Menu - Franco's Italian Restaurant

Antipasto

Starters

Crumbed Mushrooms V

Mushrooms crumbed & deep fried served with cheese sauce.

Mussels Alla Crema

Mussels cooked in a creamy garlic sauce.

Chicken Livers

Served in a creamy tomato & peri-peri sauce.

Carpaccio

Springbok carpaccio served with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh lemon, rocket & parmesan shavings.

Smoked Salmon

Fresh smoked salmon layered between lettuce, tomato, cream cheese, fresh lemon & capers.

Prawn Tails

Queen prawn tails cooked in a chilli & garlic cream based sauce topped with cheddar cheese.

Prosciutto E Melone (When Available)

Cured parma ham wrapped around sweet melon with rocket, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic glaze & black pepper.

Squid Heads (When Available)

Choose from Grilled, Fried or Cajun Fried preparation styles.

Soup of the day

Please ask your waiter for our soup of the day.

Oysters

Fresh oysters when available.

Cajun Style Pork Strips

Tender pork fillet cut into strips coated in cajun spices & deep fried served with sweet & sour sauce. Available in 100g or 200g portions.

Chicken Strips

Tender chicken breasts cut into strips crumbed & deep fried until golden, served with a sweet & sour sauce. Available in 100g or 200g portions.

Rump Strips

200g rump grilled to perfection, cut into strips & basted in our special basting.

Chicken Winglets

Winglets choice of sweet & sticky or spicy.

Crispy Cajun Prawns

6 x Queen prawns coated in cajun spices & deep fried until crispy.

Calamari Rings / Tubes

Calamari tubes or rings grilled or fried served with a tartare dipping sauce. (Rings recommended fried not grilled).

Pork Belly

Succulent pork belly basted in our special basting sauce served with crispy crackle

Spring Rolls

Crispy queen prawn & cheese spring rolls served with a sweet chilli sauce.

Chorizo

Traditional Portuguese sausage served with a side sauce & a ciabatta slice.

Jalapeno Poppers

Jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese & bacon bits, crumbed & deep fried served with ranch sauce.

Insalate

Salads

Greek Salad V

Mixed lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onions, green pepper, carrots, feta & olives.

Franco's Salad V

Mixed lettuce, feta, onions, tomatoes & a red wine vinegar.

Caprese Salad V

Thin slices of tomato & mozzarella cheese topped with olive oil, balsamic reduction & capers.

Burgers

Prego & Chips

Succulent 200g rump cooked in a napolitana, white wine, onions, bay leaves, garlic & chilli sauce served on a bread roll.

Black Forest Burger

200g pure beef patty smothered in a mustard, cognac & mushroom sauce with lettuce, tomato & onion.

Bacon & Cheese Burger

200g pure beef patty served with crispy bacon a slice of cheese, lettuce, tomato & onion.

Mushroom & Cheese Burger

200g pure beef patty served with a slice of cheese topped with creamy mushroom sauce, tomato, lettuce & onion.

Beef Burger

200g pure beef patty topped with lettuce, tomato & onion.

Chicken Burger

Chicken breast topped with lettuce, tomato & onion.

Fries

Guilty Pleasures Fries

Hand cut potato chips smothered in creamy cheese sauce topped with bacon bits & crispy onions.

Cheesy Fries V

Hand cut potato chips smothered in cheese sauce topped with mozzarella & parmesan cheese.

Chip Bowl

Hand cut potato chips.

Pollo

Chicken

Black Forest Chicken Breasts

Tender chicken breast grilled to perfection and smothered in a mustard, cognac & mushroom sauce.

Chicken Breasts

Tender chicken breasts grilled to perfection & basted in our special basting sauce.

Baby Chicken (Lemon & Herb) or (Peri-Peri)

Baby chicken cooked to perfection in our wood burning pizza oven. (+- 45 min cooking time/Raw weight 600G-800G)

Chicken Schnitzel

Tender chicken breasts flattened, crumbed & deep fried until golden brown.

Chicken Curry

Tender chicken pieces prepared in our special mild oriental curry sauce.

Chicken Involtini

Tender chicken breasts flattened & stuffed with creamed spinach, onions & mushrooms, cooked in a white wine sauce.

Francos Schnitzel

Tender chicken breasts flattened, crumbed & deep fried then topped with creamed spinach, napolitana sauce & mozzarella cheese finished off in the pizza oven.

Pizza

Classic Pizzas

Margherita V

Tomato base with herbs & mozzarella cheese.

Hawaiian

Tomato base with ham, pineapple & mozzarella cheese.

Regina

Tomato base with ham, mushroom & mozzarella cheese.

Vegetarian V

Tomato base with green peppers, mushroom, onion, olives & mozzarella cheese.

Signature Pizzas

Siciliana

Tomato base with anchovies, capers, olives, garlic & mozzarella cheese.

Quattro Formaggi

Tomato base with cheddar, feta, blue cheese & mozzarella cheese.

Quattro Stagioni

Tomato base with ham, mushroom, olives, artichokes & mozzarella cheese.

Foresta

Tomato base with bacon, mushroom, feta, garlic, green pepper & mozzarella cheese.

Parma

Tomato base with parma ham, rocket, parmesan & mozzarella cheese

Mexicana

Tomato base with Italian mince, chilli, garlic & mozzarella cheese.

Morituri

Tomato base with seasoned chicken pieces, bacon, feta, green pepper & mozzarella cheese

Carne

Tomato base with chorizo, onion, chilli, green pepper, mushroom & mozzarella cheese

Seafood

Tomato base with calamari, mussels, queen prawns, anchovies & mozzarella cheese.

Rib

Tomato base with marinated deboned ribs, onions & mozzarella cheese.

