Franco’s St James’s is a long established Italian restaurant at 61 Jermyn Street. Founded in 1945, it has served the neighbourhood from breakfast through dinner for generations. The refined yet contemporary room, bar and private dining spaces balance a sense of history with modern service.
Breakfast includes continental and cooked classics before the menu moves into lunch and dinner. Homemade bread, fresh pasta, fish and meat express a traditional Italian approach across the day. Daily specials give the kitchen room to respond to available produce while keeping the core menu familiar.
Vegan and gluten free choices are available, although guests with medical dietary requirements should discuss current recipes and preparation in advance. Desserts provide a classic finish, and the restaurant’s pacing suits both a business lunch and a more leisurely evening meal. Service is designed to remain polished without becoming stiff.
Wine is central to the drinks offer, supported by cocktails and a curated cigar selection. A heated outside terrace allows diners to eat or drink on Jermyn Street through more of the year. Franco’s works for breakfast meetings, special occasions and elegant everyday dining in the heart of St James’s.
Address: 61 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6LX, England
Franco's St. James's Menu
To Share
Breadbasket
Sun-dried tomato & rosemary roll, focaccia, grissini, multi-seed loaf, Green olive ciabatta & pan carasau
Padrón peppers, smoked salt
Tempura courgette flowers with ricotta & mint
Hand-dived scallops with carrot & n’duja
Zucchini fritti
Beef T-bone
Mixed grill fish
Crudi
Marinated salmon & avocado
Tuna tartare, burrata & red onions
Beef carpaccio, celeriac & crispy capers
First Course
Burrata with Delica pumpkin, fried sage & almonds
Octopus carpaccio with fennel, orange & capers
Hand-picked Devon crab with panzanella salad
Vitello tonnato alla Piemontese
Parma ham & figs
Salads
Side dish or first course
Wild rocket & aged Parmesan
Baby leaf, pear & Pecorino salad
Beetroot, watercress & whipped goat’s cheese salad
Tomato, mozzarella & avocado salad
Soups
Cannellini beans, leeks & crispy pancetta soup
Carrot & thyme soup
Pasta
First course or main course. Gluten free tagliatelle is available for all long pasta dishes.
Classic Lasagna with beef ragù
Pappardelle with mixed mushrooms & black truffle
Paccheri with n’duja & smoked ricotta
Linguine with lobster, garlic chili & tomato
Potato gnocchi with porcini, Tuscan kale & truffle Pecorino
Quattro formaggi ravioli with butternut squash & hazelnuts
Risotto with crab & lemon
Please note that the risotto takes 20 minutes to prepare
Main Course
Pan-fried Cornish cod with roasted Sicilian peppers, Taggiasche olives & oregano
Grilled monkfish steak with grilled vegetables
Beef tagliata with piattoni beans & Tropea onion
Pan-fried venison with celeriac purée, Scottish girolle mushrooms & juniper jus
Veal chop with peas, mushrooms & fondant potato
From the Grill
Swordfish
Beef fillet
Loch Duart Salmon
Beef ribeye
Sea bass
Lamb cutlets
Side Dishes
Broccoli with chilli & almonds
Green beans with sundried tomatoes & capers
Buttered spinach with Parmesan
Mashed potato
New potatoes
Mixed mushrooms
Desserts
With Sommelier selected dessert wines
Classic tiramisu
Vanilla panna cotta with caramelised figs
Strawberry cheesecake with Chantilly cream
Chocolate semifreddo with Sicilian pistachio mousse & orange
English summer pudding with fresh berries
Homemade gelati & sorbetti (3 scoops)
Gelati: Chocolate, Fior di Latte, Vanilla. Sorbetti: Mango, Lemon, Coconut
‘Affogato’ – Vanilla gelato topped with espresso coffee
Fresh fruit salad with vanilla ice cream
Petit fours
Selection of four Italian cheeses with Italian wild flower honey, Pecan nuts & toasted brioche
Rocchetta – pasteurised sheep, cow & goat’s milk from Piemonte. Caciotta al Glera – pasteurised cow’s milk from Veneto. Pecorino – pasteurised sheep’s milk from Sardegna. Blue61 – pasteurised cow’s milk from Veneto
Breakfast – Classics
Franco’s Full English Breakfast
Two eggs boiled / fried / scrambled or poached with grilled tomato, baked beans, mushrooms, bacon, Cumberland sausage / black pudding & toast of choice
Franco’s cuvée, Beaumont Des Crayeres 175ml
Mimosa
Fresh orange juice & Champagne
Classic Bloody Mary
Bellini
peach purée & Prosecco
Breakfast – Prestige Breakfast
Lobster omelette
Hand-picked crab omelette
Morel mushrooms & pea open omelette with summer truffle
Scrambled eggs with black truffle
Breakfast – A La Carte
5 grams of shaved Perigord truffle on any dish of your choice
Two eggs boiled / fried / scrambled or poached with white / wholemeal toast
Avocado on toast
Avocado on toast with two poached eggs
Avocado on toast with smoked salmon
Avocado on toast with eggs & salmon
Avocado on toast with bacon
Avocado on toast with eggs & bacon
Scrambled or poached eggs with smoked salmon
Omelette – plain
