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La Violetta Rustic Italian Restaurant

55 dishes with prices · South Trail · Greater Sarasota

Not yet confirmed with the restaurant. This listing was collected from the restaurant’s own website or menu listing. It has not been confirmed with the restaurant by phone yet, so the hours, the prices and even whether it is open can be out of date. Call before you go.

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Address
4837 Swift Rd (Prima Plaza), Sarasota FL
Area
South Trail

📞 (941) 927-8716

Hours

SundayNot open, per their posted hours
MondayNot open, per their posted hours
Tuesday16:30–21:00
Wednesday16:30–21:00
Thursday16:30–21:00
Friday16:30–21:00
Saturday16:30–21:00

Hours posted on their website: Open Tuesday - Saturday 4:30pm - 9pm; Closed Sunday & Monday

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Menu

Starters

$27.90Animelle Di Vitello

Veal Sweetbread cooked on woodfired grill and served with amatriciana sauce with a touch of “nduia” calabrian spicy

$23.90Parmigiana Di Melanzane

Fried and baked eggplant parmigiana with tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmigiano cheese

$19.90Panna Cotta Di Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola cheese pudding with pears cooked in white wine, honey, walnuts and crispy speck

$26.90Trippa Alla Fiorentina

Original recipe from Tuscany of lightly spice tripe cooked in tomato sauce with celery and carrots, baked with Parmigiano cheese

$25.90Polpo

Seared octopus with sauteed garlic potatoes and “romana” artichoke

$19.90Polenta Fritta Lardo E Tartufo

Fried polenta with sliced lardo and shaved black truffle

$32.90Foie Gras

Seared Hudson Valley foie gras (grade A and sustainabily raised) over bruschetta with pear and fig jam with matcha green tea ice cream

$23.90Gnocchi Saltati

Roasted homemade gnocchi with cherry tomatoes and pecorino cheese

$28.90Vitello Tonnato

Slow cooked and sliced pink veal tenderloin in home made tuna mayonnaise with capers and black pepper

$22.90Schiaccia Alla Carbonara

Fried bread with guanciale, egg, pecorino and mozzarella cheese

$24.90Schiacciatina All’Italiana

Flatbread with cherry tomatoes, parmigiano cheese, burrata, black truffle, prosciutto di Parma

$29.90Tagliere

Italian cured cold cuts and cheeses with “torta fritta”

Salad and Soup

$17.90Caprese Tricolore

Mozzarella, fresh sliced tomatoes and arugula with oregano and fresh basil

$26.90Caprese Di Burrata E Prosciutto

Burrata cheese with truffle sauce, walnuts, sliced fresh tomatoes and Prosciutto di Parma

$15.90Tirolese

Arugula, speck, walnuts, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmigiano cheese

$13.90Rucola

Arugula, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmigiano cheese

$11.90Zuppa Di Funghi

Mushrooms soup

$11.90Zuppa Di Lenticchie

Lentils and bacon soup

Raw - The Classic

$29.90Tartare Di Manzo

Mushrooms and black truffle beef tenderloin tartare served with Bernaise sauce and fried pappardelle

$23.90Carpaccio Di Manzo

Sliced beef tenderloin with arugula, radicchio, shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and lemon spheres

$25.90Tartare Di Tonno

Tuna tartare, black ink tuile, limoncello mousse, burrata stracciatella and home made pistachio mayonnese

Raw - Dry Aged

$30.90Carpaccio Di Wagyu

35 days dry aged sliced Australian Wagyu in organic mushrooms reishi tea, parmigiano reggiano cheese and fresh black truffle

$79.90Tagliata Di Wagyu A5 Japanese

4 oz sliced, seared A5 Japanese Wagyu in rose balsamic vinegar and lemon mashed potatoes

Homemade Pasta

$28.90Gnudi Toscani

Spinach and ricotta gnocchi with fresh tomato sauce and Parmigiano cheese

$31.90Cappellacci Di Anatra

Duck ravioli in orange butter sauce with pomegranade and mint

$30.90Maltagliati Con Coda

“Badly cut” pappardelle with oxtail ragout

$30.90Tris Di Ravioli

Ricotta and spinach ravioli with Parmigiano cheese, butter and sage / Cheeses ravioli with cheese cream / Caprese ravioli with cherry tomatoes sauce

$34.90Caramelle

Candy-shaped ravioli stuffed with Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano cheese and black truffle sauce with Parmigiano and shaved black truffle

$29.90Anolini Di Magro In Brodo

Small ravioli stuffed with Parmigiano cheese in capon broth

$32.90Tagliatelle Al Ragout Di Wagyu

Tagliatelle with handcut wagyu beef ragout (NO TOMATO)

$33.90Tortellini Di Bologna

Tortellini stuffed with braised short ribs meat in baby back ribs ragout

$35.90Spaghetti Ai Ricci Di Mare

“Chitarra” spaghetti with California SEA URCHINS, shrimp and with orange zest and mint

Risotto

$34.90Risotto Alla Liquirizia

Pure calabria LICORICE powder, sicilian saffron, butternut squash and lobster BISQUE risotto

$38.90Risotto Frutti Di Mare

Risotto with shrimp, mussels, clams, and scallops in light tomato sauce

$34.90Risotto Caprese

Risotto with tomato water, shrimps, burrata and pesto drops

Meat

$44.90Anatra In Confit

Baked leg quarter duck in confit with orange risotto and radish

$59.90Ossobuco Di Vitello

3 inch braised veal ossobuco served with risotto

$42.90Coniglio Alla Cacciatora

Rabbit cooked in white wine with celery, carrots, potatoes, black olives, sage and rosemary

Grilled Meat

$55.9010 Oz Sliced Filet Mignon

with arugula, parmigiano cheese, black truffle

$55.9014 Oz New York Angus Prime Strip
$56.9014 Oz Angus Prime Ribeye
MP40 Oz Fiorentina

Dry Aged Steaks

$65.9014 Oz New York Angus Prime Strip
$66.9014 Oz Angus Prime Ribeye

Sides

$9.90Broccolini
$9.90Duck fat potatoes
$9.90Oven roasted potatoes with provolone cheese and rosemary
$9.90Mashed potatoes with garlic
$9.90Brussel sprouts

Fish

$45.90Baked branzino

served with olive oil and garlic homemade spaghetti

Dessert

$13.90Tiramisu

Mascarpone cream with savoiardi cookies, coffee and cocoa

$13.90Panna Cotta

Pudding cream garnished with berries sauce and fresh berries

$13.90Gelato Di Amarene

Vanilla gelato with wild cherries in syrup, cream and biscuits

$13.90Gelato Affogato

Gelato drowned in espresso coffee

$14.90Pera E Parmigiano

Red wine pear with vanilla gelato, parmigiano cheese and balsamic vinegar

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