Rossella
Family-Run Italian Trattoria in Kentish Town
Address: 103 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1TR
Phone: +442072679797
Hours: Monday 10:00–15:00 & 17:00–22:15; Tuesday–Saturday 10:00–22:15; Closed Sunday
Menu prices: £4.50–£31 · ££ · Median main: £20 · 40/40 with a published price
Family-run Italian trattoria in Kentish Town since 1978 — handmade pasta, Sorrento pizzas, hearty steaks and fish, plus their own deli with Italian ingredients and hampers. Named in OpenTable's Top 100 restaurants in London.
Small Plates
- Bruschetta di Pomodoro — £7.50Toasted bread with fresh tomato
- Arancini al Ragu e Mozzarella — £10.00Crispy risotto balls with ragu and mozzarella
- Focaccia della Casa — £4.50House focaccia
- Trio di Olives — £4.50Selection of marinated olives
Antipasti
- Garlic Bread — £8.50Wood-fired garlic bread
- Calamari Fritti — £12.00Crispy fried calamari
- Melanzana Parmigiana — £12.00Baked aubergine with tomato and parmesan
- Mozzarella Fritta — £12.00Fried mozzarella
- Burrata e Pesche — £11.00Creamy burrata with peaches
- Gamberi al Limone — £14.00King prawns with lemon
Large Salads
- Insalata Salmone — £19.00Salmon salad
Pasta
- Tonnarelli Bolognese — £16.00Handmade tonnarelli with slow-cooked beef ragu
- Tonnarelli Carbonara — £16.00Handmade tonnarelli with pancetta, egg and pecorino
- Tonnarelli Pomodoro — £12.00Handmade tonnarelli with tomato sauce
- Lasagna al Ragu — £16.00Classic beef lasagne
- Pappardelle Ragu di Agnello — £16.00Wide ribbon pasta with lamb ragu
- Rigatoni Stracciatella — £15.00Rigatoni with creamy stracciatella
- Tonnarelli Cozze e Vongole — £19.00Handmade tonnarelli with mussels and clams
Fresh Filled Pasta
- Ricotta e Tartufo — £20.00Filled pasta with ricotta and black truffle
- Brasato al Vino Rosso — £18.00Filled pasta with beef braised in red wine
- Tortelloni ai Gamberi — £22.00Filled pasta with prawns
Risotto
- Risotto ai Frutti di Mare — £19.00Seafood risotto
- Risotto ai Funghi — £19.00Mushroom risotto
Pizza Classica
- Margherita — £13.00Tomato, fior di latte, basil
- Pepperoni Piccante — £16.00Spicy pepperoni pizza
- Quattro Stagioni — £15.00Four seasons pizza
- Diablo — £15.00Spicy salami pizza
- Salsiccia — £16.00Italian sausage pizza
- Napoli — £14.00Tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers
- Calabrese — £15.00Calabrian spicy pizza
- Nonna — £16.00House special pizza
- Friarielli — £17.00Pizza with friarielli greens and sausage
- Mediterranea — £17.00Mediterranean vegetable pizza
Mains
- Pollo Milanese — £19.00Breaded chicken Milanese
- Veal Milanese — £20.00Breaded veal Milanese
- Branzino — £20.00Grilled sea bass
- Salmone al Forno — £21.00Oven-baked salmon
- Pollo Saltimbocca — £19.00Chicken with prosciutto and sage
- Bistecca Tagliata — £31.00Sliced sirloin steak
Sides
- Chips — £6.50Golden chips