Omelette with ham / cheese / tomato / herbs & mushroom
Omelette with smoked salmon
Pancakes with blueberries or banana
All served with maple syrup
Pancakes with bacon
All served with maple syrup
Breakfast – Sandwiches
With your choice of Brioche bun or our artisanal bakery
Bacon sandwich
Bacon sandwich with tomato & lettuce
Bacon sandwich with egg
Bacon sandwich with Cumberland sausages
Eggs Benedict
with ham hock. With your choice of English muffin or Brioche bun
Eggs Florentine
with spinach. With your choice of English muffin or Brioche bun
Eggs Royale
with smoked salmon. With your choice of English muffin or Brioche bun
Breakfast – Fruit, Yogurt, Muesli & Granola
Gluten Free Granola & Porridge available on request
Greek yogurt with honey
Greek yogurt with muesli /granola
Fresh fruit bowl
Bowl of berries
Whole pink grapefruit
Hot porridge
Hot porridge with blueberries or banana
Hot porridge with both
Breakfast – Extras
Extras
baked beans / mushrooms / grilled tomato. bacon / Cumberland sausage / black pudding / smoked salmon. spinach / yoghurt / avocado
Artisanal Bakery- Toast – white tin / multi-seeded wholemeal / brown sourdough bloomer with butter & preserves
Vegetarian & Vegan – To Share
Breadbasket
Sundried tomato & rosemary roll, focaccia, grissini, multi-seed loaf, Green olive ciabatta & pan carasau
Padrón peppers, smoked salt
Tempura courgette flowers with ricotta & mint
Zucchini fritti
Vegetarian & Vegan – First Course
Burrata with Delica pumpkin, fried sage & almonds
Pea, porcini & truffle frittata
Mixed grilled vegetable platter
Vegetarian & Vegan – Salads
Side dish or first course
Wild rocket & aged Parmesan
Baby leaf, pear & Pecorino salad
Beetroot, watercress & whipped goat cheese salad
Tomato, mozzarella & avocado salad
Fennel, black olive & orange salad
Vegetarian & Vegan – Soups
Cannellini beans, leeks soup
Pea soup with ricotta mustia & mint
Vegetarian & Vegan – Side Dishes
Broccoli with chilli & almonds
Green beans with sundried tomatoes & capers
Buttered spinach with Parmesan
Mashed potato
New potatoes
Mixed mushrooms
Vegetarian & Vegan – Pasta
First course or main course. Gluten free tagliatelle is available for all long pasta dishes
Spaghettini with home-made tomato sauce & basil
Spaghetti cacio e pepe
Spaghetti with courgette, garlic & chilli
Pappardelle with mixed wild mushrooms & black truffle
Potato gnocchi with porcini, Tuscan kale & truffle Pecorino
Quattro formaggi ravioli with butternut squash & hazelnuts
Vegetable risotto with lemon
Vegetarian & Vegan – Desserts
Classic tiramisu
English summer pudding with fresh berries
Homemade gelati & sorbetti (3 scoops)
Chocolate, Fior di latte & vanilla gelati. Mango, lemon & coconut sorbetti
Affogato
Vanilla gelato topped with espresso coffee
Selection of four Italian cheeses with wildflower honey & pecan nuts
Rocchetta – pasteurised sheep, cow & goat’s milk from Piedmont. Caciotta al Glera – pasteurised cow’s milk from Veneto. Pecorino – pasteurised sheep’s milk from Sardinia. Blue61 – pasteurised cow’s milk from Veneto
Fresh fruit salad with vanilla ice cream
Petit fours
Afternoon – Nibbles
Truffle and pecorino mixed nuts
Green olives
Aged Parmesan chunks
Afternoon – To Share
Breadbasket
Sun dried tomato & rosemary roll, focaccia, grissini, multi-seed loaf, green olive ciabatta & pan carasau
Antipasto platter
Selection of cured meats & Italian cheeses
Vegetarian antipasto
Selection of grilled vegetables & Italian cheeses
Afternoon – Bar Bites
Truffle and rocket pizzetta
Devon crab sandwich
Lobster roll
Sea urchin and avocado on toast
Chicken liver crostini, caramelised red onions
Afternoon – Mains
Classic lasagna with beef ragù
Linguine with lobster, garlic, chilli & tomato
Grilled beef rib-eye
Grilled sea bass
Afternoon – Sides
Broccoli with chilli & almonds
Green beans with sundried tomatoes & capers
Sautéed new potatoes
Wild rocket & aged Parmesan
Tomato, mozzarella & avocado salad
Afternoon – Desserts
with sommelier selected dessert wine pairings
Classic tiramisu
Strawberry cheesecake with Chantilly cream
Cold zabaglione with fresh strawberries & lingue di gatto
Chocolate semifreddo with Sicilian pistachio mousse & orange
Affogato
Vanilla gelato topped with espresso coffee
Homemade gelati & sorbetti (3 scoops)
Chocolate, Fior di latte & vanilla gelati. Mango, lemon & coconut sorbetti
Selection of Italian cheeses with mustard fruit chutney, pecans & grapes
Fresh fruit salad with vanilla ice cream
Four Italian cheeses with Italian wild flower honey & pecan nuts & toasted brioche
Rocchetta – pasteurised sheep, cow & goat cheese from Piedmont. Caciotta al Glera – pasteurised cow’s milk from Veneto. Pecorino – pasteurised sheep’s milk from Sardinia. Blue61 – pasteurised cow’s milk from Veneto
Petit fours
Set Menu
Two courses £38. A 15% discretionary service charge is added to your bill for your convenience, 100% of which is distributed to staff through an external tronc master.
