ANTIPASTI
Carasau, Stracciatella & Bottarga
$14Sardinian Charcoal flatbread crackers, creamy mozzarella and shaved bottarga
Carciofi alla Romana al Forno
$12Italian artichokes tossed in bread crumbs, pecorino, garlic & mint, baked in our wood fire oven
Capesante al Gratin
$20Fresh scallops breaded and seasoned with garlic, herbs & butter, baked in our wood fire oven
Bresaola della Valtellina
$19cured beef carpaccio, arugula, 18 month Grana Padano & aged balsamic Modena reduction
Fritto misto
$23Calamari & prawns, semolina breaded and deep fried, served with lemon alioli
Gran tagliere del Lago
$32Imported charcuterie, cheese selection & sott’olii veggies della casa
la terra
Caserecce Mamma Gianna
$24Homemade twisted maccheroncini, ham & peas in a creamy Parmigiano sauce
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
$23The original-only guanciale, egg yolk & pecorino romano
Gnocchi al Zafferano
$24Homemade potato gnocchi served in a creamy saffron & pecorino sauce
Tagliatelle alla Bolognese
$25The 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”
$32organic, 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
$32tenderized Veal, porcini & cremini mushrooms cooked in beef demi-glace served with sauteed green beans & patate arroste
Bistecca del Giorno
MPToday’s cut of beef served with roasted potatoes & butter - sautéed spinach
il mare
Perle di Mare
$27Savory seafood broth with clams, mussels, prawns & calamari, served with fregola- a Sardinian grain much like pearl couscous
Cozze, Ceci & Nduja
$22Fresh mussels sautéed in a garlic and white wine reduction, with garbanzo & melted spicy Calabrian salami
Spaghetti Costa Smeralda
$26homemade spaghetti & sautéed fresh clams in a white wine & garlic reduction, topped with shaved “bottarga”
Pesce Spada
$35Lightly breaded swordfish, oven-baked and topped with caramelized onions, served with an arugula, orange & fennel salad
Pescato del giorno
mpWhole catch of the day baked in our wood oven… ask for today’s catch, served with your favorite “contorno”
insalate & contorni
Cesare’s salad
$14The original recipe from Cesare Cardini in 1924, Tijuana
Vegetable Soup of the Day
$12Ask for today’s special
Spinaci burro e Parmigiano
$10Butter-sauteed spinach dusted with Parmigiano Reggiano
Patate arrosto
$9Lago’s famous oven roasted potatoes
Insalata mista
$9Mixed greens, arugula, cherry tomatoes & onion
dolci
Cuore Caldo di Cioccolato
$9 | 12Homemade Chocolate torte with molten center Add scoop of gelato +3
Tiramisu
$8Layers of espresso-soaked lady fingers & mascarpone cream
Seadas di Sardegna
$12Pate brisee filled with a soft, fresh pecorino cheese, fried & covered in honey
Strudel
$8Puff pastry with baked apples & cinnamon, served with a homemade mascarpone cream
Affogato
$8Two scoops of vanilla gelato, drowned in a warm vergnano espresso