La Grotta Di Marcello

assorted appetizers

cured ham and cantaloupe melon.

homemade mozzarella cheese with prosciutto over fresh tomato basil olive oil.

mixed seafood salad: shrimp, octopus and squid marinated with lemon.

raw clams

smoked salmon with capers, onion and lemon.

shrimp cocktail

fried fresh squid served with hot vincent sauce.

baked clams oreganata

steamed mussels with marinara sauce.

baby shrimp sauteed in garlic, cognac and creamy mustard sauce.

rolled eggplant with ricotta cheese in pink sauce.

special house sauce with capers and anchovies in a light marinara.

broiled portobello with garlic, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

house specialty.

bean soup with pasta

vegetable soup.

tortellini with spinach in chicken broth.

caesar salad

mesclun with raisins, parmigiana cheese and mustard walnut dressing.

three colored salad: arugula, radicchio and endive.

sliced tomato, onions and peter luger sauce.

mesclun salad with goat or danish bleu cheese.

arugula salad.

fresh garlic, baby shrimp and arugula in a light tomato sauce.

clam sauce, red or white.

fresh garlic, broccoli, baby shrimp and sliced portobello mushrooms in white wine.

shrimp, clams and mussels in a light marinara sauce.

roasted peppers, anchovies, garlic and black olives.

four cheese sauce.

fresh tomato, onion, basil and extra virgin olive oil

fresh tomato, basil, onion and hot cherry peppers.

tomato and vodka in a creamy mascarpone sauce

butter, cream, parmigiana and mascarpone cheese.

butter, cream, prosciutto, green peas and parmigiana cheese.

tuna, onions, capers and black olives in a light tomato sauce.

ground meat sauce.

mushrooms, green peas and vodka in a light tomato sauce.

butter, cream, parmigiana and mascarpone cheese with bacon and onions.

stuffed with ricotta cheese in a light tomato sauce.

squid sauteed with garlic, tomato and fresh herbs.

steamed clams in a light marinara sauce.

broiled red snapper in white wine, lemon, garlic and fresh herbs.

red snapper sauteed in lemon, capers and roasted pepper.

broiled salmon in white wine, lemon, garlic and fresh herbs.

salmon in dijon mustard sauce

shrimp with garlic, olive oil, bread crumbs and fresh herbs.

shrimp with garlic, tomato and fresh herbs.

shrimp dipped in egg and sauteed in butter, lemon and white wine.

rice with porcini mushrooms

steamed mussels in a light marinara sauce.

scungilli in sweet or hot vincent sauce.

filet of sole sauteed with lemon, butter and white wine.

broiled filet of sole with almonds and fresh herbs.

grilled tuna with sweet onion balsamic vinegar sauce.

crusted tuna with honey mustard sauce

fried shrimp with tomato sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese.

shrimp sauteed with cognac in a creamy mushroom sauce.

shrimp sauteed in butter, garlic, lemon, paprika and white wine.

seafood rice.

seafood combo: shrimp, scungilli, squid, clams and mussels marinara on a bed of linguine.

broiled lobster tail in butter, garlic, lemon and white wine.

lobster tail sauteed with garlic, white wine, tomato and hot pepper.

lobster tail with oregano, garlic, bread crumbs and herbs.

lobster tail, broiled and stuffed lobster, mushrooms and cognac au gratin.

broiled prime sirloin steak.

sirloin steak with green peppercorn from madagascar

broiled steak pizzaiola with tomato, garlic, olive oil and fresh herbs.

broiled veal chop

rack of lamb (for two)

veal with tomato and fresh herbs, baked with mozzarella.

veal with prosciutto and spinach in a light marsala sauce

veal sauteed with mushrooms, pepper, white wine and tomato.

veal dipped in egg, sauteed in butter, lemon and white wine sauce

veal sauteed with mushrooms in a marsala wine brown sauce.

breaded veal cutlet with tomato, baked with mozzarella.

breaded veal cutlet with fresh tomato, basil and onion.

veal topped with sliced eggplant, prosciutto and cheese

veal stuffed with pignoli, raisins and cheese in a cognac sauce

veal sauteed with truffles, sundried tomatoes, smoked sopressata and white wine.

veal sauteed with lemon, capers and white wine.

veal loin flattened and sauteed with shallots, brandy with chopped green spinach au gratin on top.

veal loin flattened and sauteed with brandy, capers and roasted pepper.

chicken with prosciutto, baked with mozzarella in a brown cognac sauce.

chicken breast with onion, mushrooms and pepper in a light tomato sauce.

chicken breast sauteed with garlic, rosemary, lemon and white wine.

sliced chicken with honey mustard sauce

grilled chicken breasts with lemon and white wine sauce.

grilled chicken over caesar or mesclun salad.

breaded chicken with fresh tomato, basil and onion.

breaded chicken with tomato, baked with mozzarella.

chicken dipped in egg, sauteed with butter, lemon and white wine sauce.

chicken sauteed with mushrooms in marsala wine brown sauce.

house specialty

assorted cakes

natural homemade ice cream

fresh fruit

strawberry with zabaglione or whipped cream.

with whiskey and creme de cacao