50
Venison fillet pan fried pink in a sauce of Sambuca e juniper berries.

32 - Filetto al pepe verde e rosa - £16.95
Scottish fillet steak, grilled to your liking, on a green and pink pepper corm sauce finished with cream and flamed with cognac.

46 - Filetto di manzo alla Rossini (New) - £18.95
Fillet Steak cooked in marsala, pate and cream sauce.

37 - Anatra al vino santo e prugne - £14.50
Duckling breast, pan fried with a rich sauce of sweet wine and dried prunes.

38 - Fegato al profumo di salvia - £14.50
Calf’s liver, pan fried in butter with sage served with sauteed onions.

39 - Pollo con funghi porcini & spinach - £12.95
Chicken breast stuffed with spinach and pan fried in a creamy sauce of porcini mushroom.

40 - Toscana al rosmarino - £16.50
12 oz Sirloin steak simply grilled to your specification perfumed with rosemary and garlic.

45 - Stinco di maiale con fagioli - £14.50
Shin of pork, gently braised for hours until the meat fell of the bone, served with borlotti beans and potatoes.

51 - Scampi dorati al brandy - £15.95
Fresh large langoustine oven baked with garlic butter and flamed with aged brandy.

52 - Caciucco alla livornese - £16.50
Fish and seafood medley gently stewed served with crusty garlic bread. A fisherman favourite. A house speciality and best seller !!!

53 - Branzino all’acqua pazza - £17.50
Whole Sea Bass oven baked in a sauce of tomato, herbs and white wine with roasted vegetables and potatoes.

54 - Gamberoni all’inferno - £15.95
Large prawns grilled over a high flame and brushed with a chilli spiced olive oil.

55 - Cotolette di Pesce spada alla griglia - £13.95
Sword fish steak grilled and dressed with an olive oil and lemon vinaigrette.

56 - Cotolette di Pesce spada alla vernaccia - £14.95
Sword fish steak in white wine with capers, anchovies, chillies, and herbes.

57 - Coda rospo alla ligure - £15.95
Monk fish fillet grilled and served on top of roasted vegetables dresses with a basil and extra virgin olive oil.

58 - Scamorza affumicata - £9.95 (V)
Grilled smoked scamorza cheese served on a plate of freshly grilled vegetables and a tomato salsa.

All our main courses are served with daily
roasted potatoes. A selection of vegetables
are available on request.

60 - Panna cotta alla frutta di bosco - £5.50

Italian cream dessert served with summer fruits and raspberry coulis .
A delicacy !!!

61 - Coppa Yogurt frutti di bosco (New) - £5.50

A light yogurt mousse served with fruit of the forest sauce, topped with red & blueberries.

62 - Rhondo' vanilla strawberry - £5.50

Strawberry ice cream and vanilla ice cream, decorated with raspberry, blackberry and chocolate.

63 - Coppa tropicale new - £5.50

A tropical fruit ice cream with a kiwi syrup.

64 - Charline vanilla caramel (New) - £5.50

Vanilla & caramel ice cream covered with caramel sauce, almond biscuit & decorated with small cubes of caramel.

65 - Cantuccini con il vino santo - £4.95
At dinner’s end, in Tuscany, it was in use to offer a basket of hard biscuits and a carafe of sweet wine and spend the evening away in conversation dipping the biscuits in the wine until the biscuits runs out. Dunk the almond biscuits in the holy wine. Unique!!

66 - Affogato al caffe’ - £4.95
Vanilla ice cream drawn in a shot of strong Italian espresso coffee.

67 - Vaniglia con amarene - £4.95
At Medicean tables in the 16th century, ice cream was served at the end of a banquet as a digestive. It was usually vanilla flavoured and at times a tinge of jam or wood berries would be added. We serve it with morello cherries.

68 - Tiramisu - £5.50

Traditional and delicious Italian dessert.

69 - Rondo' coconut dark chocolate - £5.50

Dark chocolate ice cream and coconut ice cream, decorated with chocolate and meringue.

80 - Special coffees - £3.95
Freshly brewed coffee blended with your favourite liquor topped with fresh cream or the following Italian selection.

Coffee Special with Amaretto liquor.
Witches Brew with herbal Strega liquor.
Classico blended with Sambuca.
Casanova with Vecchia Romagna brandy.

151 - Pinot Chardonnay Brut - £18.55
152 - Moscato di Asti 5.5% - £16.95
153 - House Champagne - £24.95
154 - Moet & Chandon - £33.95
104 - Vin Santo (Sweet - 75 ml Gl) - £4.75