Deseo All Day Dining Menu
Served from 12.00pm until 10.00pm
APPETISERS
Buffalo mozzarella - vine tomatoes - basil - extra virgin olive oil £11.25
“Stracciatella” - chicken broth - egg - garden herbs - pecorino £8.50
Antipasto from the buffet £11.75
Porcini bruschetta - flat leaf Italian parsley - bocconcini £9.95
Caragolas - snails - garlic and hazelnut butter - pesto £11.00
Confit peppers - olives - baby fennel - seared calamari - chilli gambas £11.95
Minestre di verdura - summer vegetable - tomato soup - pesto £7.95
“Joselito palette” - Iberico ham - sweet melon - figs - truffle oil £16.00
Salt cod - cockles - brown shrimps - Heritage potatoes - Amalfi lemon oil £12.00
Insalata - baby fennel - artichokes - new season carrot - courgette - capers £10.95
PASTA - RICE - PIZZA
Gnocchi “Spugnole” - creamed potato dumplings - morel mushrooms £12.50
Truffle tortellini - pecorino - roquette - porcini - summer truffle oil £17.00
Risotto - “Vongole” - clams - cockles - tomatoes - chilli small £9.25 large £17.00
House pizzas - pastas from £12.75
Butternut squash ravioli - “Arancia” butter - sage - poached duck egg £15.95
Paella de pescado or carne (preparation time 30min) £38.00 for 2
The paellas in Deseo are made to order. Our chefs offer two styles, one based on fish from the Valencia region of Spain, a meat version from Almeria and rice grown in the Murcia.
CRUSTACEA
Kyle of Tongue rock oysters per 3 £7.50 per 6 £13.50 per 12 £26.00
Rock oysters - seared chorizo per 3 £8.00 per 6 £15.00 per 12 £29.00
Prawns in their shells ‘a la plancha’ Piri Piri style £16.50
Scallops - seared in hazelnut and anchovy butter per piece £7.25
Lobster in season served any style - market price
Scottish ‘langoustines’ - on ice or grilled garlic butter - market price
Dressed crab £16.00
Crevettes - pink shrimps in the shell per 100gm £11.00
Mussels ‘Marinara’
- steamed mussels - tomatoes - basil - butifarra £11.50
- white wine - shallots - garlic - flat leaf Italian parsley £12.50
Plateau ‘Fruits de Mer’ - assorted seafood served chilled - lemon - dressing
For 1 or 2 £56.00
3 Kyle of Tongue oysters, 1 dressed crab, 3 gambas, 3 langoustines, 3 crevettes, cockles, mussels
For 3 or 4 £110.00
6 Kyle of Tongue oysters, 2 dressed crabs, 6 gambas, 6 langoustines, 6 crevettes, cockles, mussles
FISH - from the Josper
Fish is delivered fresh on a daily basis and presented at the fish counter in The Emporium, served filleted, grilled on open charcoal, served with crushed new potatoes and porcini £21.50
Monk on the bone
Loch Duart Scottish salmon
Sole on the bone
Tuna loin
Sea bream
Swordfish
Sea bass
Hake
BEEF - from the Josper Grill
All our beef is aged for at least 28 days on the bone is Scottish and selected by
award winning butcher, Simon Howie, grilled to your liking and served with roast vine tomatoes, field mushrooms and béarnaise sauce
Fillet 170g £26.50 200g £30.00
Sirloin 250g £23.50 300g £26.50
Rib eye 250g £24.00 300g £27.00
T-bone 450gm £35.00
Onglet - Bravet only served rare £20.00
Double entrecote 500g - grilled serves 2 £50.00
MAIN COURSES
Halibut - baby fennel - artichokes - carrots - capers - herbs £25.00
Rose veal chop grilled - sage butter - ‘Joselita’ crisp - olive oil mash £28.00
Scotch beef cheek - Spanish cider - creamed horseradish - mustard gnocchi £25.00
Calves liver - crushed potatoes - Pedro Jimenez sherry - shallots - bacon £23.00
Hake - garden peas - pancetta - poached duck egg - braised little gem £24.00
Saltimbocca - free range chicken - linguine - wild mushrooms - cream £21.00
Josper grilled cutlets of lamb - ‘Romesco’ sauce £25.00
SIDE ORDERS
Crushed Heritage potatoes - flat leaf parsley £4.00
Spinach leaves - anchovy - pine nuts £6.25
Gnocchi - sage - roquette £4.00
Roast Mediterranean vegetables £4.00
Crispy courgette flowers £4.00
Fat cut chips - Maldon salt £4.00
Olive oil mash £4.00
Roquette - pecorino or green herb salad - aged balsamic £6.50
Grilled vine tomatoes £4.00
DESSERT MENU
Menu available with a selection of desserts, fruits, cheeses and wines
To book a table, please call restaurant reservations on 01764 694270.
Gift vouchers available.
