La Tarantella is a cosy Italian family restaurant on Elliott Road in Chiswick. Its intimate room and terrace offer an unpretentious setting for lunch or dinner, with cooking grounded in Italian tradition and a particular affection for the food of Puglia.
Starters include grilled octopus, burrata with Parma ham, mushroom arancini and broad bean purée with wild chicory. These dishes introduce the menu through seafood, regional cheeses and vegetables before the choice expands into handmade pasta, risotto and pizza.
Orecchiette with turnip tops and anchovies is distinctly Puglian, while fresh tonnarelli carbonara and octopus ragù show other sides of the pasta kitchen. Seafood risotto, slow cooked beef cheek and mussel and prawn soup provide substantial alternatives.
Classic pizza and lighter pinsa come with combinations ranging from margherita to burrata and Parma ham, spicy salami or turnip tops with caciocavallo. Fresh daily desserts, Italian wine and a weekday set lunch complete a restaurant designed for both regular neighbourhood meals and special evenings.
Address: 4 Elliott Road, Chiswick, London W4 1PE, England
La Tarantella Menu
Starters
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Polpo, Burrata e Cime di Rapa
Grilled Octopus tentacles with turnip tops, stracciatella served on a toasted bread
Arancina con Salsa al Gorganzola
Rice ball filled with mushrooms on a bed of a creamy Gorganzola sauce
Fave e Cicoria
This is a dish that more than any other “tells” Puglia, (and one that ties me most to my land). It is a simple and genuine dish, typical of peasant tradition. The protagonists of the dish are a purè broad beans and wild chicory, flavoured with evo
Porchetta, rucola e riduzione di balsamico
Roast Pork, rocket, cherry tomatoes, grana chips, balsamic
Burrata con Prosciutto Crudo, Marmellata di Fichi e Miele al Tartufo
Burrata, Parma Ham, Fig jam, Truffle Honey
Caciocavallo alla Griglia con Confettura di Peperoncino
Grilled Cheese from Puglia with a distinctive flavour made even more intense with Chilli jam, served with the Characteristic Focaccia from Bari
Pasta
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Gratin di Gnocchi Cremosi e Filanti
An irresistible Gratin made with a soft potato Gnocchi in thick, glossy and creamy cheese sauce then baked in the oven for a crispy golden top!!! Perfect for Winter!!
Carbonara
Fresh tonnarelli pasta, guanciale, yolk of eggs, pecorino cheese, parmesan
Risotto ai Frutti di Mare
This recipe is a perfect fit for a seafood lover: mix fresh seafood, garlic, cherry tomatoes, chilli, shrimps bisque. (alternately available with tonnarelli pasta)
Orecchiette alle Cime di Rapa e Alici
You cannot leave Puglia without tasting this dish. Orecchiette pasta, turnip tops, anchovies and topped with breadcrumbs
Paccheri con Ragu' di Polpo e Croccante di Pane
Large tubes of pasta in an octopus ragu topped with crispy bread crumbles adding texture to a very flavourful dish
Orecchiette con Ragu' di Braciole
A rich and delicious pasta dish only from Puglia, using orecchiette pasta famous from the region, in a rich tomato sauce with rolls of slowly cooked beef filled beef filled with parsley, garlic and pecorino cheese
Tagliatelle Vongole e Ceci
Fresh tagliatelle with chickpeas, clams, parsley, chilli, cherry tomatoes. A surprising combination that unites the softness of the chickpea cream with the intense flavour of the clams.
Mains
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Guancia di Manzo Brasata al Vino Rosso
Slow cooked Ox cheek in a Primitivo red wine sauce served with a potato puree and Heritage Carrots
Zuppa di Gamberi e Cozze
Fresh mussels and prawns in a delicious creamy sauce served with toasted bread
Pizza
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Margherita(v)
Fiordilatte Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, Oregano
Tonno e Cipolla
Fiordilatte, Cherry tomatoes, Tonno, Red Onions, Capers, Olives Fried Onions
Gorgonzola e Funghi
Fiordilatte, Tomato Sauce, Gorgonzola, Mushrooms, Onions
Pinsa
A Cloud-like Pizza
Parma e Burrata
Fiordilatte mozzarella, tomato sauce, burrata, Parma ham, rocket, parmesan chips
Pugliese
Fiordilatte, Turnip tops, Anchovies, Caciocavallo, Chilli oil
Calabarese
Tomato Sauce, Fiordilatte, Spicy Italian Salami, Nduja, Fresh Chilli
Side Order
If you have any allergies or dietary requirements please ask a staff member. A 12.5% discretionary service charge will be added to the total bill.