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Discover Our Cuisine

ANTIPASTI

Carasau, Stracciatella & Bottarga
$14

Sardinian Charcoal flatbread crackers, creamy mozzarella and shaved bottarga

Carciofi alla Romana al Forno
$12

Italian artichokes tossed in bread crumbs, pecorino, garlic & mint, baked in our wood fire oven

Capesante al Gratin
$20

Fresh scallops breaded and seasoned with garlic, herbs & butter, baked in our wood fire oven

Bresaola della Valtellina
$19

cured beef carpaccio, arugula, 18 month Grana Padano & aged balsamic Modena reduction

Fritto misto
$23

Calamari & prawns, semolina breaded and deep fried, served with lemon alioli

Gran tagliere del Lago
$32

Imported charcuterie, cheese selection & sott’olii veggies della casa

la terra

Caserecce Mamma Gianna
$24

Homemade twisted maccheroncini, ham & peas in a creamy Parmigiano sauce

Spaghetti alla Carbonara
$23

The original-only guanciale, egg yolk & pecorino romano

Gnocchi al Zafferano
$24

Homemade potato gnocchi served in a creamy saffron & pecorino sauce

Tagliatelle alla Bolognese
$25

The famous recipe from Grandma Enza … slowly cooked meat sauce with Italian tomato, grass-fed ground beef & homemade sausage, served with homemade egg noodle tagliatelle

Pollo al “Mattone”
$32

organic, free-range half chicken baked on a brick in our wood oven with fresh herbs served with patate al forno , insalata mista & our spicy calabrese sauce

Scaloppine del Lago
$32

tenderized Veal, porcini & cremini mushrooms cooked in beef demi-glace served with sauteed green beans & patate arroste

Bistecca del Giorno
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Today’s cut of beef served with roasted potatoes & butter - sautéed spinach

il mare

Perle di Mare
$27

Savory seafood broth with clams, mussels, prawns & calamari, served with fregola- a Sardinian grain much like pearl couscous

Cozze, Ceci & Nduja
$22

Fresh mussels sautéed in a garlic and white wine reduction, with garbanzo & melted spicy Calabrian salami

Spaghetti Costa Smeralda
$26

homemade spaghetti & sautéed fresh clams in a white wine & garlic reduction, topped with shaved “bottarga”

Pesce Spada
$35

Lightly breaded swordfish, oven-baked and topped with caramelized onions, served with an arugula, orange & fennel salad

Pescato del giorno
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Whole catch of the day baked in our wood oven… ask for today’s catch, served with your favorite “contorno”

insalate & contorni

Cesare’s salad
$14

The original recipe from Cesare Cardini in 1924, Tijuana

Vegetable Soup of the Day
$12

Ask for today’s special

Spinaci burro e Parmigiano
$10

Butter-sauteed spinach dusted with Parmigiano Reggiano

Patate arrosto
$9

Lago’s famous oven roasted potatoes

Insalata mista
$9

Mixed greens, arugula, cherry tomatoes & onion

dolci

Cuore Caldo di Cioccolato
$9 | 12

Homemade Chocolate torte with molten center Add scoop of gelato +3

Tiramisu
$8

Layers of espresso-soaked lady fingers & mascarpone cream

Seadas di Sardegna
$12

Pate brisee filled with a soft, fresh pecorino cheese, fried & covered in honey

Strudel
$8

Puff pastry with baked apples & cinnamon, served with a homemade mascarpone cream

Affogato
$8

Two scoops of vanilla gelato, drowned in a warm vergnano espresso