Pausa Bar & Cookery

Pausa Bar & Cookery Menu

(650) 375-0818
223 East 4th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401

Lunch Salumi


Butcher's Board House Selection
24.00-34.00
Tigella, cunza, pickles and mustard.

$Lunch Formaggi


Chef's Board House Selection
24.00-34.00
Seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers and toasted bread.

$Lunch Salad


Mixed Baby Lettuce
$15.00
Confit cherry tomatoes, compressed cucumber, pine nuts, crispy parmigiano, dill and garlic vinaigrette.
Chopped Gem Lettuces
$16.00
Arugula, butter beans, roasted fennel, bluelake beans, delicata squash, carrots, pistachios, orange and rosemary vinaigrette and caprino sardo.
Tune Conserva
20.00
Butter lettuce, bluelake beans, butterball potatoes, taggiasche olives, toybox tomatoes, soft boiled egg, mustard vinaigrette and fines herbes.

$Lunch To Start


Housemade Focaccia
$3.50
Arancini
$12.00
Filled with chanterelle mushroom & sunchoke risotto, house made mozzarella and parmigiano fonduta.
Roasted Beets
$15.00
Butternut squash, purslane, flambeau radishes, smoked sheep ricotta, pepitas and sherry date vinaigrette.
Butternut Squash Flan
$15.00
Parmigiano reggiano fonduta, 12 yr balsamic vinegar, red onion jam and crispy sage.
Sarde in Soar
$15.00
Marinated sardines, sweet and sour onions, pine nuts and golden raisins.
Burrata
$17.00
Chilled sicilian cherry tomato puree, anchovies, garlic chips, bottarga, micro chervil and grilled bread.
Pork Fritters
$15.00
Saffron aioli, spiced-pickled cherry tomatoe and sausalito watercress.
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
16.00
Fermented beet puree, sausalito watercress, radishes, smoked sheep ricotta and crispy leeks.

$Lunch Panini

Choice of mixed lettuce with mustard vinaigrette or fried butterball potatoes with lemon aioli.
Pulled Chicken
$17.00
Salsa verde, confit cherry tomatoes, maitake mushrooms, smoked sheep ricota and saffron aioli.
Roast Beef
$17.00
Spigarello, pecorino romano and remoulade.
Porchetta
17.00
Crescenza, taggiasche olives, arugula and basil pesto.

$Lunch Roasted Chicken


Roasted Chicken
28.00-46.00
Mary's farm, brined 24 hours, slow roasted and natural jus.

$Lunch Pizza


Margherita
$18.00
Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, basil and olive oil.
Bufala
$26.00
Tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, arugula, prosciutto san daniel and basil.
Chicories
$23.00
Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, brescianella, chanterelles and caramelized cipollini onions.
Salame Calabrese
$25.00
Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, wild oregano, calabrian Chile pepper and garlic.
Coppa
$25.00
Crescenza, spigarello, spaghetti squash and pistachio pesto.
Gulf Shrimp
26.00
Buffalo mozzarella, butternut squash puree, celery root chips, sage and New Zealand spinach.

$Lunch Pasta and Entrees


Vialone Na no Risotto
$26.00
Smoked pancetta, radicchio di castelfranco, parmigiano and goat ricotta salata.
Buckwheat Pizzoccheri
$26.00
Chanterelle mushrooms, tuscan kale, butterball potatoes, shallots, crispy garlic and casera.
Linguine
$25.00
Tuna sausage, capers, olives, piennolo tomatoes, red onions, almonds and pecorino romano.
Tagliatelle D'oro Primitiva
$26.00
Beef cheek and tripe sugo, leeks, parsnip, celery root and pecorino romano.
Monococco Orecchiette
$26.00
Braised wild boar sausage ragu, crispy sage and parmigiano reggiano.
Grano Arso Cappellacci
$26.00
Filled with duck ragu & ricotta, romanesco puree, egg yolk, broccoli di ciccio, almond and parmigiano.
Petrale Sole
$30.00
Swiss chard, roasted fennel, beet salsa verde and bread crumbs.
Polpette
19.00
House meatballs, spigarello, cranberry beans, tomato sugo and pecorino.

$Lunch Sides


Butterball Potatoes
$8.00
Mixed Chicories
$10.00
Pomegranate, sunflower seeds and smoked sheep ricotta.
Broccoli Di Ciccio
12.00
Preserved meyer lemon, sicilian oregano, calabrian Chile and almonds.

$Dinner Salumi


Butcher's Board
$24.00-34.00
Tigella, cunza, pickles and mustard.
Prosciutto San Daniele
$15.00
18 months.
ProsciuttoCotto
$11.00
Ham.
Porchetta
$12.00
Rosemay, thyme and sage.
Ciccioli
$11.00
Pork terrine.
Duck and Rabbit Pate
$15.00
Chestnuts, port and dried cherries.
Mortadella
$13.00
Pistachio, garlic and black pepper.
Bresaola
$15.00
Black pepper, rosemary, thyme and red wine.
Coppa
$14.00
Cinnamon, black pepper and red wine.
Lonza
$14.00
Coriander, fennel and white wine.
Salame Di Agnello
$14.00
Lamb, senise Chile, mint and red wine.
Salame Del Doge
$13.00
Squid ink, lemon zest and garlic.
Finocchiona Salame
13.00
Fennel pollen, garlic and white wine.

