Ventura's Restaurant

Ventura's Restaurant Menu

(315) 732-8381
787 Lansing Street, Utica, NY 13501
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Lunch - House Specials & Casseroles


Spaghetti
$9.95
Rigatoni
$9.95
Linguine
$9.95
Pasta Abondonza
$12.95
Lasagna, ravioli, eggplant and manicotti.
Ziti
$9.95
Ziti Al Forno
$10.95
Cavatelli
$9.95
Cavatelli Al Forno
$13.95
With broccoli and mushrooms.
Gnocchi
$10.95
Cheese Ravioli
$10.95
Lasagna Al Forno
$11.95
Linguine Ala Calamari with Marinara
$12.95
Linguine
$13.95
With red or white clam sauce.
Pasta Abondonza
$12.95
Lasagna, ravioli, eggplant and manicotti.
Seafood Fettucine
$13.95
Shrimp, scallops and fish.
Linguine Aglio E Olio
$10.95
Fettucine Alfredo
$11.95
Tortellini Alfredo
$12.95
Linguine Umbria
$10.95
Garlic, anchovies and marinara sauce.
Fettucine Carbonara
$11.95
Prosciutto with a cream sauce.
Manicotti Al Forno
$11.95
Cavatelli
11.95
With broccoli and mushrooms.

$Lunch - Hot Appetizers


Shrimp Scampi
$9.95
Mozzarella Sticks
$7.95
Stuffed Mushrooms
$7.95
Clams Casino
$7.95
Fried Calamari
$10.95
Stuffed Portabella
$10.95
Greens Ventura
11.95

$Lunch - Cold Appetizers


Roasted Peppers, Olives & Anchovies
$8.95
Sliced Tomato & Mozzarella
$8.95
Salami, Provolone & Olives
8.95

$Lunch - Soups


Clam Chowder Soup
$5.95
Baked French Onion Soup
5.95

$Lunch - Salads


Antipasto Salad
$8.95-12.95
Caesar Salad
$6.95-10.95
Bleu Cheese Salad
$2.00
Calamari Salad
$8.95
Tuna Salad
$9.50
Sicilian Salad
$8.95
Imported provolone, mozzarella, roasted peppers and tomatoes.
Spinach Salad
$6.95-10.95
Tortellini Salad
$8.95
Garden Salad
5.95

$Lunch - Sandwiches


Ventura Club Sandwich
$8.95
Lettuce, tomato, ham, cheese, bacon, egg and turkey.
Hot Covered Turkey Sandwich
$7.95
Open Face Meatball with Marinara Sauce Sandwich
$6.95
Bacon Club Sandwich
$7.95
Hot Covered Beef Sandwich
$7.95
Open Face Sausage with Marinara Sauce Sandwich
$7.95
Turkey Club Sandwich
$7.95
Fried Fish Sandwich
$7.95
Rufe's Special Sandwich
9.95
Sliced tenderloin on toast with butter.

$Lunch - Whole Italian Loaf Sandwiches


Sausage & Peppers Sandwich
$7.95
Chicken Cutlet Deluxe Sandwich
$7.95
Lettuce, Tomato, Ham, Turkey & Cheese Sandwich
$7.95
Mushroom & Peppers Sandwich
$6.95
Ham, Peppers & Cheese Sandwich
$6.95
Salami, Capicola & Provolone Sandwich
$7.95
Meatball & Peppers Sandwich
$6.95
Meatball & Mushrooms Sandwich
$6.95
Veal Cutlet & Peppers Sandwich
$8.95
Sausage & Mushrooms Sandwich
$7.95
Pepper & Egg Sandwich
$6.95
Breaded Chicken Cutlet, Lettuce, Tomato & Mayonnaise Sandwich
$6.95
Meatball & Sausage Sandwich
$8.95
Filet Steak Sandwich
10.95

$Lunch - Pasta


Baked Eggplant Parmigiana
$10.95
Meatballs & Sausage
$8.95
With marinara sauce.
Frittata
$8.25
Peppers, potatoes, sausage, mushrooms and egg.
Sausage
$7.95
With marinara sauce.
Broccoli
$10.95
With peppers or mushrooms.
Broiled Sausage & Peppers
$8.95
Meatballs & Sausage
$9.95
With peppers or mushrooms.
Meatballs
$6.95
With marinara sauce.
Meatballs
$7.95
With peppers and mushrooms.
Sausage Plate Alla Ventura
$12.95
Baked sausage, peppers and potatoes.
Broccoli
9.95
With marinara sauce.

