Menu | Italian Restaurant in Bournemouth

- Buongustaio Sauce (bacon, sautéed with mushrooms, wine, paprika demi glace & cream sauce)
- Dolcelatte Sauce (white wine, dolcelatte cheese & cream)
- Barolo Sauce (peppers, mushrooms, onion, garlic, fresh chilli and red wine in tomato & cream sauce)
- Garlic Sauce (garlic, demi glace & cream sauce)
- Pepper Sauce (peppercorn, crack peppers demi glace & cream sauce)
- Mushroom Sauce (mushrooms, white wine & cream sauce)

Vitello Crema

Veal cooked in white wine, cream & mushroom

Vitello Marsala

Veal cooked in marsala wine & cream

Vitello Milanese

Breaded escalope of veal gently fried and served with salad garnish

Saltimbocca Romana

Veal medallions topped with Parma ham and mozzarella cheese, cooked in white wine sauce, butter & sage

Vitello Pizzaiola

Veal cooked in tomato, capers, olives, garlic & sage

Seafood Salad

Breast of chicken topped with fresh asparagus in white wine & cream sauce

Special Salad

Ham, prawns, tuna, avocado, cold meats, bocconcino & mixed pickles on a bed of salad

Rice

3.5

Breast of chicken cooked in tomato, cream, onion, mushroom and peppers topped with cheese

Sauces

Pepper sauce, Garlic sauce, Mushroom sauce, Dolcelatte sauce, Buongustaio Sauce, Barolo Sauce

House Wine Red

17.5

Glass 175ml: 5, 250ml: 6.5, Bottle: 17.5

House Wine White

17.5

Glass 175ml: 5, 250ml: 6.5, Bottle: 17.5

Chardonnay

Glass 175ml: 7, 250ml: 9, Bottle: 26
Pale straw-yellow with greenish reflections. Intense yet refined, with hints of pineapple. Attractively fresh and elegant; enchantingly harmonious

Sauvignon Blanc

Glass 175ml: 7, 250ml: 9, Bottle: 26
A bright and elegant Sauvignon Blanc, with intense aromas of exotic fruits and Sicilian lemons. The fruity character is underlaid by a distinct savoury minerality, hints of mint, and aromatic herbs

Due Uve

Glass 175ml: 8, 250ml: 10, Bottle: 29
A typically spicey Pinot Grigio nose is followed by a more opulent palate, where the mouthfilling Sauvignon Blanc adds body and an underlying smoothness to the finish. A very accomplished wine and a really successful blend

Gavi Di Gavi

Straw yellow colour with greenish highlights. Fresh, persistent aroma with hints of floral and fresh fruit. Pleasantly dry, crisp and harmonious

Orvieto Classico Abboccato

Glass 175ml: 7, 250ml: 9, Bottle: 26
Pleasantly sweet and versatile, the bouquet presents notes of citrus, golden apple, with hints of wild flowers and sage. The palate has great freshness, beautifully balanced with the golden apple notes, and a lingering aftertaste of fresh almonds

Pinot Grigio

Glass 175ml: 7, 250ml: 9, Bottle: 26
Bright, pale straw yellow with green hues. Appealingly full and well balanced; reveals mouthwatering yellow peach and savory minerals, leading to a long and refreshing finish. Excellent balance of peach, pear, and minerals with notes of blanched almonds, acacia, and gardenia flowers

Frascati Terre dei Grifi

Delicious bright, herbal notes, created with mosty Malvasia grapes. Terre dei Grifi has a lean, minerally style with a good, ripe, citrus and apple fruit character and a delicious touch of lime acidity with a hints of crushed almond on the finish

Chablis, Domaine de Vauroux

Medium bodied with crisp, apple acidity, pure fruit flavours of white peaches and pears and a classic, steely, dry finish

Valpolicella Le Vigne

Glass 175ml: 7, 250ml: 9, Bottle: 26
A powerful wine full of character. Ruby red in colour, the nose features a rich red berry fruit bouquet, while the palate is smooth with good acidity and structure

Chianti Classico Castellani

Glass 175ml: 9, 250ml: 11, Bottle: 30
Fruity fragrance, hints of violet, cherry and wild red berries. A full-bodied archetypical Chianti. Vivacious ruby red colour tending to garnet with ageing. Bouquet of intense fruit, earth, with violets and cherries

Rioja Reserva Ramón Bilbao

Glass 175ml: 11, 250ml: 13, Bottle: 35
Lovely garnet colour with medium-high depth of colour. Clear and bright. Sumptuous and classical in style with good use of American oak. Aromas of blackberries, cedar, leather and spices