$Dinner Formaggi


Chef's Board House Selection
$24.00-34.00
Robiola Due Latti
$13.00
Sheep, cow and soft.
Brescianella
$13.00
Cow and soft.
Soffice di Capra
$13.00
Goat and soft.
Gorgonzola Dolce
$12.00
Cow and soft.
Pistacchiotto
$12.00
Sheep and semi soft.
Casera
$13.00
Cow and semi-hard.
Asiago Mezzano
$13.00
Cow and semi-hard.
Pecorino Runara
$13.00
Sheep and semi-hard.
Dolce 3 Viso
$13.00
Buffalo, goat, cow and semi-hard.
Caprino Sardo
$13.00
Goat and hard.
Fiore Sardo
$13.00
Sheep and hard.
Parmigiano Reggiano Vacche Brune 3 Year
13.00
Cow and hard.

$Dinner To Start


Housemade Focaccia
$3.50
Burrata
$17.00
Chilled sicilian cherry tomato puree, anchovies, garlic chips, bottarga, micro chervil and grilled bread.
Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
$16.00
Fermented beet puree, sausalito watercress, radishes, smoked sheep ricotta and crispy leeks.
Butternut Squash Flan
$15.00
Parmigiano reggiano fonduta, 12 yr balsamic vinegar, red onion jam and crispy sage.
Mixed Baby Lettuce
$15.00
Confit cherry tomatoes, compressed cucumber, pine nuts, crispy parmigiano, dill and garlic vinaigrette.
Corn Meal Fried Anchovies
$16.00
Herbed burrata mousse, squid ink oil, onions in "saor," pine nuts and raisins.
Pork Belly
$16.00
Spigarello, crispy egg yolk, parmigiano anglaise and prosciutto jus.
Roasted Bone Marrow
$15.00
Caramelized onions, blue fin tuna heart, micro parsley and grilled bread.
Purslane
15.00
Roasted beets, butternut squash, flambeau radishes, smoked sheep ricotta, pepitas and sherry date vinaigrette.

$Dinner Pizza


Margherita
$18.00
Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, basil and olive oil.
Bufala
$26.00
Tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, arugula, prosciutto san daniel and basil.
Chicories
$23.00
Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, brescianella, chanterelles and caramelized cipollini onions.
Salame Calabrese
$25.00
Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, wild oregano, calabrian Chile pepper and garlic.
Coppa
$25.00
Crescenza, spigarello, spaghetti squash and pistachio pesto.
Gulf Shrimp
26.00
Buffalo mozzarella, butternut squash puree, celery root chips, sage and New Zealand spinach.

$Dinner Pasta and Risotto


Vialone Na no Risotto
$26.00
Smoked pancetta, radicchio di castelfranco, parmigiano and goat ricotta salata.
Buckwheat Pizzoccheri
26.00
Chanterelle mushrooms, tuscan kale, butterball potatoes, shallots, crispy garlic and casera.

$Dinner Entrees


48 Hour Short Ribs
$37.00
7oz wagyu, potato and leek soup, marble potatoes, savoy spinach, and crispy leek.
Pork Chop
$36.00
Whole grain carnaroli rice, celery root, cipollini onions, braised arrowhead cabbage, roasted lady apples, and cider jus.
Petrale Sole
$34.00
Filled with salmon mousse, fennel puree, swiss chard, grilled blood orange, beet salsa verde, and bread crumbs.
Duo of Rabbit
37.00
Chanterelle and pancetta stuffed loin, fines herb sausage, carrots, creamed chestnuts, tuscan kale, and crispy shallots.

$Dinner Sides


Delicata Squash
$12.00
Mixed chicories, pomegranate, sunflower seeds, and smoked sheep ricotta.
Broccoli Di Ciccio
$12.00
Preserved meyer lemon, sicilian oregano, calabrian chile, and almonds.
Butterball Potatoes
9.00

$Dessert


Cassata Cake
$13.00
Orange soaked sponge cake, buffalo ricotta and candied fruit filling, satsuma mandarines, dehydrated meringue, and blood orange sorbet.
Chocolate Mousse
$13.00
Devil's food cake, truffle perlage, stracciatella and truffle gelato.
Spiced Parsnip Cake
$13.00
Chestnut buttercream, compressed pear, pomegranate, and salted caramel gelato.
Bomboloni
$13.00
Buffalo ricotta doughnuts, apple compote, cardamom sugar, and lemon gelato.
House Selection of Cheese
24.00-34.00
Seasonal Compote, truffle honey, oat crackers and grilled bread.

$O Proof


Passion Fruit
$7.00
Lemonade, soda.
Lavander
$7.00
Lemonade, soda.
Ginger
$7.00
Limeade, soda.

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