(GF) Gluten Free – (V) Vegetarian
arancini – £8.50 (V)
Arborio rice balls are stuffed with a piece of mozzarella and deep fried. Served on a bed of green leaves with some of our herby tomato sauce.
fried ricotta parcels (pakketti ta ricotta) – £6.50 (V)
Herbed ricotta fills small pastry parcels, deep fried and lightly salted. Served with some of our herby tomato sauce.
pancakes stuffed with ricotta – £7.50 (GF)(V)
Buckwheat pancakes, stuffed with ricotta and simmered in a tomato and herb sauce.
pastizzi – £8.00 (V)
A pair of Maltese pastizzi, crispy pastry encasing a ricotta or lightly curried pea filling.
Please note that these take approx. 25 minutes to bake, so if you are ordering them as part of an antipasti spread, they will come out later than other dishes.
fried whitebait (makku moqli) – £12.00
Loved throughout the Med, fried whitebait served simply with a squeeze of lemon.
fried squid rings (klamari moqli) – £12.00
A generous portion of fried squid, served on a bed of greens with a zesty mayo.
tuna fishcakes (pulpetti tat-tonn) – £12.00
A couple of our own fishcakes, served with a zesty mayo.
stuffed squid (kamari mimlija) – £14.00
Squid tubes stuffed with a breadcrumb mixture, gently simmered in a red wine, tomato, olive and caper sauce.
swordfish with tomato caper sauce – £18.00
Pan fried swordfish is probably the most popular fish in Malta, served here with a fresh tomato and caper sauce.
Maltese coffee beef – £16.00 (GF)
A Maltese speciality; thinly sliced strips of beef fillet are marinaded in a strong coffee, then briefly pan seared and served with a coffee gravy.