Contini George Street

Featured Item

• Fritelle£5.00

  Traditional Neapolitan fried dough served with butter sugo

• Pane Al Forno£4.00

  Homemade flavoured ciabatta served with Fontodi (our favourite Tuscan cold pressed olive oil) and crema al macadamia

Primi

• Speck Di Prosciutto PGI£6.00

  Traditional smoked cured ham from Tyrol, Burrata IGP, pickled melon and crispy farro

• Coppa£6.00

  Traditional cured ham from Emilia-Romagna with Gelsi (mulberry) jam, golden endive and sourdough

• Salame£6.00

  Salame Calabrese, roasted aubergine, mint crème fraîche pomegranate and pistachio crumb

• Lardo IGP£6.00

  Rosemary cured salame from Tuscany with creamed Italian goat's cheese, thyme roasted grapes and biscotti

• Prosciutto Di Parma Dop£6.00

  Prosciutto di Parma with cannellini beans and sour amarena cherry dressing

• Carpaccio£7.00

  Raw halibut with fried capers, dill, avocado crema and seaweed cracker

• Mozzarella Di Bufala Dop£6.00

  Mozzarella di Bufala DOP, figs, Italian honey and sourdough toast

• Agnolotti£6.50

  Homemade filled organic egg pasta with spinach, nutmeg and ricotta. Served with butter and basil sugo

• Arancini£5.50

  Crispy risotto balls with Mozzarella di Bufala DOP, Stracchino and sun dried tomato pesto

• Contadino£6.50

  Fresh Orecchiette with Italian piccante sausage, cremini and dried porcini mushrooms, rocket, fresh cream and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP

• Polpette£6.50

  Fennel and sultana pork meatballs served in a tomato sugo with crispy polenta

Secondi

• Cervo£16.00

  Scottish venison haunch, cavolo nero, roasted balsamic onions, dried figs and Aceto di Musto

• Milanese£14.00

  Scottish free range chicken Milanese style in breadcrumbs with toasted almond shards, cooked Amalfi lemons, caper berries and gremolata

• Tagliata£24.00

  Sliced Scottish beef, mushrooms, shredded radicchio, rosemary straws, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and Vincotto

• Agnello£16.00

  Charred Lamb with coriander seeds, salted anchovies and garlic mantecato, Puntarelle with Castelluccio lentils and salsa verde

• Coda Di Bue£16.00

  Oxtail slow cooked in rich tomato and Chianti Classico sugo served with homemade potato gnocchi

• Branzino£16.00

  Chargrilled seabass with Pachino tomatoes, capers and Taggiasche olives

• Merluzzo£16.00

  Cod poached in cold pressed olive oil with fennel, samphire and chilli

• Cozze£14.00

  Fresh mussels steamed with garlic, chilli, parsley and Pinot Grigio delle Venezie

• Fritto Misto£24.00

  Squid, langoustines and courgette deep fried in a mineral water batter served with basil mayonnaise

• Risotto£16.00

  Butternut squash Vialone Nano risotto with thyme, mascarpone and pear

Insalate e Patate

• Pomodori£3.50

  Italian tomatoes, Vincotto, thyme and smoked garlic

• Cavolfiori£3.50

  Raw cauliflower with porcini and lemon oil, breadcrumbs and Venetian spiced walnuts

• Finocchio£3.50

  Raw fennel, Tarocco orange salad, green olives and Acacia honey

• Zucchine£3.50

  Raw courgette, mint, yoghurt, chilli and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP

• Patate Al Forno£3.50

  Rosemary and chilli roasted crispy potatoes

Formaggi

• Italian Specialty Cheese

  Each cheese served with Italian Pane Carasau

  • per portion£3.00

• Gorgonzola Dolce Dop (Raw Cow's Milk)

  with fresh grapes

• Primosale Pepato (Fresh Goat's Milk)

  with I Ciacca jam

• Provolone Piccante (Fresh Cow's Milk)

  with baked figs

• Pecorino La Brinata (Fresh Ewe's Milk)

  with honey and almonds

• Parmigiano Reggiano Dop 24 Months (Raw Cow's Milk)

  with Vincotto

• Taleggio Dop (Fresh Cow's Milk)

  with celery

Classici

£8

• Margarita

  Jose Cuervo Tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime juice and a touch of sugar. Served with your choice of a full, half or no salt rim

• Cosmopolitan

  Russian Standard, Cointreau, cranberry juice, lime juice and a touch of sugar

• Daiquiri Ananas

  Classic frozen pineapple daiquiri made with Bacardi Superior, fresh lime juice and a touch of sugar

