Skip to content
Book

Klay · Balluta Bay

Breakfast until 11:30, tapas until 18:00 and the full kitchen through to dinner. Dishes follow the seasons, so a few may change — please tell your server about any allergies.

01

Breakfast

Slow mornings with the bay in view. Lavazza coffee, fresh juice and plates made to order.

Breakfast

Served until 11:30

  • Eggs Benedict

    Price: €10.50

    English muffin, crispy bacon, poached egg, hollandaise

  • Salmon Benedict

    Price: €12.50

    English muffin, smoked salmon, baby spinach, poached egg, hollandaise

  • Turkish Eggs

    Price: €8.50

    Yoghurt & labneh, pine nuts, chilli oil, crispy sausage & pomegranate

  • Shakshuka

    Price: €7.00

    Tomato, garlic, capsicum & soft spices, gently stewed with two eggs

  • American Pancakes

    Price: €9.50

    Scrambled eggs, crispy bacon & chives

  • English Breakfast

    Price: €9.50

    Sausage, egg, bacon, baked beans, mushrooms, hash browns & toast

  • Croissant

    Price: €7.00

    Ham, camembert, tomato, onion & Dijon mustard

  • Omelette

    Price: €8.50

    Rolled omelette filled with arugula, camembert, tomato & onion

Smoothies

  • Berry Heaven

    Price: €6.50

    Greek yoghurt, honey, soya milk, banana, berries & cashew nuts

  • Tropical Mania

    Price: €6.50

    Cherry, mango, banana, yoghurt, honey, coconut milk, avocado & cashews

  • Klay Machine

    Price: €6.50

    Honey, soya milk, avocado, apple, kale & cucumber

  • White Sand

    Price: €6.50

    Chia seeds, honey, coconut milk, avocado, pineapple, coconut & banana

02

Starters & Tapas

Made for the middle of the table — Maltese bigilla and ġbejna, Spanish gambas, crisp calamari.

Starters

  • Grilled Octopus

    Price: €14.50

    Romesco sauce, olives, roasted baby potatoes & spicy chorizo

  • Calamari Fritti

    Price: €13.50

    Fried calamari served with tartare sauce

  • Mussels

    Price: €13.00

    Steamed in white wine & garlic with cherry tomatoes & spring onion, served with bread

  • Beef Carpaccio

    Price: €13.00

    Marinated beef, crispy capers, pecorino cream, chimichurri & confit tomatoes

  • Chicken Liver Pâté

    Price: €10.00

    Homemade apple & pear chutney, roasted almonds, raisins & brioche

  • Trio of Sausage

    Price: €14.00

    Maltese, Toscana & spicy sausage, onion chutney, sauerkraut, honey-mustard & pepper mayonnaise

  • Trio of Dips

    Price: €9.50

    Artichoke, hummus & bigilla with galletti & bread

  • Klay Platter

    Price: €16.00

    Parma ham, salami, Calabrese, gorgonzola, grana & ġbejna with pickles, crudités, galletti & bread

Tapas

Served until 18:00

  • Gambas al Ajillo

    Price: €12.50

    Prawns tossed with garlic & a hint of chilli, served with bread

  • Chorizo Fritto

    Price: €8.00

    Spicy chorizo tossed with garlic, port & red wine sauce, served with bread

  • Cheese & Ham Hock Croquettes

    Price: €8.00

    Three pieces — potato, ham hock & smoked cheese, braised fennel & curried mayonnaise

  • Mixed Crostini

    Price: €12.50

    Six pieces — tomato bruschetta, goat cheese with beetroot & walnut, spicy avocado mousse, smoked salmon

  • Halloumi Fries

    Price: €7.00

    Truffled mayonnaise

  • Catalan Olives

    Price: €4.00

    Garlic, chilli, lemon zest & soft herbs

03

Pasta & Risotto

Italian at heart. Fresh pasta, slow ragù and the sea's best, tossed to order.

