(GF) Gluten Free – (V) Vegetarian
Maltese kusksu – £8.50 (V)
Peas, broad beans and kusksu (small pasta balls) are mixed together in a sweet tomato sauce, topped with some ricotta and fresh mint. Not quite a soup, not quite a pasta, but entirely delicious. May be served warm or cold as you prefer.
arancini – £8.50 (V)
Arborio rice balls are stuffed with a piece of mozzarella and deep fried.
fried ricotta parcels – £6.50 (V)
Herbed ricotta fills small pastry parcels, deep fried and lightly salted.
pancakes stuffed with ricotta – £7.50 (GF)(V)
Buckwheat pancakes, stuffed with ricotta and simmered in a tomato and herb sauce.
Maltese 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.
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 containing onion, garlic, anchovy, parsley & chopped olives, gently simmered in a red wine, tomato, olive and caper sauce.
lampuki with tomato caper sauce – £18.00
Pan fried lampuki, (also known as mahi mahi or dolphin fish) is one of the most popular fish in Malta, served with a fresh tomato caper sauce.
swordfish with tomato caper sauce – £18.00
Pan fried swordfish is probably the other most popular fish in Malta, served here with a fresh tomato 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.