The Menu - Opera Italian Restaurant In Romford
Simple, freshly prepared Italian cuisine
At Opera, we love to place a serious emphasis on the freshness and high quality of our ingredients. Everything that can be made in house at our Italian restaurant in Romford, normally is, and you’ll be able to taste the difference when you sample our warm focaccia bread or our fresh spaghetti.
For the less adventurous at our restaurant, we feature simple yet delicious options such as ribeye lamb, duck and salmon with only a hint of Italian influence.
Our menu also includes vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
To accompany your meal we offer a range of fine wines from around the world from Italy to Argentina, to France to Chile. Alternatively, pick from our range of classic cocktails and watch as they are prepared at our beautiful bar.
*Click a menu to expand
Starters
GARLIC BREAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £2.50
OLIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.25
FOCCACIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.50
SOUP OF THE DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.00
Please ask your waiter for today's soup choice
SMOKED SALMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £8.25
Served with roasted beetroot, rocket & apple salad
GOAT CHEESE PARCEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7.50
Red onion marmalade, green leaf salad
TIGER PRAWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £8.25
Pan fried prawns, red wine, tomato sauce
CAPRESE SALAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.95
Sliced fresh mozzarella, tomato, sweet basil, seasoned with sea salt, crushed pepper and virgin olive oil
PRAWNS & AVOCADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7.95
Prawn & avocado cocktail served with toast
BUFFALO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7.50
Stone baked flatbread, mozzarella, tomato, red onion
TEMPURA CALAMARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £7.75
Calamari mixed with salad and tartare sauce
Mains
SEA BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £14.00
Fillet of sea bass, crushed potato, asparagus, salsa verde
SALMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £12.95
Pan fried fillet of salmon, broccoli, potato gratin
SEAFOOD STEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£18.75
Mixed fresh Mediterranean seafood served with garlic toast
COD TWO WAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£14.50
Served with tomato, basil and white wine sauce
TRADITIONAL LASAGNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10.50
Layers of beef mince meat, fresh lasagne sheets, green leaves
SPAGETTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £11.00
Homemade bolognise sauce
AL FORNO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £13.00
Chicken, mushroom, cream sauce and bacon
CHICKEN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£12.55
Grilled chicken breast, garlic and chive butter sauce
DUCK* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£16.50
Duck breast, roasted butternut & thyme, cherry sauce
PORK ROBIN HOOD* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£13.00
Tenderloin of pork and mushroom sauce
CRAZY & STICKY BBQ RIBS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£15.00
Served with cole slaw salad
LAMB CUTLETS*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£17.00
Rosemary sauce and mixed vegetables
BEEF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£18.95
31 days aged ribeye, chunky chips, mushroom, tomato
SIRLOIN STEAK*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £18.95
SURF & TURF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£22.00
With prawns
MINUTE STEAK* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£12.25
*All our steaks are served with mushroom, tomato and chips
Please choose 1 of the following garnishes for your meat main course
- Skinny chips
- Chunky chips
- Mashed potato
- Baked potato
- Vegetables rice
- Lemon roasted new potato
Please choose 1 of the following sauces for your meat main course
- Red wine sauce
- Mushroom sauce
- Peppercorn sauce
- Blue cheese
Sides
FAT CHEESE CHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.95
SWEET POTATO CHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.95
GREEN BEANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95
DAUPHINOISE POTATO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.85
ONION RINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £2.50
TOMATO & SHALLOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.85
BROCCOLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.25
Desserts
MILK CHOCOLATE TIRAMISU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.95
DARK CHOCOLATE MOUSSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.95
BAKED ALASKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.95
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £ 5.95
CHEESE SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £ 8.50
*Please inform your waiter of any food allergy or intolerance upon placing your order.
Try Our New Menu Tasting Experience
Our Head Chef, Lilly, has honed her skills in fine dining establishments throughout her career, including a few Michelin starred restaurants. She has brought along with her, amazing, fresh and above all, mouth-watering ideas and twists on dishes that aren't normally available via our a la carte menu. Contact us to book, or learn more about this unique, fine dining experience on the Menu Tasting page.
The tasting experience
Italian restaurant in Romford
