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Fresh pasta and Italian cooking in the kitchen at Max's Brasserie, Southampton.
Ch. IIFood & Wine

A short menu,written each morning.

Sicilian and Italian home cooking. Pasta rolled before service, sauces simmered slow, Italian wines to match. Served before the Mayflower curtain, and after.

XIIPastas daily
VISauces simmered
240Italian labels
IHand-written menu
II.The Kitchen

By course
and by the season.

A handful of small plates — the way we like to begin.

I

Bianchetti Fritti

fried whitebait, garlic mayonnaise£11.90
II

Fungo alla crema

mushrooms, cream, broccoli, smoked bacon, cherry tomato£12.90
III

Polpette classiche

meatballs, tomato sauce, parmesan, italian bread£11.90
IV

Caprese

mozzarella, sliced beef tomato, fresh basil£10.90
V

Carpaccio di Manzo

beef carpaccio, rocket, parmesan, lemon£13.90
VI

Salmone Affumicato

smoked salmon, capers, rocket, carrots, cucumber, lemon£13.90
VII

Carbonara alla Romana

Classic Roman pasta with guanciale & pecorino.££20.90
VIII

Prawns Cocktail

marie rose, lettuce, italian bread, avocado£12.90

Allergens are listed against every dish hover or tap any icon to see what it means. Vegetarian and gluten-free pasta available for any of the primi above.

III.Wine

By region —
and by the glass.

Salentine reds, Tuscan classics, Friulian whites and a serious Champagne list plus the Wine of the Champions, of which Max’s is the official UK home.

I

Julio Cesar, Fiano Bianco IGP

By the glass · White · Fiano · —£29.90
II

Fabio Cordella, Chardonnay IGP Salento

By the glass · White · Chardonnay · —£29.90
III

Zinzula Bianco, IGT Salento

White · Salento blend · —£49.90
IV

Falanghina, Masseria Altemura

White · Falanghina · —£49.90
V

Fabio Cordella, Donna Tiziana Chardonnay IGP Salento

White · Chardonnay · —£42.90
VI

Mesciu Ttau, Salice Salentino Rosé

By the glass · Rosé · Negroamaro · —£39.90
VII

Pampana, IGP Salento Rosato

Rosé · Salento blend · —£69.00
VIII

Fabio Cordella 1975, Primitivo Rosso IGP

By the glass · Red · Primitivo · —£39.90
IX

Fabio Cordella 1975, Malvasia Nera IGP Salento

By the glass · Red · Malvasia Nera · —£39.90
X

Luigi Cordella, Susumaniello Rosso IGT

By the glass · Red · Susumaniello · —£39.90
XI

Fabio Cordella, Negroamaro IGT

By the glass · Red · Negroamaro · —£39.90
XII

Julio Cesar, Salento Rosso IGP

Red · Malvasia · —£43.90
XIII

Oscar Copertino DOP

Red · Copertino · —£49.90
XIV

Pampana, IGP Salento Rosso

Red · Salento blend · —£69.90
XV

Toto' Primitivo, Salento IGP

Red · Primitivo · —£43.90
XVI

Yago, Salice Salentino DOP

Red · Negroamaro · Malvasia Nera · —£44.90
XVII

Don Fabio, Negroamaro Copertino Salento (Limited Edition)

Red · Negroamaro · 60-year aged · —£1690

Take a bottle home, or shop the full wine list online at Max's Enoteca. https://maxsenoteca.com/ Max’s Enoteca ↗.

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