Pasta & grains

  • Mafaldine Ragù

    Price: €14.50

    Beef & sausage ragù topped with grana shavings

  • Spaghetti Carbonara

    Price: €15.50

    Guanciale, cracked pepper, egg yolk & pecorino

  • Spaghetti Vongole

    Price: €17.50

    Clams tossed in white wine, garlic, cherry tomatoes & basil

  • Strozzapreti Gamberi & 'Nduja

    Price: €18.00

    Local shrimps, 'nduja, garlic, cream & herb butter

  • Agnolotti Cinghiale

    Price: €17.50

    Wild boar agnolotti, braising juices, butter & grana

  • Fresh Tortellini

    Price: €16.00

    Tortellini prosciutto, braised ham hock, mushrooms, garlic & cream

  • Linguine Amatriciana

    Price: €15.00

    Guanciale, tomato fondue & pecorino

  • Ravioli Ricotta di Pecora

    Price: €14.00

    Tossed in sage butter & grana

  • Orecchiette Aglio Olio

    Price: €14.00

    Anchovies, broccolini, basil, cherry tomatoes & soft herbs

  • Risotto Milanese

    Price: €24.50

    Saffron & parmesan, topped with osso buco braised in port wine

  • Risotto Pumpkin & Chèvre

    Price: €14.00

    Arborio rice bound with pumpkin purée & chèvre

04

Pizza

Blistered crusts, mozzarella di bufala and Maltese ġbejna on the Quattro Formaggi.

Klay pizza specials

  • Mortadella & Pistachio

    Price: €13.75

    Mozzarella di bufala, mortadella & crushed pistachios

  • Funghi Trifolati

    Price: €14.50

    Mozzarella, mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, porcini & provolone

  • Toscana

    Price: €14.00

    Tomato, mozzarella, Tuscan sausage, friarielli & pecorino

  • Cavallo

    Price: €15.00

    Tomato, mozzarella, horse meatballs, pecorino & arugula

  • Amatriciana

    Price: €13.75

    Tomato, mozzarella, guanciale & pecorino

  • Calzone

    Price: €12.50

    Tomato, mozzarella, mushroom, egg & ham

Pizza classics

  • Margherita

    Price: €9.50

    Tomato, mozzarella di bufala & basil

  • Napoletana

    Price: €9.00

    Tomato, anchovies, olives & capers

  • Quattro Formaggi

    Price: €11.50

    Mozzarella, blue cheese, ġbejna & grana

  • Capricciosa

    Price: €12.50

    Tomato, mozzarella, egg, olives, ham & mushrooms

  • Crudo

    Price: €13.50

    Tomato, mozzarella, arugula, pecorino, Parma ham, sun-dried tomatoes & olives

  • Salumeria

    Price: €13.75

    Tomato, mozzarella, porchetta, spianata, Calabrese, arugula & grana

  • Tonno

    Price: €14.50

    Tomato, mozzarella, tuna, red onion & basil

05

Mains

From the grill and the sea. Steaks finished with port reduction, line-caught fish, Maltese rabbit.

Main courses

  • Rib Eye 300g

    Price: €34.00

    Grilled rib eye, hasselback roasted potato, braised shallots, port reduction & beef jus

  • Beef Tagliata 300g

    Price: €26.00

    Grilled tagliata, hasselback roasted potato, braised shallots, port reduction & beef jus

  • Seabass

    Price: €26.00

    Grilled seabass fillet, potato terrine, roasted peppers, citrus & herb sauce

  • Tuna Steak 250g

    Price: €27.00

    Grilled tuna, potato terrine, roasted peppers, citrus & herb sauce

  • Local Rabbit

    Price: €24.00

    Traditional fried rabbit cooked in wine, garlic & thyme with a fennel, potato & carrot fricassée

  • Roasted Chicken Breast

    Price: €24.00

    Filled with truffled butter & tarragon, wild mushrooms, lollipop wing & chicken consommé

  • Grilled Calamari

    Price: €24.00

    On a caper & golden raisin agrodolce with roasted potatoes

  • Pork Cheeks

    Price: €22.00

    Braised in apple cider, served with mash

Sides

  • French Fries

    Price: €4.00

    With truffle mayonnaise

  • Roasted Potatoes

    Price: €4.00

    Chimichurri dressing

  • Grilled Seasonal Vegetables

    Price: €4.00

    Gremolata dressing

  • Fresh Salad

    Price: €4.00

    Cherry tomatoes, seasonal veg & balsamic

  • Mash Potato

    Price: €4.00

06

Salads, Burgers & Bakery

Lunch on the terrace — generous salads, brioche burgers and filled ciabatta from the bakers' corner.