La Mamma

Tomato base with bacon, mushrooms, feta & mozzarella cheese.

Al Papa

Tomato base with salami, mushroom, feta & mozzarella cheese.

Queens

Tomato base with chicken pieces, mushrooms, pepperdews, onions & mozzarella cheese.

Divo

Tomato base with onion, garlic, biltong, feta, chilli strips, fresh rocket, mozzarella cheese.

Ragazzo

Tomato base with mince, salami, bacon, chorizo, onions & mozzarella cheese.

Pizza Bread

Classic V

Pizza base plain, herbs & olive oil.

Classic with cheese V

Pizza base plain, herbs & mozzarella cheese.

Pasta

Your choice of Spaghetti, Penne, Linguini, Fettuccini

Authentic Italian Lasagna

Rich layers of Italian sauce, pasta sheets & cheese.

Napolitana V

Napolitana sauce, garlic & basil.

Bolognaise

Italian mince with tomato & spices.

Alfredo (With a touch of tomato)

Ham, mushroom, cream & with a touch of tomato.

Con Pollo

Chicken pieces, Pepperdews, onions & rosemary cooked in a white wine cream sauce.

Meatballs

Home made Italian meatballs in pomodoro sauce.

Carbonara

Bacon, egg, onion & a touch of cream, white wine & Parmesan cheese sauce.

Al Peppe

Strips of beef fillet cooked in a cream-based sauce with brandy and peppercorns.

Prawn Pasta

6-8 queen prawns deshelled & deveined cooked in a white wine, garlic, chilli & cream sauce.

Seafood Pasta

Mussels, Calamari & Queen prawns cooked in a tomato based sauce.

Carne

Meat

"We do not take responsibility for meat ordered well done"

300g Fillet

300g fillet grilled to perfection & basted in our special meat basting.

200g Fillet

200g fillet grilled to perfection & basted in our special meat basting.

300g Rump

300g Rump grilled to perfection & basted in our special meat basting.

500g Ribeye on the bone

500g Ribeye on the bone grilled to your perfection & basted in our special meat basting.

700g T-bone

700g T-bone grilled to your perfection & basted in our special meat basting.

400g/800g Pork Ribs

Pork flat ribs char-grilled & basted in our rib basting sauce.

Lamb Chops

Succulent skinny lamb chops cooked to perfection in our pizza oven.

Sauces

Cafe de paris, mushroom, cheese, black forest, peri-peri, pepper, lemon butter, garlic butter, creamy garlic.

Pesce

Fish

12/24 Queen Prawns

Option of 12 or 24 queen prawns either grilled in lemon & herb basting or deep fried crispy style.

Kingklip

Fresh kingklip grilled in our special lemon & herb basting sauce.

Hake

Fresh hake grilled in our lemon & herb basting or deep fried served with a tartar sauce.

Prawn Curry

12 deshelled queen prawns cooked in our special curry sauce.

Prawn & Calamari combo

8 queen prawns & calamari tubes grilled or fried.

Calamari

Calamari tubes grilled or fried.

Specialatia Di Franco

Franco's Specials

Steak & Egg

300g rump grilled to your perfection topped with an egg.

Texan Chilli Fillet

300g fillet grilled to your perfection topped with a mild peri peri sauce, slice of cheese & a jalapeño.

Tornado Rossini

300g fillet grilled to perfection topped with chicken livers and peri peri sauce.

Oxtail

A rich & hearty oxtail cooked in red wine & spices bursting with flavour.

Beef Involtini

200g fillet flattened & stuffed with a slice of ham, a boiled egg & mozzarella cheese topped with napolitana sauce.

Marsala Pork Fillet or Chicken

Tender pork fillet or chicken medallions cooked in a Marsala wine & mushroom cream based sauce.

Cordon Bleu

Pork fillet or chicken wrapped around ham & cheese filling, crumbed & deep fried, topped with a lemom cream sauce.

Pork Belly

Succulent pork belly basted in our special basting sauce served with crispy crackle

Eisbein

Crispy eisbein cooked to perfection in the pizza oven served with sauerkraut (allow 45 minutes for preparation. 1.1kg raw weight)

Saltimbocca

Pork fillet medallions cooked in a white wine sauce, topped with parma ham, mozzarella cheese & sage

Pizzaiola Steak

300g fillet medallions cooked in a napolitana sauce with capers, olives & chorizo.

Black Forest Schnitzel

Tender pork fillet flattened, crumbed and grilled topped with a creamy mushroom sauce.

Pork Fillet Parmigiano

Tender pork fillet topped with punchetta sauce & mozzarella cheese, baked in the oven.

Combos

All combos served with one of the following options

Chips, Rice, Baked Potato, Mash, Veggies or Side Salad

Surf & Turf Combo

200g rump, 6 x queen prawns & calamari.

Ribs & Wing Combo

400g ribs & 4 Wings (Peri-Peri or Plain).

Prawn & Rib Combo

400G Ribs & 6 Queen prawns.

Chicken & Rib Combo

400G Ribs & half chicken.

Dolci

Desserts

Crème Brulée

An excellent blend of custards, cinnamon, vanilla topped with hard caramel.

Italian Kisses

3 assorted Italian kisses.

Warm Volcano Pudding

A rich chocolate flavoured dessert with molten chocolate center, baked to perfection.

Affogato

A scoop of vanilla ice cream a shot of Amaretto drowned in espresso & topped with Amaretto biscuits.

Nutella Pizza

Pizza base smothered with Nutella served with strawberries.

Boston Brownies

Rich, moist brownies with dark chocolate, chopped pecans & walnuts baked and covered with chocolate sauce.

Dessert of the day

Please ask our staff about the dessert of the day.

Cake of the day

Please ask your waiter for the cake of the day selection.