Ennios is an Italian restaurant at 4A Town Quay on Southampton’s old waterfront. The dining room occupies the ground floor of the historic Geddes Warehouse, with ten boutique bedrooms above and views towards Southampton Water. Its setting near the ferry and cruise terminals gives the restaurant a strong sense of place.
The kitchen follows the seasons and the daily catch, with hand rolled pasta, slow braised meat, fresh fish and seafood at the centre of its Italian cooking. Antipasti and breads offer a measured beginning, while sauces using lemon, capers, olive oil, wine and herbs keep the main dishes closely connected to their ingredients.
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free choices are marked across the current menu, and daily specials add to the regular selection. Breakfast and Sunday lunch extend the restaurant beyond a conventional dinner service. Guests with allergies should tell the team before ordering because ingredients and seasonal dishes change.
An extensive Italian wine list supports the food, joined by cocktails, spirits, coffee and alcohol free drinks. Tiramisu, panna cotta and other classic desserts provide a polished finish. Ennios combines careful Italian technique and warm service with the unusual atmosphere of a Victorian warehouse beside Southampton Water.
Address: 4A Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2AR, United Kingdom
Ennio's Menu
Stuzzichini
Nocellara Green Olives
From the Valle Del Belice Region, Sicily.
Aglio
Garlic & parsley ciabatta bread.
Classico
Fontina cheese, garlic & parsley bruschetta.
Pomodoro
Tomato, basil, shallots bruschetta, balsamic glaze.
Pane e Burro
Freshly baked ciabatta bread, butter, aged balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil.
Oysters
Three fresh oysters, raspberry vinaigrette, fresh lemon, dill oil.
Antipasti
Zuppa del Giorno
Soup of the day, freshly baked ciabatta bread, butter.
Burrata Pugliese
Burrata, courgette ribbons, orange segments, garlic & chilli oil, crispy shallots.
Cozze
Steamed mussels, Amalfi lemon, white wine, shallots, garlic & cream, ciabatta bread.
Fritto Misto
Deep fried baby calamari, tiger prawns, whitebait, homemade tartare sauce.
Beef Carpaccio
Thinly sliced raw beef tenderloin, rocket salad, Parmesan shavings, pickled shallots, extra virgin olive oil.
Capesante Gratinate
Baked scallops in shell, creamed leeks and ’nduja crumb.
Guancia di Maiale Brasata
Slow cooked pig cheeks, parsnip truffle & honey purée, julienne of green apple, red wine jus, chive oil.
Pesce e Gamberoni alla Thermidor
Cod, salmon & tiger prawns in a rich, creamy Thermidor sauce, chargrilled ciabatta.
Pasta
All pasta dishes can be made with gluten-free penne (GF).
Spaghetti Carbonara
Smoked pancetta, Parmesan, egg yolk.
Linguine Marinara
Mixed seafood, chilli, garlic, parsley, cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil.
Tagliatelle Ragù
Rich beef bolognese, egg pasta.
Linguine all’Astice
Lobster linguine, arrabbiata sauce.
Penne alla Salsiccia e Melanzane
Italian sausage, chargrilled aubergine, mascarpone & ’nduja sauce, Pecorino Romano.
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Fresh garlic, chilli, parsley, extra virgin olive oil.
Spaghetti Arrabbiata
Spicy tomato sauce, garlic, chilli.
Risotto allo Zafferano
Arborio saffron rice, peas, Parmesan shavings, rocket leaves.
Ennios Lasagna al Forno
Baked rich ground beef, tomato sauce, béchamel sauce, egg pasta sheet.
Secondi di Carne
Pollo Milanese
Breaded chicken breast, spaghetti arrabbiata, rocket & Parmesan salad.
Fegato alla Veneziana
Pan-fried calves liver, crispy pancetta, baby carrots, caramelised onions, creamed mashed potatoes, jus.
Agnello in Padella
Pan-roasted rack of lamb, dauphinoise potato, chargrilled tenderstem broccoli, baby carrots, celeriac velouté, jus.
Vitello alla Griglia
Veal chop, sautéed potatoes & green vegetables, wild mushroom sauce.
Petto d’Anatra Rosolato
Pan-fried duck breast, foie gras, salt-baked beetroot, confit duck leg bonbon, amarena black cherries jus.
Pancetta di Maiale
Slow cooked pork belly, beer pearl barley, burned apple purée, roasted celeriac, whole grain mustard sauce.
From the Grill
Served with hand cut chips, grilled tomato, grilled flat mushroom & Romsey watercress salad. Add ½ lobster to any steak: £42.50 with fillet or rib-eye, £42.00 with sirloin. Sauces (GF, £4 each): green peppercorn · red wine & truffle · mushroom & Marsala · creamy blue cheese.
