Wednesday, December 31 – From 4 - 10 PM. Four-Course menu. White Truffles have arrived! Menu items marked with (*) pair well with white truffles. $80 supplemental per course, $130 supplemental for three courses
Traditional Italian Cuisine
Four-Course menu
$125. Customize Your Meal & Choose Your Culinary Journey by Selecting One From Each of These Courses:
Un Antipasto
your small starter appetizer
Un Primo
your small pasta course
Un Secondo
your main course
Un Dolce
your small dessert
Antipasti
Choose one of the following starter appetizers
Crema di Zucca Gialla alle Spezie Invernali*
Butternut squash soup with "winter spices
Fegato Grasso d'Anitra al Vino Moscato d'Asti Passito con Pere Caramellate*
Insalatina di Riccia, Mela, Speck, Gorgonzola e Noci
Frisée-apple salad with smoked ham, gorgonzola, and walnut
Vitello Tonnato "Vitel Tonné Bartolotta"*
Roast veal loin, thinly sliced with savory tuna-anchovy-caper mayonnais
Capesante ai Funghi Porcini*
Seared scallops with porcini mushrooms, shaved parmigiano and truffled sherry vinaigrette
Primi
Choose one of the following pasta courses
Penne alla Vodka*
Penne pasta with tomato-cream vodka sauce, pancetta and parmigiano
Risotto al Pesto di Rucola*
Creamy Carnaroli rice whipped with arugula pesto, oven roasted tomatoes and Stracciatella cheese
Spaghetti ai Frutti di Mare
Seafood Spaghetti with shrimp, mussels, clams, fish, white wine, tomato
Uovo in Raviolo "Maestro Valentino"*
Egg, ricotta, spinach ravioli with brown butter, and Parmigiano-Reggiano
Garganelli alla Bolognese*
Pasta quills with Bolognese meat ragù
Secondi
Choose one of the following main courses
Petto di Pollo al Tartufo Nero
Seared skin-on chicken breast with Brussels sprouts and black truffle sauce
Carre d'Agnello all'Aglio e Timo*
Grilled lamb chops with a warm roasted garlic-thyme vinaigrette
Salmone al Arneis*
Seared Atlantic salmon with grilled asparagus and Arneis wine sauce
Filetto di Manzo al Gorgonzola*
Wood-roasted fillet of beef with gorgonzola cream
Gamberi in Acqua Pazza
Sautéed shrimp with tomato-garlic sauce and grilled bread
Dolci
Choose one of the following desserts
Tartufo al Cioccolato e Caramello
Cinnamon-caramel frozen chocolate truffle
Crostata Macedonia di Frutta
Mix fruit tart
Tris di Sorbetti
Homemade trio of sorbets: pear, mandarin, and raspberry
Crema di Limone
Chilled lemon cream with toasted meringue
Classico Tiramisu' del Ristorante dal 1993
Our signature version of this classic dessert of layered mascarpone mousse, savoiardi cookies, espresso, and cocoa.
Antipasti
Insalata Mista
Field greens with fresh vegetables, olive oil, and red wine vinegar
Petto d'Anitra Affumicato con Asparagi Bianchi e Salsa Bozner*
Thinly-sliced cured Muscovy duck breast, white asparagus salad with mustard-egg sauce
Tartare di Salmerino Marinato*
Alpine trout tartare cured with dill and juniper
Carpaccio di Cervo con Melograno e Funghi Sott'aceto*
Roebuck venison carpaccio with pomegranate, pickled mushrooms, and raspberry-pomegranate vinaigrette ($5 supplemental)
Minestra d'Orzo Trentina (Gerstensuppe)*
Hearty barley soup with potatoes, leeks, and pancetta
Primi
Spätzle Agli Spinaci con Panna e Prosciutto*
Spinach spaetzle with cream, ham and parmigiano
Canederli di Fegato in Brodo (Leberknödelsuppe)*
Traditional Sud Tirolean round bread and liver dumplings in beef broth
Risotto alle Mele*
Creamy Vialone nano rice whipped with apples, watercress, and Stelvio DOP cheese
Gnocchetti Affusolati (Schupfnudeln) al Ragu di Cervo*
Hand-rolled potato-ricotta gnocchi with venison ragù
Pappardelle al Sugo d'Anatra (Toscana)*
Bartolotta's signature wide-ribbon pasta with red wine-braised duck ragù ($5 supplemental)
Traditional Trentino-Alto Adige Dinner
$75. Celebrate the Arrival of the Prized Norcia Black Truffles Menu items marked with (*) pair well with black truffles. $35 supplemental per course. $75 supplemental for three courses
Customize Your Dinner
Please select one of each:
UN Antipasto
your small starter appetizer
UN Primo
your small pasta course
UN Secondo
your main course
UN Dolce
your small dessert
Secondi
Grigliata Mista di Carne
Mixed grill: beef strip loin, pork ribs, lamb chop, and Italian sausage, garlic-rosemary roasted potatoes ($7 supplemental)
Gröstl alla Contadina (Rosticciata)*
Country-style Sud Tyrolean veal and potato casserole with speck ham, caramelized onions, cumin, and marjoram. South Tyrolean Gröstl is a hearty winter dish, created to use up leftovers, such as Sunday roast meat, boiled potatoes, and bacon/smoked ham, sometimes topped with fried eggs
Salmerino Alpino, Crauti in Agrodolce con Pere e Salsa al Riesling Renano
Seared Arctic char with sweet-sour pear sauerkraut and Riesling wine sauce
Gulasch di Manzo alla Birra Doppio Malto della Val Pusteria (Rindsgulasch)*
Beef goulash braised in double malt beer with boiled potatoes. This dish is inspired by Chef Urbieta's travels to Bolzano, where the owner of a small osteria served beef goulash from his native area of Val Pusteria, made with double-malt beer and scented with paprika, cumin, and juniper. ($7 supplemental)
Filetto di Capriolo al Ginepro e Mirtillo Rosso*
Roasted venison medallion scented with juniper and European lingonberries. The consumption of deer meat has ancient origins in the Alpine areas of Italy and several countries in Northern Europe, as noted in many ancient manuscripts. A popular preparation of venison in Trentino is with juniper berries, which grow wild in the high altitude of the Italian Alps.
Dolci
Sbriciolata di Mele
Golden apple with almond-caramel crumble, scented with cinnamon
Crema di Limone "Costa d'Amalfi"
Chilled lemon custard with toasted meringue
Budino di Caramello
Sea salt-caramel pudding with dark chocolate ganache
Torta di Cioccolato Amaro
Flourless chocolate cake with vanilla bean crème anglaise
Classico Tiramisu' di Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993
Our signature version of this classic dessert of layered mascarpone mousse, savoiardi cookies, espresso and cocoa
Nestled in a historic Pabst brewery building in the heart of downtown Wauwatosa, Ristorante Bartolotta is the flagship of The Bartolotta Restaurants. Opened in 1993, Ristorante serves authentic, traditional Italian cuisine in a cozy, intimate setting.
Ristorante Bartolotta, rated four stars by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel upon opening, continues to garner high praise with both critics and customers as Milwaukee’s best Italian restaurant. The traditional menu features handmade pasta and imported Italian ingredients, with the three-course chef’s menu changing seasonally.
Ristorante Bartolotta is led by Chef Juan Urbieta, who joined The Bartolotta Restaurants in 1998 and is known by many as one of the best Italian chefs in the Midwest.