Our Menu

Primi: Starters

BREAD & OLIVES £4.95

BRUSCHETTA £5.25

Slices of traditional Italian bread, topped with seasoned chopped tomatoes, onions & basil.

FOCACCIA ALL’AGLIO £4.95

Traditional stone baked garlic bread.

FOCACCIA PICCANTE £5.95

Garlic bread with herbs & fresh chillies.

FOCACCIA MISTA £6.25

Garlic bread with a topping of red onion, mozzarella cheese, tomato, sliced salsiccia piccante or a mixture of each.

ZUPPA DEL GIORNO £5.25

Fresh home made vegetable soup made with locally sourced ingredients.

FUNGHI RIPIENI £7.25

Local button mushrooms stuffed with mozzarella cheese, fresh herbs & garlic, breaded & deep fried & served with sizzling garlic butter.

FUNGHI ALL’AGLIO £7.25

Firm button mushrooms, sauteed with garlic & white wine, topped with mozzarella cheese & baked.

FUNGHI CROSTINI £7.25

Firm button mushrooms cooked with fresh herbs, tomato & white wine & served on a garlic crouton.

PROSCIUTTO E RUGHETTA £7.75

Wafer thin slices of fine Parma ham & peppery rocket leaves topped with shavings of Parmesan cheese & a drizzle of olive oil.

PASTICCIO DI FEGATINI £7.50

A semi-smooth home made pate, made with fresh chicken livers & cream & served with warm toast.

POLLO PICCANTE £7.50

Tender chicken pieces baked with tomatoes, onion, garlic, white wine & fresh chillies & topped with melted mozzarella cheese.

MOZZARELLA CAPRESE £7.75

Traditional slices of Buffalo mozzarella & vine tomatoes, topped with fresh basil leaves & drizzled with our home made basil dressing.

COZZE LA MEZZALUNA £7.95

Plump Bantry Bay mussels cooked with onion, garlic, white wine & lemon juice.

GAMBERETTI ALL’AGLIO £7.95

Luxury prawns, cooked with garlic, fresh herbs, white wine & lemon juice served on a toasted brushetta bread.

La Pizza: Pizza Dishes

MARGHERITA (V) £8.25

Cheese & Tomato

BOLOGNESE £10.50

Traditional Italian savoury meat sauce.

VEGETARIANA (V) £10.50

Local seasonal vegetables.

FUNGHI (V) £10.25

Mushrooms.

ROMANA £10.50

Ham & Mushrooms.

CARAIBI £10.50

Ham & Pineapple.

PICCANTE £10.75

Freshly sliced mixed peppers, onions, smoked bacon & fresh chillies.

SALSICCIA £10.50

Freshly sliced Italian spicy sausage.

SAN MARCO (V) £10.50

Spinach, green peppers, onions, sun-dried tomatoes & olives.

POLLO ALL’AGLIO £11.25

Sliced chicken fillets & garlic.

MARINARA £12.25

A selection of mixed seafood.

LA MEZZALUNA £11.95

Freshly sliced Parma ham & sun-dried tomatoes.

NAPOLETANA £10.50

Tuna, anchovies, olives & capers.

CARPRESE (V) £11.50

Sliced baby mozzarella, vine tomatoes, rocket leaves & fresh basil.

SALAME £11.75

Sliced Italian salame Napoletano.

FILETTO E PEPERONCINO £12.25

Strips of prime beef fillet, onions, garlic, black pepper & fresh chillies.

CALZONE LA MEZZALUNA £12.25

A blend of chicken, pepperoni, peppers, onions, mushrooms, sweetcorn & mozzarella cheese.

Carni: Beef Dishes

FILLETTO ALLA ROSSINI £24.95

Prime beef fillet cooked to your liking, served on a crouton & topped with pate, then coated with a rich marsala & mushroom sauce.

FILLETTO CON PROSCIUTTO £24.95

Medallions of fillet topped with Parma ham & a dolcellate cheese served with a red wine sauce.

FILLETTO AI FERRI £21.95

Prime beef fillet cooked to your liking

FOR AN EXTRA £3.00

Choose a sauce to accompany your steak:

PEPE VERDE

Green peppercorns, brandy & cream.

MEZZALUNA

Onion, mushrooms, white wine & cream.

PROVINCIALE

Onion, fresh herbs, garlic, red wine & tomatoes.

AL FORMAGGIO

Creamy, Dolcelatte cheese.

All beef dishes are accompanied by a salad or roast vegetables, with homemade chips or roast potatoes.

Contorni: Side Dishes

PATATINE FRITTE £4.25

Home-made chips.

INSALATE £4.25

Mixed, green tomato and onion salads.

Risotti: Risotto Dishes

RISOTTO AL POLLO £10.65

Italian Arborio rice with chicken pieces, onion, asparagus, peas, white wine & cream.

RISOTTO AL FUNGHI £10.65

Arborio rice with quartered button mushrooms, onions, garlic & fresh herbs, bound with a rich tomato sauce.

