About Home Cooking at 88 - Ealing
We cook with love, fresh quality home-cooked dishes that will always make you feel wanting more. Cooking since my childhood, I've learned from top chefs and several courses and trainings that now enable me to cook dishes all over the world.
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Bangers and Mash
£13.90Lasagne Alle Verdure (vg)
£12.90Gnocchi Quatro Formagi ( Gnocchi with four cheeses sauce) (vg)
£12.90Mici Traditionali la Grătar (Traditional Romanian style Kebabs)
£13.90SHEPHERD’S PIE
£13.90Chicken Supreme
£13.90Piept de Pui la Grătar/Grilled Chicken Breast
£13.50Canelone De Carne
£13.90Chifteluțe cu Sos Marinat (Pork Meatballs in a Tomato Sauce)
£13.00Sarmale
£13.50
Starters
Chicken Salata Boeuf
A Romanian dish of steamed diced vegetables and chicken, gherkins, boiled egg and olives folded in homemade mayonnaise. gf.£9.00Rustic Caesar Salad
Lettuce, cherry tomato, croutons, parmesan shavings, Pan-fried chicken breast, and home-made Caesar dressing.£11.90@88 Platter
Grilled chorizo, grilled halloumi, on-the-vine tomatoes, Italian balsamic leaves and toasted pitta bread.£8.90Macaroni Cheese (vg)
Macaroni, mature cheddar, red Lester and parmigiano reggiano.£8.90Insalata Tricolore (vg)
Fresh mozzarella, avocado and beef tomato, topped with olive oil and Italian herbs.£9.00Majestic Chicken
Chunky strips of masala marinated and pan-fried chicken breast, served with mixed leaves and pitta bread.£8.50Garlic Bread
Pizza based, and crushed garlic.£6.90Tomato and Cheese Pizza Bread
Pizza based, slice tomato, crushed garlic, tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese.£8.90
British Mains
Bangers and Mash
Three butchers pork sausage with a twist of fried bacon. Served with skin-on creamy mashed potatoes, garden peas and red onion gravy.£13.90Chicken Soup a la Grec
A traditional flavour of creamy, sour chicken soup prepared in now days, a healthy and tasty dish. ( Chicken, mixed diced vegetables, rice, sour cream, egg yolk and lemon juice)£9.50Chicken Supreme
Pan-fried chicken breast cooked in a creamy wild mushroom and tarragon sauce. Served with fine green beans and sautéed potatoes. GF.£13.90SHEPHERD’S PIE
Tender lamb mince and vegetables, topped with skin-on mashed potato. Served with steamed savoy cabbage and garden peas. GF.£13.90Crunchy Chicken Fillets
Succulent chicken fillets, coated in flaked corn and bursting with flavoursome herbs and spices. Served with a dressed mixed leaf, tomato and cucumber salad.£13.50Dorset Chook
Butterflied chicken breast cooked in a buttery sauce with organic home-grown sage and fresh tomato. Served with fine green beans and skin-on creamy mashed potato.£13.90Kitty's Cashew Nut Roast ( vg)
Ground cashews, chestnut mushrooms, and onion, roasted in the oven. Served with roasted potatoes, steamed fine green beans, roasted mixed vegetables, and a rich tomato gravy. This recipe came from my partner's mother who won a prize for it in the 1970s!£13.90
Italian Mains
Penne All’ Amatriciana
Penne pasta cooked in a rich tomato sauce with bacon, onion, garlic, red chilli and parmesan.£13.50PopularGnocchi Quatro Formagi ( Gnocchi with four cheeses sauce) (vg)
Potato dumplings cooked in a rich four cheese sauce and cream.£12.90Lasagne Alle Verdure (vg)
Sautéed Italian vegetables in tomato and béchamel sauce between layers of fresh durum wheat pasta, topped with melted mozzarella. Served with mixed leaves.£12.90PopularCanelone De Carne
Fresh pasta sheets, rolled and filled with beef mince, Italian cheese and baby spinach. Topped with a tomato and béchamel sauce. Served with mixed leaves.£13.90Parmigiana Di Melanzane (vg)
Oven baked layers of aubergine topped with sautéed onion, mozzarella, tomato sauce and parmesan. V, GF.£12.90Risotto Con Pollo E Avocado
Arborio rice cooked with chunks of chicken breast, avocado and cherry tomato in a creamy white wine sauce with parmigiano reggiano. GF.£13.50Risotto Ai Funghi E Pomodorini (vg)
Arborio rice, cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and parmigiano reggiano. V, GF.£13.90Pollo E Avocado
Pan fried chicken breast with avocado and cherry tomatoes, cooked in a mozzarella and white wine sauce. Serve with steamed fine beans and roasted baby potatoes. GF.£13.90Pollo Alla Boscaiola
Grilled chicken breast topped with a red wine, bacon, olive and mushroom sauce. Served with sautéed baby potatoes and roasted Italian vegetables. GF.£13.90Creamy Penne Carbonara
