Menu
Antipasti
Colchester Rock Oysters
Served with shallots in red wine vinegar and tobasco. Six (51 kcal) / Nine (76 kcal)
Six - £16.95 / Nine - £25.25
Arancini
Fried rice balls with truffle and parmesan to share with your meal (1238 kcal)
7.95
Minestrone al Soffritto
Classic Italian vegetable soup (139 kcal)
6.95
Buffalo Mozzarella
With smoked aubergine, marinated in extra virgin olive oil, garlic and chilli (555 kcal)
9.95
Costine di Maiale Orientale
Barbecue ribs in our special San Carlo sauce (326 kcal)
9.50
Gamberoni Luciana
Tiger prawns with garlic, chilli, tomato and a touch of cream and Altamura bread (426 kcal)
12.50
Cozze all Arrabbiata or Mariniere
Fresh mussels in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli and garlic (216 kcal) OR white wine, shallots, cream and parsley (308 kcal)
8.90
Gamberoni alla Diavola
Tiger prawns sautéed with garlic, fresh chilli, white wine and Altamura bread (315 kcal)
12.50
Mozzarella in Carrozza
Popular in Southern Italy, fried mozzarella in bread with a garlic and tomato sauce (423 kcal)
8.50
Calamari Fritti
Deep fried squid with fresh chilli and tartar sauce (267 kcal)
9.95
Avocado Salad
Avocado with vine tomatoes and red onion in a balsamic and pomegranate dressing (341 kcal)
8.95
Insalata Tricolore
Avocado, beef tomato and mozzarella di bufala (418 kcal / 836 kcal)
st: 8.95 / mc: 13.50
Melanzane al Forno
Baked layers of Sicilian aubergine, with parmesan cheese and tomato (172 kcal / 344 kcal)
st: 8.95 / mc: 13.95
Gamberoni Fritti
Tempura prawns dressed with a spicy mayonnaise (311 kcal)
10.95
Funghi Piemontese
Mixed mushrooms in garlic and parsley butter in a filo pastry basket (288 kcal)
8.95
Burrata
Burrata (a special mozzarella) with Parma ham and marinated black truffle (807 kcal)
11.95
Capesante al Forno
Roasted scallops with olive oil, garlic, chilli topped with breadcrumbs (541 kcal)
13.25
Avocado Bernardo
Avocado with lobster, scampi and prawns, served with marie rose sauce (777 kcal)
13.50

To Share
San Carlo Antipasto
Start your meal the true Italian way! Our chef will prepare a large plate of antipasto representing the regional tastes of Italy (2134 kcal)
11.95 pp (Minimum 2 people)
Frittura di Pesce Portofino
Deep fried calamari, prawns, scampi and scallops served with tartar and garlic chilli mayonnaise (836 kcal)
12.95 pp (Minimum 2 people)
Carpaccio and Tartare
Beef Carpaccio
Very thin sliced raw Aberdeen fillet of beef with mustard dressing, parmesan cheese and rocket (445 kcal)
11.95
Tuna Tartare
Sashimi grade tuna mixed with olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, wild rocket (221 kcal)
13.95
Bruschette E Pane
Selection of Italian bread
4.50
Garlic Bread
Flatbread with garlic and sea salt (728 kcal)
5.50
Garlic Bread with Tomato
(790 kcal)
6.95
Garlic Bread with Cheese
(934 kcal)
7.50
Garlic Bread with Tomato and Cheese
(903 kcal)
7.75
Focaccia
Flatbread with sea salt, olive oil and rosemary (732 kcal)
5.50
Bruschetta Romana
Toasted Altamura bread with chopped Sicilian Pachino tomatoes, garlic and olive oil (379 kcal)
6.95
Bruschetta del Duca
Toasted Altamura bread with Calabrian ground ‘Nduja sausage and buffalo mozzarella (770 kcal)
7.50

