sea scallops, shrimp, scungilli, and squid served chilled with a lemon, extra virgin olive oil dressing.
Gamberoni Ghiacciati
$12.00
jumbo shrimp cocktail served with our own horseradish cocktail sauce.
Insalata Caprese
$11.00
slices of fresh mozzarella and vine-ripened tomato, fresh basil, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, served with freshly roasted peppers.
Broccoli Di Rabe Con Salsiccia
$12.00
broccoli rabe and sausage sauteed with garlic and olive oil.
Mozzarella Fritta
$10.00
breaded mozzarella served with marinara sauce sprinkled with parmigiano reggiano.
Pane Cotto
$11.00
a favorite tradition-escarole and beans sauteed with bread and broiled to a golden brown.
Meatballs
$10.00
baked certified angus beef meatballs in a light tomatoe sauce topped with fresh ricotta, grated parmigiano, fresh basil.
Calamari Fritti
$12.00
traditional-crispy fried, tender squid served with a spicy marinara sauce.
Arrotolato
$12.00
spring rolls filled with rock shrimp and vegetables served with a spicy dipping sauce.
N.y. Style Calamari
$13.00
tender fried squid sauteed with cannellini beans and cherry peppers in a marinara sauce.
Crab Cakes
$14.00
100% pure jumbo lump crab meat lightly seasoned sauteed to a crspy crust, served with a light creamy lemon dijon sauce.
Cozze Posilippo
$10.00
a heaping bowl of cultivated prince edward island mussels steamed in a garlic sea broth, served with pepper toast.
Soffritto
$11.00
a neopolitan tradition-small cubes of veal hearts simmered in a spicy pomodoro sauce, distinctly delicious.
Freschezze
Insalata Mediterranea
$8.00
radicchio, belgium endive, arugula, romaine, topped with pignoli nuts drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Insalata Di Spinaci
$9.00
baby spinach salad with crispy pancetta, walnuts, caramelized onions, gorgonzola, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Insalata Cesare
$8.00
crispy romaine tossed with our own caesar dressing and rustic croutons.
Insalata Di Endivie
$9.00
belgium endive, walnuts, gorgonzola and dry cherries olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Brodini
Scarola Con Fagioli
$7.00
escarole, white kidney beans simmered in a chicken broth.
Pasta E Fagioli
$7.00
pasta with white kidney beans in a loose broth.
Tortellini Genovese
$7.00
cheese tortellini in a vegetable stock
Pasta
Orecchiette Siciliana
$22.00
orecchiette pasta tossed with sausage meat, diced red peppers, onions in an olive oil garlic sauce.
Penne Con Pollo
$21.00
penne pasta with julienne of grilled chicken breast, fresh asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, touch of cream.
Rigatoni Vodka
$20.00
large tubular pasta with filetto di pomodoro, drizzled with premium vodka, finished with a touch of cream.
Orecchiette Sorde
$24.00
orecchiette pasta sauteed with cubed portabella mushrooms, fresh spinach in a lobster sauce, touch of cream.
Gnocchi Sorrentino
$19.00
in house made potato dumplings in a meatless tomato ragout topped with cubed fresh mozzarella and fresh basil.
Calamari Puttanesca
$22.00
tender calamari rings tossed with fresh chopped tomato, onion, capers, olives, hot cherry peppers, in a light tomato sauce served over dececco spaghetti.
Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli
$22.00
ravioli filled with smoked mozzarella and ricotta, sauteed with fresh artichoke hearts, shitake mushrooms in a garlic white wine sage sauce.
Spaghetti Con Vongole
$24.00
dececco spaghetti with rhode island clams in an olive oil and garlic sauce, touch of pomodoro.
Capellini Toscana
$23.00
capellini toscana
Rigatoni Buongustaia
$22.00
large tubular pasta tossed with loose sausage and cherry peppers in a pomodoro sauce.
Gnocchi Barese
$23.00
in house made potato dumplings pan seared with chopped broccoli raab, fresh sausage meat, cannellini beans in a olive oil garlic sauce with grated parmigiano.
Pesce
Salmone Oreganata
$24.00
fresh, black pearl salmon filet, pan seared in a light, oregano scented pomodoro sauce, served with angel hair pasta.
Risotto Pescatore
$26.00
morsels of shrimp, scallops, calamari, lobster and mediterranean clams simmered in a light tomato stock with arborio rice.
Gamberoni Antonietta
$24.00
jumbo shrimp sauteed with wild mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, italian olives, served over angel hair pasta.
Gamberoni Crema
$25.00
jumbo shrimp sauteed in a madeira cream sauce served over fettucine
Salmone
$26.00
blackened fresh salmon filet over asparagus risotto drizzled with basil infused olive oil.
Gamberoni Marechiaro
$23.00
jumbo shrimp in a fresh herb pomodoro sauce served over linguine.
Scallops Pesto
$24.00
pan seared diver sea scallops served in a light pesto cream sauce over fettuccine.
Misto Portofino
$28.00
shrimp, scallops, calamari, clams, and mussels in a spicy marinara sauce served over linguine. fra diavolo upon request.
Carne
Pollo Campagnola
$22.00
grilled boneless breast of chicken sauteed with asparagus, fresh artichoke hearts, wild mushrooms, fresh tomatoes in a white wine sauce.
Pollo Salentina
$23.00
boneless breast of chicken layered with prosciutto, smoked mozzarella, served with fresh artichoke hearts and shitake mushrooms in a white wine sauce.
Chicken Parmiggiana
$22.00
milanese style boneless breast of chicken with a light pomodoro sauce topped with creamy, stringy mozzarella served with penne pasta.
Costata Di Maiale
$24.00
grilled pork chops served with sauteed broccoli rabe or siciliana with sauteed peppers, onions, cherry peppers and fried potatoes.
Bisteccha Contadina
$29.50
16oz. grilled certified angus n.y. strip steak served with sauteed portabella mushrooms, roasted peppers and onions.
Vitello Sorrentino
$23.00
thinly sliced veal, dipped in egg batter, layered with prosciutto, eggplant and mozzarella, in a light sauce with peas.
Ucelletti Ticinese
$24.00
veal rolled with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, pignoli nuts, gorgonzola cheese, in a fresh tomato and wild mushroom cognac sauce.
Vitello Limone
$22.00
thinly sliced veal dipped in egg batter, layered with prosciutto and mozzarella, lemon white wine sauce over sauteed spinach.
Vitello Valdostana
$23.00
thinly sliced veal layered with prosciutto, mozzarella sauteed with shiitake mushrooms served with capellini pasta.
Vitello Madeira
$23.00
thinly sliced veal with fresh asparagus, sundried tomato, and pignoli nuts finished in a light maideria cream sauce.
Bisteccha Gorgonzola
$29.50
16oz. grilled certified angus n.y. strip steak topped with wild mushrooms in a gorgonzola cognac sauce.
The Iannaccone family welcome you to Ristorante Luce formerly named Raffaello’s Ristorante of Hamden, CT. We invite you to dine with us in our beautifully renovated dining room or join us for cocktails or dinner in our new elegant cocktail lounge. During the summer months our patio is open for dining or cocktails.