BENVENUTI AL NIDO
BUON’APPETITO

APPETIZERS & SALADS

$12 ~ POLPETTINE
Homemade bison meat balls over polenta on a bed of tomato sauce and parmiggiano arugula pesto
 
$12 ~ GAMBERONI
Seared prawns with pancetta and crispy garlic mint crumbs, lemon beurre blanc
 
$9 ~ TORRE DI PISA
Eggplant tower baked with mozzarella, pesto and papa di pomodori
 
$12 ~ CALABRESE
Aged calabrese sausage, egg plant caviar, marinated olives, asiago, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic.
 
$12 ~ PORTOBELLO
Portobello mushroom stuffed with pesto, spinach, pine nuts and mozzarella.
 
$8 ~ ZUPPA ~ Soup of the day (chef creation)
 
$9 ~ INSALATA DI CESARE
Cesar salad roman lettuce with reggiano, garlic crouton, pancetta
and tarragon dressing.
 
$10 ~ INSALATA IL NIDO
Fennel, tomatoes, red peppers, goat feta, olives and frisee
 
$8 ~ INSALATA
Il Nido simple mix salad with red wine vinaigrette
 
$14 ~ MARGARITA PIZZA
Thin crust pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

~ VEGETARIAN DISHES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ~
~ PASTA APPETIZER ~
~ DAILY SPECIALS ~
Ask your server for details.

PASTA

$15 ~ SPAGHETTINI
Alla napoletana with basil, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and sugo di pomodori

$18 ~ LASAGNE
Lasagna bolognese baked with three cheeses and tomato sauce

$20 ~ FETTUCCINE
Fettuccine with prawns snow peas in a sambuca cream sauce

$18 ~ QUATRO FORMAGGI
Penne four cheeses (Danish blue, fontina, mascarpone and parmiggiano) cream sauce

$18 ~ GNOCCHI
Potato sage gnocchi with walnuts, feta cheese and cherry tomato sauce

$18 ~ TUBETTI
Penne with Italian sausage, mushrooms, fresh herbs and light cream sauce

$22 ~ RAVIOLI
Homemade lobster ravioli served with roasted red pepper sauce and salmon caviar

$20 ~ PAPARDELLE BOLOGNESE
Egg noodle with ground veal and beef braised in red wine, tomatoes and fresh herbs

$22 ~ RISOTTO
Arborio lemon thyme risotto with lamb sausage, sweet peas and cambonzola cheese.

ENTREES

$27 ~ MERLUZZO
Seared ling cod with broccolini, baby carrot and tomato fondue

$25 ~ COSTOLETTA
Pork chop stuffed with blue cheese, dry apricot and pistachio, served with yam puree and marsala sauce.

$30 ~ ANITRA
Pan seared Fraser valley duck breast, with mushrooms risotto and cranberry sauce.

$28 ~ CAPESANTE
Pan seared scallops served with frisee warm potato salad, boiled egg and truffle cream sauce

$25 ~ OSSOBUCO
Slow braised lamb shank in a red wine for three hours, served with crashed potato and herb pesto

$7 ~ Sautee rapine with garlic and extra virgin olive oil