Enjoy a very Italian Christmas…
Our menus are packed full of festive treats for everyone to enjoy!
Come and enjoy our delicious Christmas menus created by Il Forno, from traditional recipes and authentic ingredients providing you with a taste of Italy this festive season. Available from Monday 18th November – Monday 30th December
Make this an Il Forno Christmas. Buon Natale!
With the festive season just around the corner, make sure you don’t miss out on this merry experience.
Christmas Party Lunch Menu
2 courses – £15, 3 courses – £17, available 12-4pm daily
Add bottomless Prosecco, wine or beer for just £15 per person
Minestrone Soup (v)
Traditional Italian soup, served with toasted bruschetta
Burrata e Salmone
Smoked salmon tartar, creamy burrata cheese
Chicken Liver Pate
Chicken liver pate, toasted bruschetta, caramelised onion chutney
Parma e Melon
Parma ham & honeydew melon
Parmigiana (v)
Oven-baked aubergine, parmesan, tomato sauce, basil & light pesto
Pollo
Chicken oysters, mashed potato, mixed vegetables, peppercorn sauce
Roast Turkey with traditional trimmings
served with roast potatoes, butter carrots, garden peas, spinach and cranberry sauce
Straccetti Di Manzo
Stir fried beef, peppercorn sauce, pan fried cabbage, cream, leeks, daupinoise potato
Branzino Alla Brace
Chargrilled Seabass filler, chargrilled vegetables
Lasagna Tradizionale
Oven baked layers of pasta with beef bolognaise sauce, bechamel, mozzarella, parmesan cheese
Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli (v)
Spinach & ricotta ravioli, sage butter
Paccheri Dello Zar
Homemade southern typical paccheri pasta, smoked salmon sauce, black & red caviar
Pizza Margherita (v)
Tomato, mozzarella & basil
Pizza Diavola
Tomato, mozzarella, spicy salami
Pizza Rustica (v)
Mozzarella, aubergines, courgettes, mushrooms, peppers & spinach
Strudel Mela
Warm apple strudel, vanilla ice cream
Il Forno Chocolate Bomb
Homemade coconut cheesecake bomb, hot chocolate sauce
Traditional Tiramisu
Handmade sponge fingers, soaked in espresso coffee and layered with Mascarpone cream
Formaggi
Selection of cheeses, jam & biscuits
Christmas Party Dinner Menu
2 courses – £25, 3 courses – £29
Minestrone Soup (v)
Traditional Italian soup, toasted bruschetta
Polpo
Grilled octopus, mash potato, sun-dried tomato sauce
Gamberoni
Pan-fried king prawns, garlic butter and chilli sauce, cherry tomatoes, croutons
Capesante
Seared king scallops, creamed saffron rice, pecorino foam
Parma e Melon
Parma ham & honeydew melon
Burrata e Salmone
Smoked salmon tartar, creamy burrata cheese
Carpaccio di Manzo
Cured beef, truffle cheese, black truffle, mustard dressing
Chicken Liver Pate
Chicken liver pate, toasted bruschetta, caramelised onion chutney
Parmigiana (v)
Oven-baked aubergine, parmesan, tomato sauce, basil & light pesto
Stinco D Agnello
Lamb shank, rosemary, garlic, red wine jus, creamed potatoes
Roast Turkey with traditional trimmings
served with roast potatoes, butter carrots, garden peas, spinach and cranberry sauce
Filetto di Manzo (5oz) upgrade to 8oz for £5
5oz Fillet steak, spinach, dauphinoise potatoes, peppercorn sauce
Pollo
Chicken oysters, mashed potato, mixed vegetables, peppercorn sauce
Branzino Alla Brace
Chargrilled Seabass fillet, chargrilled vegetables
Merluzzo
Pan-fried cod fillet, crushed new potato, cherry tomato, olives, capers, cherry tomato sauce
Paccheri Dello Zar
Homemade southern typical paccheri pasta, smoked salmon sauce, black & red caviar
Lasagna Tradizionale
Oven baked layers of pasta, beef bolognaise sauce, bechamel, mozzarella, parmesan cheese
Linguine Ai Gamberi
King prawn, linguine, yellow & red cherry tomato, basil
Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli (v)
Spinach & ricotta ravioli, sage butter
Pizza Margherita (v)
Tomato, mozzarella & basil
Pizza Diavola
Tomato, mozzarella, spicy salami
Pizza Rustica (v)
Mozzarella, aubergines, courgettes, mushrooms, peppers & spinach
Strudel Mela
Warm apple strudel, vanilla ice cream
Il Forno Chocolate Bomb
Homemade coconut cheesecake bomb, served with a hot chocolate sauce
Traditional Tiramisu
Handmade sponge fingers, soaked in espresso coffee and layered with Mascarpone cream
Formaggi
Selection of cheeses, jam & biscuits
Drinks Packages
Prosecco Package – £75
Two bottles of Prosecco and two bottles of house wine (your choice of red. white or rose)
Champagne Package – £95
Two bottles of Champagne and two bottles of house wine (your choice of red. white or rose)
Beer Bucket – £35
Ten bottles of Italian beer
For more information about Il Forno, give the restaurant a call on 0151 668 0052.