Filetto di Manzo
8oz fillet steak.
Bistecca di Manzo
10oz rib-eye steak.
Lombata di Manzo
6oz sirloin steak.
Secondi di Pesce
Daily fish specials are always available, please ask the team.
Salmone alla Griglia
Grilled salmon fillet, carbonara stuffed ravioli, sautéed spinach, Parmesan sauce.
Branzino in Crosta di Sale
Whole seabass baked with a sea salt crust, roasted Italian vegetables. Filleted at your table.
Brodetto di Pesce
Ennio’s classic fish & shellfish spicy chilli stew, chargrilled ciabatta. Ennio’s favourite.
Merluzzo con Gnocchi
Fillet of cod, handmade gnocchi, mussels, lemon & parsley sauce. Chef’s signature.
Lemon Sole
Sautéed potatoes, lemon butter sauce, mixed salad.
Astice Reale
Fresh lobster with garlic butter, Thermidor or chilled, mixed salad.
Contorni
All sides £7.50.
Parmesan & Truffle Fries
Triple Cooked Hand Cut Chips
Dauphinoise Potato
Creamy Mash Potatoes
Mixed Salad
Courgette Fritti
Grilled Hispi Cabbage with Oregano Dressing
Roasted Italian Vegetables
Rocket, Parmesan & Aged Balsamic
Tenderstem Broccoli Sautéed with Garlic & Chilli
Dessert
Crostata al Limone
Lemon tart, vanilla and lemon custard, raspberry coulis, honey tuile. Pair with Dindarello (50ml) £11.00
Panna Cotta alla Vaniglia
Vanilla pannacotta, fruit of the forest compote, almond biscotti. Pair with Monte Faustino Recioto della Valpolicella Classico (50ml) £12.50
Mousse al Cioccolato
Classic chocolate mousse with chocolate soil, wild berries coulis, amaretto-pickled blackberries. Pair with Crociani Vin Santo di Montepulciano (50ml) £12.00
Ennio’s Tiramisu
House speciality. Finger biscuits soaked in coffee, layered with mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder. Pair with Chateau Ramon (50ml) £10.50
Affogato
Vanilla ice cream with espresso & your choice of liqueur: Tia Maria, Baileys or Amaretto. More liqueurs available. Contains alcohol.
Sgroppino
Traditional Venetian cocktail: prosecco, vodka, lemon sorbet.
Gelati e Sorbetti
A selection of locally-made ice creams or sorbets (3 scoops). Ice creams: vanilla pod, strawberry, chocolate chip, rum & raisin, pistachio, coffee mocha swirl, salted caramel, fig & honey, vegan vanilla. Sorbets (VG): raspberry, lemon, champagne.
Sunday Roast
Served from 12 noon, every Sunday. All served with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and cauliflower cheese.
Roast Sirloin of Beef
Roast Leg of Lamb
Roast Chicken & Stuffing
Mixed Meat Platter
Nut Roast
Kids Under 11 Roast
A smaller portion for younger guests.
Breakfast
Served 7.30am to 9.30am, Monday to Friday · 8.30am to 10am, Saturday, Sunday & bank holidays. Your choice from the menu below is included in your breakfast rate. Sample menu, subject to change.
Homemade Granola
Rolled oats, mixed seeds & nuts, maple syrup & honey, dried berries, soy or Greek yogurt.
Fresh Fruit Platter
Melon, grapes, passion fruit, fresh berries.
Ennio’s Full English Breakfast
Two free-range eggs, locally made New Forest sausage, smoked back bacon, black pudding, hash brown, flat mushroom, roasted plum tomato, white or brown toast.
Vegan Breakfast Focaccia
Focaccia, crushed avocado, cherry tomatoes, chilli flakes, smoked Maldon salt, extra virgin olive oil.
Eggs “Romsey” Royale
Hot smoked chalk stream trout, two poached eggs, lemon basil hollandaise, smoked bacon crumb, toasted breakfast muffin.
Eggs Florentine
Two poached eggs, sautéed spinach, toasted pumpkin seeds, hollandaise, toasted breakfast muffin.
Continental Breakfast Plate
Italian cured meats & cheese, melon, white or brown toast.
Cheese
Italian, French and British. Four slices £20, each additional slice £5. Served with grapes, fig chutney, pickle, caramelised walnuts, celery, butter and a selection of crackers.
Dolcelatte
A delicious soft and creamy blue from Lombardy. A milder alternative to powerful blues, with a sweet and delicate flavour.
