Cafe Domenico menu with up-to-date-prices

Cafe Domenico Menu

September 7, 2026
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Cafe Domenico is an Italian restaurant at 30 Sandport Street near the Shore in Leith. It has served the neighbourhood for more than 25 years, combining the familiarity of a local institution with an intimate, relaxed dining room. Ingredients sourced in Scotland and from Italy connect the cooking to both its Edinburgh setting and its Italian identity.

The dine in menu follows a traditional progression from starters into pasta, risotto, meat and fish dishes. Seasonal produce and daily kitchen decisions help keep the choice grounded in what is available rather than forcing every ingredient onto the menu year round. Diners can order individual courses or share several smaller tastes before a main.

Pasta and sauces form an important part of the offer, while seafood is a natural fit for the restaurant’s Leith location. Vegetarian choices and salads give lighter alternatives to richer meat and cheese based dishes. Guests with allergies should consult the current menu and discuss ingredients with the team before ordering.

Coffee is served from the morning, followed by lunch and dinner, and takeaway sandwiches are available during daytime hours on selected days. Wine and other drinks allow a meal to continue at a slower pace in the evening. Cafe Domenico offers a little piece of Italy at the Shore without losing the personal scale of a long established neighbourhood restaurant.

Address: 30 Sandport Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6EP, United Kingdom

Cafe Domenico Menu

Starters

Soup of the day
£5.50

Served with bread

Monkfish
£11.50

Welch’s Monkfish tails in Prosecco batter with a homemade aioli dip

Marinated olives
£6.50

Served with sun-blush tomatoes & bread

Arancini
£8

‘Nduja & parmesan Sicilian Rice Balls with a side garnish

Basil & Tomato Bruschetta
£8.50

Basil Pesto, tomatoes with fresh basil & garlic

Goats Cheese Bruschetta
£9.50

Sliced chorizo, melted goat’s cheese, red pepper & onion chutney

Olive Tapenade
£9

Bruschetta with olive tapenade, grilled aubergine & sun-blush tomatoes

Broccoli stems in Prosecco batter
£9

Drizzled with Gorgonzola

Burrata
£9.50

Creamy burrata, cherry tomatoes, walnuts, oil & balsamic glaze

Insalata di Pere
£9

Mixed leaves, Gorgonzola, pear, walnuts & honey

Insalata di Carciofi
£9

Artichokes, prosciutto, pine nuts & sun-blush tomatoes with a lemon & mustard vinaigrette

Sides

Fries
£5.50
Sweet potato fries
£6
Truffle & parmesan fries
£7
Linguine with garlic and chilli oil
£8.50
Rocket & parmesan salad
£5.50

Virgin olive oil & balsamic vinegar

Mixed salad
£6
Garlic focaccia
£5.50
Garlic focaccia with mozzarella
£6.50

Pasta

Lunch/Dinner

Spicy Sausage
Lunch £13.50 / Dinner £15.50

Italian spicy sausage, red pepper, cream & tomatoes

Haggis Pasta
Lunch £13.50 / Dinner £15.50

(Vegetarian available) An Italian pasta dish with a Scottish twist! Tagliatelle, haggis, truffle pesto, wild mushrooms & cream

Frutti di Mare
Lunch £16 / Dinner £18

Linguine, mussels, king prawns, squid and cherry tomatoes with garlic, chilli and white wine

Venison Ragu
Lunch £17 / Dinner £19

In a rich tomato sauce, red wine & oregano served with tagliatelle

Gnocchi
£17

Gnocchi, whole burrata, homemade basil pesto

Domenico’s Lasagna
£16.50

A customer favourite, made with beef and ham hock mince

Linguine alla Puttanesca
Lunch £13.50 / Dinner £15.50

(vegetarian available) Naples inspired dish with olives, anchovies & chilli, in a tomato sauce with a lemon & garlic crumb

Mains

Chicken Saltimbocca
£22

Chicken breast wrapped in Prosciutto, stuffed with Taleggio cheese, served with dauphinoise potatoes, green beans and truffle sauce

Fillet of Hake
£21.50

Welch’s Hake fillet served on a bed of pea and basil risotto with confit tomatoes

Pork Tenderloin
£22

One of our favourite cuts, panfried Pork Tenderloin, served with fried dauphinoise potatoes, tenderstem broccoli & a wild mushroom cream sauce.

Risotto
£18.50

Welch’s king prawns & scallop bisque risotto

Cozze con Nduja & Fries
£18.50

Welch’s Mussels cooked with Nduja (Calabria sausage paste) garlic and Oil – this has a kick! Served with fries

Aubergine Caponata
£15

A rustic dish cooked in a tomato sauce with cannellini beans, capers & olives. Served with toasted focaccia