Pizza
Our Pizza is made with Neapolitan flour, Sicilian tomatoes and the finest mozzarella.
Pizza Margherita
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella and oregano (936 kcal)
11.95
Pizza Prosciutto e Funghi
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, ham and mushrooms (1092 kcal)
12.85
Pizza San Carlo
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, parma ham, rocket, parmesan shavings (1174 kcal)
13.85
Pizza Diavola
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, spicy Calabrian sausage, onions and chilli (1243 kcal)
13.95
Pizza Tonno
With tomato, mozzarella, tuna and onions and olives (1032 kcal)
13.95
Pizza Pollo e Rosmarino
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, chicken, mushrooms and rosemary (1105 kcal)
12.65
Pizza Tartufo
Buffalo mozzarella, porcini mushroom and black truffle (958 kcal)
14.50
Pizza Quattro Stagioni
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes and sweet peppers (1013 kcal)
12.45
Pizza Burrata
Burrata, tomato, fresh pachino tomatoes and basil (1122 kcal)
12.65
Pizza Fiorentina
Mozzarella, tomato, spinach and egg (829 kcal)
13.50
Calzone Pollo
Folded pizza with chicken, garlic, spinach and cheese topped with tomato sauce (1216 kcal)
14.50
Calzone Salsiccia Piccante
Folded pizza with spicy sausage, tomato, mozzarella, chilli (1264 kcal)
14.50
Black truffle
(7 kcal)
3.00

Pasta
Gluten free pasta is available upon request
Tagliatelle Bolognese
Original Bologna recipe with slow cooked beef ragu (398 kcal / 796 kcal)
st: 9.50 / mc: 14.95
Rigatoni alla Norma
The most popular pasta dish in Southern Italy, with aubergine, tomato, basil and garlic, topped with pecorino cheese (635 kcal / 1270 kcal)
st: 9.50 / mc: 14.50
Zitoni Toscanini
Long pasta tubes, favourite of the great Maestro Toscanini, made with Tuscan spiced sausage, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes and Tuscan pecorino (754 kcal)
13.95
Spaghetti Carbonara
Pancetta, egg yolk, parmesan cheese and cream (824 kcal / 1647 kcal)
st: 8.95 / mc: 14.50
Spaghetti Shellfish
With venus clams, mussels, prawns, garlic and tomato (739 kcal)
18.95
Lasagne Emiliane
Fresh layers of pasta with slow cooked bolognese sauce, baked with béchamel, mozzarella and parmesan cheese (414 kcal / 828 kcal)
st: 9.25 / mc: 14.50
Spaghetti Vongole
Classic spaghetti with baby clams, garlic, chilli and a touch of tomato (621 kcal)
16.95
Penne Arrabbiata
Short tubes of pasta in a spicy tomato sauce with chilli and garlic (268 kcal / 536 kcal)
st: 8.95 / mc: 11.95
Spaghetti Gamberoni Piccanti
Thin spaghetti with king prawns, hot chilli, anchovies, capers, olives, fresh parsley and San Marzano tomato (608 kcal)
17.95
Tortellini panna e prosciutto
Fresh pasta filled with spinach and ricotta in a ham and cream sauce, petit pois and parmesan cheese (1091 kcal)
13.95
Tagliolini Lobster
San Carlo’s most famous pasta dish with lobster, brandy, tomato, peas and a touch of cream (522 kcal)
29.50
Risotto Lobster
(1172 kcal) (with black truffle add £3.00. (7 kcal)
29.50
Risotto San Carlo
Carnaroli rice with porcini mushrooms, cream and white wine wrapped in parma ham (1387 kcal)
15.95
Penne Pollo e Gamberetti
Penne pasta in a creamy sauce with chicken, baby prawns and parsley (1159 kcal)
15.95
Ravioli Lobster
Ravioli stuffed with lobster and crab meat in a light creamy and pink peppercorn sauce (679 kcal / 1348 kcal)
st: 11.95 / mc: 17.95
Ravioli Tartufo
Handmade ravioli filled with Pecorino cheese and truffle, with a cream, Parmesan and truffle oil sauce, topped with fresh truffle (897 kcal / 1793 kcal)
st: 11.95 / mc: 17.95
Strozzapreti e Polpette
Slow cooked beef meatballs in tomato sauce served with Strozzapreti pasta (393 kcal / 786 kcal)
st: 9.50 / mc: 14.50
Gran Pasta
In Italy, we always share huge plates of pasta (minimum 2 people)
Spaghetti Frutti di Mare
Classic shellfish pasta with clams, mussels, prawns, garlic and tomato covered in pizza dough and oven baked (1864 kcal)
17.95 pp
Penne Romanoff
The personal chef of the last Russian Czar, Nicholas II, escaped to Italy before the Bolshevik revolution in 1918. He created a pasta dish combining the culinary flavours of Imperial Russia and Italy. Salmon, a touch of tomato and cream, flambéed in vodka (1018 kcal)
15.95 pp
Contorni
Chargrilled Avocado
With vinaigrette, chilli and rock salt (404 kcal)
4.95
Sautéed Spinach
With garlic, chilli and Worcestershire sauce (24 kcal)
4.50
French Beans
With shallots and butter (34 kcal)
4.50
French Fries
(364 kcal)
4.25
Petit Pois
With onions, pancetta and a touch of cream (203 kcal)
4.50
Zucchine Fritte
Fried courgettes (258 kcal)
4.95
Sautéed Potatoes
With bacon, onion and rosemary (170 kcal)
4.50
Portobello Mushroom
Grilled and served with balsamic dressing and rocket (365 kcal)
4.90
Rocket and Parmesan Salad
(189 kcal)
4.50
Sicilian Tomato and Onion Salad
(113 kcal)
4.50
Mixed Salad
(107 kcal)
4.20
Carne
Pollo Milanese
Flattened breast of chicken in breadcrumbs pan-fried, served with rocket and datterino tomato (706 kcal)
18.50
Suprema di Pollo Principessa
Pan fried breast of chicken with white wine, mushrooms and cream sauce, garnished with asparagus (1105 kcal)
18.95
Classic Saltimbocca alla Romana
Sliced Tuscan veal with ham, cooked in white wine, sage and butter (704 kcal)
19.95
Scaloppine Signor Sassi
Tuscan veal cooked in cream, brandy, mustard seeds and chopped mushrooms (1175 kcal)
19.95
Scaloppa alla Milanese
Tuscan veal escalope in breadcrumbs, pan fried in olive oil (508 kcal)
20.95
Agnello Toscana
Lamb cutlets with Barolo red wine, rosemary and sunblushed tomato sauce (723 kcal)
24.95
Filetto al Tartufo
8oz fillet steak wrapped in Pancetta with cream and black truffle sauce (943 kcal)
32.95
Classic Steak Diane
8oz flattened fillet steak with brandy mustard and mushroom sauce (1267 kcal)
29.95
Tournedo Rossini
8oz fillet steak, crouton based topped with paté and Madeira wine sauce (754 kcal)
31.95
Filetto al Pepe Verde
8oz fillet steak with a brandy and green peppercorn sauce (922 kcal)
30.95
Tuscan Fennel Sausage
Chargrilled sausage served with Italian broccoli (593 kcal)
18.95

