For excellent Authentic Italian, Sardinian and Calabrese cuisine (Cussina Rustica) Situated on Fairbridge street off Linthorpe Road in the heart of Middlesbrough Town Centre, est. 1996... click here for more




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Main Menu

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Antipasti starters

Bucce ali
Hot spicy chicken wings with golden fried potato skins garlic + chill
£5.25

Zuppa del Giorno
freshly made soup of the day
£ 4.25

Antipasto all’ltaliano
A selection of Italian cured meats, salami, olives, mozzarella and Mediterranean roasted vegetables dressed with extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil
For one £6.95, For two £8.95

Insalata Tricolore (V)
Fresh buffalo mozzarella and sliced vine tomatoes drizzled with extra virgin olive oil rocket leaves and torn basil leaves
£4.95
Calamari Fritti
Golden fried squid rings in lemon batter, served with garlic mayonnaise
£ 4.95

Crostoni al fungi e prosciutto (V)
mixed field and wild mushrooms ,gently sautéed in olive oil with garlic and white wine ,bacon and onions flavored with an infusion of wild herbs, finished with a touch of cream and served on a crouton
£5.25

Gamberoni All’Aglio piccante
king prawn, gently cooked with olive oil, garlic, white wine, fresh parsley and a hint of chill served with a timbal of rice
£7.95

Golden fried potato skins (v) served with garlic mayonnaise or chill salsa
£4.25
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Christmas Party Menu

Available throughout December, excludes New years eve
  • Lunch 2 course only £14.95
  • Lunch 3 course only £16.95
  • Evening 3 course only £21.95
Starters
  • Roasted tomato and basil soup (v)
  • Pork and chicken liver pate -Cumberland sauce and ciabatta toast
  • Risotto alle code di Gamberi - prawn risotto
  • Prosciuto e melone- melon and parma ham
  • Golden fried potato skins with garlic dip
  • Bruchetta rustica -Italian ciabata char grilled rubbed with garlic topped with fresh vine tomatoes and basil pesto dressed with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Main Courses
  • Fresh oven baked sea bass- olive oil fresh herbs white wine and lemon juice
  • Pollo alla Boscaiola -fillets of free range chickens pan fried with olive oil garlic shallot mushrooms and bacon lardons splash of white wine wild herbs
  • Scalloppa di tacchino -al tarragon - escalope of turkey breast pan fried in butter with white wine, lemon juice finished with cream served on a bed of buttered leeks
  • Penne con pollo primavera (v)- pasta with strips of chicken char grilled vegetables diced baby mozzarella & cream garnished with toasted pine nuts and parmesan shavings. (available as vegetarian dish also )
  • Bistecca alla griglia -grilled Scottish rump steak cooked medium with choice of Diane or pepper sauce or plain served with chips and salad
  • Saltinbocca alla romana - medallions of pork topped with sage leaf wrapped in parma ham served in a marsaia wine sauce Petto di pollo - breast of free range chicken char - grilled with a choice of alla crema Pepper or Diane sauce
All meat dishes served with seasonal vegetables and potatoes

Desserts
  • Tiramisu
  • Vanilla ice cream with home made fudge sauce
  • Profiteroles with warm Belgium chocolate sauce
  • Warm chocolate fudge cake with cream or ice cream
  • New York style cheesecake with red berry coulis
  • English Christmas pudding with rum sauces
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New year menu

Starters
  • Freshly made soup hot crusty bread
  • Zuppa di cozze Fresh mussels gently steamed with onions garlic olive oil white wine and fresh parley finished with either spicy tomato or cream
  • Chefs own recipe Pate served with Cumberland sauce salad leaves and hot ciabatta bread
  • Rosette de salmone affumicato Smoked Scottish salmon and prawns Marie rosé sauce
  • Bruschetta Eliano’s Char grilled ciabatta rubbed with garlic dressed with olive oil topped with roasted Mediterranean vegetables and goats cheese oven glazed
  • Breast of wood pigeon Grilled black pudding pomegranate and apple compot and crispy Parham
Main Course
  • Filletti di Branzino Oven baked sea bass seasoned with sea salt, olive oil white wine fresh herbs and lemon juice on garlic potato crush
  • Pollo al timo Breast of free range chicken stuffed with thyme infused onions and garlic wrapped with pancetta served on a bed of creamed
  • Arrosto di maiale alla fiorentina Confit of pork slow roasted set upon sautéed spinach topped with julienne of crispy fried vegetables surrounded by a rich Madeira wine sauce
  • Trio fillet dello chef “Choron” three fillets pork lamb and scotch beef wrapped in bacon grilled sarved in a rich red wine sauce snd naped with a light béarnaise sauce
  • Linguine lobster, crab and king prauns shell on for full flavour cooked with garlic olive oil white wine fresh parsley and tomato tossed into laces of pasta
  • Breast of duck Pan roasted untill crispy finished with a plum and sherry sauce
  • Filetto di agnello alla rosmarino rump of welsh lamb oven roasted with garlic and wild rosemary red current jelly and ruby wine sauce
Dessert
  • Zuppa inglese Italian Christmas liquore trifle made up of a geniose sponge soaked in Italian liquores layered with confectioners custard, fruits nuts and cream very boozy
  • Tart tatin alla mela toffee apples baked on a rich puff pastry
  • Copa amaretto crushed amaretti biscuits amaretto liquore vanilla ice cream, cream and almonds
  • Chocolate fondent with vanilla pod ice cream
  • Sticky toffee pudding
  • Tiramisu
Optional New Year Toast at Midnight champagne cheese + biscuits + fruit L9.50 extra per person

Please note there will be a 10% service charge added to tonight’s final bill.
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Childs new year menu

£12.00 Child 13 + under Fruit punch + canapés, Soup, Potato skins + dip
Main Course
Lasagna al forno, Escalope of turkey breast , Battered whole tail scampi fries and salad, Roast chicken

Dessert
Chocolate fudge cake, Ice cream
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