About La Pizzica
We're a neighbourhood trattoria offering modern ideas of classic Puglian and Italian food and wine. Tasty food, warm hospitality and sensible prices, that's La Pizzica. Questions? Ask for Gianluca.
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Diavola
£15.00Prosciutto e Funghi
£14.00Bolognese
£15.00Capricciosa
£16.00Napoli
£14.00Funghi e Salsiccia
£15.00Calabrese
£16.00Amatriciana
£15.00Carbonara
£14.00Puccia con Polpette
£15.00
Starters
Small enough to begin with but tasty enough to share. Why not order a few? After all, this is the way - the Italian way.
Arancini al Ragu
Rice balls, deep fried with a moreish ragu centre. Served with a sweet mayo dip£10.00Polpettine al Sugo
Beef and parmesan meatballs cooked in a rich tomato sauce. Served with sliced and toasted sourdough bread£12.00Calamari Fritti
Fried squid rings, fresh not frozen. Served with own sweet mayonnaise and a zucchine surprise£12.00Focaccia con Mozzarella
Fresh bread made to order, topped with melted mozzarella£7.00Buratta Pugliese
Puglian soft cheese on its own, served with cherry tomatoes and a toasted slice of our own baked bread£12.00Focaccia Con Pesto Pomodoro
Fresh bread made to order, topped with our own pomodoro sauce and pesto£7.00Crocchetta di Patate
Baked and boiled potatoes, handmade into fried croquettes. Served with a spicy mayonnaise dip£7.00Porchetta La Pizzica
Slices of our own roasted 'Little Pig' pork belly with rind. Roasted by ourselves. Served with rocket salad.£12.00Zuppa Murgiana
Mixed bean and vegetables soup made fresh everyday served with a slice of our own baked bread.£10.00Arancini Vegane
A properly vegan arancini with vegan cheese filling. Served with a vegan mayo£10.00Focaccia La Pizzica
Fresh bread made to order in our ovens£5.00Buratta al Pesto
Puglian soft cheese topped with our own pesto recipe. Served with cherry tomatoes and a slice of our own baked bread£12.00
Pizza & Co.
Our pizzas are hand-stretched sourdough with specialist toppings. We only use Shipton Mill Organic White Flour, with dough that has been cuddling for 24 hours at least. Should you need to reheat, place in preheated oven (200 degrees) for 2 minutes.
Margherita
Pomodoro sauce with melting mozzarella with fresh basil. The Queen herself!£12.00PopularDiavola
Pomodoro, mozzarella, spicy salami, nduja, fresh chillies. Heat, spice, tasty, the devil itself!£15.00PopularProsciutto e Funghi
Pomodoro, mozzarella, cooked ham and Portobello mushrooms. Classic for a reason!£14.00Capricciosa
Pomodoro, mozzarella, artichokes, ham, Portobello mushrooms, black olives. Complicated you say, Italian we say!£16.00Calabrese
Pomodoro, mozzarella, n'duja, grilled peppers, caramelised onions, caciocavallo cheese. Spicy, sweet, complex - simply Calabrian!£16.00Funghi e Salsiccia
A white pizza with Portobello mushrooms, artisan Italian sausages, parmesan cheese. Another classic for good reason!£15.00PopularNapoli
Pomodoro, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, black olives. A seaside lovers dream!£14.00Porchetta
Pomodoro, mozzarella, home made porchetta, fresh spinach, burrata cheese, toasted almonds, balsamic glaze. Phew!£17.00Carbonara
A white pizza with guanciale, grated Parmigiano Reggiano, egg yolk, mozzarella, and shaved Don Carlo cheese. Challenge your pizza knowledge!£14.00Puccia con Polpette
Our own baked puccia bread overfilled with beef and parmesan meatballs, sprinkled with Don Carlo cheese. A sandwich for the ages!£15.00Terra Salentina
Pomodoro, mozzarella, grilled seasonal vegetables. Pure Puglia, pure vegetarian!£15.00Puccia con Porchetta
Our own baked puccia bread overfilled with our own porchetta, salad, burrata cheese. A sandwich but not as you know it!£15.00Quattro Formaggi
A white pizza with four Italian cheeses. Best eaten slowly!£15.00
Fresh Pasta
All our pasta is freshly made at the restaurant using a vintage La Monferrina machine and Shipton Mill Organic White Flour and English Semolina. Once bitten, forever smitten!
Bolognese
Fettucine with our home made Bolognese Sauce. Best eaten when very hungry.£15.00Cacio E Pepe
Spaghettone with Don Carlo cheese and black pepper. Addictive.£13.00Amatriciana
Casarecce in pomodoro sauce with guanciale, dried chillies, black pepper. Fiery and satisfying.£15.00Gnocchi con Pesto alla Genovese
Gnocchi with our own made pesto sauce and parmesan. All potatoes deserve this sauce.£15.00Pomodoro
Rigatoni in our rich pomodoro sauce and basil. Simple, yet indescribable£13.00Carbonara Tradizionale
Spaghettone with guanciale, egg yolk, Don Carlo cheese, garlic, black pepper. No cream. Never.£15.00Arrabbiata
Maccheroni with a rich and spicy pomodoro sauce made with chilli flakes, garlic and fresh parsley. Warm, spicy, bitesize, just right.£13.00Ravioli con Salsa ai Porcini
Pasta stuffed with ricotta and spinach in a creamy mushroom sauce. Welcome home winter.£16.00Pescatore
Spaghettone in a tangy pomodoro sauce with chilli, garlic, cherry tomato, calamari, prawns, clams, mussels. Dream of the seaside.£16.00Calamari e gamberi
Paccheri cooked with fresh calamari, gamberi and rocket. A seaside mini-break.£16.00
Salads
We take salads seriously, these are moreish dishes with an autumnal feel to them.
Rocket and Parmesan
Baby rocket salad leaf with grated parmesan, drenched in balsamic vinegar and olive oil£7.00Mixed
Leaf varietals of the season drenched in olive oil£7.00PopularCaprina Autunno
A warmed goat's cheese round served on a bed of autumnal seasonal root vegetables, finished with balsamic glaze.£12.00Caprese
Fresh Buffalo mozzarella, plum vine tomatoes and our own pesto, drenched in olive oil£10.00
Desserts
Restaurant-made classics for filling in those corners
Tiramisu
Savoiardi biscuits dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa.£8.00PopularPanna cotta
An Italian classic where 'cooked cream' is lovingly moulded and chilled overnight using vanilla flavoured cream. Wobbly and sweet£8.00