“Everything begins from here…”
Crispy homemade bread, ricotta cheese and salted anchovy from the Gulf of Catania
Tenute Nicosia Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil tasting
Tenute Nicosia Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil tasting
Ingredients: semolina bread, ricotta cheese, anchovy
Starters
Sweet chard roll stuffed with baked aubergine, and fresh tomato concassè
€ 10.00
Ingredients: sweet chard, eggplant, fresh tomato, basil, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Low-temperature cooked egg, Sicilian snake courgette mousse, tomato, fresh onion, basil and salted ricotta cream
€ 12.00
Ingredients: eggs, salted ricotta, courgette, fresh tomato, fresh onion, basil, garlic, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Typical Sicilian specialties: eggplant Caponata and Catania-style eggplant Parmigiana
€ 14.00
Ingredients: purple eggplant, eggs, mortadella, tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, onion, bell pepper, celery, green olives, sultanas, capers, semolina crumbs, chocolate powder, almonds, sugar, red wine vinegar, anchovies
Low-temperature cooked veal carpaccio with tuna, cucunci, radish,
lime mustard sauce and toasted Noto almonds
lime mustard sauce and toasted Noto almonds
€ 16.00
Ingredients: CBT veal tenderloin, orange peel, lemon peel, thyme, rosemary, sage, radish, mayonnaise, tuna, anchovies, capers, cucunci, cherry tomato, almond, mustard, caciocavallo cheese
Swordfish* and aubergine soufflé served with Pachino tomato concassè
€ 16.00
Ingredients: swordfish*, purple aubergine, fresh tomato, tomato sauce, parmesan, eggs, basil, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Dry cured beef Carpaccio with lime mustard drops, macerated peaches, wild strawberries, Belice Valley Vastedda cheese cream, Etna avocado mayonnaise and toasted Noto almonds
€ 16.00
Ingredients: beef tenderloin, brown sugar, lemon, orange, sage, rosemary, thyme, juniper berries, cloves, mustard, lime, almonds, peaches, avocado, mayonnaise, Vastedda del Belice cheese, strawberries, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Tuna is Sicily: tuna tartare with Salina capers
€ 20.00
Ingredients: tuna, capers, Worcestershire sauce, Mirin sauce, soy sauce, extra virgin olive oil, lemon cream, butter, 00 flour, egg yolk, sugar
Selection of traditional Sicilian cured meats and cheeses with Sicilian black bee honey and our own homemade jam
€ 30.00
Min. 2 people
Ingredients: Vastedda del Belice, Tuma persa, Ragusano DOP, Piacentinu ennese DOP, Normanno di Sicilia, Caciotta cheese aged in wine, Ragusa buffalo mozzarella, raw ham from black pig, pork lard, pork coppa, black pig mortadella with pistachio, jam and honey
Pasta & Grains
Contemporary Catania-style pasta alla Norma roll, with salted ricotta mousse and basil coulis
€ 12.00
Ingredients: semolina spaghetti, purple aubergine, tomato sauce, salted ricotta, basil, garlic, cane sugar, Zibibbo wine, salt, extra virgin olive oil
“If my Grandma were still here” Crumbled pasta with ‘taddi di cucuzza’ (tender courgette leaves), grey mullet bottarga and orange zest
€ 14.00
Ingredients: semolina pasta, tenerumi, onion, fresh tomato, orange peel, mullet bottarga, basil, garlic, salt, pepper, evo oil
Homemade Casarecce pasta (short shaped pasta) with toasted breadcrumbs, scabbard fish*, black olives, lemon zest and Noto almonds
€ 16.00
Ingredients: fresh egg pasta, Manitoba flour, semolina flour, eggs, turmeric, scabbard fish*, black olives, anchovy, semolina crumbs, almonds, garlic, salt, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper
Osteria ravioli filled with Aci “trunzu” cabbage in three textures, served with Aioli sauce
€ 19.00
Ingredients: semolina flour, 00 flour, eggs, turmeric, Aci trunzu cabbage, salt, sugar, raspberry vinegar, apple cider vinegar, butter, whole milk, sage, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper
Fresh homemade tagliolini with sea urchins* and Etna traditional method sparkling wine foam
€ 22.00
Ingredients: semolina flour, 00 flour, eggs, turmeric, sea urchin pulp*, sparkling wine, sucrose, parsley, garlic, salt, evo oil
Fresh homemade tagliolini with Summer black truffle
€ 25.00
Ingredients: semolina flour, 00 flour, eggs, turmeric, butter, black truffle, truffle paste, salt
Main Courses
Purple eggplant meatballs flavored with mint in a brisée basket, with tomato bread soup and fresh basil
€ 10.00
Ingredients: 00 flour, butter, purple aubergine, parmesan, pecorino cheese, eggs, semolina breadcrumbs, mint, basil, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Soft beef rolls with orange blossoms and orange cream
€ 16.00
Ingredients: beef tenderloin, semolina crumbs, orange peel, orange juice, orange liqueur, Tuma cheese, butter, 00 flour, bay leaves, orange blossoms, salt, extra virgin olive oil
Tuna loin with Noto almonds and Giarratana onion consommé
€ 18.00
Ingredients: tuna, butter, almond milk, almonds, white onion, Frappato wine, Zibibbo wine, juniper berries, salt, extra virgin olive oil
Sliced grilled beef sirloin steak with Aci “trunzu” cabbage salad, veils of Belice Valley Vastedda cheese, oriental sauce and avocado from Etna
€ 20.00
Ingredients: beef sirloin, Aci trunzu cabbage, Vastedda del Belice cheese, avocado, lemon, honey, soy sauce, fresh spring onion, coriander, thyme, rosemary, parsley, garlic, chili pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Swordfish* bites, lemon cream and Aci “trunzu” cabbage carpaccio
€ 22.00
Ingredients: swordfish*, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon cream, egg yolk, sugar, Aci trunzu cabbage, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Aged Italian Meats (Grilled)
All grilled meats are served with a side dish.