RISOTTO AI PESCE £11.95

Arborio rice with a selection of fish & shellfish in a white wine & tomato sauce.

RISOTTO AI VEGETALI (V) £10.65

Arborio rice with the colourful selection of freshly cooked vegetables, fresh herbs & tomato.

RISOTTO CON MANZO E PEPERONCINO £12.25

Arborio rice with strips of tender beef, onions, mushrooms & fresh peppers, finished with red wine, fresh chillies & beef demiglace.

The best Italian pizza in Carlisle

La Pasta: Pasta Dishes

LASAGNE AL FORNO £10.75

Baked layers of fresh home made pasta with bolognese sauce, bechamel & topped with cheese.

CANNELLONI DELLA CASA £10.75

Rolls of fresh pasta sheets with our unique meat & spinach filling & topped with tomato & cheese.

TORTELLONI ALLA PANNA £10.75

Pockets of fresh pasta packed with a savoury meat filling in a sauce of smoked bacon, onions, mushrooms, tomato & cream.

TORTELLONI BOLOGNESE £10.75

Pockets of fresh pasta packed with a savoury meat filling accompanied with bolognese sauce.

SPAGHETTI CARBONARA £10.75

A fine blend of traditional diced pancetta, black pepper, nutmeg, cream, parmesan cheese & egg yolk.

PENNE AMATRICIANA £10.75

Pasta quills with smoked bacon, onions, peppers, basil, tomato & chillies.

FUSILLI CAMPAGNOLA £12.95

Pasta twists, strips of beef, mushrooms, onions, peppers, red wine, tomato & beef demiglace.

PENNE CON SALSICCIA £10.75

Pasta quills with freshly sliced Italian spicy sausage tomato & fresh chillies.

PENNE AL POMODORO (V) £10.50

Pasta quills in a rich tomato sauce with sun dried tomatoes.

CANNELLONI VEGETARIANI (V) £10.50

Rolls of fresh pasta sheets filled with a blend of 3 cheeses, spinach & Italian herbs, topped with tomato & cheese.

FUSILLI AL TONNO £10.75

Pasta twists with tuna, tomato, cream, parsley & black pepper.

FUSILLI CALABRESE £10.75

Pasta twists with smoked bacon, onion, garlic, broccoli & cream.

PENNE AL POLLO £10.75

Pasta quills with fresh chicken fillets, sweetcorn, cream & baked with cheese.

TORTELLONI AI FUNGHI (V) £10.50

Pockets of pasta filled with savoury ricotta cheese & spinach, served with a creamy mushroom sauce.

TORTELLONI NAPOLI (V) £10.50

Pockets of pasta filled with savoury ricotta cheese & spinach, served with a rich tomato sauce.

TAGLIATELLE ALLA PESCATORA £10.95

Fresh egg-pasta ribbons served with mixed seafood in a tomato & cream sauce.

SPAGHETTI DELLA CASA £10.75

Spaghetti served with chicken, onion, mushrooms, tomato, white wine & cream.

SPAGHETTI AGLIO OLIO E PEPERONCINO £10.25

Simply with garlic, finest olive oil & chillies.

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE £10.75

Spaghetti & bolognese sauce.

TAGLIATELLE ALLA FIORENTINA (V) £10.50

Fresh pasta ribbons with mushrooms, peas, asparagus, broccoli, spinach, onions & cream.

PENNE AL FORNO £10.75

Pasta quills tossed in our bolognese sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese & baked.

Pollami: Chicken Dishes

POLLO MEZZALUNA £15.50

Delicious pan fried chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, freshly chopped Italian herbs, white wine & a  plash of cream & chicken veloute.

POLLO CAVOUR £15.50

Stuffed chicken breast containing a melting mozzarella cheese & the finest parma ham then served on a pool  n velvety cheese sauce.

POLLO DIAVOLA £15.50

Chicken breast with a kick! Accompanied with onions, garlic, fresh chillies & tomatoes.

POLLO CON ASPARAGI £15.50

Tender chicken breast cooked in a creamy asparagus sauce.

All chicken dishes are accompanied by a salad or roast vegetables, with homemade chips or roast potatoes.

I Pesci: Fish Dishes

BRANZINO CON SPINACI £16.25

Pan fried boneless fillets of sea bass delicately cooked with white wine & lemon juice, served on a bed of  buttered spinach.

GAMBERONI PICCANTE £15.50

Shelled king prawns cooked with onions, garlic, fresh herbs & chillies, accompanied with a timbale of lemon-flavoured rice.

GAMBERONI AL POMODORO £15.50

Shelled king prawns cooked with onions, garlic, herbs white wine & fresh tomatoes, accompanied with a  timbale of lemon flavoured rice.

SALMONE DELLA CASA £14.00

A prime, fresh steak of Scottish salmon, oven-baked with fresh Italian herbs, lemon & white wine.

SALMONE CON TIMO £14.00

Prime Scottish salmon steak baked with lemon & fresh thyme.

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