seasonal preparation featuring the freshest local products available.
Lobster Ravioli
$19.00
in a sherry cream sauce with bacon, sautéed spinach, squash & roasted corn.
Cheese Tortellini & Roasted Chicken
$17.00
roasted chicken breast with leeks, onions and spinach over three-cheese tortellini tossed in a tomato cream sauce.
Seafood Carbonara
$22.00
sautéed shrimp, scallop & crab with spaghetti tossed in an egg pancetta cream sauce.
Veal Brasciole
$21.00
tender veal stuffed with fresh mozzarella, topped with homemade marinara and served over scallion risotto.
Chicken Marsala Fettuccine
$17.00
broiled chicken breast in a Marsala wine sauce over fettuccine noodles with Italian sausage & wild mushrooms.
Cioppino Over Fettuccine
$22.00
sautéed jumbo lump crab, shrimp and scallops in a tomato white wine velouté over fettuccine pasta.
Surf & Turf Penne
$20.00
jumbo shrimp and Filet Mignon tips with arugula & peppadew in a red wine cream sauce, served over penne with sautéed mushrooms.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
$15.00
his classic is made using veal and beef meatballs and our homemade marinara. a chunky hand-crushed tomato sauce can be substituted
Vegetarian Inganno
$14.00
sauteéd spaghetti squash "noodles" with sundried tomatoes, basil, and shallots topped with a grilled Portobello.
Secondi
Jumbo Lump Crab Cake
$24.00
broiled and served with garlic chili aioli and crème fraîche chive mashed potatoes.
Pan-Seared Sea Scallops
$19.00
large seared sea scallops served over a celery cauliflower risotto, drizzled with tomato tarragon jus.
Grilled Lamb Chops
$24.00
grilled with rosemary & honey and served with chianti demi-glace and sautéed spinach.
Braised Pork Belly
$19.00
opped with an apple cider glaze, green apple & radish slaw and bacon roasted Brussels sprouts.
Wild Rockfish
$22.00
grilled fillet with a whole grain mustard créme fraîche and served with roasted fingerling potatoes & ham.
Grilled Salmon
$18.00
topped with sundried tomato basil butter and served with bacon roasted Brussels sprouts.
Veal Saltimbocca
$22.00
pan-fried and sliced with shaved prosciutto, sautéed mushrooms, broccolini and a lemon sage cream sauce.
Blackened Chicken Florentine
$20.00
twin blackened breasts topped with lump crab in a roasted tomato cream sauce, served with sautéed broccolini.
Braised Pork Osso Bucco
$19.00
slow-braised miniature pork shanks in a wild mushroom demi-glace, served over rosemary goat cheese polenta.
Grilled Rainbow Trout
$19.00
set on roasted butternut squash purée with a sautéed fennel & Mandarin orange salad.
Hanger Steak
$21.00
grilled to your liking and sliced, topped with red wine onion jam and served with duck fat roasted fingerling potatoes.
Filet Mignon
$25.00
6 oz grilled Black Angus filet topped with black truffle butter, served with crispy fried eggplant.
Braised Lamb Shank
$26.00
slow-cooked shank topped with a Chianti demi-glace, served with créme fraîche chive mashed potatoes.
La Carta
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
$5.00
Celery & Cauliflower Risotto
$5.00
Sautéed Broccolini
$5.00
Bacon-Parmesan roasted Brussels Sprouts
$5.00
Créme Fraîche Chive Mashed Potatoes
$5.00
Spaghetti Squash & Marinara
$5.00
Homemade Meatballs
$5.00
Pasta Marinara
$5.00
Sunday Brunch
Portalli's is pleased to offer a brunch buffet every Sunday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The following are items generally offered, but the menu might change slightly from week to week:
Bottomless Bloody Marys and Mimosas
Scrambled Eggs
Pancakes
Tomatoes Provencal
Maple Sausage Links
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Fresh Fruit
Smoked Salmon w/ capers, hard boiled egg, red onion
Omelets made to order
Home Fries
Prices
Adults with bottomless Bloody Marys & Mimosas
$24.95
Adults without bottomless Bloody Marys & Mimosas
$19.95
Kids
$10.95
Antipasti
Prince Edward Island Mussels
$11.00
pan-steamed in a pomegranate, white wine and scallion broth.
Green Tomato Caprese
$9.00
grilled slices stacked with prosciutto, house - made mozzarella, arugula & drizzled with pepperoncini extra virgin olive oil.
Antipasta
$12.00
a variety of Italian meats, garnishes and fresh house - made Mozzarella.
Set in the heart of beautiful historic Ellicott City, Portalli's is an Italian restaurant like no other. Created by the coordinated vision and leadership of proprietors Evan Brown & Alan Biars and local chef Keith Holsey, Portalli’s was designed to offer a nice mixture of traditional Italian dishes and Italian-inspired preparations unique to Chef Holsey.