Donkey meat
T-Bone
€ 70.00/kg
Rib eye
€ 65.00/kg
Entrecôte
€ 65.00/kg
Vacca Padana
T-Bone
€ 75.00/kg
Rib eye
€ 60.00/kg
Entrecôte
€ 65.00/kg
Italian Wagyu
T-Bone
€ 140.00/kg
Rib eye
€ 125.00/kg
Entrecôte
€ 130.00/kg
Chianina (Tuscan breed)
T-Bone
€ 75.00/kg
Rib eye
€ 70.00/kg
Entrecôte
€ 70.00/kg
Side dishes
Catania-Style eggplant Caponata
€ 6.00
Ingredients: purple eggplant, peppers, onion, celery, capers, green olives, sultanas, sugar, red wine vinegar, basil, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Aci “trunzu” cabbage salad
€ 6.00
Ingredients: Aci trunzu cabbage, lemon, salt, pepper, evo oil
Spiced baked potatoes
€ 6.00
Ingredients: potatoes, onion, parsley, rosemary, salt, pepper, evo oil
Barley, spelt and watermelon salad
€ 6.00
Ingredients: barley, spelt, watermelon, basil, mint, lemon, salt, pepper, evo oil
“Grandma’s salad”: cherry tomatoes, red onion, Salina capers and salted ricotta
€ 6.00
Ingredients: cherry tomatoes, red onion, capers, salted ricotta, basil, salt, pepper, evo oil
Seasonal vegetables sautéed in Nubia red garlic
€ 6.00
Ingredients: seasonal vegetables, garlic, salt, evo oil
Pre Dessert | A small selection of four traditional Sicilian cheeses
€ 8.00
Served with a glass of Zibibbo ‘Balanubi’
Ingredients: Vastedda del Belice, Tuma Persa, Ragusano DOP, Caciotta cheese aged in wine, Piacentinu ennese DOP
Desserts (“Liccumarì” – to finish sweetly)
Homemade lemon ice cream
€ 8.00
Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, water, egg white, natural thickener, sugar, dextrose, lemon peel
Homemade strawberry ice cream
€ 8.00
Ingredients: whole milk, fresh cream, strawberry pulp, fresh strawberries, natural thickener, sugar, dextrose
Fresh fruit salad
€ 5.00
Ingredients: fresh seasonal fruit
Fried pasta cannolo filled with Chantilly cream, floating on ginger-flavored watermelon consommé
€ 5.00
Ingredients: semolina pasta, milk, fresh cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, watermelon, ginger, seed oil
Rhum Italian bignè and Modica chocolate fondue
€ 5.00
Ingredients: bignè cream puffs, whole milk, butter, 00 flour, rhum, sugar, chocolate
Shortcrust pastry basket with Chantilly cream and strawberries
€ 8.00
Ingredients: 00 flour, butter, eggs, lemon, orange, margarine, whole milk, sugar, vanilla, fresh cream, strawberries
Almond semifreddo (Noto almond) with Modica chocolate sauce
€ 8.00
Ingredients: fresh cream, almonds, sugar, almond paste, eggs, butter, 00 flour, chocolate
Still/Sparkling Water (San Benedetto) 75 cl Bottle
€ 3.00
Cover charge
€ 3.00
Wine list
Etna, the volcanic wines
Traditional method sparkling wines
Bottle 75cl
Magnum 150cl
Bottle (75cl) € 45.00
Magnum (150cl) € 100.00
White and Rosé wines
Glass
Bottle 75cl
Bottle (75cl) € 38.00
Organic Wine
Organic Wine
Red wines
Glass
Bottle 75cl
Magnum 150cl
Organic Wine
Organic Wine
Tasting route with 4 glasses
€ 18.00
The wines from Vittoria and Val di Noto
White wines
Glass
Bottle 75cl
Organic Wine
Organic Wine
Aromatic white wine
Red wines
Glass
Bottle 75cl
Red wine from overripe grapes
Organic Wine
Bio Vegan Wine
Organic Wine
Red wine from slightly dried grapes
Tasting route with 4 glasses
€ 18.00
Specialties
Charmat method sparkling wine
Bottle 75cl
Bottle (75cl) € 14.00
Charmat method sparkling wine
Fizzy white wine
Bottle 75cl
Bottle (75cl) € 12.00
Bubbly white wine
Sweet fortified wines
Bottle 50cl
Bottle (50cl) € 13.00
Bottle (50cl) € 13.00
