Ortiga: the menu

I Antipasti

To share, or to begin with.

• Whipped ricotta on grilled sourdough V N £8.50

  Chestnut honey, toasted hazelnuts and thyme.

  Contains gluten, milk and nuts.

• Bresaola with pickled pear GF £12

  Air-dried beef, shaved Parmesan, rocket and a little aged balsamic.

  Contains milk and sulphites.

• Roast squash with sage butter V N Seasonal £9.50

  Crushed amaretti, sage leaves fried until crisp.

  Contains milk, nuts and eggs.

• Burrata with roasted grapes V GF £13

  Grapes roasted in red wine vinegar, rocket and good olive oil.

  Contains milk and sulphites.

• Chicken liver pâté £9

  Marsala, thyme and a thin slice of grilled bread.

  Contains milk, gluten and sulphites.

• Fried sage and anchovy £6

  Whole sage leaves, salted anchovy between each pair, light batter.

  Contains gluten and fish.

II Pasta

Made each morning. Half portions of any pasta are available at lunch.

• Nettle gnocchi V £15.50

  Brown butter, Parmesan and black pepper. The first dish we ever served.

  Contains gluten, eggs and milk.

• Tagliatelle al ragù £16.50

  Beef and pork, cooked for five hours with soffritto and a little milk.

  Contains gluten, eggs, celery, milk and sulphites.

• Pumpkin tortelli V N Seasonal £17

  Amaretti, sage and Grana Padano, in butter.

  Contains gluten, eggs, milk and nuts.

• Spaghetti with crab £19

  Brown and white crab, garlic, chilli, lemon and parsley.

  Contains gluten, eggs and crustaceans.

• Pappardelle with wild mushrooms V Seasonal £16

  Girolles and chestnut mushrooms, thyme, garlic and a spoon of cream.

  Contains gluten, eggs and milk.

• Rigatoni al pomodoro VE £13

  Slow-cooked tomato, basil and olive oil. Nothing else.

  Contains gluten.

• Orecchiette with sausage £16.50

  Fennel sausage, cime di rapa, chilli and pecorino.

  Contains gluten, milk and sulphites.

III Secondi

• Roast hake with lentils GF £27

  Castelluccio lentils, salsa verde, a squeeze of lemon.

  Contains fish and mustard.

• Veal Milanese £29

  Pounded, breaded and fried in butter. Lemon and rocket.

  Contains gluten, eggs and milk.

• Slow lamb shoulder GF £28

  White beans, rosemary and garlic. Falls from the bone.

  Contains celery and sulphites.

• Aubergine parmigiana V £19

  Layered with tomato, basil and mozzarella, baked until the edges catch.

  Contains milk and gluten.

• Sirloin tagliata GF £34

  Dry-aged sirloin, sliced, with rocket, Parmesan and lemon oil.

  Contains milk.

• Roast chicken for two GF Special, £52

  A whole free-range bird, lemon, rosemary potatoes and bitter leaves. Thursday to Saturday, order at the start of the evening.

  Thursday to Saturday

  Contains sulphites.

IV Contorni

• Rosemary potatoes VE GF £5.50

  Roasted in olive oil with garlic skins.

• Bitter leaves GF £6

  Radicchio, chicory and anchovy dressing.

  Contains fish.

• Braised cavolo nero VE GF £5.50

  Garlic, chilli and olive oil.

V Dolci

• Tiramisu V £8.50

  Mascarpone, espresso, Marsala and cocoa. Made in a tray and cut to order.

  Contains milk, eggs, gluten and sulphites.

• Panna cotta with quince V GF Seasonal £8

  Vanilla cream, poached quince and its syrup.

  Contains milk.

• Chestnut and hazelnut torte V GF N £8.50

  Dark chocolate, whipped cream and a little salt.

  Contains milk, eggs and nuts.

• Affogato V GF £6.50

  Vanilla gelato under a shot of hot espresso. Add amaretto for £4.

  Contains milk.

• Italian cheeses V £11

  Three cheeses from Piedmont and Lombardy, quince paste, walnut bread.

  Contains milk, gluten and nuts.