Villa D'Este Restaurant

Antipasti

Hors d'oeuvres

• Selezione Di Antipasti Freddi$28.80

  A selection of italian style antipasti

• Carpaccio Di Manzo$32.80

  Thinly sliced raw prime beef fillet, dressing of olive oil, black pepper, lemon and parmesan cheese shavings

• Ostriche Naturali

  Fresh natural oysters served with vinaigrette

  • 1/2 Doz.$23.00

• Bugs Giulianova

  Salad of moreton bay bugs, mango and asparagus salsa drizzled with lime and mint dressing

  • Market Price

Primi Piatti

Entrées

• Ostriche Alla Tarantina

  Oysters baked, topping of pancetta, mushroom, onion and herbs

  • 1/2 Doz.$28.80

• Lumache Alla Tellina

  Snails cooked in their shells infused with red wine, butter, garlic and parsley

  • 1/2 Doz.$33.80

• Champignon Ripieni$31.80

  Button mushrooms filled with a mixture of northern italian sausage, capsicum and zucchini, balsamic sauce

• Calamaretti Alla Marcias$31.80

  Grilled baby squid served with white wine, capers, cherry tomato, olives and a touch of chilli and oregano

• Asparagi Gratinati$29.80

  Asparagus lightly grilled with butter, parmesan cheese and bread crumbs

Pasta Della Casa

Entrées

• Casonsei Alla Bergamasca$33.80

  Small parcels of homemade pasta filled with chicken, veal and parmesan cheese, served with browned butter and fresh sage

• Pizzoccheri (Enrico Style)$29.80

  Homemade buckwheat pasta with a sauce of assorted mushrooms, cheese, pancetta and a touch of garlic

• Linguine Alla Vongole Saporite$32.80

  Homemade pasta with a sauce of fresh clams, white wine, parsley, garlic, olives, capers and chilli

• Gnocchi Con Mirtilli$29.80

  Homemade potatoes and blueberry gnocchi with cream, cheese and gratinate

• Tagliolini Paglia Fieno Con Ragú$29.80

  Duetto of homemade white pasta and spinach pasta, with a traditional ragú sauce of beef, tomato and fresh herbs

• Spaghetti Mare Chiaro$39.80

  Spaghetti served with mixed seafood sautéed with virgin olive oil, garlic and a touch of chilli

• Cappelacci D'anatra$32.80

  Homemade duck and raisin filled pasta parcels served with a creamy walnut sauce

Minestra Del Giorno

• Soup of the Day$17.00

Piatti Dell'oceano

Market price

• Moreton Bay Bugs Alla Milanese

  Moreton bay bugs, pan fried with a touch of garlic and thyme, served with a saffron cream sauce. Entrée

• Gamberi Al Diavoletto

  Succulent fleshy prawns sautéed with a touch of garlic and chilli. Served sizzling! Entrée

• Aragosta Montefiore

  Wa crayfish cooked with cream, thickened with egg yolk, seasoned and flavoured with cognac and sherry. Main course

• Casseruola Di Misto Mare Con Olive Nere

  An assortment of seafood cooked in a clay pot with tomato, black olives, garlic, chilli and italian herbs. Main course (for two)

• Grigliata Mista

  Selection of mixed seafood grilled with a touch of olive oil, garlic and chilli. Main course

Pesce Del Giorno

Fresh fish of the day (market price)

• Bianco Di Pesce Alla Bixio

  Fresh fish fillet of the day pan fried with virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli and asparagus

• Bianco Di Pesce Alla Mugnaia

  Fresh fish fillet of the day pan fried with butter, lemon juice and a touch of parsley

• Bianco Di Pesce Alla Waleska

  Fresh fish fillet of the day cooked with fresh mushroom, prawn, a touch of vermouth, in a cream sauce

Secondi

Main courses

• Medaglioni Di Vitello Con Prataiolo$46.80

  Medallions of veal topped with a field mushroom and served with a sauce of dry sherry and a touch of garlic and thyme

• Brasato Di Guance Di Manzo Al Vino Rosso$44.80

  Beef cheeks braised in a sauce of truffle, red wine and aged balsamic with grilled polenta

• Quaglie Con Uva$48.80

  Quail filled with grapes and pancetta cooked in the wood fired oven, served on a base of polenta with vin santo sauce

• Medaglioni Di Vitello Costa Azzurra$48.80

  Veal medallions with king prawns and a light anisette cream sauce

• Coniglio Ubriaco$48.80

  Rabbit leg rolled in parma prosciutto served on a risotto cake with chantarelle and brandied chestnuts

• Petto Di Pollo Arlecchino$46.80

  Chicken breast rolled with capsicum, walnut cheese and asparagus, served with a seeded mustard sauce

• Fegatini Di Pollo Alla Veneziana$36.80

  Chicken livers venetian style sautéed with extra virgin olive oil, a touch of balsamic vinegar and freshly ground black pepper

  • Entrée$27.80

Alla Griglia Con Rocce Di Vulcano

From the volcanic rock charcoal grill. *Pepper, shiraz, garlic or porcini brandy sauce - $4.80

• Filetto Di Manzo$49.90

  Two prime beef fillets charcoal grilled. (Sauce on request)*

• Il Bisteccone$49.90

  Prime large beef sirloin charcoal grilled. (Sauce on request)*

Dalla Rosticceria a Legna

From the traditional wood fired rotisserie

• Specialita Alla Rosticceria Del Giorno

  Speciality of the day from the rotisserie

Dal Forno a Legna

From the traditional wood fired oven

• Specialita Al Forno Del Giorno

  Speciality of the day from the wood fired oven

Legumi Delgiorno

• Fresh Vegetables of the Day$11.80

Insalate

Salads

• Insalata Verde$9.80

  Fresh seasonal green lettuce salad

• Insalata Mista$11.80

  Fresh seasonal mixed salad

• Insalata Di Spinaci$13.80

  Salad of fresh spinach, sun dried tomato, black olives and served with parmesan cheese shavings

• Insalata Di Pomodori$12.80

  Sliced tomato, celery, spanish onions, anchovies and cumin seeds

• Radicchio Rosso$13.80

  Radicchio salad

Pane

Bread

• Bruschetta Toscana$5.80

  Garlic bread

• Bruschetta Pugliese$15.80

  Crusty italian bread topped with fresh tomato, celery, basil, garlic and virgin olive oil

• Bruschetta Con Le Erbe$4.80

  Herb bread

• Crusty Italian Bread (Vastese)$2.50

  Served with virgin olive oil or butter