Fornarelli's Ristorante

Fornarelli's Ristorante Menu

(860) 244-2016
283 Asylum St, Hartford, CT 06103

Antipasti


Meatballs
$10.00
3 of our famous meatballs over ricotta cheese and our house-made Sunday gravy sauce.
Grilled Calamari
$10.00
Tossed in extra virgin olive oil, lemon pepper and fresh lemon.
Sicilian Calamari
$14.00
Fried calamari with a fra diabolo sauce in an edible bowl.
Caprese
$10.00
Fresh mozzarella with sliced tomatoes, basil, extra virgin olive oil and a balsamic drizzle.
Fried Shrimp
$15.00
10 delicious golden fried shrimp, tossed in lemon pepper seasoning served with our homemade cocktail sauce.
Eggplant Rollintini
$7.00
Fried eggplants stuffed with fresh ricotta and drizzled in our signature tomato sauce.
Bracciole
$10.00
1 beef bracciole, stuffed with fresh parsley, garlic, cheese and topped with our home made tomato sauce.
Veal Rollintini
$15.00
2 tender pieces of thinly sliced veal stuffed with prosciutto, ricotta, mozzarella and herbs.
Pulp de Giovanni
$13.00
Marinated octopus with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon served cold.
Fried Mozzarella
$6.00
Arancini Balls
$7.00
Shrimp Cocktail
$14.00
5 jumbo shrimp served with house made cocktail sauce.
Grilled Shrimp
$14.00
5 grilled shrimp marinated in lemon, pepper and extra virgin olive oil served over a bed of greens.
Carciofi alla Barese
$10.00
Seasoned artichokes egg battered and fried.
Panzerotti
12.00
Fried dough stuffed with mozzarella, Parmesan, capers and tomato chunks.

$Insalata

Add chicken, anchovies, salmon, grilled shrimp or tuna for an additional charge.
Insalata della Casa
House salad.
Insalata Caesar
Sunset Salad
10.00
Arugula and mixed greens, beats, pine nuts, goat cheese, fresh orange and blood orange vinaigrette.

$Zupa


Pasta Fagioli Soup
$5.00
Escarole and Bean Soup
5.00

$Ravioli

All ravioli are house made.
Chicken and Roasted Garlic Ravioli
$18.00
Served in a light garlic cream sauce.
Beef Ravioli
$18.00
Beef, spinach and ricotta in our famous Sunday gravy sauce.
Artichoke and Spinach Ravioli
$20.00
Spinach with artichoke in a Gorgonzola cream sauce.
Butternut Ravioli
$18.00
Fresh butternut squash served in a white wine sage sauce.
Cheese Ravioli
$15.00
Filled with ricotta, spinach in a cherry tomato cream sauce.
Short Rib Ravioli
$20.00
Tender short rib beef and topped with our bolognese sauce.
Lobster Ravioli
22.00
Lobster ravioli in a tomato vodka sauce.

$Specialty Pastas


Spaghetti and Meatballs
$18.00
House-made meatballs over spaghetti with our house-made Sunday gravy sauce.
Bracciole with Rigatoni
$23.00
Thin sliced top round beef rolled beef stuffed with herbs and cheeses, slowly cooked in out homemade gravy sauce served over a bed of rigatoni.
Pappardelle Bolognese
$21.00
Pappardelle pasta in out Italian ragout tomato sauce.
Shrimp Scampi
$26.00
Sauteed shrimp, with mixed vegetables, in a light lemony scampi sauce and served with linguini.
Orecchiette alla Barese
$18.00
Ear shaped pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe.
Mama Fornarelli’s Sunday Gravy
Classic bracciole, meatballs and sausage all slow cooked in our signature tomato sauce served with your choice of pasta.

Pollo

Served with chef’s choice vegetable of the day.
Lemon Chicken
$18.00
Egg battered chicken breasts in a lemon, butter and white wine sauce served over polenta.
Chicken Piccata
$18.00
Sauteed chicken breast with artichoke and capers in a lemon white wine sauce served with risotto.
Chicken Parmesan 2.0
$20.00
2 chicken cutlets with our homemade vodka sauce, topped with mozzarella, pasta and side of veggie.
Angelinas Chicken
$24.00
Sauteed chicken breasts in a sherry wine sauce, with asparagus, mushrooms and red peppers, served over a bed of pasta.
Pollo di Saltimbocca
$22.00
Sauteed chicken topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage Marsala wine sauce served over polenta.
Pollo ala Marsala
22.00
Sauteed chicken with a creamy mushroom Marsala wine sauce served with risotto.

$Vitello

Served with chef’s choice vegetable of the day.
Veal Saltimboca
$24.00
Sauteed veal cutlets topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage Marsala wine sauce served with risotto.
Veal Piccata
$24.00
Sauteed veal cutlets with artichoke and capers in a lemon white wine sauce served over polenta.
Veal Marsala
$24.00
Golden brown veal cutlets with a light creamy mushroom Marsala wine sauce served over risotto.
Veal Rollintini
$25.00
Tender veal cutlets stuffed with prosciutto, cheese and herbs, over a bed of capellini pasta with our house made meat sauces.
Lombata di Manzo
32.00
Wet aged 16 oz. NY strip grilled and served with roasted potatoes.

$Pesce

Served with chef’s choice vegetable of the day.
Salmon Florentine
$26.00
Grilled salmon over sliced tomatoes and spinach served with risotto.
Frutti di Mare
$38.00
Lobster tail, scallops and clams over linguine. (Red, white or fra diabolo sauce).
Tuna Limone
26.00
Ahi tuna steak seared with a light lemon cream sauce, capers and side of veggie with a side of risotto.

$Juanito’s Corner


Tacos
Your choice of chicken, beef, pork or fish with corn tortillas, fresh pico de gallo, green and red salsa.
Quesadillas
$10.00
Cemitas Sandwich
$12.00
Fresh bread, mayonnaise, refried beans, Oaxaca cheese, avocado, pickled jalapenos, chipotle and onion. Choice of chicken, pork or beef cutlet.
Taco Salad
11.00
Mixed greens, avocado, corn, pico de gallo, sour cream and mixed cheese. Choice of ground beef, chicken or shrimp for an additional charge.

$Dessert


Lemoncelle Cake
$7.00
Tiramisu
$7.00
Gelato
$7.00
Affugato
$10.00
Sorbettos
7.00

$Drinks


Espresso
$3.00
Cappuccino
5.00

$Antipasto (Archived)

Build your own cold antipasto.
Fornarelli’s House Cold Antipasto
$33.00
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 Pepper
$2.00
1 piece. House stuffed with prosciutto and sharp provolone.
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.

$Formaggio (Archived)

Cheeses.
Manchego Cheese
$6.00
Made from sheep’s milk, has a lingering hint of sweetness.
Aged Provolone Cheese
$6.00
Aged with mildly sharp and buttery flavor.
Piave Vecchio Cheese
$6.00
Firm, sweet, with a slight almond bitterness.
Pecorino Crotonese Cheese
$6.00
Firm, aged cheese made from sheep’s milk.
Dairyere Cheese
$8.00
Aged 18-12 months for a medium sharp, and nutty taste. Local cheese out of Colchester, CT.
Vivace Cheese
8.00
Mild aged with supple texture and medium bite. Local cheese out of Colchester, CT.

$Contorni (Archived)

Sides.
Sauteed Spinach
$5.00
Broccoli Rabe
$6.00
Grilled Zuccini
$4.00
Risotto
$5.00
Pasta
$5.00
Roasted Potatoes
$5.00
Polenta
$4.00
Roasted Peppers
$3.00

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