Taverna

Taverna Menu

(302) 444-4334
121 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19711

Starters Lunch


Veal Meatballs
$10.00
Crushed tomato sauce, polenta and parmigiano.
Coal Fired Flatbread
$11.00
Eggplant caponata, goat cheese and arugula.
Fried Calamari
$13.00
Pickled chiles, tomato jam and lemon aioli.
Whipped Sweet Ricotta
$11.00
Balsamic drizzle and rustic bread.
Pan Fried Peppers
$10.00
Garlic, olive oil and grilled rustic bread.
Clams
$13.00
White wine, lemon, garlic and crostini.
Grilled Artichokes
$12.00
Grilled lemon, parmigiano and arugula.
Truffle Garlic Bread
$10.00
Parmesan and truffle butter.
Eggplant Lasagna
$11.00
Pastaless, ricotta, red sauce and sauteed spinach.
Taverna Antipast
14.00

$Soup and Salad Lunch


Pasta Fagioli
$5.00-7.00
pancetta and white beans.
Chef's Market Soup
$5.00-7.00
Changes daily.
Taverna
$10.00
Escarole, radicchio, celery, cucumbers, red onion, tomato, chickpeas and red wine vinaigrette.
Bibb
$9.00
Shaved onions, toasted walnuts and gorgonzola vinaigrette.
Mediterranean
$10.00
Romaine, cucumbers, grape tomato, olives, red onion, goat cheese and roasted shallot vinaigrette.
Caesar
9.00
Eggless caesar dressing and garlic parmesan croutons.

$Coal Fried Pizza Lunch


Margherita Pizza
$15.00
House made mozzarella, tomato sauce and torn basil.
Four Cheese Pizza
$15.00
Roasted garlic ricotta, pecorino, fontina, mozzarella.
Mushroom Pizza
$16.00
Portabella, crimini, slow cooked broccoli, fontina, goat cheese.
Neopolitan Pizza
$15.00
Hand crushed tomato, oregano, asiago, provolone, mozzarella.
Sausage Pizza
$16.00
Pan fried peppers, onions, asiago, pesto.
Chicken Pizza
$17.00
Spinach, roasted tomato, mozzarella, goat cheeses, chili oil.
Crispy Meatball Pizza
$16.00
Mozzarella, pecorino, tomato sauce.
San Danielle Pizza
16.00
Prosciutto, mozzarella, arugula, tomato sauce.

$Sandwiches Lunch


Pork & Greens Sandwich
$14.00
Sharp provolone, broccoli rabe, garlic aioli, portuguese roll.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
$13.00
Spinach, fontina, mushroom duxelle, garlic aioli, portuguese roll.
Taverna Burger
$14.00
Fontina, roasted tomato, arugula, garlic aioli, brioche roll.
South Philly Sandwich
$13.00
Mortadella, pepperoni, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper spread, ciabatta roll.
Meatball Sandwich
$12.00
Red sauce, provolone, parmigiano reggiano, ciabatta roll.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$12.00
Fontina, mozzarella, provolone, roasted red peppers, pesto, ciabatta roll.
Chicken Cutlet Sandwich
14.00
Arugula, tomato, parmigiano, reggiano, lemon aioli, ciabatta roll.

$Entrees Lunch


Milanese Salad
$15.00
Chicken cutlet, arugula, tomato, red onion, pecorino, sherry vinaigrette.
Chopped Salad
$15.00
Romaine, pancetta, chicken, red onion, chickpeas, olives, tomato, gorgonzola, red wine-basil vinaigrette.
Grilled Salmon Salad
$17.00
Spinach, potato, capers, green onion, herbed mustard vinaigrette.
Ahi Tuna Salad
$17.00
Romaine, haricot vert, potato, hard boiled egg, pesto vinaigrette.
Grilled Spicy Shrimp
$18.00
Zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, lemon vinaigrette, orzo.
Calamarata
$16.00
Slow cooked chicken tossed with spinach, taverna tomato cream sauce, shell pasta.
Chicken Taverna
$17.00
Capers, lemon, white wine, cappellini.
Carbonara
$16.00
Crispy bacon, peas, parmigiano, spaghetti.
Cannelloni
$16.00
Chicken & prosciutto, fontina, sautéed spinach, cream.
Spaghetti & Tomatoes
$15.00
Hand crushed tomatoes, fresh basil.
Baked Salmon
$18.00
Herbed bread crumbs, roasted potatoes & onions, spinach, lemon, white wine, butter.
Rigatoni & Sausage
$16.00
Hand crushed tomato sauce, pecorino romano.
Gnocchi Fra Diavolo
16.00
Potato dumpling, roasted tomato, chili flake.

$Sides Lunch


Parmesan Garlic Fries
$6.00
Garlic oil, parmesan.
Broccoli Rabe
$7.00
Pecorino.
Escarole
7.00
White beans.

