Starters
- Coupole, Vermont, lightly aged goat’s milk, creamy and soft - Ubriaco di Raboso, Italy, cow’s milk infused with wine, semi hard, aged 4 months
Cheese
Moliterno, Italy, sheep’s milk with truffles, bold, firm, aged 6 months
- Coupole, Vermont, lightly aged goat’s milk, creamy and soft - Ubriaco di Raboso, Italy, cow’s milk infused with wine, semi hard, aged 4 months
$11 ea. or $28 for all three
$11 ea. or $28 for all three
Cured Meats
Prosciutto, di Parma Pio Tosini, Italy, ham, aged 20 monthsm - Mortadella, Berkley, CA, pork, nut-free, natural smoke with spices - Soppressata, San Fransisco, CA, lean pork cured with red wine. peppercorn
$10 ea or $35 for all three
All Cured Meats and Cheese
$10 ea or $35 for all three
$45
All above served with assorted seasonal pickles, accoutrements and Vespa’s own “carta di musica” crackers
$45
$7.5 (Veg)
Vespa’s House Made Focaccia Bread
with extra virgin olive oil and herbed balsamic for dipping
$7.5 (Veg)
$9 (VEG)
Vespa’s House Made Gluten Free Focaccia Bread
with extra virgin olive oil and herbed balsamic for dipping
$9 (VEG)
$12 (GF)
Rustic Italian Soup
with cannellini beans, butternut squash, fennel chicken sausage and kale
$12 (GF)
$12 (GF, VEGAN)
Mediterranean Humus
served with kalamata tapenade and pita chips
$12 (GF, VEGAN)
$15 (GF, VEG without prosciutto)
Arugula & Green Leaf Salad
with a walnut vinaigrette, balsamic roasted onions, toasted walnuts, blue cheese, crispy prosciutto
$15 (GF, VEG without prosciutto)
$16 (GF, VEG)
Warm Winter Salad
with shaved carrots, brussels sprouts, green and red cabbage, candied pepitas, craisins, apples, goat cheese crumbles and mustard balsamic vinaigrette
$16 (GF, VEG)
$14 (VEG)
Mediterranean Couscous Salad
kale, chickpeas, cucumber, mint, feta and pickled onion with a lemon vinaigrette
$14 (VEG)
$10
Add to Above Salads
Three Seared Shrimp
$10
$12 (GF, VEG)
Panelle
chickpea and fontina cheese fritters, mustard aioli
$12 (GF, VEG)
$13 (available GF over sauteed broccolini)
Spicy Calabrian Chili Shrimp
with confit garlic, roasted tomatoes, grilled focaccia
$13 (available GF over sauteed broccolini)
$12 (GF) (available with spaghetti add 8) (available GF pasta add 10)
Four Fried Meatballs
grass fed beef, garlic, Parmesan and herbs served over marinara sauce and Pecorino cheese
$12 (GF) (available with spaghetti add 8) (available GF pasta add 10)
Vespa's House Made Pasta
$25 (available fresh local GF pasta add 6) (VEG)
Cacio e Pepe
Parmesan cheese, mushrooms, spaghetti
$25 (available fresh local GF pasta add 6) (VEG)
Limoncello Chicken Piccata
pan fried with a lemon, capers, garlic and shallot sauce over spaghetti….28 (available GF pasta add 6)
$28 (available GF pasta add 6)
Local Butternut Bolognese
with grass fed ground beef, aromatic vegetables, tomatoes, sweet cream, fettucine, finished with Parmesan
$28 (available GF pasta add 6)
Main Course
$25 (GF)
Local Butternut Risotto
candied walnuts, brown butter mascarpone, pecorino cheese
$25 (GF)
$24 (GF without pita)
Mediterranean Lamb Burger
harissa mint aioli, arugula, pickled red onions on grilled pita and parmesan potato wedges
$24 (GF without pita)
$30 (GF)
Atlantic Cod
fried with a lemon scented cannellini bean ragout, grilled broccolini and romesco sauce
$30 (GF)
$30 (GF)
Brasato al Barolo
a Piedmont classic, black angus beef braised in Barolo wine, served over polenta with grilled broccolini
$30 (GF)
$32 (GF)
Grilled Heritage Bone-In Pork Chop
with a dried fruit chutney, maple roasted delicata squash and creamy polenta
$32 (GF)
SIDES
$9
salad
with green leaf, cucumber, pickled onion, shredded carrots, balsamic vinaigrette
$9
grilled broccolini
9
parmesan local potatoes wedges
6
DESSERT
$9 (GF)
Panna Cotta
silky-smooth custard aromatized with vanilla bean topped with raspberry coulis
$9 (GF)
Dark Chocolate Mousse
with fresh whipped cream….9 (GF}
Tiramisu
espresso-soaked ladyfingers with lightly sweetened cream and rich mascarpone, topped with cocoa powder.….9
Affogato
vanilla bean ice cream with a shot of espresso….8 {GF}
$6 {GF}
Ice Cream
vanilla bean
$6 {GF}
$6 {GF}
Sorbet
lemon
$6 {GF}
Biscotti……2 ea.
~perfect for dipping in a glass of Vin Santo ~