Penne pasta in a crispy bacon, cream, egg yolk and Parmigianino sauce.£12.90
Romanian
Ciorba de Fasole cu Porc Afumat ( Beans Soup with Smoked Pork)
Slow cooked white beans, mixed diced vegetables, dill, parsley, and smoked pork. Served with toasted flat bread and chilli 🌶£9.50Borș Țărănesc de Cocoṣ (Rooster Sour Soup)
Lean chunks of baby Rooster, diced tomato, mixed diced vegetables soup, dressed with beaten egg and parsley. Served with chilli.£9.00Piept de Pui la Grătar/Grilled Chicken Breast
Marinated grilled chicken breast, served with creamy mashed potato. Lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad.£13.50Mici Traditionali la Grătar (Traditional Romanian style Kebabs)
You can't visit Romania without having Mici & Mustard! Our home-made mici are made from a hundred years old recipe. Reducing the fat, on our take on full recipe, we offer the best possible flavour and quality. Minced Beef Minced pork Minced lamb And selected herbs that make this dish very popular in every part of the Country. Served with chunks of garlicky potatoes, and mustard.£13.90Pastramă de Miel la Grătar (Tender Grilled Lamb Pastrami)
Summer or Winter, this dish is always on the BBQ. It can be for a soirée evening, a garden party or any other occasion. Our take on, home-made recipe is a mixture of old fashion ingredients and other recipes, that it will always make you wanting more. Over night marinated lamb shoulder, spices, garlic, herbs, and white wine. Served with cold or hot polenta, and Garlic roasted potato.£16.90PopularPomana Porcului (Pork and Sausage feast)
Pork meat, and Pork Sausage, double cooked in Romanian local herbs, to bring out the best flavor. Perfect for a winter's meal with a glass of red. Served with assorted pickleds and polenta.£15.90Sarmale
The famous traditional Romanian sarmale with polenta, sour cream and chilli. Slow cooked pickled cabbage leaves stuffed with pork and beef mince, onion, rice and tomato.£13.50Chifteluțe cu Sos Marinat (Pork Meatballs in a Tomato Sauce)
This light and tender meatball dish, is a combination of premium low fat minced pork and potato, served in a sweet and sour tomato sauce, flavoured with a touch of garlic and parsley. Served with skin-on creamy mashed potato.£13.00Chicken Salata Boeuf (Main)
A Romanian dish of steamed diced vegetable and chicken, gherkins, boiled egg and olives folded in homemade mayonnaise. Served with flat bread.£12.90Vegan Vine Leaves Sarmale ( Sarmale de Post) (v)
Chestnut, Chestnut mushrooms, onion and rice, cooked in a tomato sauce and rolled in vine leaves! Served with polenta. ( optional sour cream can be ordered separately)£13.00Cârnați de Casă cu Varza Călită (Sausage and Cabbage Stew)
Grilled home-made pork sausages, cabbage stew, skin on mashed potato, and chilli.£13.90
Sides
Flat Bread (v)
£2.50Roasted Mixed Vegetables (v)
Roasted Aubergine, Courgette and Bell pepper. A touch of olive oil and Italian herbs.£5.50Creamy Mashed Potato (vg)
Skin-On Potato, cream, butter and milk.£5.50Signature Roasted Baby Potatoes ( vg)
Roasted Baby Potatoes with mixed herbs, olive oil and butter£5.50Steamed Fine Beans (vg)
Steamed fine green beans with butter and herbs£5.50Italian Salad (vg)
Italian mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, radish, grated parmigiano and home-made balsamic dressing.£7.50Sour Cream (vg)
£1.90Tomato & Cheese Salad (vg)
Tomato, cheese, and dressing.£7.50
Desserts
Placinta Cu Branza ( Romanian Cheese Pie) (vg)
A mixed of cottage and feta cheese, eggs, vanilla and lemon zest, baked in a home-made pastry.£6.00Papanași (Romanian Doughnuts) (vg)
Sweet dough, mixed with 50% of Cottage Cheese, fried and topped with sour cream and cherry conserve.£6.50PopularDark Chocolate Torte (vg)
A rich and velvety chocolate torte, topped with ganache and chocolate shavings.£6.00Pear and Apple Tart (vg)
An open pastry case filled with succulent layers of mashed and sliced organic, Dorset-grown apples and pears. Served with a dollop of cream.£6.00PopularStrawberry Cheesecake (vg)
A moist biscuit base, strawberry conserve and layers of creamy, Italian soft cheeses.£6.00
Drinks
Soft Drinks
Coca-Cola
Original glass bottle (330ml)£2.90Sanpellegrino Aranciata
Sparkling orange juice (330ml)£2.80Iced Tea
Orange, apple, lemon and mint. 330ml£2.50