Taleggio
Semi-soft, washed-rind, smear-ripened cheese from Val Taleggio. Thin crust, strong aroma, comparatively mild flavour with an unusual fruity tang.
Asiago
A semi-firm cow’s milk cheese from the Veneto, with a smooth texture and slightly flowery, sweet taste. Protected Designation of Origin.
Comté
Semi-hard, ranging from open and supple in younger cheeses to dense and crystalline when aged. Nutty, smoky, fruity and sweet when mature.
Kaltbach
A firm-pressed, deliciously smooth French/Swiss cheese made using the finest cream & cow’s milk. Matured in caves.
Isle of Wight Blue Cheese
Naturally-rinded soft cheese made with pasteurised milk, sold at three to five weeks. Blue-veined with green, blue, grey and white moulds across the rind. Plenty of character; striking on any cheeseboard.
Wookey Hole Cave Cheddar
A PDO rich, nutty, flavoursome cheddar, handmade from local Dorset milk and matured in the Cheddar Gorge caves.
Black Truffle Cheddar
Bold and rich, with character from real black truffles. Indulgent and luxurious, overflowing with moreish truffle flavour.
Lyburn Gold
Ripened for 8–12 weeks. Creamy, smooth texture with small holes. Washed curd, semi-hard.
Hardy’s
Brook & Bucket signature sheep’s milk. Hard cheese, nine months matured, with a nutty sweetness.
Selezione di Formaggi
Quince jelly, grapes, apple, crackers.
Desserts
Crostata al Limone
Lemon tart, vanilla and lemon custard, raspberry coulis, honey tuile.
Panna Cotta alla Vaniglia
Vanilla pannacotta, fruit of the forest compote, almond biscotti.
Mousse al Cioccolato
Classic chocolate mousse with chocolate soil, wild berries coulis, amaretto-pickled blackberries.
Ennio’s Tiramisu
House speciality. Finger biscuits soaked in coffee, layered with mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder.
Panettone ai Frutti di Bosco Invernali
Warm panettone pudding, amaretto custard, winter berries.
Tiramisù di Natale
Classic tiramisù with mascarpone, espresso, dark chocolate.
Crostata al Cioccolato e Arancia
Chocolate and orange torte, orange gel, blood orange sorbet.
Cheesecake al Nido d'Ape
Honeycomb cheesecake, wild berry sauce.
Party Menu 1
Antipasto Misti di Carne e Pesce
Sharing platter to start: sliced cured meats, tomato and mozzarella with basil dressing, Nocellara olives, roasted peppers, marinated artichoke, fried calamari, steamed mussels in cream sauce, selection of bread, butter, extra virgin olive oil & aged balsamic vinegar.
Trota
Pan-seared trout supreme, homemade gnocchi, asparagus, lemon parsley sauce.
Pollo Milanese
Breaded chicken fillet topped with Parma ham & mozzarella, spaghetti arrabbiata sauce, rocket & Parmesan salad.
Penne Vegane
Penne pasta, sautéed wild mushrooms, peas, cream sauce.
Lasagna al Forno
Baked rich ground beef, tomato sauce, béchamel sauce, pasta sheets.
Torta di Formaggio
Honeycomb cheesecake served with salted caramel sauce, fig & honey ice cream.
Tiramisu
Finger biscuits soaked in coffee, layered with mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder.
Torta al Cioccolato e Lampone
Chocolate & raspberry torte, raspberry sorbet.
Party Menu 2
Zuppa del Giorno
Fresh soup of the day, ciabatta bread & butter.
Bresaola
Dorset cured beef bresaola, pickled shallots, anchovy aioli, Pecorino Romano shavings.
Fritto Misto
Fried calamari, prawns & whitebait, garlic & parsley mayonnaise, chargrilled lemon.
Burrata Pugliese
Soft & creamy Italian cheese, caramelised red onions, heritage baby tomato, pickled plums, scorched red chillies, pine nuts, rocket, smoked salt.
Vitello alla Griglia
Veal chop, fondant potato, tenderstem broccoli, mushroom sauce.
Branzino
Pan-fried fillet of seabass, crushed rosemary potatoes, spicy cream & mussel sauce, samphire.
Pollo Ripieno
’Nduja & roasted red peppers stuffed chicken supreme, mash potato, tenderstem broccoli, red wine jus.
Crème Brûlée
Classic crème brûlée.
Formaggi con Biscotti
A selection of fine Italian & English cheeses, fig chutney, celery, grapes, butter, selection of crackers. £3.50 supplement.
Starters
Zuppa di Zucca Arrosto
Roasted butternut squash soup, mascarpone, sage, toasted pumpkin seeds, ciabatta.