$Lunch - Chicken

All chicken, veal, steak or seafood served with a house salad or side of spaghetti
Chicken Marsala
$12.95
Boneless breast sauteed with marsala wine and mushrooms.
Chicken Francaise
$12.95
Boneless breast of chicken dipped in flour and egg and sauteed with lemon, butter, garlic and white wine.
Chicken Cacciatore
$12.95
Sauteed with peppers, mushrooms, onions and a marinara sauce with wine.
Chicken Parmigiana
12.95

$Lunch - Steak


Sliced Filet Scallopini
$13.95
Sliced filet with sherry, mushrooms and peppers.
10 oz. NY Strip
$14.95
Filet Pizzaioli
$14.95
Filet sauteed in mushrooms and peppers and covered with mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Sliced Filet Marsala
13.95
Sliced filet with marsala wine, mushrooms.

$Lunch - Veal


Veal Parmigiana
$13.95
Veal Piccata
$13.95
Veal Scallopini
$13.95
Veal medallions sauteed with peppers, mushrooms, wine and marinara sauce.
Veal Francaise
$13.95
Veal dipped in flour and egg, sauteed in butter, lemon, garlic and white wine.
Veal Cacciatore
$13.95
Veal cutlet covered with mozzarella, onions, peppers, mushrooms and marinara sauce.
Veal Marsala
13.95
Veal medallions sauteed with mushrooms and marsala wine.

$Lunch - Seafood


Shrimp Francaise
$22.95
Mussels Marinara Over Fettuccine
$13.95
Clams Marinara Over Fettuccine
$13.95
Shrimp Marinara
$14.95
Haddock Marinara
$12.95
Baked Haddock
$12.95
Shrimp Scampi
$14.95
Fried Haddock
12.95

$Lunch - Side Dishes


Cole Slaw
$3.25
Sauteed Mushrooms
$5.95
French Fries
$3.95
Spaghetti
$3.95
Steamed Broccoli
$5.95
Sauteed Long Hots
$7.95
Sauteed Sweet Peppers
6.95

$Lunch - Pizza


Garlic
$7.00
Gorgonzola
$8.50
Cheese
7.00

$Dinner - Special Della Casa

All special Della casa dishes served with salad or spaghetti
Baked Eggplant Alla Parmigiana
$16.95
Bracciolli (2)
$16.95
Sausage Plate Alla Ventura
$16.95
Baked sausage, peppersand potatoes.
Calves Liver
16.95
Cooked in butter with onions and bacon.

$Dinner - Antipasti


Salami, Provolone Olives & Roasted Peppers
$13.95
Roasted Peppers
11.95
With anchovies, calamata olives in oil and garilc.

$Dinner - Antipasti Al Forno (Hot Appetizer)


Baked Stuffed Clams
$12.95
Mussels Alla Marinara
$12.95
Shrimp Scampi
$14.95
Eggplant Parmigiana
$9.95
Stuffed Mushrooms in a Light Alfredo Sauce
$10.95
Chicken Livers, Alla Marinara
$10.95
Chicken Livers, Sauteed in Wine
$10.95
Hot Italian Antipasti
$19.95
Shrimp, mussels, clams, artichoke, eggplant, broccoli and cauliflower.
Escargot Bourguignonne in Mushroom Caps
10.95
Greens Ala ventura for 2 portabello mushroom, stuffed.

$Dinner - Zuppe (Soup)


Zuppa Della Casa
$6.95
Made fresh daily.
Baked French Onion
6.95

$Dinner - Insalata (Salad)


Insalata Verde
$4.50
A crisp green salad with house dressing.
Spinach Salad
$9.95-14.95
Caesar Salad
$9.95-14.95
Julienne Salad
$9.95-14.95
Antipasto
10.95-14.95

$Dinner - Pizza


Gorgonzola Pie
$8.00
Fresh sliced tomato covered with garlic, gorgonzola cheese and toasted almonds.
Garlic Pizza with Mozzarella
$6.00
Pizza with Mozzarella
$6.00
Choice of sausage, pepper, onion, meatball, olives and anchovies.
Garlic Pizza with Anchovies
7.00