San Carlo Grill
The Great San Carlo Mixed Grill
Steak, lamb cutlets, chicken breast and Tuscan sausage. Charcoal grilled (903 kcal)
27.95
Agnello
Grilled lamb cutlets with rosemary and thyme (513 kcal)
22.95
Ribeye steak
Aged 28 Days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce (782 kcal / 660 kcal)
24.95
Sirloin steak
Aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce (782 kcal / 660 kcal)
23.95
Fillet steak 8oz
Aged 28 days, served with garlic butter or bearnaise sauce (584 kcal / 465 kcal)
29.95
Tagliata Di Filetto Di Manzo
San Carlo special fillet steak sliced and served with fresh Italian dressing (608 kcal)
29.95
Pollo e Rosmarino
Flattened breast of chicken, grilled with rosemary (386 kcal)
18.50
Big steaks to share
Bone in Rib-eye
30oz chargrilled rib-eye served with Italian broccoli (778 kcal)
49.90
Bistecca Florentina (for 2)
35oz Tuscan style T-bone cooked on our Robata grill (1687 kcal)
54.95
Steak and Lobster (for 2)
8oz dry aged fillet and whole native lobster served with zucchini fritte (1397 kcal)
68.00

Pesce
For the best selection of fresh fish and shellfish sourced from our shores and beyond, please see our specials menu.
Vini
Aperitivi
San Carlo Bellini
8.90
Rossini
8.90
Aperol Spritz
9.50
Prosecco and Champagne
Prosecco Balbinot
flute / btl
7.95 / 35.95
Rosé Spumante
flute / btl
8.50 / 38.95
House Champagne
flute / btl
10.90 / 50.00
House Champagne Rosé
flute / btl
12.70 / 56.00
Moët et Chandon
Bottle
70.00
Bollinger
Bottle
76.00
Veuve Clicquot
Bottle
85.00
Laurent-Perrier Rosé
Bottle
108.00
Dom Perignon
Bottle
220.00
Cristal
Bottle
250.00
Exclusive house wines by the glass
Specially imported for San Carlo restaurants
Wines by the glass are also available in a 125ml measure
Wines by the glass are also available in a 125ml measure
Remigio Chardonnay
175ml / 250ml
5.65 / 8.00
Pinot Grigio
175ml / 250ml
6.30 / 8.90
Grillo Bianco
175ml / 250ml
6.40 / 9.00
Chardonnay
175ml / 250ml
6.90 / 9.70
Sauvignon Friuli
175ml / 250ml
7.25 / 10.50
Vermentino
175ml / 250ml
8.50 / 12.00
Colomba Platino
175ml / 250ml
9.70 / 13.70
Gavi dei Commune di Gavi DOCG
175ml / 250ml
9.95 / 14.00
Pinot Grigio Rosé
175ml / 250ml
7.50 / 10.50