Pâté di Fegatini di Pollo
Tuscan-style chicken liver parfait, red onion marmellata, toasted focaccia.
Salmone Affumicato & Gamberi
Smoked salmon, prawns, lemon chive crème fraîche.
Bruschetta con Formaggio di Capra e Barbabietola
Goats cheese and roasted beetroot, candied walnuts, green pesto.
Mains
Tacchino Arrosto all’Italiana
Roast turkey breast, pancetta and sage stuffing, rosemary roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, seasonal vegetables, cranberry sauce, Marsala gravy.
Manzo Brasato a Cottura Lenta nel Vino Rosso
Slow-braised beef in red wine, parmesan mash, tenderstem broccoli, red wine jus.
Branzino Arrosto con Salicornia
Roasted sea bass fillet, crushed potatoes, samphire, mussel butter sauce.
Wellington di Funghi e Castagne
Wild mushroom, chestnut and spinach Wellington, rosemary roasted potatoes, winter vegetables, porcini sauce.
Christmas Set Menu
Two course lunch Monday to Saturday £39.95; Three course lunch Monday to Saturday £44.95; Three course dinner Monday to Wednesday £49.95; Three course dinner Thursday to Saturday £59.95.
Two course lunch
Monday to Saturday.
Three course lunch
Monday to Saturday.
Three course dinner
Monday to Wednesday.
Three course dinner
Thursday to Saturday.
Coffee & Tea
Americano · Espresso · Decaf Coffee
Doppio Espresso · Cappuccino · Latte
Selection of Teas
Hot Chocolate
Dessert Wine
50ml pours
Chateau Ramon
Vin Santo Crociani
Recioto della Valpolicella
Dindarello
Port
50ml pours
Cockburn’s Fine Ruby Port
Taylor’s LBV Port
Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Wine List
A short summary of the full wine list. The complete list is in the PDF.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut, N.V.
Reflecting the traditions of the past. Full yet dry, with a rich, creamy style and biscuity flavours. An excellent house Champagne.
Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut, N.V.
Big and full-flavoured, with richness and yeasty tones for a long stylish finish.
Dom Pérignon Brut
Long and satisfying on the palate with layers of yeasty, nutty flavours. Complex, luxury Grand Cru made only in the best years.
Krug Grande Cuvée Brut, N.V.
Different vintages marry in complete harmony. Balance, opulent depth and magnificent richness.
Champagne
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut, N.V.
Reflecting the traditions of the past. Full yet dry, with a rich, creamy style and biscuity flavours. An excellent house Champagne.
Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut, N.V.
Big and full-flavoured, with richness and yeasty tones for a long stylish finish.
Dom Pérignon Brut
Long and satisfying on the palate with layers of yeasty, nutty flavours. Complex, luxury Grand Cru made only in the best years.
Krug Grande Cuvée Brut, N.V.
Different vintages marry in complete harmony. Balance, opulent depth and magnificent richness.
House White by the Glass
Tremito Inzolia — Sicilia
Very aromatic with hints of white flowers and lemongrass. Light, fresh, with a zesty citrus finish.
Pinot Grigio Ca’Luca — Veneto
Dry and well-balanced. Refined acidity matching subtle peach, pear, melon and apple flavours.
Castel Firmian Sauvignon Blanc — Mezzocorona
Fresh nose of cut grass, elderflower and currant leaf. Dry, citrusy, well-rounded palate. Recommended.
Angelo Grillo DOC — Sicilia
Stone fruits and crisp green apples combined with a fresh acidity and soft, round texture.
House Red by the Glass
Tremito Nero d’Avola — Sicilia
Intense spicy cherry aroma with rich, ripe dark fruit. Thin-skinned, low tannins; mouthwatering fruit shines through. Recommended.
Senso Sangiovese Rubicone — Emilia Romagna
Smooth and easy-drinking, with delicate aroma and flavours of red fruits.
Primitivo Doppio Passo — Puglia
Fresh and aromatic, with concentrated plum, blackberry, cherry and chocolate flavours.
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Angelo — Abruzzo
Super juicy with masses of black-cherry fruit, smooth round texture and a light dusting of Montepulciano spice.
The House of Antinori
Cervaro della Sala, Antinori — Umbria
Top-class Chardonnay aged in barrique, on a par with Burgundy’s finest whites. Incredible intensity of flavour and length.
Villa Antinori Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva — Toscana
Intense ruby, red-fruit nose, hints of oak and spice. Vibrant on the palate. Highly recommended.
Guado al Tasso, D.O.C. Superiore, Antinori — Bolgheri
Classic Bordeaux blend with 57% Cabernet Sauvignon. Rich dark berry fruit with a hint of nuts and mint. An incredible wine.