A mix of Italian

made local

At Don Royale, we focus on honest ingredients, bold flavors, and dishes made with care. Our menu combines classic favorites with a modern twist, always prepared fresh and served with attention to detail. We simply want you to sit back, enjoy great food, and feel right at home.

Authentic

with a twist

Flavours of Italy With a Local Twist

Start right with our

Starters

Bruschetta 6

Toasted home-made sourdough bread served with garlic, onions, fresh tomato, parsley and basil.
Garlic Bread 5

Toasted home-made sourdough served with garlic, butter and parsley.
Focaccia Rosemary 10.5

Served with rosemary, rock salt, cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, rucola and parmesan.
Gamberi in Tempura 16

Tiger prawns in beer-batter, drizzled with honey and pepperoncino emulsion and sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Calamari Fritti 16.5

Served with home-made "twistees" lemon tartar mayo.
Arancini 9.5

Sicilian rice balls "in bianco," creamy mozzarella filling, tomato chutney and grated grana.
Cheeky Chicken Wings 12

Marinated and baked chicken wings, homemade bbq sauce, and toasted sesame seeds.
Parmigiana 12

Eggplant layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmesan and basil.

Our

Pizza Selection

Marinara 10

Tomato sauce, garlic oil, oregano.
Margherita 10

Tomato sauce, mozzarella "fior di latte", basil.
Funghi 12

Tomato sauce, mozzarella "fior di latte", chestnut mushrooms.
Vegetariana 12.5

Mozzarella "fior di latte", chestnut mushrooms, fresh tomato, onions, garlic and basil, topped with rucola and parmesan shavings.
Rucola & Buffala 16.5

Mozzarella "fior di latte," rucola, cherry tomatoes, grana shavings, bufala mozzarella.
Cheeseburger Pizza 16.5

Tomato sauce, seasoned beef, onion, pickles, melted cheese, topped with Don’s burger sauce.
Capricciosa 15

Tomato sauce, mozzarella "fior di latte", chestnut mushrooms, smoked ham (pork), boiled egg, black olives, artichoke hearts.

Don Mare 16

Mozzarella "fior di latte", mussels, clams, calamari & prawns.
Porchetta 15

Tomato sauce, mozzarella "fior di latte", basil pesto, porchetta (pork), onions with basil.
Bianca Tartufata 17

Mozzarella "fior di latte," truffle cream, parmesan, rucola, fresh black truffle pesto.
Don Maltese 17.5

Tomato sauce, mozzarella "fior di latte," local pulled rabbit, confit garlic paste, cherry tomatoes, home-made rabbit BBQ sauce.
Mortadella e Pistachio 14

Mozzarella "fior di latte", mortadella (pork), crushed pistachios, basil pesto.
Calzone Classico 14.5

Closed pizza filled with tomato sauce, mozzarella "fior di latte", ham (pork), topped with Grana shavings.

Our

Pasta Selection

Rigatoni all’Amatriciana 17.5

Tomato sauce, guanciale (pork), crushed black pepper, pecorino.
Rigatoni Bufala 19.5

Pistachio pesto, olive oil, parmesan, with whole bufala mozzarella.
Rigatoni all’Arrabbiata 16

Tomato sauce, fresh pepperoncino, basil.
Timpana tal-Fenek 17.5

A Maltese classic reinvented with rigatoni baked in a rich slow-cooked pulled rabbit ragù with red wine, onions, garlic, tomato, herbs, and peas, bound with cheese, wrapped in golden pastry.

Spaghetti Maltese 18.5

Spaghetti with pulled local rabbit, and grandma's spiced tomato sauce.
Spaghetti Bolognese 17.5

Beef ragù, onions, red wine, celery, carrots, basil.
Tortelli Pollo & Gorgonzola 19.5

Homemade tortelli filled with pulled chicken, gorgonzola sauce, crushed walnuts.
Timpana Royale 18

Our signature traditional baked pasta with beef ragu, tomato sauce & mozzarella. Baked in puff pastry.

Spaghetti Carbonara 18.5

Cured guanciale (pork), egg yolk, and pecorino romano.
Ravioli Tan-Nanna 17.5

Filled with ricotta cheese, tomato sauce, basil and parsley.
Spaghetti Di Mare 19.5

Garlic, white wine, cherry tomatoes, mussels, prawns, calamari, clams, citrus & basil oil.
Rigatoni Funghi e Tartufi 17.5

Chestnut mushrooms, funghi porcini, truffle cream.

Dive into our

Mains

Beef Tagliata 28.5

Black Angus Beef, rucola and parmesan.
Grilled Chicken 20.5

Local chicken breast with Italian herbs marinade.
Chicken Supreme 21.5

Chicken breast supreme filled with Maltese sausage and peppered gbejna served on a salsa roza.
Rabbit Stew 22.5

Local rabbit (bone-in) with red wine, garden peas, and grandma's spiced tomato sauce.
Smoked Pork Ribs 23.5

Slow-cooked pork ribs rubbed with BBQ seasoning, home-made apple and mango chutney BBQ sauce and garnished with sesame seeds.
Pesce Spigola Acqua Pazza 27.5

Filleted grilled sea bass cooked in white wine, cherry tomatoes, garlic oil, citrus and parsley.
Angus Beef Burger 16

Homemade Angus beef, caramelised onions, mustard mayo, and all your favourites, wrapped in Don’s special burger buns.
Southern Fried Chicken Burger 15

Crispy chicken, mayo, candied bacon, lettuce, tomato and melted cheese, wrapped in Don’s special burger buns.

Freshen things up with our

Salads

Chicken Salad 17

Chicken breast marinated in yoghurt served with crispy salad, cherry tomatoes, roasted croutons, crispy smoked pancetta, parmesan and citrus honey dressing.
Beef Tagliata Salad 18

Chargrilled beef tagliata with rocket , crispy salad, cherry tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, cashew nuts, parmesan, and citrus honey dressing.
Bufala Royale 17

Fresh buffalo mozzarella served with crushed pistachios, basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, crispy green salad, cucumber, ruccola, citrus honey dressing, and aged balsamic.
Caprese Royale 15

Local plum tomatoes, basil, mozzarella “fior di latte”, seasoning, and aged balsamic.

Sweetest Treats in town

Desserts

Tiramisu 7.95

Coffee-soaked ladyfingers covered with a cream of egg yolks, sugar, and mascarpone and topped with cocoa powder.
Don’s Cannolo 7.95

Local ricotta mixed with chocolate chips, salted caramel drizzle, crushed pistachio.
Chocolate Brownie 7.95

Rum, raisin, cashew nut and chocolate brownie served warm with vanilla ice-cream. (GLUTEN FREE)
Traditional Imqaret 7.95

Traditional Maltese pastry filled with dates, fig ice cream, drizzeled with honey and confectioner sugar.