Albona
545 Francisco St, San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 441-1040Main
Soup - Salad - Appetizer
the titles of the following selections are written in the venetian dialect of albona
Soup of the day: according to the season and to san francisco's weather.
salad: mixed lettuce vinaigrette tossed with apples, cranberries, and pecans.
grandmother’s speciality: pan-fried potato gnocchi, brown sirloin sauce laced with cumin
balsamic caramelized onions with, eggplant, sweet peppers, olives, capers and pine nuts
eggplant slices: breaded, toasted, topped with melted cheese and mariara-basil sauce
braised sauerkraut with onions, apples and prosciutto; smoked chicken-apple sausage
squid stuffed with toasted bread crumbs, parsley, and garlic; roasted in marinara sauce
fillets of fried sardines with glazed onions, marinated with red vinegar, raisins, pine-nuts
Risotti
mushroom from the woods
prosciutto and saffron threads
fish, mussels, and prawns
Pasta
oven-roasted rigatoni in a casserole with a ragout of home-made pork sausage with mortadella and parmigiano
fresh pasta roll filled with thin slices of baked prosciutto, lappi cheese, baked in a casserole with toasted bread crumbs and tomato-cream sauce.
san marzano tomatos in a midly spicy sauce of roasted garlic-butter & basil the only non-istrian dish on our menu.
ravioli with three cheeses, pine-nuts, raisins, and freshly ground nutmeg served with cumin scented browned sirloin-tips sauce or with fried sage and butter sauce.
Entrees
braised veal shank with burgundy wine and rosemary-glaze with soft polenta with sauce
pork loin stuffed with sauerkraut, prosciutto, apples, and plums with spinach saute
chicken breast scaloppine saute with maraschino brandy cherries with spinach saute.
broiled noisettes of lamb, marinated in wine, vinegar, fresh herbs and mint with roasted potatoes and steamed vegetables.
braised rabbit with onions, juniper berries, honey, brown sugar, and balsamic vinegar with soft polenta with sauce
adriatic stew with fish, squid, prawns, mussels,red wine and balsamic-tomato sauce with grilled polenta with sauce.
fillet of the catch of the day in a light lemon, wine , butter sauce with steamed vegetables
Our Home Made Desserts
cream of gelato mousse topped with maraska cherries in brandy
apple strudel with cinnamon, pine nuts and rasins
chocolate-cream torte with ricotta
orange-vanilla cream brulee
