al forno dinner menu
Starters
Olives & Breadsticks v £2.25
Garlic Bread v £2.95
Homemade Flatbread v £3.95
with olive tapenade
Garlic Mozzarella Bread with Caramelised Onions v £3.75
Homemade Minestrone Soup v £4.25
with parmesan croutons
Black Gambas King Prawns £5.95
cooked in garlic butter
Bruschetta v £4.50
Garlic toasted ciabatta with tomato, red onion & fresh basil pesto
Chicken Liver Pate £4.95
with crostini bread and homemade onion chutney
Mushrooms al Forno v £4.75
Mushrooms stuffed with parmesan breadcrumbs, onions and garlic butter served with garlic mayonnaise
Antipasto Platter £9.45 (2 persons)
Cold Italian Meats, baby mozzarella, vine tomatoes, rocket, olives & artichokes, pickles, pesto & rosemary breadsticks
Mussels Marinara £5.95/£11.95
Fresh mussels in a creamy white wine, onion & garlic sauce with toasted ciabatta
Pizza
All of our pizza dough is made fresh on the premises daily Using fresh baby mozzarella and fresh herbs
Margherita v £6.50
Baby mozzarella & tomato
Hawaiin £8.50
Prosciutto ham & pineapple
Pepperoni £7.95
Margherita with pepperoni sausage
Napoletana £8.95
Tuna, anchovies, onions, olives & capers
Vegetarian v £7.95
Mushrooms, broccoli, red onion, sweet corn & cherry tomato
Meat Lovers £8.95
Chicken, pepperoni, pancetta,and meatballs
Fiorentina v £7.95
Egg, spinach, olives & parmesan
BBQ Chicken £8.95
BBQ marinated chicken & red onion on a BBQ sauce base
Inferno £8.50
Pepperoni, dried chillis, fresh red & green chilli and poponcini peppers
Calzone
Traditional Folded style pizza using handmade pizza dough
Cajun Calzone £9.75
Cajun chicken, bolognese, mushroom & chilli, mozzarella & tomato
Vege Calzone v £9.25
Mushrooms, rocket, goats cheese fresh basil pesto, mozzarella & tomato
Salad
Salad Nicoise £9.75
Flaked Salmon with wilted spinach boiled egg, new potatoes, olives tomato, red onion, caper berries and anchovies
Chicken, Bacon & Brie £5.75/£10.50
Warm chicken and pancetta on a bed of mixed leaves with brie and vine tomato’s drizzled with a honey & mustard dressing
Mozzarella & Tomato Salad v £4.75
Vine tomato & baby mozzarella drizzled with fresh pesto topped with fresh basil
Green Salad v £2.95
Mixed Leaves with micro herbs
Pasta
All of our pasta is made fresh on the premises daily. Gluten Free pasta available on most dishes.
Penne Vialli v £7.25
Penne tossed in our homemade tomato sauce with basil and baby mozzarella
Lasagne £8.75
Layered pasta with béchamel sauce, meaty bolognese topped with parmesan
Tagliatelle Carbonara £7.95
Pancetta in our classic parmesan and cream sauce
Tuna Arrabiatta £8.95
Penne, tuna, olives, onion, mushrooms and chilli in a tomato sauce drizzled with lemon oil
Spaghetti Bolognese £7.95
Spaghetti tossed in our homemade beef & tomato sauce
Penne Chicken Pesto £8.95
Penne tossed in a creamy pesto sauce with chicken & mushrooms
Vegetarian Bolognese v £7.95
Soya protein, mushrooms, carrot and a hint of chilli make for this variation of the classic Italian dish
Penne al forno £9.75
Chicken, mushroom and broccoli in a parmesan and cream sauce topped with goats cheese baked in our oven
Spaghetti Meatballs £9.25
Homemade beef meatballs with mushrooms and caramelised onions in our homemade tomato sauce
Seafood Marinara £11.95
Spaghetti, mussels, shrimp, squid & baby octopus in a tomato & white wine sauce with a hint of chilli
Fish, Risotto and Steak
Lemon Chicken Risotto £11.75
Homemade tomato & spinach risotto with chicken breast drizzled with lemon oil
Salmon Fillet £13.95
Fresh Salmon on a bed of gnocchi & leeks tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with a hint of chilli
Butternut Squash & Gorgonzola Risotto v £10.50
Homemade white wine risotto with roasted butternut squash topped with crumbled Italian blue cheese
Buckwells 8oz Sirloin Steak £14.95
served with sautéed potatoes, grape must mustard and a rocket salad
Please note all dishes may contain trace of nuts. An optional service charge of 10% will be added to tables of six or more.
Al Forno Restaurant, 39, Osborne Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO5 3LR 
023 9282 0515