• Mojito

  Bacardi Superior muddled with fresh limes, mint and brown sugar with crushed ice topped up with soda water

• Glengoyne Sour

  Glengoyne 10yo, lemon juice and sugar syrup

• Amaretto Disaronno Sour

  Amaretto Disaronno, lemon juice and sugar syrup

Aperitivi

£7.50

• Negroni

  Classic Negroni: Edinburgh Gin, Campari and Sweet Vermouth

• Campari Arancio

  Campari muddled with orange wedges, brown sugar, crushed ice and orange juice

• Sofia Loren

  Edinburgh Gin shaken over ice with Cointreau, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a touch of sugar

• Amarena Mojito

  Grappa Amaro Nonino and Bacardi Superior pressed with Amarena Cherries, fresh lime, fresh mint, sugar and crushed ice

• Anguria Cachaca

  Russian Standard, Sagatiba, fresh watermelon blended with ice and brown sugar

• Aperol Spritz

  Aperol, soda water and Prosecco, served with an olive

• G&t Ferrari

  Edinburgh Gin, tonic and a shot of Contini Espresso

Analcolici

£4.50

• Milano Virgin Mojito

  Cuddybridge seasonal apple juice muddled with fresh mint and lime, crushed ice and topped up with soda

• Napoli Virgin Daiquiri

  Frozen, made with seasonal berries, fresh lime juice and a touch of sugar

• Roma Virgin Passionfruit

  Freshly pressed orange juice, passion fruit and pineapple, served over crushed ice

• Virgin Bloody Mary

  Tomato juice, freshly squeezed lemon juice, tabasco, worcester sauce and black pepper as spicy as you like it

• Amalfi Limonata

  Amalfi Lemon juice, freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh rosemary, cinnamon syrup and topped up with limonata

• Crodino

  A classic Italian non alcoholic bitter aperitivo served over ice with a slice of orange

Martini

£10

• Classic Vodka Martini

  Russian Standard stirred or shaken with Dry Vermouth with an Amalfi lemon peel or olive… your way!

• Edinburgh Gin Martini

  Edinburgh Gin stirred or shaken with Dry Vermouth with an Amalfi lemon peel or olive… your way!

• Limoncello Martini

  Russian Standard, Limoncello and fresh basil shaken and served with a lemon twist

• French Martini

  Russian Standard, Chambord Liqueur and pineapple juice

• Espresso Martini

  Martini the Italian way! Russian Standard, Kahlua Coffee Liqueur and a shot of espresso

• Martini Cioccolato

  For all of those chocolate lovers out there! Russian Standard, Creme de Cacao and a dash of Italian style hot chocolate

Aperitivi al Prosecco

£8

• Venus

  Our famous prosecco with Italian wild strawberry Fragolino liquier dried crushed strawberries and lavender

• Bellini

  An Italian classic of peach puree and chilled Prosecco

• Centotre

  Our famous prosecco with Italian wild strawberry Fragolino

• Sgroppino

  A Venetian lemon sorbet, Russian standard vodka and Prosecco cocktail

• Mimosa

  Prosecco with freshly squeezed orange juice

• Rabarbaro

  Prosecco with Rhubarb & Ginger

• Giardino

  Prosecco with Elderflower Liqueur and fresh mint

Birre

• Menabrea Blonde (4.8%)

  Hailing from Piedmonte, Menabrea is the only Italian lager still brewed using completely natural slow fermentation process using Alpine water

  • Schooner glass£5.00
  • 1/2 pint£4.00

• Paolozzi Lager (5.2%)

  "Paolozzi" Is our tribute to a great Scot (Sir Eduardo Paolozzi). This exceptionally refined lager has a perfect bitter-sweet balance and fabulously sparkling appearance

  • 330ml£5.00

• Peroni Nastro Azzurro (5.1%)

  Peroni Nastro Azzurro is a classic Italian beer with intense and refreshing taste

  • 330ml£4.50

• Caesar Augustus Williams (4.1%)

  Lager/IPA Hybrid (gluten free) – All the crisp clean notes of the finest lager but with the discrete bitter finish of a wellbalanced IPA

  • 500ml£5.50

• Nanny State Brew Dog (0.5%)

  Brewing a full flavoured craft beer at 0.5% is no easy task. Packed with loads of Centennial, Amarillo, Columbus, Cascade and Simcoe hops

  • 330ml£4.50

• Crabbies Non Alcoholic Ginger Beer

  A refreshing non alcoholic ginger beer served with wedges of fresh lime

  • 330ml£4.00