Dinner Menu

May 15, 2008

CENTOLIRE RESTAURANT AND BAR
As the song goes, Cento Lire, the fare to the land of better opportunities…

BEGINNINGS
Insalata di Cesare, the classic, prepared tableside $15.50
Carciofi alla Romana, artichokes prepared Roman-Jewish style with fresh fennel $15.50
Insalata di Carciofini, baby artichokes and arugula salad with shaved parmigiano $15.50
Insalata della Garfagnana, a medley of spring beans, fave, sweet peas, beets, with frisee, rugola and goat cheese served with house vinaigrette $15.50
Insalata Tricolore, arugula, endive, radicchio with shaved parmigiano cheese $10.50
Panzanella Salad, tomatoes with spring onions,chickpeas,quinoa and basil $14.50
Cibreo, chicken livers sautéed with shallots and white wine, over bruschetta $14.50
Melanzane alla Parmigiana, eggplant parmesan with mozzarella, basil and tomato sauce $15.95
Salsiccia di Cinghiale, grilled wild boar sausage, served with spicy broccoli rape $15.50
Calamari al Forno, dusted with Italian breadcrumbs, seasoned and baked $15.00
Fritto Misto di Calamari e Zucchine, fried calamari and zucchini $15.00
Sarde alla Griglia, fresh sardines grilled and served with caramelized cipollini and cauliflower $14.00
Zuppa del giorno, preparation changes daily P.A.

PASTA
Ravioli con pere e Gorgonzola, home made dumpling with roasted pears,gorgonzola cheese
served with speck cured pork and porcini mushroom sauce $21.50
Gnocchi di Patate, home made dumpling with a veal and sage ragout $21.50

Strozzapreti con Pollo in fricassea, spinach and ricotta dumplings, with a chicken-vegetable Fricassee` $19.50
Spaghetti alla Rustica, served with thinly sliced onions, tomato sauce and parmigiano $19.50
Fusilli al Ragu di Melanzane, eggplant, pancetta and onions with tomato sauce $21.50
Tagliolini Chitarra, homemade pasta with meatballs, peas and mushrooms $20.50
Fettuccine alla Bolognese, homemade pasta tossed in a traditional meat sauce $20.50
Fettuccine alla Carbonara, black truffles, bacon and pecorino, prepared tableside $21.00
Rigatoni Buttera, sweet & hot sausage with peas, tomatoes and a touch of cream $21.00
Penne di farro alle verdure di casa, farro pasta with butternut squash and wild mushrooms $22.50
All pasta dishes are available as appetizer portion

ENTREES
Tonno alla Griglia, grilled tuna, served with artichokes in guazzetto $32.00
Shrimp Scampi, with spaghetti in olive oil, garlic and a touch of pink sauce $29.50
Salmone al Forno, baked wild salmon, served over braised fennel and fresh dill $29.00
Pesce del Giorno alla Livornese, fish of the day, filet served with a livornese sauce of capers, olives and tomatoes P.A.
Cartoccio, Chilean sea bass baked in parchment paper with spring vegetables $29.95
Cacciucco alla Toscana, Tuscan fish and shellfish stew with a garlic and tomato sauce $31.95
Pesce del Giorno, (Fish of the Day) selection and preparation changes daily P.A.
Pollo Centolire, sea salt-cured 3-pound organic chicken, roasted and carved tableside, served with
pan-roasted potatoes and spinach Serves two $46.00
Pollo Martini, chicken breast, encrusted with parmesan, in a lemon-white wine sauce,
served with baby carrots and haricot vert $29.00
Tagliata di Manzo, grilled hanger steak, sliced, served with eggplant parmigiana $29.50
Vitello Milanese, veal top round, pounded and breaded, served with wild arugula, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes $29.95
Ossobuco, braised veal shank with vegetable fricassee and tomato sauce served over risottowith fresh herbs $34.00
Coniglio alla Cacciatora con Olive di Gaeta, organic farm raised rabbit, braised in white wine
rosemary and sage, serve with Gaeta olives and broccoli rape $29.00
La Grande, grilled rib eye steak, served with shallot mashed potatoes and creamy spinach gratin $49.95


CONTORNI

Asparagus $12.00 Spinach $9.00 Tuscan Fries $9.00 Broccoli Rape $12.00

Executive Chef: Pino Luongo
Parties of more than six guests may be charged 18% gratuity

2 Responses to “Dinner Menu”


  1. Ciao pino, sono bruna. Come va ? Mi mancate, quando vieni in Italia vieni a trovarmi. Se puoi scrivimi la ricetta dei rigatoni alla buttera per me, perchè non la ricordo. Un caro saluto
    Bruna


  2. our daughter is getting married at st. ignatius (84th and park) on may 24th….could you handle a rehearsal dinner for 30+ guests on saturday, may 23rd? (8:30 or 9:00 p.m.??)

    please respond.

    thanks.

    trish


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