Christmas Lunch Set Menu
Available from 27th November to 31st December
- £19.95 Per Person for 3 courses
Starters
Zuppa del Giorno
(Soup of the day)
Minestrone (v)
(Traditional Italian vegetable soup)
Funghi Fritti (v)
(Golden-fried breaded mushrooms served with a garlic mayonnaise dip)
Insalata Caprese (v)
(Classic dish of sliced tomatoes, fresh buffalo mozzarella and basil leaves dressed simply with extra
virgin olive oil)
Bruschetta Classica (v)
(Oven-baked homemade Italian bread with fresh chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic and extra virgin olive oil)
Cozze alla Livornese
(Fresh steamed Scottish west coast mussels served in a spiced tomato sauce)
Pate Della Casa
(Freshly made chef’s own smooth chicken liver paté recipe served with melba toast, oatcakes and
fruit coulis)
Spaghetti Bolognese
(Spaghetti pasta served with our chef’s special mincemeat, vegetable and fresh tomato sauce recipe)
Main Courses
Tacchino Natalizio
(Traditional Roast Turkey and trimmings served with our chef’s own recipe stuffing and homemade
cranberry jam. Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Pollo ‘Sogno di Bacco’
(Supreme of chicken served in a creamed spinach sauce with sweet mixed peppers and roasted pine nuts.
Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Vitello alla Miranda
(Escallops of veal topped with Parma Ham and poached in Marsala wine. Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Bistecca al Cognac
(Prime grilled sirloin steak in a sauce of cognac, venison and cherry tomatoes. Also available plain grilled
if preferred. Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Branzino Provencale
(Fresh filleted Scottish seabass poached in white wine and served with tomato, fresh cream and mixed herb
sauce. Served with boiled rice)
Risotto di Asparagi (v)
(Traditional Italian Arborio rice dish with asparagus, roasted pine nuts, fresh spinach and parmesan cheese)
Lasagne al Forno
(Traditional oven-baked Lasagne made with minced beef)
Penne con Polpette
(Penne pasta served with freshly prepared house specialty meatballs in a sauce of fresh tomato, garlic and mixed herbs)
Pizza alla Qua
(Stone-baked
thin-base freshly made Italian pizza available with any two toppings of your choice. Please note that Parma Ham and other
expensive meats are available but will attract a supplementary charge)
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Choice of Dessert from our Christmas Selection
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Christmas Dinner Set Menu
Available from 27th November to 31st December - £29.95 Per Person for 3 courses
Starters
Zuppa del Giorno
(Soup of the day)
Minestrone (v)
(Traditional Italian vegetable soup)
Mozzarella Fritta (v)
(Golden-fried breaded mozzarella
fingers served with a sweet tomato and chilli sauce)
Crostini Misti
(Trio of oven-baked homemade Italian bread topped with sweet mixed peppers, mushrooms and Parma Ham)
Pate Della Casa
(Freshly made chef’s own smooth chicken liver paté recipe served with melba toast, oatcakes and
fruit coulis)
Cozze alla Livornese
(Fresh steamed Scottish west coast mussels served in a spiced tomato sauce)
Salmon and Melon Primrose
(Slices of finest Scottish smoked salmon fillets with fresh honeydew melon and prawns in a freshly prepared marie rose
sauce)
Ravioli Aurora (v)
(Homemade spinach and ricotta cheese pasta parcels served in a tomato, fresh cream and mixed herb sauce)
Main Courses
Tacchino Natalizio
(Traditional Roast Turkey and trimmings served with our chef’s own recipe stuffing and homemade
cranberry jam. Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Pollo al Funghetto
(Supreme of chicken served in a sliced mushroom, onion and fresh cream sauce. Served with a selection
of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Vitello Milanese
(Golden-fried breaded veal escallops served with fresh lemon
and a portion of Spaghetti Napoli)
Filetto al Pepe Verde
(Prime grilled 9oz beef fillet steak in a sauce of brandy, green peppercorns and fresh cream. Also available
plain grilled if preferred. Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Salmone dello Chef
(Finest Scottish salmon fillet cooked with spinach, prawns and white wine and served on a bed of sweet
mixed peppers. Served with a selection of vegetables and roast potatoes)
Risotto alla Qua
(Traditional Italian Arborio rice dish made with blended spinach and homemade fish and crabmeat stock
cooked in white wine and fresh cream and topped with whole tiger prawns)
Cannelloni di Ricotta e Spinaci
(v)
(Oven-baked homemade fresh egg pasta cylinders stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach and served in a
tomato and mozzarella cheese sauce)
Penne all’Uccelletto
(Penne pasta served
in a sauce of saffron, tomato, fresh cream, sweet peppers and strips of veal)
Pizza alla Qua
(Stone-baked
thin-base freshly made Italian pizza available with any two toppings of your choice. Please note that Parma Ham and other
expensive meats are available but will attract a supplementary charge)
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Choice of Dessert from our Christmas Selection
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Qua Italian
Restaurant Christmas Booking Conditions
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All bookings are provisional only until payment of deposit of £10 per diner.
This is payable by 2 weeks after the date then initial provisional booking is made. If after expiry of this 2 week period,
deposit is still outstanding, your booking is liable to be cancelled if another party seeks a similar time/ table size. Once
paid, this booking now becomes a confirmed booking. Please, as a matter of courtesy, inform us of when you are unable to honour
any provisional booking to allow us to properly organise ourselves during this very busy period.
2
The £10 per diner deposit is ONLY deducted from the final bill for every
diner who actually honours the confirmed booking number and shall be forfeited for any members of the party who fail to appear.
A booking is made for 10 diners and £100 deposit paid to make the booking a confirmed booking. If all 10 diners appear, £100
will be deducted from your bill. If only 7 diners appear, only £70 will be deducted from your bill. We operate in this fashion
not as a money making exercise. We do this as a disincentive for diners to fail to honour their booking and thus take-up valuable
table space which we could have used to accommodate other parties who we will have had to refuse. Please understand this.
3
We do not payment of the final bill by cheque whether it be personal or
business. We do not want to cause offence on the night of the booking unnecessarily so please bear this in mind. We do, of
course, accept payment of deposit by cheque as we will have enough time to submit the cheque for bank-clearing and receive
the funds prior to the date of your booking.
4
You may be given a specific “out-time” when making your booking.
An “out-time” is the time that your party must vacate the table to allow us to accommodate the later bookings.
If you are not given a specific “out-time” when making your booking, the “out-time” is 2 hours after
the confirmed booking time. The “out-time” is NOT 2 hours after the last member of your party appears and orders.
This is very, very important to honour as any later parties with confirmed bookings for your table will understandably be
upset if their table is not available for the time that they have booked for.
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We look forward to welcoming you and your guests. Have a very merry Christmas
and a great new year!
