PLEASE SEE FRANCO’S SPECIALS BOARDS FOR FRESH FISH AND SHELLFISH OF THE DAY
Why not start your meal with a refreshing Bellini
– glass of prosecco with peach juice £8.95
ANTIPASTI
Pan flashed fresh chicken livers with shallots, pancetta & port wine sauce £8.95
Buffalo mozzarella on beef tomato and basil with virgin olive oil (V) £7.65
Hot fresh asparagus with virgin olive oil and parmesan cheese (V) £7.95
Parma ham with honey glazed figs and melon £8.95
Avocado, artichokes, roquett salad with grana shavings (V) £7.95
Fricassé of forest mushrooms with smoked bacon, shallots and crème fraiche £7.95
Devilled lambs kidneys on toasted brioche £7.45
Terrine of chicken liver paté served with garlic bruschetta £6.95
Caesar salad with bacon and smoked chicken £7.95
Hot smoked chicken, bacon & avocado with Parmesan ramekin £8.95
Baked aubergine parmigiana layered with mozzarella, tomato and basil (V) £8.95
Baked goats cheese with baby poached pears in red wine and grenadine sauce (V) £8.95
Baked eggs Benedictine – poached eggs on smoked bacon, brioche, parmesan &
Hollandaise sauce £9.95
CARNE
Grilled breast of chicken with herbs on Caesar salad £12.95
Chicken breast filled with mascarpone cheese on crushed peas with cheese sauce £13.95
10 oz Tornedo of beef Rossini on foie gras with Madeira wine sauce £23.95
10oz Fillet steak grilled to your liking and served with homemade chunky chips,
mushrooms and Bernaise sauce £23.95
Pot roasted Gressingham duck breast cooked medium rare with Grand Marnier sauce £18.95
10 oz Fillet steak with king prawns and garlic and chilli sauce £29.95
Roast rack of lamb with roasted root vegetables, creamed potatoes and red onion sauce £18.95
Pan sautéed loin of veal chop with porcini and white wine sauce £18.95
Grilled 22 oz hand-cut T-Bone steak with mushrooms £27.95
Grilled 10 oz sirloin steak with Diana or a peppercorn, brandy and cream sauce £18.95
Pan flashed calf’s liver (medium rare) with creamed potatoes, bacon & red onion sauce £16.95
Escalope of veal parmigiana, gratinated on breadcrumbs with tomato, Parmesan
and soft melted cheese £16.95
10 oz Fillet steak with tomato, garlic, black olives, basil, capers and chilli sauce £22.95
10 oz Fillet steak with melted Stilton cheese and Port wine sauce £22.95
ALL MAIN COURSE MEAT AND FISH DISHES ARE SERVED WITH FRANCO’S EVER CHANGING FRESHLY COOKED
SEASONAL VEGETABLES AND POTATOES OF THE DAY
AT LUNCH TIMES THE RESTAURANT WILL CLOSE AT 3.00 PM.
YOUNG CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO DINE WITH THEIR FAMILIES BUT FOR THE COMFORT AND RESPECT OF OTHER DINERS WE WOULD ASK THAT THEY VACATE THE RESTAURANT BY 7.45 PM.
BUON APPETITO!
PASTA
Small - Ample
Risotto saffron Milanese on roquett salad (V) £8.75 £9.50
Roasted butternut squash and asparagus risotto (V) £8.75 £9.50
Porcini risotto with roquett and grana salad (V) £8.75 £9.50
Minted pea and smoked ham saffron risotto £8.95 £9.50
Homemade potato gnocchi with tomato and basil salsa (V) £8.95 £9.50
Homemade ricotta and spinach parcels with creamy Parmesan sauce (V) £8.95 £9.50
Italian traditional lasagna with minced beef, mozzarella, tomato & parmesan £9.95 £10.95
Pennette with homemade beef meatballs with tomato & basil sauce £8.95 £9.50
Fettuccini amatriciana with bacon, onions, chilli, basil and tomato sauce £8.95 £9.50
Spaghetti Bolognese with Parmesan shavings £8.95 £9.50
Franco’s minestrone soup (V) £5.85
SIDE DISHES
IF YOU WISH TO ORDER ANY OF THESE DISHES AS A STARTER
A £2.00 SURCHARGE WILL APPLY
Fresh asparagus with Parmesan and virgin olive oil (V) £5.95
Frizzled fresh spinach with grana cheese (V) £3.25
Pan flashed button mushrooms (V) £3.25
Garlic bread baguette (V) £2.85
Franco’s mixed salad with virgin olive oil vinegrette (V) £3.65
Avocado, roquett and leaf salad (V) £3.25
Wild roquett and grana salad (V) £3.25
Double cream potatoes with Devon butter (V) £3.65
Red onion and beef tomato salad (V) £3.25
Beef tomatoes with mozzarella and roquett stacked salad with
Balsamic vinegrette (V) £4.95
Medley of Mediterranean olives with herbs (V) £2.95
PLEASE SEE FRANCO’S SPECIALS BOARDS FOR FRESH FISH AND SHELLFISH OF THE DAY
Franco’s is independently owned and trading under its own licence separate to the hotel. The licence for consumption of food and alcohol applies only if purchased from the restaurant premises.
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