Ciao! Cafe & Wine Bar

2B Ives St. Danbury CT

Phone: 203-791-0404 | Fax: 203-730-1962

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APPETIZERS

Chicken Tortellini Soup

in a creamy veloute with carrots, celery and onions

Prince Edward Mussels*

steamed with rhine wine, dijon, cream, garlic and scallions

Eggplant and White Bean Tapas

eggplant, zucchini, squash & white beans sauteed with tomatoes, garlic and herbs garnished with grilled eggplant

Fried Calamari*

dusted with a seasoned corn flour served with tomato sauce

Braised Escarole

with sauteed garlic, kalamata olives, roasted peppers and crumbled feta served on sourdough toast points

Fresh Maine Crabcakes*

with a corn relish and remoulade sauce

House-Cured Salmon*

with shaved romano, capers, sourdough toast points and red onion with mixed greens and a lemon-dill

Fresh Tuna Appetizer*

seared medium rare garnished with an eggplant caponata, fried spinach, balsamic and wasabi

Grilled Gulf Shrimp*

wrapped with pancetta served with casino butter and garnished with angel hair

GRILLED PIZZAS

Margherita Pizza

with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil

Mediterranean Pizza

topped with artichokes, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, mozzarella and feta cheese

Florentine Pizza

topped with grilled chicken, pancetta, spinach, ricotta, tomato and mozzarella

SALADS

House Salad

green leaf, romaine, kalamata olives, tomatoes, red onion, cucumbers and pepperoncini

Caesar Salad

romaine tossed with pecorino romano and croutons in a classic caesar dressing

Grilled Peach and Goat Cheese Salad

on a bed of mixed greens with red onion and candied walnuts in a citrus vinaigrette

Ciao! Chopped Salad

asparagus, green beans, cucumbers, red onion, sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, fresh and mixed greens in a balsamic vinaigrette

Layered Vegetable Salad

spinach, tomatoes, goat cheese, zucchini, portabello and roasted peppers over mixed greens garnished with baby tomatoes and kalamata olives drizzled with rosemary oil and a balsamic reduction

CHICKEN

Pan-Roasted Chicken Scarpiello

boneless light and dark meat sauteed with hot and sweet cherry peppers, Italian sausage, red bliss potatoes and garlic in a sherry wine sauce

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

sauteed with artichokes, tomatoes, garlic, fresh herbs and white wine over angel hair

Chicken with Grand Marnier Sauce

stuffed with spinach, proscuitto and mozzarella sauced with mushrooms and fresh sage served with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables

Chicken Monterey

stuffed with fresh Maine crabmeat, spinach and fontinella cheese in a champagne cream with mushrooms over angel hair

PASTA

Rigatoni with Fontinella

rigatoni tossed with fresh basil, chopped tomatoes, garlic and fontinella cheese

Linguini with Eggplant & White Beans

eggplant, zucchini, squash, white beans, tomatoes, fresh herbs and garlic tossed with fresh linguini

Penne a la Vodka

penne pasta tossed with tomatoes, cream, fresh herbs, garlic and pecorino romano

Fettucine with Pancetta

tossed with cream, butcher’s pepper, parmigiano reggiano and peas

Ravioli with Lobster Sauce

jumbo cheese ravioli in a lobster sherry cream sauce

Rigatoni Bolognese

We could eat this everyday! ground veal, pork and beef simmered for hours with tomatoes, fresh herb and cream

Laganelle

Back by popular demand! Delicate pasta filled with sausage, ricotta, spinach and goat cheese two sauces – tomato and basil cream

Chicken with Penne Rigati

tossed with sausage, broccoli, mushrooms, roasted red peppers And fresh herbs

SEAFOOD

Fresh Maine Sea Scallops*

sauteed with mushrooms, spinach and fresh sage in a madeira cream sauce over angel hair

Fresh Salmon Sardinia *

drizzled with two pestos - sundried tomato and basil served on a bed of wilted spinach and garnished with fried gnocchi

Tuscan Pepperpot*

shrimp, chicken, sausage and clams with okra, bell peppers, pancetta and fresh herbs over spinach fettucine

Fresh Seared Yellowfin Tuna*

seared medium rare on a bed of sauteed endive, spinach, sliced red bliss potatoes, carmelized pearl onions drizzled with a dijon vinaigrette

Pesto Grilled Shrimp with Saffron Risotto*

grilled pesto marinated shrimp sauced with tomatoes, kalamata olives and crumbled feta cheese served over a tomato-saffron risotto

Fresh Tilapia Cioppino*

fresh pan-seared talapia with shrimp, scallops, clams and mussels in a light tomato fume over linguini

VEAL AND STEAKS

Veal Orvieto*

lightly breaded and sauteed with pancetta, mushrooms, artichokes and roasted red peppers in a fresh herb wine sauce over linguini

Veal Christine*

sauteed with fresh basil, tomatoes and cream served over angel hair

Double-Cut Grilled Stuffed Pork Chop*

stuffed with anjou pears and gorgonzola sauced with a caramelized red onion au jus and served with braised escarole and mashed potatoes

Aged Sirloin Steak Aioli*

New York strip steak sauteed with mushrooms, garlic and butcher’s pepper served with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables

Grilled Filet Mignon*

served with a cabernet reduction, grilled portabello mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables