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€ 14.00 |
House-cured salmon scented with coriander, served with
vinaigrette of diced vegetable. |
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Quail and Duck |
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€ 15.00 |
Ballotine of quail and duck with pistachio, raisins and cardamom infused carrot and orange marmalade, served with green salad and herbs from our garden. |
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€ 14.00 |
Spicy fish and crab cakes with chilli and lemon grass sorbet and a chilled “Bloody Mary” shooter. |
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€ 13.00 |
House-made pasta filled with spinach and local cottage cheese. Served in fresh cream and diced tomato sauce topped with cheese. |
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€ 10.00 |
Seasonal vegetable cream soup swirled with the flavours of our garden and a drizzle of house olive oil. |
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€ 14.00 |
Fresh squid ink pasta with a symphony of fresh prawns in their shell, baby squid, tomatoes and olive oil. |
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€ 14.00 |
A mixture of green salad leaves and fresh herbs from our garden with prawns and basil mayonnaise. |
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| LOCAL & HOUSE SPECIALITIES - First Course
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Soup |
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€ 14.00 |
Aljotta – Traditional Maltese fish soup with pieces of fresh fish,
rice and a hint of local anise liqueur. |
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Soup |
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€ 12.00 |
Cream of lobsters and prawns topped with cream and peeled pink shrimps. |
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Ravioli |
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€ 10.00 |
House-made ravioli filled with a mixture of rabbit meat, rabbit liver and herbs. Served in rabbit and wine broth with diced tomatoes |
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Pasta |
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€ 14.00 |
House-made pasta tossed with herbs, fresh snails, peas, tomato and wild fennel. Finished with white wine. |
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| HOUSE FLAMBÉ - First Course |
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Seafood pasta |
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€ 16.00 |
House-made pasta tossed with herbs, fresh prawns, lobster purée, cream and prawn bisque, flamed with Ricard. |
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| MAIN COURSE |
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Fresh fish landed daily |
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€ 27.00 |
Fillet or steak of line caught local fish, according to market availability, with a garlic and herb crust, served with olives, capers and anchovy sauce. |
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Whole fresh fish portion |
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Market Price |
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Duck |
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€ 24.00 |
Pan-seared Barbary duck breast served with onion and pear, with marjoram-scented jus. |
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Pork |
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€ 21.00 |
Pan- roasted tenderloin of local pork, glazed with Gozo honey, fried Courgettes and thyme infused gravy. |
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Chicken |
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€ 21.00 |
Pan-fried Marsalforn Valley corn-fed chicken breast served on a gateau of spinach and grain mustard sauce. |
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Beef |
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€ 26.00 |
Grilled Harmony Farm fillet of beef, shallot, rosemary and Rioja wine sauce and horseradish mashed potatoes. |
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Lamb |
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€ 25.00 |
Roast rack of lamb with charlotte of Mediterranean vegetables, garlic and herb brioche crust, thyme and basil infused gravy. |
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| LOCAL & HOUSE SPECIALITIES - Main Course |
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Medallions Ta’ Frenċ |
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€ 30.00 |
Veal fillet with mushrooms, together with medallions of beef, topped with chicken liver parfait and Madeira sauce. |
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Rabbit |
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€ 20.00 |
In Malta & Gozo, fenkata is a favourite recipe. Here boned leg and shoulder of rabbit are marinated in white wine and herbs then sautéed and served in a light sauce. |
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Chateaubriand (serves two) |
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€ 55.00 |
Traditional grilled double beef fillet cooked to your liking, served with a fricassée of seasonal vegetables, accompanied by béarnaise sauce and carved at your table
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Chicken (serves two) |
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€ 37.00 |
A whole spit-roasted Marsalforn Valley free-range chicken is carved at your table and offered in two services. First the breast is served with its herb-flavoured cooking juices and seasonal vegetables, followed by the leg on a leaf and herb salad.
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Calamari |
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€ 25.00 |
Seared baby calamari with Mediterranean flavours. |
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Fresh Red Prawns |
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€ 32.00 |
Prawns sautéed with garlic, onions, fresh herbs and tomato, flamed with a hint of Anise liqueur. Served with herb rice. |
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Steak Diane |
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€ 30.00 |
Thinly sliced fillet of beef seasoned with Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce and traditional condiments, flamed in Cognac and served with
seasonal vegetables and potatoes. |
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| CHILDREN'S MENU |
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Pasta |
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€ 9.00 |
Penne served with a house-made fresh tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese. |
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Fillet of Beef |
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€ 15.00 |
Thin fillet steak served with French fries and tomato ketchup. |
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| DESSERT |
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Crêpes Suzette Ta’ Frenc |
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€ 15.00 |
Pancake cooked in sugar, orange and lemon juice.
Flamed with Grand Marnier. |
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Hot Soufflé |
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€ 14.00 |
Grand Marnier or chocolate, served with house made ice cream |
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Intense chocolate |
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€ 11.00 |
Valrhona chocolate mousse pyramid served with almond crisp. |
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Pannacotta |
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€ 11.00 |
A rich and creamy dessert with an aromatic vanilla twist and nougat. |
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Tart |
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€ 12.00 |
Fruit tart with lavender ice-cream. |
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Parfait |
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€ 11.00 |
Amaretto iced parfait with seasonal fruit in ginger and lemon balm syrup. |
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Ice-cream and Sorbet |
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€ 10.00 |
A selection of house-made ice creams and sorbets. |
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Cheese Platter |
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€ 12.00 |
Gozo farm goat’s cheese and a selection of European cheese served with water biscuits. |
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Liqueur Coffee |
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€ 08.00 |
Kindly ask for flavours. |
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Herbal Infusion |
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€ 05.00 |
As an alternative to coffee, we suggest an infusion. Fresh herbs are picked from our own garden
and an infusion is prepared at your table, and sweetened with Gozo honey. |
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