Buffalo mozzarella with smoked aubergine & roasted peppers
Beef bresaola with rocket & truffle remoulade
Carrot & thyme soup
Cavatelli with venison ragu
Pan fried stone bass with green beans, tomato & capers
Roasted guinea fowl breast with black cabbage, cannellini beans & shallot pure
Selection of gelato or sorbets
Classic tiramisu
Strawberry cheesecake with Chantilly cream
Selection of Italian cheeses, wildflower honey, pecans & toasted brioche
Breakfast – Coffees
Please inform your waiter should you prefer decaffeinated tea / coffee, semi-skimmed / soya / almond milk or oat milk
Espresso
Americano / Filter coffee / Double espresso
Cappuccino / Caffé latte / Flat white
Hot chocolate, Matcha Latte
Loose leaf teas & infusions
English breakfast / Earl Grey / Darjeeling / Lapsang souchong. Chamomile / Green tea / Hibiscus. Decaf English breakfast / Rooibos / Chai. Fresh mint / Peppermint / Ginger
Breakfast – Juices
Squish Juice
Beetroot, Cranberry. Mango. Pineapple, Pomegranate. Apple, Pink Grapefruit
Freshly blended fruit
Orange, Carrot
Vegetable Drinks
Ace – carrot, orange & lemon. Green – apple, celery, spinach, cucumber & ginger. Rise & Shine – carrot, apple & ginger. Forest – mango, orange & raspberry
Dessert Wines
Recioto Classico della Valpolicella Allegrini, Veneto
Vin Santo Selvapiana, Toscana
Verduzzo di Cialla Ronchi di Cialla, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Vernaccia di Oristano Cantina della Vernaccia, Sardegna
Passito di Pantelleria ‘Ben Ryé’ Donnafugata, Sicilia
Madeira Colheita Justino’s 1999, Portugal
Cognac-Armagnac-Grappa-Calvados
Vecchia Romagna Etichetta Nera
Divino Pojer & Sandri
Villa Zarri Brandy 18 years Vintage aged Marsala Florio Barrel
Hennessy XO
Hennessy Paradis
Bas Armagnac Baron De Sigognac 10y
Soft Drinks & Beer
Squish Juice (Cold Pressed Juices) 6: Cranberry, Pineapple, Mango; Pomegranate, Apple; Pink Grapefruit. Premium Cordial Christopher’s 3: Blackcurrant & Blueberry; Gooseberry & Lime; Sicilian Lemon & Redcuurant. Soft Drinks 6: Coke, Coke Zero. Franklin & Sons 6: Lemonade, Ginger Beer; Ginger Ale, Indian Tonic; Light Tonic, Soda Water; Rosemary Tonic; Elderflower-Cucumber Tonic. Water 7.5: Smeraldina.
Peroni
Squish Juice (Cold Pressed Juices)
Cranberry, Pineapple, Mango; Pomegranate, Apple; Pink Grapefruit
Premium Cordial Christopher’s
Blackcurrant & Blueberry; Gooseberry & Lime; Sicilian Lemon & Redcuurant
Soft Drinks
Coke, Coke Zero
Franklin & Sons
Lemonade, Ginger Beer; Ginger Ale, Indian Tonic; Light Tonic, Soda Water; Rosemary Tonic; Elderflower-Cucumber Tonic
Cocktails
Alcohol-free cocktails
Spritz
Smiling Wolf Aperitivo, Wild Idol Rose’; Soda Water
Hugo Spritz
Elderflower, Wild Idol Brut; Soda Water
Zero Proof Franco’s Old Fashioned
Smiling Wolf Rum; Aromatic Bitter, Demerara Sugar; Dried Lime
Crodino
Crodinio, Soda Water