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    Address: Shop no. 14 Waterford shopping Centre, Cnr Witkoppen & Nerine, Douglasdale  Tel: 011 658 1015

      Welcome!


 

From the moment you set foot in "Ciro Umberto's" restaurant, you will experience the reason why the soulful, culinary legend has steadfastly endured since 1985. The authentic, Portuguese flavour carries through from the decor to the dishes to such a degree that you would swear you've arrived in Portugal itself.

Founded in Brixton and in operation for nearly three decades, the cozy atmosphere and personalized service has classic sixties and jazz music gently crooning in the background. Come indulge in the appetite-filling mastery and international wine list that makes "Ciro Umberto's" restaurant stand out from the rest.

With an outside terrace open throughout the year, blazing fires keep the cold at bay in winter, and live entertainment will maintain the festive atmosphere in the summer nights. The vast menu specializes in Portuguese, Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, from slow-roasted and deliciously herbed lamb shank to 'prawns nationale', and the generously topped pizzas fired in the wood-burning oven have been famous for years, arguably the best in Jo'burg itself. 


   More reasons why "Ciro Umberto" Restaurant is awesome...

  - Live entertainment in Summer (Thursdays & Sundays)                                        - 
Wi-Fi Hotspot
  - Wheelchair friendly                                                                                                   - Smoking section (seperate)
  - Big Screen TV's                                                                                                          - Secure Parking
  - Fireplace                                                                                                                    - Licensed


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Contact

 

Tel: 011 658 1015  /  Fax: 011 658 1050

Email:
 ciroumberto@absamail.co.za
Website: www.ciroumbertorestaurant.co.za

Open 7 days a week, "Ciro Umberto" Restaurant's trading hours are:

Monday - Thursday - 11h00 - late
Friday - Saturday - 11h00 - later

Sunday - 10h00 - 21h30


Address: Shop no. 14 Waterford shopping Centre, Cnr Witkoppen & Nerine, Douglasdale


Latitude -26.0248  ( -26° 1' 29.28" )

Longitude 27.98932 ( 27° 59' 21.55" ) 


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Menu
Speciality Menu


Starters

Bruschetta
Toasted ciabatta with carrettiera (spiced, diced tomato), Melanzane (eggplant) with Napoli sauce and spiced chicken livers

Fish Soup 
Served with croutons 


Mains

All mains served with starch of your choice and vegetables or salad

Whole grilled linefish
Ask your waitron about the linefish of the day 

Ribs and Prawns
300 grams, 4 grilled medium prawns

Fegata alla Veneziana 
grilled calf's liver with onion

Beef Fillet Porcini
grilled with wild mushrooms

Goulash on Pasta 
stew with paprika



Extras

Vegetables
Potato
Chips
Rice
Side salad (Portuguese)

 


Create your own platter - with accompaniments

Oysters `a natural    
Medium
Large

Portuguese Sardines

Crumbed Mussels
grilled

Baby Calamari
grilled or fried rings (starter)

Prawns
Medium
Queen
King
(Grilled or fried)

Prawns `a National
In a beer sauce - min. 6 medium prawns

Crayfish Tails *
 grilled per 100gr

Crayfish Thermidor *

* - Depending on availability

Monday Madness: Buy any medium pizza and receive a large one instead, no extra charge!! 

 


Main Menu

Starters

Soups


Caldo Verde
 - Green Soup
Traditional Portuguese soup of kale and potato with or without chourico

 Zuppa di Giorno
Chef's Soup Special 


Cold

Avocado Ritz
Avocado with shrimp topped with a cocktail sauce

Smoked Salmon Rosettes
on spiced potato salad with onion rings & capers

Fresh oysters - Namibian
on crushed ice with lemon
Medium
Large 

Oysters St. Umbertos
Topped with sour cream, salmon and caviar

Proscuitto di parma
Thin slices of parma ham served on melon wedges

 Antipasto
A platter with parma ham, salami, chourico, olives
pepperdew, capers, anchovies & mozzarella

 Carpaccio
Sliced, raw fillet of beef with a vinegarette & parmesan


Hot

Mussels
in a creamy garlic sauce

Clams Espanholo
1/2kg in shell, cooked in onion, tomato and peppers

Calamari - a choice of either
Grilled or cajun tubes with lemon butter
or
Fried rings with tartare sauce

