La Gioconda

Appetizers | Antipasti

• Pumpkin Souffle12,00 US$

  savory pudding topped with fontina d'Aosta cheese fondue and dusted with amaretto crumbs

• Octopus Salad19,00 US$

  tender octopus, gold potatoes, taggiasche olives, heart of celery, Italian parsley served warm and tossed with extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon, chardonnay, garlic

• Stuffed Calamari "alla Puttanesca"13,00 US$

  baby Monterey "calamari stuffed with calamari", sautéed with capers, taggiasche olives, and house San Marzano marinaraq

• Burrata14,00 US$

  fresh creamy mozzarella, whole roasted garlic, small crostini

• Cured Meat Board - gourmet and nice to share20,00 US$

  prosciutto di Parma 16 month aged, artisanal ham, "prosciutto cotto", salame toscano, mortadella di Bologna with black truffle and house made pickled Italian giardiniera

• Soup Parmentier11,00 US$

  fennel and leek and potato soup, home made croutons, extra virgin olive oil infused with herbs from the garden and chives

• Artichoke Salad13,00 US$

  thinly sliced raw artichokes hearts, peppery wild rocket arugula from the garden, aged Parmigiano Reggiano, tossed with extra virgin olive oil and a fresh lemon citronette

• Our Garden Salad - collected daily from our garden9,00 US$

  selected lettuce and kale, roasted beets, home made granola, tossed in our "farm" dressing

  • Small7,00 US$

Main Courses | Primi e Secondi

• Ravioli al Sugo d'arrosto19,00 US$

  filled with grass-fed slow braised beef short ribs and sautéed in a traditional demi-glace gravy, dusted with aged Parmigiano Reggiano and Italian parsley from the garden

• Spaghetti al Pomodoro15,00 US$

  fresh spaghetti, house San Marzano marinara, dusted with aged Parmigiano Reggiano

• Mushroom Lasagna20,00 US$

  layers of pasta and porcini bechamelle with mushrooms from the Santa Cruz mountains

• Pappardelle alla Bolognese18,00 US$

  ribbons of egg noodle pasta, authentic grandma's meat sauce, with grass-fed beef and pork, dusted with Pecorino Romano and Italian parsley from the garden

• Gnocchi and fresh Dungeness Crab - cooked in Venicean Style23,00 US$

  hand made potato gnocchi sautéed in fresh Dungeness crab sauce and meat, served in the shell

• Chicken "Santa Rita"21,00 US$

  free range half-chicken, marinated overnight in purple sage and lemon from the garden, served with roasted potatoes

• Lamb Shank Civet25,00 US$

  slow braised in Barolo wine, served with polenta pie "concia" with fontina cheese

Fresh Fish Filet of the day

served with an au gratin cauliflower medley; choice of preparation:

• Al Cartoccio26,00 US$

  cooked in natural paper with fresh tomatoes, taggiasche olives, thyme and garlic

• Al Forno26,00 US$

  roasted in the oven with herbs bouquet from the garden and extra virgin olive oil

Dessert | Dolci

• Gourmet Imported Cheese Plate15,00 US$

  with romano, parmigiano reggiano,gorgonzola,pecorino,taleggio, served with mostarda di Cremona

• Tarte Tatin served warm10,00 US$

  with whipped cream

• Tiramisu, original recipe from Treviso, 196818,00 US$

• "Bonet", chocolate and amaretti pudding, a classic from Torino9,00 US$

  with chocolate and coffee ganache

• Pannacotta8,00 US$

  infused with lemon verbena leafs, meliga cookie

• Vanilla Bean Gelato6,00 US$

  served with brown caramel

Brunch Menu

Sunday 11:00am-3:00pm, more specials every sunday!

• Prosciutto, Burrata, crostini14,00 US$

• Onion and garden veggies Frittata12,00 US$

  side of sautéed potatoes

• Grilled fish salad, fresh catch of the day14,00 US$

• Eggplant parmigiana pie15,00 US$

  side of garden greens

• Ravioli19,00 US$

  filled with short ribs sautéed in demi-galce

• Creamy polenta16,00 US$

  lamb shank stew & poached (or fried) Egg

• Waffle, grilled cinnamon Apple, whipped cream and honey10,00 US$

Drinks

• Mimosa6,00 US$

• Orange juice4,00 US$

• Italuan sodas3,00 US$

• Proseco6,00 US$

• House wine6,00 US$

• Botteled beers5,00 US$

• Coffee3,00 US$