Salads

  • Klay Chicken Caesar

    Price: €14.50

    Romaine, grilled chicken thigh, guanciale, croutons, Caesar dressing & parmesan

  • Salmon Salad

    Price: €14.50

    Mixed leaves, smoked salmon, garlic yoghurt dressing, seasonal vegetables, raisins & almonds

  • Vegan Salad

    Price: €14.50

    Mixed leaves, seasonal vegetables, spiced bulgur, raisins, walnuts, almonds & citrus dressing

Burgers

All served with fries

  • Klay Burger

    Price: €14.50

    Brioche bun, 200g beef patty, cheddar, tomato, onion marmalade, bacon & house sauce

  • Chicken Burger

    Price: €14.50

    Brioche bun, grilled chicken thigh, cheddar, lettuce, spiced tomato salsa, onion & house sauce

Bakers' corner

Served with crisps & side salad

  • Porchetta & Buffalo

    Price: €8.50

    Thick-sliced porchetta, chimichurri & mozzarella di bufala

  • Salmon Bagel

    Price: €11.00

    Dill cream cheese, smoked salmon & chives

  • Cajun Chicken

    Price: €8.50

    Grilled Cajun chicken, garlic yoghurt, gherkins & lettuce

  • Meatball Sub

    Price: €12.00

    Meatballs in marinara, mozzarella, grilled peppers & pickled onions

  • Mushroom Melt

    Price: €8.50

    Mushrooms, Swiss cheese, provolone, onion & garlic butter

  • Ham & Cheese XL Toast

    Price: €6.00

    Ham & cheddar

07

Cocktails

Our bar's own signatures, plus Maltese wine by the glass, ice-cold Cisk and a deep back bar.

Signature cocktails

  • Bay of Klay

    Price: €10.50

    Butterfly-pea infused gin, lavender syrup, grapefruit, lemon & egg white

  • Klay Collins

    Price: €9.50

    Kaffir-lime infused silver tequila, passion fruit, lemongrass syrup, soda

  • Whiskey Business

    Price: €10.00

    Wild Turkey, cinnamon syrup, Ancho Reyes, lemon & egg white

  • Boozeberry Blast

    Price: €11.00

    Gin, egg white, lemon, cranberry, muddled cucumber & blueberries

  • Melonica

    Price: €10.00

    Citron vodka, melon liqueur, passion fruit, apple & lemon

  • Klay White Tiramisu

    Price: €9.50

    Dark rum, Kahlúa & amaretto with fresh cream

  • Midori Sour

    Price: €9.50

    Midori, limoncello, lemon, egg white & aromatic bitters

  • Irish Mule

    Price: €10.00

    Irish whiskey, apple & lime, topped with ginger beer

  • Colada

    Price: €9.50

    White rum, blue curaçao, pineapple, coconut milk & coconut syrup

  • Old But Gold

    Price: €9.00

    Mezcal, agave & Angostura bitters

Beer

  • Cisk Lager

    Price: €3.20 / 4.50

    Malta's own lager

  • Magic Rock Cannonball IPA

    Price: €6.50

  • Stella Artois · Heineken

    Price: €4.80

    By the pint

08

Coffee & Tea

Lavazza espresso from sunrise. Add a splash of something for the Barraquito.

Coffee

  • Espresso

    Price: €1.50

  • Cappuccino

    Price: €2.20 / 2.60

  • Flat White

    Price: €2.20

  • Café Latte

    Price: €2.80

  • Iced Coffee with Ice Cream

    Price: €4.50

  • Affogato

    Price: €2.50

    Ice cream of your choice, espresso

Lattes & specials

  • Chai Latte

    Price: €5.50

    Cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, star anise, honey, black tea & milk

  • Matcha Latte

    Price: €6.00

    Honey, matcha & milk — or dirty, with espresso

  • Barraquito

    Price: €6.00

    Condensed milk, Licor 43, espresso, milk froth & cinnamon

  • Baileys Irish Coffee

    Price: €6.00

    Baileys, Jameson, espresso, brown sugar & cream

  • Hot White Russian

    Price: €6.00

    Espresso, Kahlúa, vodka & cream

  • Hot Chocolate with Panna

    Price: €4.20

Hungry yet? Book a table.

Call +356 2138 2241Order on Wolt ← Home