Calamari Tentacles
Grilled crispy

Snails Bourgogne
served on a garlic baby foccacia

Giblets Mozambique
braised in tomato and onion

Chourico
spicy Portuguese sausage flamed with grappa

Chicken Livers
in a tomato-herb-wine and garlic sauce

Trinchado
Cubed rump steak marinated in wine and garlic sauce

Deep Fried Brie
with a cumberland sauce



Mains

Fish

Portuguese Sardines
char-grilled, with roasted green peppers, onions and boiled potatoes

Kingklip Fillet, choice of either
Grilled - served with boiled potatoes, vegetables and lemon-butter sauce
Cajun grilled - with chips, salad and lemon-butter sauce
Fried - served with chips, salad and tartar sauce

Baby Calamari, choice of either
Grilled baby tubes - with boiled potatoes, vegetables and lemon-butter sauce
Cajun tubes grilled - with chips and salad
Fried rings - with chips, salad and tartar sauce

Baby Kingklip Bretonne
Grilled, served with boiled potatoes, vegetables and shrimp-mushroom sauce

Grilled Fresh Filleted Linefish
Served with Vegetables and a starch of your choice

Combo Platter
Grilled baby kingklip, calamari and 4 medium prawns with rice

Sole a La Meuniere
Pan-fried, served with lemon-butter parsley, potatoes and vegetables

Fish curry
Served with rice and sambals



Shellfish

Grilled Prawns Special (1kg)
Grilled Prawns Special (1/2kg)
Served with chips or rice and lemon-butter or peri-peri sauce

Mozambican Prawn Curry
Mild curry and coconut milk served with rice and sambals

Mozambican Crab Curry
Mild curry and coconut milk

Bacalhou - Codfish (Portuguese Speciality)
It is a salted fish and has an acquired taste!

Bacalhou a Bras
flaked and tossed with chips, onions, garlic and egg

Bacalhau Char-grilled
with boiled potatoes, roasted green peppers, onions and olive 



Poultry

All dishes are served with a choice or starch unless otherwise stated

Chicken Breast Curry
With rice and sambals

Chicken Schnitzel
Served with a cheese, pepper or mushroom sauce

Baby Chicken - Cafreal
Al forno basted with coconut milk, served with chips and salad
(mild, medium, hot)

Half Roast Duck
With orange-honey-thyme sauce



Meat

Ciro Steak (300g)
Served with chips and vegetables, accompanied with a sauce of your choice
(cheese, garlic, mushroom or pepper)

Umberto's Steak (300g)
Fillet steak prepared in a sauce of mushrooms, garlic, tomato, red wine, cream and brandy
Served with chips and vegetables

Steak Bitoque (200g)
Sirloin steak pan-fried with garlic, served with chips and vegetables

Fillet Steak (300g)
Grilled with your choice of starch and vegetables

Rump Steak (600g)
Grilled with your choice of starch and vegetables

Osso Buco
Braised in tomato and red wine with vegetables and roast potatoes

Roast Lamb
With roast potatoes, vegetables and mint sauce

Grilled Lamb Chops
With chips and vegetables

Lamb Shank (+/- 500g)
Slow roasted and served with roast potato and vegetables

Eisbein
Broiled with sauerkraut and boiled potato

Rabbit (Chefs Special)
with vegetables and boiled potatoes

Spare Ribs (300g or 600g)
Served with chips and salad 



PORTUGUESE SPECIALITIES

Fillet of Pork Campeste
Marinated for 12 hours in wine, vinegar and garlic, roasted and served with roast potatoes, onions and vegetables

Tripe Porto Style
With butter beans, chouriço, smoked pork, spices and rice

Oxtail Duquesa
Traditional, served on mash potato Duquesa

Espetada Madeirense
Rump cubes rubbed with coarse salt and bay leaves, with fried polenta or chips

Portuguese Steak
Fillet steak pan-fried in red wine with a touch of cream and garlic, topped with a slice of ham, fried egg, chips and vegetables

Rojoes
Pork, marinated in red wine served with roast potatoes and pickles



SALAD
Half / Full

Portuguese
Lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber and olives

Niçoise
Green beans, anchovies, egg, tomato, red onion, cucumber and olives

Italian
Lettuce, tomato, mozzarella, olives and anchovies

Greek
Lettuce, tomato, feta, green pepper, onion and olives

Gorgonzola
Lettuce, tomato, gorgonzola, cucumber and onion

 



