Bacaro Venetian Taverna Menu

Grilled garlic tuscan bread, fresh tomatoes, arugula, basil, olive oil

Grilled eggplant layered with goat cheese and sundried tomato

Sicilian rice cone, filled with bolognese meat sauce, mozzarella, peas

Rolled grilled zucchini filled with ricotta and mascarpone cheeses, served cold

Rosemary skewer with shrimp, scallops and salmon

Hand cut french fries, smoked house ketchup, garlic mayo

Deep fried calamari, lemon aioli, tomato sauce

Grilled baby octopus salad, roasted bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, capers, red wine vinegar

Braised sea bass mousse, grilled polenta croutons

Crab cake, peach fennel chutney, arugula salad

Spicy tuna served with kennebec potato chips and yellow tomato salsa

Potato, onions and fontina tart

Mussels, white wine, olive oil, garlic, parsley, ciabatta croutons

Braised pork, balsamic cipollini onions, ciabatta bread

Walnuts, apple chutney, grilled bread

Pan-­roasted spicy dry salami, roasted beets, purple fingerling potatoes, dry ricotta cheese

Grilled venison sausage, grilled polenta, red wine balsamic reduction

Grilled artichoke served with a lemon roasted garlic aioli

Field greens, cherry tomatoes, carrots, lemon vinaigrette

Burrata filled with mascarpone, roasted bell peppers, grilled asparagus and butternut squash salad, grilled tuscan bread

Arugula, pears, walnuts, gorgonzola, balsamic dressing

Edges of romaine hearts, parmesan, ciabatta thin croutons, caesar dressing

Roasted baby beets, hydroponic watercress, dry bing cherries, caramelized pecans, dry ricotta cheese, balsamic dressing

Fresh mozzarella and grilled tomato, basil olive oil

Baked onion soup, grilled tuscan bread, pecorino cheese

Cannellini beans and shredded chicken soup

Lobster bisque, acorn squash, chervil pesto

Sauteed spinach, roasted shallots

Pan-roasted broccoli, brown whole garlic

Roasted yellow beets and tomato, dry ricotta cheese

Grilled polenta, mushroom ragout

Large fettuccine, beef bolognese sauce, porcini mushrooms and shaved parmesan cheese

Pumpkin gnocchi seared in a light sage cream cheese sauce, walnuts, dry ricotta cheese and ground espresso beans

Shrimp and crab ravioli, saffron cream sauce

Dollar coin pasta, braised lamb ragout, brown butter & sage sauce, shaved pecorino cheese

Thin linguine pasta, fresh lobster, crab, golden beets, basil, lobster reduction

Half-­moon shaped pheasant ravioli sautéed with a brown butter sage sauce and served with a fontina cheese sauce

Sun dried tomato, eggplant, roasted bell peppers, dry goat cheese

Mushroom and spinach lasagna, béchamel sauce and parmigiano cheese

Amatriciana sauce, crispy pancetta, braised onions and fresh tomato

Basil pesto, pan-­roasted shrimp, marinated cherry tomatoes

Fresh mozzarella, chopped tomatoes, basil

Mushrooms, caramelized pearl onions, roasted red peppers, bacon, mozzarella

Homemade fennel sausage, marinara, mushrooms, spinach, parmigiano

Genova salami, peeled tomato, mozarella, parmigiano, spicy oil

Fresh burrata cheese, tomato, garlic oregano and olive oil

Parma prosciutto, marinated artichokes, shaved parmigiano, peeled tomatoes, basil

Smoked salmon, onions, capers, baby greens, horseradish cream

Pears, arugula, brie, gorgonzola

Tuscan sheep’s milk, medium soft, mixed with black truffles

Cow’s milk, piquant, salty, hard

Sonoma drunken goat cheese

Cow’s milk, 3-­week aged, soft, buttery

Cow’s milk, creamy, hearty, semisoft

Cow’s milk, sweet, semisoft

Sheep’s milk, 6-­month dry aged, hard

Prosciutto, arugula, fresh tomatoes, stracchino, extra virgin olive oil

Fresh tomatoes, arugula, artichokes, baked eggplant, olives, mozzarella

Grilled soppressata salame, gorgonzola cheese, arugula and fresh tomato

Roasted pancetta, mascarpone, sautéed persimmons, arugula

Spicy calabrian salamiq

Pork panchetta, seasoned with fennel, anise, and bay leaf

Dry aged spicy salami

Sweet salami, cured with fennel seeds

Dry air-­cured beef tenderloin, mondo vecchio

Dry cured pork sausage as done in the old world tradition

18 Month aged tradtional prosciutto

Smoked dry-­aged prosciutto

Select two meats, two cheeses, one side dish and one olive

Homemade fettuccine, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and tomato sauce

Ricotta and asparagus ravioli sauteed in brown butter & sage, on a bed of butternut squash puree

Breaded chicken stuffed with prosciutto, fontina cheese and asparagus, with spinach and potatoes

Veal medallions, chiodini mushrooms, asparagus, tomatoes and crispy prosciutto

Lemon caper sauce and potato-­leek tart

Angus beef

Buffalo loin

Thinly sliced pan seared veal loin, crusted with porcini mushrooms and fresh thyme

Chicken meatballs filled with fresh mozzarella, served with arugula and shaved parmiggiano salad

Braised wild boar, grilled polenta, red wine reduction

Petit veal ossobucco, saffron risotto, rosemary sofritto

Braised short rib served with a balsamic onion, red wine reduction, fontina cheese risotto

Grilled marinated flank steak, roasted vegetables, balsamic reduction

Grilled colorado t-­bone lamb chop, brown butter gnocchi, lemon rosemary demi-­glace

4oz. Burger topped with lettuce, tomato, bacon and blue cheese

Black sesame seared ahi tuna, sun dried tomato, gaeta black olives, capers and oregano

Pan-­roasted atlantic salmon, grilled portabella mushroom, asparagus, shrimp ravioli

Pan-­roasted sea scallops, tomatoes, zucchini, fresh thyme risotto

Mediterranean baked sea bass in white wine, olive oil, pellegrino with clams, tomatoes, green olives and spinach

Roasted bell peppers, capers, garlic, olive oil

Braised balsamic onions

Marinated baby artichokes

Grilled eggplant, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette

Lady finger soaked in espresso layered with soft mascarpone cheese and cocoa powder

Warm flourless chocolate terrine served with creme englise and strawberries

Mango and strawberry parfait with wild berry coulis

Chocolate cannoli Filled with fresh riccota, candied fruit, shaved chocolate, and marinated cherries

Pistacchio creme brulee served with blood orange sorbet and biscotti della nonna

Pear, lemon and almond tart with caramel sauce and vanilla gelato

Three assorted scoops of homemade ice cream or sorbet

Sweet dessert wine served with homemade cookies

Ricotta orange cheesecake with chocolate sauce and strawberries

Selection of cheeses, serves two