
Formal Menu
3 Courses $60 per person
ANTIPASTI – ENTREÉS
Gamberi al’Aglio –
prawns served on a bed of risoni pasta, creamy garlic sauce
Cavolfiore Sbriciolato
crumbed cauliflower, capsicum sauce
Maiale Croccante –
pork belly pieces, crispy crackling, spicy sticky sauce
Arancini di Zucca –
rice croquettes with pumpkin, baby bocconcini, pomodoro sugo
Calamari Fritti –
crispy squid pieces dusted with Bellata Gold semolina & flash fried, black garlic aioli
PIATTI PRINCIPALI – MAIN COURSE
Gnocchi di Fungo
housemade potato gnocchi sauteed in a creamy mushroom sauce, thyme and spinach
Marinara
casarecce pasta, with pan fried prawns, mussels & squid, tomato basil sugo with a hint of chilli
Brasato di Manzo
prime beef cheeks marinated & braised in a peppered red wine mushroom jus, potato pumpkin gratin, seasonal greens
Salmone Puttanesca (gf)
oven baked salmon, classic puttanesa sugo with olives, capers, marinated capsicum and a hint of chilli, potato pumpkin gratin, seasonal greens
Pollo con Crema di Avocado (gf)
oven baked chicken in a creamy bacon and avocado sauce, potato gratin, seasonal greens
Maiale Croccante
pork belly pieces, crispy crackling, spicy sticky sauce, roasted vegetables, seasonal greens
Barramundi ai Miele (gf)
pan fried barramundi, honey mustard sauce, potato pumpkin gratin & seasonal greens
DOLCI – DESSERTS
Torta Appiccicosa di Date
warm sticky date cake with butterscotch sauce, gelato
Cheesecake della Settimana
please ask your waitperson for the cheesecake of the week
Pannacotta e Pere (gf)
vanilla pannacotta, poached pear in a cinnamon and honey syrup, gelato
Morte dal Cioccolato (gf)
salted caramel and chocolate ganache, nutty crunch topping, gelato
Cannoli Siciliani
crisp pastry shells filled with a tiramisu crème patisseire gelato
Affogato (gf) –
please request gluten free option espresso coffee, Frangelico liqueur, gelato
TRIO di GELATI E SORBETTI
Napoletano (gf) – vanilla bean, chocolate & strawberry gelati
Caramellino (gf) – butterscotch, chocolate & hazelnut gelati
Cioccomenta (gf) – choc mint, vanilla bean & chocolate gelati
Moca (gf) – coffee, vanilla bean & chocolate gelati
Cioccobanana (gf) – choc banana, vanilla, chocolate gelati
Biscotto – cookies & cream vanilla bean & butterscotch gelati
Fruttato (gf) (df) – mango, wild berry & lemon sorbetti
Agrodolce (gf) (df) – Mojito, lemon & mango sorbetti

Informal Menu
3 Courses for $45 per person
Pane – Bread
Pane all’Aglio – Garlic Bread
artisan bread, garlic, balsamic crema, Tuscan olive oil
Pane all’Aglio e Formaggio – Cheesy Garlic Bread
artisan bread, mozzarella cheese
Pane al Peperoncino e Formaggio – Sweet Chilli Cheesy Bread
artisan bread, sweet chilli, mozzarella cheese
Bruschetta al Pomodoro e Fetta
Turkish bread, fresh tomato, Danish fetta, basil
Bruschetta alla Barbabietola e Fetta
Turkish bread, roasted beetroot, Danish fetta, onion jam
Piatti Principali– Main Course
Risotto alla Contadina (gf)
arborio risotto, roasted red capsicum, olives, sun-dried tomato, field mushrooms,
zucchini, basil, parmesan cheese, pomodoro sauce
Pasta e Polpette – pappardelle pasta, Carmen’s family recipe meatballs, pomodoro sauce
Carbonara con Pollo – casarecce pasta, chicken, bacon, creamy sauce
Fungho Ripieno (gf) (v) (vegan option also available)
oven baked field mushroom filled with marinated capsicum, sun-dried tomato,
basil pumpkin seed pesto & Danish fetta, chips, Mediterranean salad
Calamari Fritti
crispy squid pieces dusted with Bellata Gold semolina & flash fried, black garlic aioli,
chips, Mediterranean salad
Carmen’s Parmigiana
house crumbed chicken schnitzel, bacon, mozzarella cheese, tomato sugo, chips, Mediterranean salad
Barramundi con Pesto
pan fried barramundi, basil pumpkin seed pesto, chips, Mediterranean salad
Dolci – Desserts
Cannoli alle Mandorle – crisp pastry shells filled with honey & almond crème pâtissière
Torta Appiccicosa di Date – warm sticky date cake with butterscotch sauce, gelato
Key Lime Tart
zesty lime curd filled pastry, served with mango coulis and gelato
Panna Cotta al Cioccolato Bianco (gf)
housemade vanilla bean & white chocolate panna cotta, mixed berry compote, gelato
Affogato (gf) – espresso coffee, Frangelico liqueur, gelato
Morte dal Cioccolato (gf)
combination of two classic desserts, salted caramel & chocolate ganache, nutty crunch topping, gelato
Trio di Gelati e Sorbetti
Napoletano (gf) – vanilla bean, chocolate & strawberry gelati
Caramellino (gf) – caramel crunch, chocolate & hazelnut gelati
Cioccomenta (gf) – choc mint, vanilla bean & chocolate gelati
Moca (gf) – espresso coffee, vanilla bean & chocolate gelati
Caraibico (gf) – coconut, strawberry & chocolate gelati
Biscotto – cookies & cream vanilla bean & chocolate gelati
Sacco di Noci (gf) – macadamia, hazelnut & chocolate gelati
Fruttato (gf) (df) – mango, wild berry & lemon sorbetti
Agrodolce (gf) (df) – pineapple, lemon & mango sorbetti
CONTACT US
2-24 Spains Lane
Tamworth, NSW 2340
enquiries@carmens.net.au
Tel: (02) 6762 6700
Opening Hours:
(Closed Public Holidays)
Functions by prior arrangement