Remigio Rosso
175ml / 250ml
5.65 / 8.00
Nero D’Avola
175ml / 250ml
5.95 / 8.50
Cabernet
175ml / 250ml
6.50 / 9.20
Primitivo
175ml / 250ml
6.00 / 8.90
Merlot
175ml / 250ml
7.20 / 10.30
Barbera D’Alba
125ml / 175ml / 250ml
7.50 / 10.25 / 14.25
Barolo
125ml / 175ml / 250ml
9.50 / 13.00 / 19.00
Amarone
125ml / 175ml / 250ml
10.50 / 13.50 / 19.90
Half Bottles
Bianchi
Frascati Superiore
Dry, fresh and fruity
14.25
Pinot Grigio
Delightfully dry and full of flavour with a smooth texture
20.25
Chablis
A well balanced wine with a mineral, chalky and flinty backbone
28.00
Rossi
Valpolicella Classico
Intense, velvety and well structured with a typical hint of cherry, mellow and mouth-filling with a long finish
16.75
Barolo
Full-bodied, warm and dry with a touch of oak on the finish
29.50
Amarone
One of Veneto’s most famous and prestigious wines. Intensively flavoured dry red wine made from dried grapes
34.50
Italian White
Remigio Chardonnay, Piemonte
Especially selected for San Carlo
22.90
Grillo Bianco
A wine with charm and finesse, full bodied but delicate, rose petal aroma. The palate has fruit acidity and structure
26.60
Frascati
Dry and fresh yet pleasantly fleshy and fruity
27.50
Pinot Grigio
Delicately fruity, full and refined. Lightly elegant
26.50
Soave Classico
Brilliant intense yellow, yet light and fresh. From Veneto
27.95
Sauvignon Friuli
Single vineyard north of Venice. Fragrant fresh white bursting with flavours of tropical fruit
29.95
Chardonnay
Aromas of apple and elderflower, delicately dry with fine balance and harmony.
29.00
Verdicchio Classico Castelli di Jesi DOC
Dry, full concentrated style with honey dew melon aroma
29.20
Pinot Grigio Santa Margherita
Delightfully dry and full of flavour with a smooth texture
36.70
Vermentino
The nose is delicate and floral, dominated by fruity notes that emerge from a complex aromatic weave
34.50
Langhe DOC Chardonnay - Vigneto Morino
Intense colour of straw yellow. Offers an ample and intense palate of a long honey richness and a smooth vanilla finish, Carlo’s favourite Chardonnay
36.55
Sauvignon - Alto Adige
100% Sauvignon grapes, straw yellow with green-golden nuances. Intense but smooth with scents of green pepper and sage, dry at the palate with an excellent body
39.75
Falanghina Tenuta Cavalier Pepe
Fruity notes and intense nose, good acidity with a taste of green apple and banana
36.50
Pomino Bianco DOC
Floral notes with apple, pear and citrus. Fresh and full in flavour
41.50
Colomba Platino IGT
One of the most renowned Sicilian white wines, delicate and fruity
41.00
Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
Renowned dry white, made in Piedmont in the North-West of Italy
42.00
Lugana Santa Sofia
Delicate bouquet with parfum of white almond and golden apple. Savoury and fresh tasting
43.50
Rapitala Gran Gru
One of the best Sicilian white wines, well structured intense but smooth. Fruity and delicate to the palate
55.00
Piodilei Chardonnay IGT Pio Cesare
Single vineyard Chardonnay from Piemonte with notes of banana, melon, aniseed and mint. Elegant and mature
66.50
Pomino DOC Benefizio Frescobaldi
Tuscan Chardonnay with high notes of pineapple and lemon zest and vanilla
71.00
Cervaro Della Sala “Antinori”
Very ripe full bodied, buttery Chardonnay fruit, is underpinned by generous amount of toasted oak
105.00

French White
Sancerre
Vibrantly aromatic, opulent on the nose and palate, stylish and dry on the finish
41.50
Chablis Premier Cru
A ripe Chablis with good weight and intensity. Green apple and pear emerges on the finish
49.50