eggplant slices: breaded, toasted, topped with melted cheese and marinara-basil sauce
capuzi garbi con prosuto e luganega
braised sauerkraut with onions, apples and prosciutto; smoked chicken-apple sausage
calamai al forno con salsa marinara
squid stuffed with toasted bread crumbs, parsley, and garlic; roasted in marinara sauce
sardele in saor a la veneziana
fillets of fried sardines with glazed onions; marinated with red vinegar, raisins, pine-nuts One of the most popular of all the Venetian appetizers.
RISOTTI
risoto con funghi de bosco
mushrooms from the woods
risoto de speck con zaferan
prosciutto and saffron threads
risoto de pesse in bianco
fish, mussels, and prawns
PASTA
pasta al forno con salsicia sgremolada
oven-roasted rigatoni in a casserole with a ragoût of home-made pork sausage with mortadella and parmigiano
strudel con pasta fatta in casa
fresh pasta roll filled with thin slices of baked prosciutto, Lappi cheese; baked in a casserole with toasted bread crumbs and tomato-cream sauce
penne a la “arrabbiata”
San Marzano tomatoes in a mildly spicy sauce of roasted garlic-butter & basil. The only non-Istrian dish on our menu. Please enjoy this Central-Italian classic.
crafi de Albona con sugo de carne . . . o . . . con buro e salvia
ravioli with three cheeses, pine nuts, raisins, and freshly ground nutmeg served with cumin scented sirloin-tips in brown sauce | or | fried sage and butter sauce
ENTREES
stinco de videl a la triestina
braised veal shank with Burgundy wine and rosemary-glaze soft polenta with sauce
braseola de porco con capuzi garbi e prosuto
pork loin stuffed with sauerkraut, prosciutto, apples, and plums red cabbage sauté
polastrìn al forno
young chicken roasted with Golden Sherry and rosemary-butter glaze roasted potatoes
lombo de agnel ai ferri
broiled noisettes of lamb, marinated in wine, vinegar, fresh herbs and mint roasted potatoes and steamed vegetables
arosto de coniglio; sugo in agrodolce con ginepro
braised rabbit with onions, juniper berries, honey, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar soft polenta with sauce
brodeto de pesse a la istriana
Adriatic stew of fish, squid, prawns, mussels, red wine, balsamic-tomato sauce grilled polenta with sauce
fileto de pesse local a la mugnaia
fillet of the catch of the day in a light lemon, wine, and butter sauce steamed vegetables
OUR HOME-MADE DESSERTS
crema de gelato
cream of gelato mousse topped with Maraska cherries in Brandy
strudel de pomi
apple strudel with cinnamon, pine nuts, and raisins