Fornarelli's

Antipasto

Build your own cold antipasto

• Fornarelli's House Cold Antipasto$29.00

  Chef's selection

• Prociutto de Parma$4.00

  Imported Italian ham

• Speck Prociutto$4.00

  Smoked imported Italian ham

• Hot Capocollo$3.00

  Traditional Italian cold cut

• Sopressata$3.00

  Dried Italian salami

• Mortadella$3.00

  Italian bologna with black pepper and pistachios

• Stuffed Cherry Peppers

  House stuffed with prosciutto and sharp provolone

  • each$2.00

• Grilled Vegetables$4.00

  An assortment of fresh veggies cooked over hot flames

• Marinated Artichokes$3.00

  Artichokes marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade

• Marinated Beets$2.00

  Beets marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade

• Marinated Eggplant$2.00

  Eggplant marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade

• Marinated Mushrooms$2.00

  Mushrooms marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade

Antipasti - Appetizers

• Shrimp Cocktail*$12.00

  Five jumbo shrimp served with house made cocktail sauce

• Caprese$9.00

  Fresh mozzarella with sliced tomatoes, basil, EVOO and a balsamic drizzle

• Grilled Shrimp*$12.00

  Five grilled shrimp marinated in lemon, pepper and EVOO served over a bed of greens

• Bracciole$10.00

  One beef bracciole stuffed with mortadella and parmesan cheese over ricotta cheese with our house made tomato sauce

• Pulpo de Giovanni*$12.00

  Marinated octopus with EVOO and fresh lemon served cold

• Carciofi alla Barese$8.00

  Seasoned artichokes egg battered and fried

• Panzerotti$10.00

  Fried dough stuffed with mozzarella, parmesan, capers and tomato chunks

• Grilled Calamari*$9.00

  Tossed in EVOO, garlic and fresh lemon

• Sicilian Calamari$14.00

  Fried calamari tossed with a fradiablo sauce in an edible bowl

• Meatballs$9.00

  Two of our famous meatballs over ricotta cheese and our house made tomato sauce

• Eggplant Rollitini$6.00

  Fried eggplants stuffed with fresh ricotta, drizzled in our signature tomato sauce

• Arancini Balls$6.00

  Italian rice with prociutto, parmesan cheese and pea topped with fresh tomato sauce

Formaggio - Cheeses

• Manchego$4.00

  Made from sheep's milk, has a lingering hint of sweetness

• Aged Provolone$4.00

  Aged with mildly sharp and buttery flavor

• Piave Vecchio$5.00

  Firm, sweet, with a slight almond bitterness

• Pecorino Crotonese$4.00

  Firm, aged cheese made from sheep's milk

• Dairyere$6.00

  Aged 18-12 months for a medium sharp, nutty taste. Local cheeses out of Colchester, CT

• Vivace$6.00

  Mild aged with supple texture and medium bite. Local cheeses out of Colchester, CT

Insalata - Salads

add chicken* $5, add whole anchovies $2, add salmon* $7, add grilled shrimp* $3 ea

• Insalata della Casa (House Salad)

  Mesclun greens with cucumber, onions and cherry tomatoes tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing

  • Small$5.00
  • Large$8.00

• Insalata Caesar

  Hearts of romaine tossed in a house made caesar dressing with croutons and shaved parmesan

  • Small$7.00
  • Large$10.00

Zuppa

Ask your server about our soup of the day

• Pasta Fagioli

  • Cup$5.00
  • Bowl$7.00

Contorni - Sides

• Sautéed Spinach$5.00

• Broccoli Rabe$6.00

• Grilled Zucchini$4.00

• Risotto$5.00

• Pasta$5.00

• Roasted Potatoes$5.00

• Polenta$4.00

• Roasted Peppers$3.00

Ravioli

all ravioli are house made

• Lobster$22.00

  lobster ravioli in a tomato vodka sauce

• Artichoke and Spinach Ravioli$20.00

  spinach with artichoke in a gorgonzola cream sauce

• Meat Ravioli$18.00

  beef, spinach with bit ricotta for love in our famous tomato meat sauce

• Butternut Ravioli$18.00

  served with an elegant white wine sage sauce

• Chicken & Roasted Garlic Ravioli$18.00

  served with a light cream sauce

• Cheese Ravioli$15.00

  filled with ricotta, spinach in a cherry tomato cream sauce

Specialty Pastas

• Pappardelle Bolognese$20.00

  Pappardelle pasta in an Italian beef ragout tomato sauce

• Orecchiette alla Barese$18.00

  Ear shaped pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe

• Fusilli con Beef Bracciole$19.00

  Thin sliced top round beef rolled with mortadella and parmesan cheese, slowly cooked in a tomato sauce and served over a bed of fusilli pasta

• Spaghetti and Meatballs$17.00

  House made meatballs over spaghetti with our house made tomato sauce

• Mama Fornarelli's Sunday Gravy

  Classic bracciole, meatballs and sausage all slow cooked in our signature tomato sauce served with your choice of pasta

  • Serves Two$36.00
  • Serves Four$60.00

Entrées

All entrées served with chef 's choice vegetable of the day

Pollo

• Fornarelli's Lemon Chicken*$17.00

  Egg battered chicken breasts in a lemon, butter, white wine sauce served over polenta

• Pollo di Saltimbocca*$19.00

  Sautéed chicken topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage marsala wine sauce served over polenta

• Pollo ala Marsala*$19.00

  Sautéed chicken with a creamy mushroom marsala wine sauce served with risotto

Vitello

• Vitello a la Marsala*$23.00

  Golden brown veal cutlets in a creamy mushroom marsala wine sauce served with risotto

• Vitello a la Picatta*$23.00

  Sautéed veal cutlets with artichoke and capers in a lemon white wine sauce served over polenta

• Vitello di Saltimbocca*$23.00

  Sautéed veal cutlets topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage marsala wine sauce served with risotto

Bistecca

• Lombata di Manzo*$29.00

  Wet aged 16 oz ny strip grilled and served with roasted potatoes

Pesce

• Salmon Florentine$26.00

  Grilled salmon over sliced tomatoes and spinach served with risotto

• Frutti de Mare$36.00

  Lobster tail, shrimp, scallops, and clams over linguine (red, white, or fra diablo)