Barbera D’asti

Ruby-red with pale purplish highlights. Full and intense, with scents of cherries and emerging spicy hints. Fresh and fruity, full-flavoured and appealing, with a persistent finish

Negroamaro Salento

Dark ruby red. Full and intense with notes of cherries, ripe red fruit, jam and a light spicy sweetness with scents of coffee and cacao. Round, balanced and extremely pleasant with a light almondy note in the finish

Amarone della Valpolicella

Garnet-red with brilliant ruby reflections. Broad and nuanced, with scents of wild berries. Majestic and velvety, with richly fruity dried grape tones

Merlot

Glass 175ml: 7, 250ml: 9, Bottle: 26
Bright, vivid ruby red. Intensely fruity with scents of ripe currants, strawberries and small red fruit. Soft, round, with good persistence and elegant tannins and scents of spices

Perricone Tenute Orestiadi

Glass 175ml: 9, 250ml: 11, Bottle: 30
A deep purple wine, with an incredibly aromatic bouquet of red berries, black pepper and Mediterranean spices. On the palate, it is soft and elegant, with a sumptuous, persistent finish that reveals surprising notes of liquorice

Caranto Pinot Noir

Deep crimson in colour. Vivacious with lifted strawberries and raspberries. Clear fruit flavours, with plenty of body but not excessive weight. Perfect savoury characteristics

Primitivo

Dark and profound ruby red. This wine offers the nose full and intense aromas with hints of plums, jams of red fruits and sweet accents of spices. A wine of a good body, it has a mouth-filling flavour that is warm and soft and expresses a highly mature fruitiness, supported by a pleasant complex of sweet tannins

Barolo DOCG Cassetti

A long ageing refined wine with a garnet red colour and orangish highlights the intensify over time. Intense aromas of red and violet fruit, with a fully ample and velvety flavour and a spicy, vanilla finish

Brunello Di Montalcino

An intense ruby with violet hues vine, is the most widely planted grape variety in Italy. Full and elegant with fruity notes of ripe blackberry and raspberry. Pleasant and sapid aftertaste

Pinot Grigio Blush, Il Sospiro

Glass 175ml: 6.5, 250ml: 8.5, Bottle: 21
Salmon pink, with an aromatic nose of freshly crushed cranberries. A delicious balance of zingy citrus and fruity red berry flavours lead this light, dry and crisp wine. Very easy to drink, and perfect for any summer occasion

Spritzer soda/lemonade

7.5

Glass 175ml: 7.5

Rose D'anjou

Glass 175ml: 6.5, 250ml: 8.5, Bottle: 21
French Rose

Mateus Rose

18 Portuguese Rose

Asti Spumanti D.O.C.

Noted for its seductive Moscato aroma, refreshing sweetness and moderate alcohol

Prosecco

Glass 100ml: 5.5, 200ml: 10, Bottle: 25
Pale brilliant straw yellow-fine bouquet yet intense, dry fruity, lively backbone, full of character

Soda Water

1.5 pint: 3

Fruit Juices

2.5 pint: 4.5

Soft Drinks

2.5 pint: 4.5

Budweiser

330ml: 4.3

Draught Beer

½ pint: 2.5, pint: 4.5

Rekorderlig

500ml: 5.5

Lemon Sorbet

5.5

Two scoops

Tiramisu

Sponge fingers soaked in coffee and layered with a light cream

Tartufo Limoncello

Lemon ice cream with a soft lemon liqueur centre with crushed lemon meringue

Banana Split

Banana, vanilla ice cream, topped with cream, sauce, nuts & wafers

Affogato Al Amaretto

Vanilla ice cream, chopped nuts, covered with Amaretto liqueur & topped with cream, more nuts & wafers

Chocolate & Mint Bombe

Mint ice cream with chocolate sauce centre coated with dark chocolate

Desserts from the Cabinet

Ask your waiter for choices

Tartufo Classico

Chocolate ice cream with a zabaglione centre coated with hazelnut praline

Italian Ice Cream (3 SCOOPS)

Each Scoop: 3
Ask a member of staff for choice of flavours

Elvis

5.5

An Elvis toy filled with chocolate ice cream

Hip Hop

5.5

A hippo toy filled with strawberry ice cream

Pan Dan Percy Panda

5.5

A panda toy filled with vanilla ice cream

Espresso Macchiato

2.5

Espresso coffee with a touch of milk

Caffe Latte

Coffee with hot milk

Caffee De La Casa

4.5

Espresso with a dash of liqueur of your choice

Special Coffee

6.5

Liqueur coffee topped with fresh cream