$Starters Dinner


Veal Meatballs
$10.00
Crushed tomato sauce, polenta, parmigiano.
Coal Fired Flatbread
$11.00
Eggplant caponata, goat cheese, arugula.
Fried Calamari
$13.00
Pickled chiles, tomato jam, lemon aioli.
Whipped Sweet Ricotta
$11.00
Balsamic drizzle, rustic bread.
Pan Fried Peppers
$10.00
Garlic, olive oil, grilled rustic bread.
Clams
$13.00
White wine, lemon, garlic, crostini.
Grilled Artichokes
$12.00
Grilled lemon, parmigiano, arugula.
Truffle Garlic Bread
$10.00
Parmesan, truffle butter.
Eggplant Lasagna
$11.00
Pastaless, ricotta, tomato sauce, sauteed spinac.
Taverna Antipasto
14.00

$Soup and Salad Dinner


Pasta Fagioli
$5.00-7.00
Pancetta, white beans.
Chef's Market Soup
$5.00-7.00
Changes daily.
Taverna
$10.00
Escarole, radicchio, celery, cucumbers, red onion, tomato, chickpeas, red wine vinaigrette.
Bibb
$9.00
Shaved onions, toasted walnuts, gorgonzola vinaigrette.
Mediterranean
$10.00
Romaine, cucumbers, grape tomato, red onion, goat cheese, roasted shallot vinaigrette.
Caesar
9.00
Eggless caesar dressing, garlic parmesan croutons.

$Coal Fired Pizza Dinner


Margherita Pizza
$15.00
House made mozzarella, tomato sauce, torn basil.
Four Cheese Pizza
$15.00
Roasted garlic ricotta, pecorino, fontina, mozzarella.
Mushroom Pizza
$16.00
Portabella, crimini, slow cooked broccoli, fontina, goat cheese.
Neopolitan Pizza
$15.00
Hand crushed tomato, oregano, asiago, provolone, mozzarella.
Sausage Pizza
$16.00
Pan fried peppers, onions, asiago, pesto.
Chicken Pizza
$17.00
Spinach, roasted tomato, mozzarella, goat cheeses, chili oil.
Crispy Meatball Pizza
$16.00
Mozzarella, pecorino, tomato sauce.
San Daniele Pizza
16.00
Prosciutto, mozzarella, arugula, tomato sauce.

$Main Plates Dinner


Braised Pork Shank
$26.00
Tender cabbage, creamy polenta, natural jus.
Mac & Cheese
$21.00
Fontina, parmesan, sweet onions, prosciutto.
Grilled Spicy Shrimp
$25.00
Zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, lemon vinaigrette, orzo.
Calamarata
$21.00
Slow cooked chicken tossed with spinach, taverna tomato cream sauce, shell pasta.
Braciole
$26.00
Tender beef, mortadella, crushed pistachio, polenta, broccoli rabe, tomato sauce.
Ahi Tuna
$27.00
Herb crusted, spinach, crispy potatoes, capers, green onion, romesco, chili oil.
Chicken Ravioli
$23.00
Organic chicken, mushrooms, roasted peppers, onions, rustic tomato sauce.
Carbonara
$21.00
Crispy bacon, peas, parmigiano, spaghetti.
Chicken Parmigiana
$23.00
Mozzarella, red sauce, spaghetti, parmigiano.
Free Range Chicken Saltimbocca
$26.00
Prosciutto, mozzarella, broccoli rabe, mushroom-madeira sauce.
Chicken Taverna
$24.00
Capers, lemon, white wine, cappellini.
Spinach Ricotta Agnolotti
$22.00
Shiitake mushrooms, truffle butter, lemon.
Cannelloni
$20.00
Chicken & prosciutto, fontina, sautéed spinach, cream.
Spaghetti & Tomatoes
$19.00
Hand crushed tomatoes, fresh basil.
Baked Salmon
$26.00
Herbed bread crumbs, roasted potatoes & onions, spinach, lemon, white wine, butter.
Rigatoni & Sausage
$20.00
Hand crushed tomato sauce, pecorino romano.
Gnocchi Fra Diavolo
$20.00
Potato dumpling, roasted tomato, chili flake.
Puttanesca
20.00
Hand crushed tomato, olives, garlic, capers, parmigiano, linguini.

$Sides Dinner


Garlic Parmesan Fries
$6.00
Garlic oil, parmesan.
Broccoli Rabe
$7.00
& pecorino.
Escarole
7.00
& white beans.

$Dessert


Budino
$9.00
Chocolate cookie crumble, butterscotch, salted caramel.
Tiramisu
$9.00
Espresso soaked lady fingers, mascarpone, chocolate.
Cheesecake
$9.00
Mascarpone, vanilla bean, amarena cherries.
Warm Chocolate Cake
$9.00
Chocolate hazelnut ganache, vanilla semifreddo.
Gelato
$8.00
Chocolate, vanilla, pistachio, lemon sorbetto.
Lavazza
3.50-5.00

$Eats Brunch


Eggs Benedict
$13.00
Poached eggs, grilled ciabatta, crispy pancetta, hollondaise.
Tiramisu French Toast
$12.00
Espresso crema, cocoa powder, fresh strawberries.
Mushroom Frittata
$12.00
Three eggs, local mushrooms, spinach, fontina, truffle fonduta.
Sausage Skillet
$13.00
Fennel sausage, crispy potatoes, pan fried peppers, onions, spicy tomato sauce, poached eggs.
Brunch Burger
$15.00
Poached egg, grilled onions, pickled chilis, fontina, arugula, bacon aioli.
Breakfast Flatbread
$12.00
Braised pork, crispy potatoes, green onion, mozzarella, provolone, egg.
Skillet Cinnamon Rolls
8.00
Cinnamon, brown sugar, cream cheese icing.

$Sides Brunch


Breakfast Potatoes
$5.00
Onions, roasted red peppers.
Crispy Bacon
$5.00
Housemade Pork Sausage
5.00

$Liquid Remedies Brunch


Taverna's B & B Bar
$6.00
Explore this week's freshest ingredients and create your own Taverna bloody mary or bellini.

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