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Fornarelli's Ristorante & Bar
283 Asylum St
Hartford, CT 06103-2002
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Main Menu
Antipasto
Build your own cold antipasto
Fornarelli's House Cold Antipasto
$29.00
Chef's selection
Prociutto de Parma
$4.00
Imported Italian ham
Speck Prociutto
$4.00
Smoked imported Italian ham
Hot Capocollo
$3.00
Traditional Italian cold cut
Sopressata
$3.00
Dried Italian salami
Mortadella
$3.00
Italian bologna with black pepper and pistachios
Stuffed Cherry Peppers
House stuffed with prosciutto and sharp provolone
- (each) $2.00
Grilled Vegetables
$4.00
An assortment of fresh veggies cooked over hot flames
Marinated Artichokes
$3.00
Artichokes marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
Marinated Beets
$2.00
Beets marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
Marinated Eggplant
$2.00
Eggplant marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
Marinated Mushrooms
$2.00
Mushrooms marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
Antipasti - Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail*
$12.00
Five jumbo shrimp served with house made cocktail sauce
Caprese
$9.00
Fresh mozzarella with sliced tomatoes, basil, EVOO and a balsamic drizzle
Grilled Shrimp*
$12.00
Five grilled shrimp marinated in lemon, pepper and EVOO served over a bed of greens
Bracciole
$10.00
One beef bracciole stuffed with mortadella and parmesan cheese over ricotta cheese with our house made tomato sauce
Pulpo de Giovanni*
$12.00
Marinated octopus with EVOO and fresh lemon served cold
Carciofi alla Barese
$8.00
Seasoned artichokes egg battered and fried
Panzerotti
$10.00
Fried dough stuffed with mozzarella, parmesan, capers and tomato chunks
Grilled Calamari*
$9.00
Tossed in EVOO, garlic and fresh lemon
Sicilian Calamari
$14.00
Fried calamari tossed with a fradiablo sauce in an edible bowl
Meatballs
$9.00
Two of our famous meatballs over ricotta cheese and our house made tomato sauce
Eggplant Rollitini
$6.00
Fried eggplants stuffed with fresh ricotta, drizzled in our signature tomato sauce
Arancini Balls
$6.00
Italian rice with prociutto, parmesan cheese and pea topped with fresh tomato sauce
Formaggio - Cheeses
Manchego
$4.00
Made from sheep's milk, has a lingering hint of sweetness
Aged Provolone
$4.00
Aged with mildly sharp and buttery flavor
Piave Vecchio
$5.00
Firm, sweet, with a slight almond bitterness
Pecorino Crotonese
$4.00
Firm, aged cheese made from sheep's milk
Dairyere
$6.00
Aged 18-12 months for a medium sharp, nutty taste. Local cheeses out of Colchester, CT
Vivace
$6.00
Mild aged with supple texture and medium bite. Local cheeses out of Colchester, CT
Insalata - Salads
add chicken* $5, add whole anchovies $2, add salmon* $7, add grilled shrimp* $3 ea
Insalata della Casa (House Salad)
Mesclun greens with cucumber, onions and cherry tomatoes tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing
- Small $5.00
- Large $8.00
Insalata Caesar
Hearts of romaine tossed in a house made caesar dressing with croutons and shaved parmesan
- Small $7.00
- Large $10.00
Contorni - Sides
Sautéed Spinach
$5.00Broccoli Rabe
$6.00Grilled Zucchini
$4.00Risotto
$5.00Pasta
$5.00Roasted Potatoes
$5.00Polenta
$4.00Roasted Peppers
$3.00Ravioli
all ravioli are house made
Lobster
$22.00
lobster ravioli in a tomato vodka sauce
Artichoke and Spinach Ravioli
$20.00
spinach with artichoke in a gorgonzola cream sauce
Meat Ravioli
$18.00
beef, spinach with bit ricotta for love in our famous tomato meat sauce
Butternut Ravioli
$18.00
served with an elegant white wine sage sauce
Chicken & Roasted Garlic Ravioli
$18.00
served with a light cream sauce
Cheese Ravioli
$15.00
filled with ricotta, spinach in a cherry tomato cream sauce
Specialty Pastas
Pappardelle Bolognese
$20.00
Pappardelle pasta in an Italian beef ragout tomato sauce
Orecchiette alla Barese
$18.00
Ear shaped pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe
Fusilli con Beef Bracciole
$19.00
Thin sliced top round beef rolled with mortadella and parmesan cheese, slowly cooked in a tomato sauce and served over a bed of fusilli pasta
Spaghetti and Meatballs
$17.00
House made meatballs over spaghetti with our house made tomato sauce
Mama Fornarelli's Sunday Gravy
Classic bracciole, meatballs and sausage all slow cooked in our signature tomato sauce served with your choice of pasta
- Serves Two $36.00
- Serves Four $60.00
Pollo
Fornarelli's Lemon Chicken*
$17.00
Egg battered chicken breasts in a lemon, butter, white wine sauce served over polenta
Pollo di Saltimbocca*
$19.00
Sautéed chicken topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage marsala wine sauce served over polenta
Pollo ala Marsala*
$19.00
Sautéed chicken with a creamy mushroom marsala wine sauce served with risotto
Vitello
Vitello a la Marsala*
$23.00
Golden brown veal cutlets in a creamy mushroom marsala wine sauce served with risotto
Vitello a la Picatta*
$23.00
Sautéed veal cutlets with artichoke and capers in a lemon white wine sauce served over polenta
Vitello di Saltimbocca*
$23.00
Sautéed veal cutlets topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage marsala wine sauce served with risotto
Pesce
Salmon Florentine
$26.00
Grilled salmon over sliced tomatoes and spinach served with risotto
Frutti de Mare
$36.00
Lobster tail, shrimp, scallops, and clams over linguine (red, white, or fra diablo)
*Thoroughly cooking meats, poultry, seafood or eggs reduces the risk of foodbourne illness