Oliveto Cafe & Restaurant

5655 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618

(510) 547-4381

Smaller Items, Soup, Salumi, Salads

  • Affetati Misti
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    • $19.50
  • finocchiona, rustica, spagnola, basque, bresaola, coppa, and spicy soppressata.
  • Shaved Calf's Tongue
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    • $12.50
  • with sardinian-style olive salsa, fregola, and arugula.
  • Carne Cruda Of Angus
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    • $13.00
  • top round with castelvetrano olives, pickled pimento peppers, and shallots; grilled crostino.
  • Crostino Of Tuscan
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    • $9.50
  • style poultry liver pate with frisee and saba.
  • Salad Of Marinated Pole And Bush Beans
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    • $11.50
  • with frisee and tocco di noce.
  • Garden Lettuces Vinaigrette
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    • $9.00
  • Sformatino Of Potimarron Squash
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    • $11.50
  • with candy cap mushroom zabaglione.
  • Charcoal-Grilled Monterey Bay Squid
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    • $12.50
  • with jalapeno "maionese," grapefruit, and arugula.
  • Soup
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    • $9.50
  • minestra of late summer vegetables with parmesan cheese.
Pastas

  • Pappardelle
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    • $16.50
  • with rabbit in bianca and castelvetrano olives.
  • Agnolotti Dal Plin
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    • $16.50
  • Whole Grain Bolero Wheat Bigoli E Fagioli
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    • $16.00
  • with pancetta and cayenne pepper.
  • Red Winter Wheat Penne Alla Bolognese
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    • $17.00
  • Lasagnette Of Lobster Mushrooms
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    • $16.50
  • and parmesan cheese.
  • Tortelloni Of House-Made Ricotta
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    • $16.50
  • with black mission figs, candied walnuts, and black pepper.
Grills, Sautes, And Rotisserie

  • Roast Hen Rolata
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    • $25.00
  • with braised cabbage, onion crema, and walnut pesto.
  • Millefoglie Of Summer Vegetables
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    • $24.00
  • red flint corn polenta abbrustolita and a farm egg in carrozza.
  • Spit-Roasted Pancetta
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    • $26.00
  • wrapped rabbit loin with long-cooked onions, farro, and arugula.
  • Charcoal-Grilled Local Albacore
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    • $28.00
  • with rosa bianca eggplant puree, borlotti beans, and fresh cayenne pepper.
  • Charcoal-Grilled Pork Porterhouse
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    • $30.00
  • with blue lake beans, roasted pimento peppers, and rosemary sugo.
  • Charcoal-Grilled Skirt Steak
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    • $30.00
  • with potato gratinata, tokyo turnips, and beef sugo.
  • Pan-Roasted Local King Salmon
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    • $28.00
  • with lipstick pepper peperonata and crisp new potatoes.
Salads, Antipasti, Contorni

  • (3)
  • (2)
  • Salads, Antipasti, Contorni
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    • $14.50
    • $10.00
  • any two of the above dishes, all three.
  • Roast Beets Vinaigrette
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    • $6.00
  • with toasted almonds and basil.
  • Cauliflower And Fregola Salad
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    • $6.00
  • with raisins and pine nuts.
  • Savory Bread Pudding Of Rosemary
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    • $6.00
  • ham, and parmesan cheese.
  • Garden Lettuces Vinaigrette
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    • $7.50
  • Soup
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    • $8.50
  • spicy vellutata of fennel and leeks with creme fraiche.
  • Tasca Di Pane
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    • $4.00
  • whole-grain bread pocket of tomato conserva and mozzarella cheese (while available).
  • Almonds And Marinated Olives
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    • $3.00
  • Sweet House-Made Vegetable Pickles
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    • $4.00
  • Oliveto Flat Bread
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    • $4.50
  • with regina olive oil and grana padano cheese.
  • Oliveto Salumi Platter
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    • $12.00
  • bresaola, finocchiona, spagnola, and rustica.
Hot Dishes, Main Courses, Pastas

  • Red Winter Wheat Penne Alla Bolognese
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    • $15.00
  • Cannelloni Of Cauliflower
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    • $15.00
  • and eggplant with parmesan cheese.
  • Breast Of Hen
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    • $16.00
  • with crisp potatoes and tomato conserva.
  • Local Rockfish
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    • $16.00
  • with roasted corn, zucchini, and salsa verde.
  • La Polenta
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    • $4.50
  • service. italian heirloom whole-milled floriani red flint corn polenta.
  • Toppings
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    • $5.50
  • beef heart all' arrabbiata.
  • Toppings
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    • $4.50
  • fonduta of leeks and parmesan cheese.
Pizzas

From the wood oven made with whole-grain pizza dough. All pizzas can be made with whole-grain dough upon request. Add-on anchovies $2.00, farm egg $2.00, olives $2.00.

  • Napoletana
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    • $15.00
  • anchovy, hot pepper, and oregano made with white pizza dough.
  • Hen Sausage
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    • $15.50
  • roasted onion, mozzarella, and arugula.
  • Margherita
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    • $15.50
  • mozzarella, parmesan cheese, basil, and tomato farm egg and arugula.
Desserts

  • Isabella Grape Sorbetto
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    • $6.50
  • Gingersnap Ice Cream
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    • $7.00
  • Bread Pudding
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    • $8.00
  • with orange caramel sauce.
  • Bittersweet Chocolate Cake
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    • $8.00
Desserts - House Cookies

  • Walnut Biscotti (3)
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    • $1.50
  • Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroon (1)
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    • $1.50
  • Summer Fruit Jam
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    • $1.50
  • filled cornmeal shortbread (2).
  • Whole-Grain Chocolate Chip Cookie
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    • $1.50
  • Cookie Plate
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    • $4.50
Desserts 1

  • Isabella Grape Sorbetto
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    • $7.00
  • Gingersnap Ice Cream
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    • $7.00
  • Bittersweet Chocolate Cake
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    • $9.00
  • New Harvest Walnut Biscotti
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    • $3.00
Teas

  • (Per Pot)
  • Rest Well
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    • $3.50
  • soothing, refreshing, herbal blend of chamomile, peppermint, lavender, and valerian. no caffeine.
  • Spearmint
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    • $3.50
  • fresh and clean, a natural digestivo.
  • Purple Bamboo
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    • $4.00
  • fine chinese green tea, custom-grown young leaves for the japanese market, with kelpy undertones.
  • White Peony
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    • $4.00
  • white tea from fujian province in china, minimally processed; herbaceous and floral with hints of peat moss.
  • 1St Flush Darjeeling
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    • $4.00
  • indian black tea from the himalayan foothills, its muscatel flavor carries fruity notes, mild astringency.
  • Dong Ding Oolong
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    • $4.00
  • classic summit oolong tea from taiwan with soaring floral notes.
  • Breakfast
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    • $3.50
  • classic, full-bodied assam black tea. per pot.
  • Earl Grey
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    • $3.50
  • oil of bergamot and blue cornflower blossoms flavor this black tea.

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