La Grotta Menu

Insalata ai Frutti di Mare

seafood salad

Calamari Fritti

tender fried calamari served w/ marinara or fra diavolo sauce

Mozzarella Caprese

mozzarella, tomato and roasted peppers

Antipasto Caldo (for two)

Baked clams, stuffed mushrooms, fried mozzarella and zucchini, eggplant rollantine, etc

Carpaccio di Manzo Pinoli & Grana

sliced beef with pine nuts, grana padano cheese over arugola

Spiritoso Seafood Cocktail (for two)

crab lump, jumbo shrimp and lobster

Involtini di Melanzane

eggplant rollantini with ricotta, mozzarella, topped wit marinara sauce

Vongole Granite (6)

stuffed baked clams

Margherita

tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella

Quattro Stagioni

ham prosciutto, mushrooms, olives and artichokes

Marinara

tomatoes, oregano and garlic

Napoletana

capers, mozzarella, tomatoes, anchovies and oregano

Diavola

dry hot sausage, tomatoes, mozzarella and hot peppers

Siciliana

tomatoes, anchovies, capers and olives

Al Prosciutto

tomatoes, mozzarella, prosciutto di Parma

Al Tonno d’Oliva

Italian tuna fish, red onions and cherry tomatoes

Insalata Tre Colori

endive, radicchio and arugola

Pomodoro Arugolo e Cipolla

tomato, arugola and red onions

Insalata Spiritoso

arugola, radicchio and romaine topped with gorgonzola cheese

Insalata di Campagna

mixed garden salad

Insalata di Cesare

ceaser salad

Fusilli al Ferretto all’Amatriciana

homemade pasta with fresh tomatoes, pancetta and onions

Bucatini alla Calabrese

sundried tomatoes, hot peppers, cherry tomatoes, garlic and oil

Rigatoni alla Romana

eggplant, mozzarella and fresh tomatoes

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

cherry tomatoes, black olives, capers and garlic

Penne Bersagliera

sauteed onions, prosciutto, tomato and vodka in a pink sauce

Rigatoni alla Sandra

shrimp, asparagus in a lite pink sauce

Matriciani Boscaiola

home made tubular pasta with porcini mushrooms, asparagus, prosciutto, in a pink cream sauce

Cavatelli Bolognese

grount beaf, veal meat sauce, veg, & tomato

Linguine Scoglio

calamari, baby shrimp, scungilli, marinara or fra diavolo

Gnocchi al Pomodoro e Basilico

homemade potato gnocchi with fresh tomatoes and basil

Pollo Spiritoso

boneless chicken with artichokes, sundried tomatoes and sweet cherry peppers

Galletto alla Diavola

pounded roasted spring chicken with garlic, rosemary and sage served with mixed salad

Petto di Pollo al Prosecco

chicken breast stuffed with prosciutto and fontina in a prosecco wine sauce

Vitello alla Fantasia

veal scaloppine sautéed w/artichoke, mushrooms cherry tomatoes topped w/fresh mozzarella

Scaloppine di Vitello al Gorgonzola

veal scaloppini with gorgonzola cheese

Saltimbocca alla Romana

veal scaloppini sauteed w/butter, white wine, sage flavor topped w/prosciutto served over a bed of spinach

Grilled Rib Veal Chop

cooked over open fire, served over broccoli rape

Salmone alla “Griglia”

grilled salmon served over fresh tomatoes, arugola and onions

Mazzacolle

Marinated grilled jumbo prawn

Shrimp Marinara, Scampi or Oreganata

Filetto di Maiala alla “Campagnola”

saudded pork tenderloin with vinegar peppers, potatoes

Costolette di Agnello alla “Griglia”

grilled lamb chops served over a bed of spinach

Tagliata di Manzo (for two)

grilled n.y. strip steak

Rib Steak

served w/calabrese home –fried potatoes, onions and peppers hot or sweet