FOLDED PIZZA

Regular / Large

Calzone
Cheese and ham

Casalinga (V)
Cheese, mushrooms, onion, garlic and chilli

Mafiosa
Cheese, bacon, livers, olives, garlic and chilli

Choose your own
Any other pizza or combination of your choice



PIZZA

Regular / Large

Foccacia (V)
Pizza bread with garlic

Margherita (V)
Cheese and tomato

Regina
Cheese, tomato, ham and mushroom

4 Stagioni
Cheese, tomato, ham, mushrooms, olives and artichokes

Napoletana
Cheese, tomato, capers and anchovies

Siciliana (V)
Cheese, tomato, anchovies, capers and olives

Vegetarian
Cheese, tomato, mushrooms, olives, artichokes, asparagus and garlic

Mexicana
Cheese, tomato, green peppers, onion, mince meat and chilli

Campagnola (V)
Cheese, tomato, onion, green pepper, chilli and garlic

Hawaiian
Cheese, tomato, ham and pineapple

La Nonna
Cheese, tomato, mushrooms and chicken

Ciro
Cheese, tomato, prawns and garlic

Olive
Cheese, tomato and olive

Karoo
Cheese, tomato, mushrooms and roast lamb

Popeye
Cheese, tomato, spinach, bacon, feta cheese and garlic

Popeye Special
Cheese, tomato, spinach, bacon, feta cheese, garlic, fresh tomato and avocado

Garbage Pizza
Cheese, tomato, mushroom, ham, olives, artichokes, onion, green pepper, capers, pineapple, salami, anchovies and garlic

Quattro Formaggio
Cheese, tomato, gorgonzola, feta and parmesan

Frutti di Mare
Cheese, tomato, calamari, shrimps and mussels

 


EXTRA PIZZA TOPPINGS

Regular / Large

Chilli, Onion, Garlic, Egg or Tomato Base

Brinjal, Banana, Green Pepper, Asparagus, Capers, Pineapple, Spinach or Fresh Tomato

Anchovies, Calamari, Ham, Mushrooms, Mussels or Olives

Avocado, Salami, Artichokes, Chicken, Chouriço

Bacon, Feta, Lamb Roast, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Gorgonzola or Shrimp

Please Note: There is a surcharge on half & half pizzas



PASTA

Half / Full (Half Portions charged at 75%)
Choice of Pasta: Penne, Spaghetti, Gnocchi or Fettuccini

Arrabiata (V)
Tomato, herbs, chilli and garlic

Napoletana (V)
Tomato and herbs

Bolognese
Tomato and mince sauce

Carbonara
Bacon, egg, cream and pepper

Mafiosa
Bacon, livers, olives, chilli and garlic

Marinara
Mussels, shrimps, clams and tomato

Porcini
Wild mushrooms, tomato and garlic

Alfredo
Cream, cheese, mushrooms, ham and pepper

Macchiati
Cream, cheese, tomato and ham

Ciro
Tomato, garlic and shelled prawns

Gnocchi Gorgonzola or Basil Pesto

 *Only wheat free fettuccini available on request

 


STUFFED & BAKED PASTA
Half / Full

Lasagne al Forno
Beef or Chicken 

Cannelloni - meat
Rolled pasta filled with meat, napoletana sauce and mozzarella

Cannelloni - veg
Ricotta cheese and spinach

Ravioli
Squares of pasta filled with meat in napoletana sauce

Panzerotti
Half moon pasta filled with ricotta and spinach in napoletana sauce

Melanzane alla Parmiggiana
Aubergine, tomato and cheese

 


LIGHT MEALS

Served with Chips

Grilled or Fried Hake

Baby Kingklip - 200g

Grilled Chicken Breast

Cajun Chicken Burger

Prego Roll

Steak & Egg

Classic Hamburger
Flame Grilled 200gr

Add cheddar cheese
Add bacon & avo with sweet chilli
Make it a double burger

 


DESSERTS

Chocolate Mousse 

Crème Brulée
The one and only!

Tiramisu
With mascarpone, Kahlua and finger biscuits

Cream Caramel
Called 365

Crepes copa cabana
Thin pancakes with ice cream and splashed with a sauce made of espresso, coffee liqueur and lemon zest

Mille Feuilles
Layers of phyllo pastry with custard, cream and berries

Ice Cream and Hot Chocolate Sauce

Italian Kisses

Tartufo

Affogato
A ball of vanilla ice cream drowned in espresso coffee

Sorbet of the Day

 

**Wine list available on request **

 


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