La Violetta Menus | Sarasota, FL | La Violetta Rustic Italian

Our Menu

Our Handmade Dishes are from Authentic Recipes!

SPECIAL DIETS: Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options

Light & Fresh - Small Plates

Choose a selection of small plates to start

POLENTA FRITTA LARDO E TARTUFO (*)
Fried polenta with sliced lardo and shaved black-truffle - 14.90

TOMINO CON TARTUFO E SPECK (*)
Grilled Tomino cheese layered with truffle and wrapped with speck - 15.90

PARMIGIANA DI ZUCCHINE
Fried and baked zucchini parmigiana with tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmigiano cheese - 13.90

CREME BRULEE DI FOIE GRAS
Special presentation of foie gras creme-brulee with brown sugar and black pepper served with porcini mushrooms crackers - 16.90

PANNA COTTA DI GORGONZOLA (*)
Gorgonzola cheese pudding with pears cooked in white wine, honey, walnuts and crispy speck - 13.90

CICCHETTI VENEZIANI
Three venitian-style Sea finger-food bites based on Chef mood - 14.90

TRIPPA ALLA FIORENTINA
Original recipe from Tuscany of lightly spice tripe cooked in tomato sauce with celery and carrots, baked with Parmigiano cheese - 17.90

TORTINO DI FOIE GRAS
Foie gras solid-mousse with Pantelleria Passito wine soft-heart over puff pastry - 16.90

Fritti

OLIVE ALL’ASCOLANA
Breaded and fried green olives stuffed with braised pork meat and pancetta with Parmigiano mayonnaise - 13.90

PANELLE E PORCHETTA (*) Chickpeas Sicilian fritters and Porchetta - 16.90

SUPPLI’ ALLA ’NDUJA
Breaded and fried pear-shaped rice-balls stuffed with ‘nduja and Bolognese served with Marinara sauce - 15.90

MOZZARELLA IN CARROZZA
Fried Mozzarella and Rovagnati ham sandwich - 15.90

Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness

*GF - Gluten Free

Desserts

Soups & Salads

CAPRESE TRICOLORE (*)
Mozzarella, fresh sliced tomatoes and arugula with oregano and fresh basil - 12.90

CAPRESE DI BURRATA E PROSCIUTTO (*)
Burrata cheese with truffle sauce, walnuts, sliced fresh tomatoes and Prosciutto di Parma - 16.90

TIROLESE (*)
Arugula, speck, walnuts, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmigiano cheese salad - 13.90

RUCOLA (*)
Arugula, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmigiano cheese salad - 9.90

INSALATA DI POLPO (*)
Octopus cooked in Sous Vide system and seared, with arugula, radicchio and baked cherry tomatoes - 17.90

ZUPPA DI FUNGHI (*) Mushrooms soup - 9.90

ZUPPA DI LENTICCHIE (*) Lentils and bacon soup - 8.90

ZUPPA TOSCANA
Garbanzo & Cannellini beans, green lentils and farro soup - 12.90

Freshly made daily with the finest ingredients. Made from special recipes

Raw

TARTARE
Beef tenderloin tartare with arugula, black-truffle, shaved cured egg dressed with Bernaise sauce, served with flat bread - 19.90

CARPACCIO (*)
Dry-aged beef carpaccio with arugula and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano 24 months aged cheese - 18.90

TONNO AFFUMICATO E BURRATA (*)
Homemade cold-smoked sliced tuna with arugula and burrata cheese - 17.90

Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness

*GF - Gluten Free

Pastas

OUR PASTA IS FRESH AND MADE DAILY WITH ORGANIC FLOUR AND EGGS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT RAVIOLI, PAPPARDELLE AND TAGLIATELLE ARE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER BECAUSE HANDMADE!

PICI PEPERONI E SALSICCIA
Thick hand-rolled pasta with red peppers sauce and topped with sausage - 18.90

GNUDI TOSCANI
Spinach and ricotta gnocchi with fresh tomato sauce and Parmigiano cheese - 18.90

FRUTTI DI MARE
Black and white spaghetti with shrimp, mussels, clams, octopus, calamari in light tomato sauce - 24.90

PAPPARDELLE DI AGNELLO Pappardelle with lamb ragout - 18.90

TORTELLINI DI BRASATO

Red wine braised beef meat tortellini with tomato back ribs sauce - 23.90

CASERECCE ALLA CHIANTIGIANA
Short-twists “Straw and Hay” pasta in Chiantigiana raguot (made with hand-cut beef tenderloin cooked in Chianti wine) - 19.90

TRIS DI RAVIOLI
Ricotta and spinach ravioli with Parmigiano cheese, butter and sage / Cheeses ravioli with cheese cream / Sun-dried tomato, ricotta cheese and walnuts ravioli with cherry tomatoes sauce - 20.90

CARAMELLE
Candy-shaped ravioli stuffed with Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano cheese and black-truffle sauce with Parmigiano and shaved black truffle – 26.90

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness

Meats

ANATRA IN CONFIT (*)
12 hours cooking with Sous Vide system leg quarter duck in confit with orange risotto and radish 29.90

OSSOBUCO DI VITELLO (*)
Braised veal ossobuco, 3 inch imported from Quebec, served with risotto - 38.90

COSTINE DI AGNELLO CON SALSA DI FICHI (*)
Rack of lamb with figs sauce, cooked with Sous Vide system and baked, served with roasted potatoes - 36.90

LA ROSA DI PARMA (*)
Grilled beef tenderloin rolled with Prosciutto di Parma e Parmigiano cheese, served with roasted potatoes - 38.90

SCALOPPINE AI FUNGHI
Mushrooms veal scaloppine served with olive oil and garlic homemade spaghetti - 29.90

Salumi E Formaggi - Meats & Cheese

La Violetta features a number of delectable meat dishes*

TAGLIERE DI SALUMI (*)
Italian cured meats (Prosciutto di Parma, Mortadella, Coppa and Speck) with Italian mixed olives and artichoches with stem - 18.90

TAGLIERE DI FORMAGGI (*)
Italian mixed aged cheeses with jams and honey - 16.90

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness