For a genuine taste of regional Italy, head for one of the 40 Carluccio’s caffès situated throughout the UK.
The award-winning Carluccio’s menu has been designed to allow diners the flexibility of enjoying a single dish, a light antipasti or a full three-course meal with wine. All of the dishes are classic and simple in style, each providing a real taste of regional Italy.
Those looking for a light meal or delicious starter should opt for an antipasti dish, soup or salad. On offer are traditional antipasti such as gamberoni alla griglia (grilled king prawns marinated in chilli and lemon and served with a green salad); fresh hearty soups such as zuppa di funghi con pancetta (a rich soup of mushrooms with Italian bacon), and a range of salads including the perennially popular insalata verde con parmigiano (a salad of little gem lettuce, rocket and parmesan shavings dressed with extra virgin oil and balsamic vinegar).
Main courses include a range of classic pasta dishes such as ravioli and lasagne alongside specialities such as penne giardiniera (Carluccio’s own Pugliese penne with courgette, chilli, deep fried spinach balls with parmesan and garlic); bisetecca di bue con patate (chargrilled ribeye steak with rosemary potatoes and marinated peppers); and branzino con salsa e patate (fillet of sea bass pan-fried with a tomato salad and sautéed potatoes).
For breakfast start your day the Italian way with colazione magnifica, (free range scrambled eggs with grilled pancetta, sautéed mushrooms, tomato and toasted ciabatta) or, in true Italian style, a plate of freshly cut Parma ham. For those who prefer a more continental-style breakfast, the caffès serve a special breakfast bread tin featuring brioche, croissant and toasted bread with Italian jam or honey; a fresh seasonal fruit plate; as well as a wide selection of pastries.
Real coffee aficionados will appreciate the unusual choice of two blends, the robust Napoli or the smoother and sweeter Milano, both exclusively roasted and blended for Carluccio’s. Reinforcing the ‘real’ Italian message, the caffès also offer Bicerin, a traditional drink from Torino made with espresso coffee, Florentine drinking chocolate and cream, served in small jugs for you to mix according to taste.
As well as the caffè areas, Carluccio’s also boasts a cornucopia of the highest quality imported regional Italian foods such as extra virgin olive oils, pasta, rice, mushrooms and truffle products. Fresh produce includes salads, fruit, organic milk, eggs, butter, bread and bakery whilst at the cold counter you will find a fine selection of salamis, hams, cheeses, olives, ice cream, sorbet and tarts. Banishing dinner dilemmas and party problems, the caffès also offer freshly cooked meals to go, from single dishes to fabulous Italian feasts - just give them a call to discuss your requirements and budget.
Helping to create the Italian caffè atmosphere, fresh colours, clean lines and contemporary furniture have been used to create a light and airy, yet comfortable dining environment whatever the occasion. Solo diners can pull up a chair and relax at any of the caffè’s oversized ‘community’ tables strewn with newspapers, magazines and cookbooks.
So, whether dining, shopping or party planning, head for a Carluccio’s where their passion for high quality genuine Italian food always shines through - buon appetito!
The caffès can be found at:
Fenwick, New Bond Street, London W1A 3BS T: 020 7629 0699
8 Market Place, London W1W 8AG T: 020 7636 2228
St Christopher’s Place, London W1U 1AY T: 020 7935 5927
Charter Quay, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 1HT T: 020 8549 5898
Reuters Plaza, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AG T: 020 7719 1749
12 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9JR T: 020 7329 5904
5-6 The Green, Ealing, London W5 5DA T: 020 8566 4458
The Village, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent DA9 9SE T: 01322 387 276
7-8 Christopher Place’s, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 5DQ T: 01727 837681
Fenwick, Brent Cross, Hendon, London NW4 3FN T: 020 8203 6844p
305-307 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 2TU T: 020 7359 8167
32 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1RA T: 01892 614 968
Bicester Village, Bicester, Oxon OX26 6WD T: 01869 247 651
236 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NB T: 020 87376 5960
The Brewhouse, Putney Wharf, London SW15 2JQ T: 020 789 0591
28 Windsor Royal Station, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1PJ T: 01753 852 019
32-34 Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 1NH T: 020 7794 2184
1-5 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW7 3HZ T: 020 7581 8101
60 St John’s Wood High Street, St John’s Wood, London NW8 7SH T: 020 7449 0404
Wood Street, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1TX T: 020 8549 5807
59 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9RQ T: 01372 467 459
Davidson House, Forbury Square, Reading RG1 3EY T: 01189 583095
108 Westbourne Grove, London W2 5RU T: 020 7243 8164
42 Oxford Castle, Oxford, 0X1 1AY T: 01865 778033
3 Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE T: 01273 690 493
342 – 344 Chiswick High Road, W4 5TA T: 020 8995 8073
31 –35 Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 2NQ T:020 8940 5037
1, The Brunswick, London, WC1N 1AF T:020 7833 4100
27 Spital Square, London, E1 6DZ T:020 7392 7662
The Great Hall, Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8AA T:0161 747 4973
The Heart, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 1GH T: 01932 246 396
Garrick Street, London, WC2E 8JE T:020 7836 0990
13 Waterside, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6BA T: 01789 267 424
3 Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB T: 0161 839 0623
St Pancras International Station, Pancras Rd, London, NW1 2QP T: 0207 278 7449
Terminal 5 Landside, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, TW6 2GA T: 0208 283 6213
One Fisher Square, Grand Arcade, Cambridge, CB2 3QF T: 01223 307 046
Quakers Friars, Bristol, BS1 3BU T: 0117 993 8538
Highcross, Leicester, LE1 4SA T: 0116 251 3501
537-539 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, SW18 4SW T: 020 8947 4651