$Dinner - Pasta


Linguine Aglio E Olio
$14.95
Fresh garlic sauteed in butter and olive oil compliments our homemade linguine.
Lasagna Al Forno
$14.95
Pasta, meat, ricotta, egg and mozzarella.
Gnocchi
$14.95
Fettuccine Alfredo
$15.95
Our homemade fettuccine simmered in a light white cheese sauce.
Ziti Al Forno
$13.95
Served in a casserole covered with mozzarella.
Linguine
$12.95
Perciatelli
$12.95
Tortellini Alfredo
$15.85
Simmered in a light white cheese sauce.
White Hats
$12.95
Italian Platter
$20.95
Lasagna, ravioli, pasta, braccioli, sausage, meatball.
Linguine Con Vongole
$16.95
Our homemade linguine is served with a light fresh red or white clam sauce.
Stuffed Shells Al Forno
$13.95
Served in a casserole covered with mozzarella.
Rigatoni
$12.95
Ravioli Al Forno
$12.95
Served hot from our brick oven in a casserole (meat or cheese).
Linguine Alla Scampi Con Funghi Alfredo
$21.95
A house special. Homemade linguine is covered with fresh shrimp, mushrooms and alfredo sauce.
Lobster Ravioli
$24.95
Manicotti Al Forno
$13.95
Served in a casserole covered with mozzarella.
Homemade Cannelloni
$14.95
Two crepes stuffed with a variety of cheeses and meat covered with marinara sauce.
Whole Wheat Hats
$14.95
Homemade hats covered with a simmering broccoli and butter sauce.
Shells
$12.95
Spaghetti
$12.95
Cavatelli Al Forno
$13.95
Smothered in mozzarella and piping hot from the oven.
Vodka Riggies
22.95

$Dinner - Pollame (Chicken)

All our chicken dishes are served with salad and potatoe or side of spaghetti
Pollo Alla R.J.
$20.95
We take a fresh boneless breast of chicken and wrap it around fresh broccoli and garlic. We bake it, then cover it with mozzarella and top it off with our own special piccata sauce.
Chicken Scarp-Boneless
$19.95
Boneless or bone-in chicken fried in fresh garlic and cherry peppers, finished off in balsamic vinegar.
Chicken Riggies
$17.95
Boneless chicken breast sauteed with cherry peppers and homemade rigatoni in marinara sauce.
Pollo Alla Cacciatore
$18.95
One half chicken cooked in marinara sauce with mushrooms, peppers, onions and wine.
Cotolette Di Pollo
$19.95
Boneless breast of chicken breaded with butter and lemon sauce and smothered with mozzarella.
Pollo Alla Parmigiana
$19.95
Pollo Alla Francaise
19.95
Boneless breast of chicken dipped in flour, egg, sauteed with butter lemon, garlic and white wine.

$Dinner - Carni Di Manzo (Meat)

All steaks and chops served with salad and potato or side of spaghetti
Lamb Chops
$31.95
One pound of center cut lamb loin chiops.
Filetto Di Manzo Alla Fiorentina
$26.95
Filet mignon with butter, lemon and garlic.
N.Y. Strip
$28.95-34.95
Filet Mignon
$28.95-34.95
Filetto Di Tournedo, Tenderloin Steak Cooked in Peppers & Red Wine
26.95

$Dinner - Carni Di Vitello (Veal)

All our veal dishes are served with salad and homemade manicotti en casserole or spaghetti
Vitello Alla Maria
$22.95
"we take layers of veal cutlet, breaded eggplant and imported prosciutto and cover them with escarole and our fresh marinara sauce. We top it off with imported fontinella cheese and bake it in the oven.
Vitello Scampi Alla Nina
$22.95
"we simmer 2 jumbo shrimp in white wine and slice them thin. Then we wrap them in a tender slice of lightly breaded veal and cover it with a light piccata sauce.".
Vitello Alla Cacciatore
$21.95
Veal cutlet covered with onions, peppers, mushrooms, mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Vitello Alla Parmigiana
$21.95
Veal cutlet covered with mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Vitello Scaloppini Alla Marsala
$21.95
Veal scallops sauteed with mushrooms and marsala wine.
Vitello Scaloppini
$21.95
Veal scallops sauteed with peppers, mushrooms, wine and marinara sauce.
Vitello Alla Francaise
$21.95
Veal scallops sauteed in butter, lemon, garlic and wine.
Vitello Alla Piemontese
21.95
Veal scallops and prosciutto sauteed in white wine and cheese sauce.

$Dinner - Pesce (Fish)

All fish dinners are served with potatoe or side of spaghetti (except for filet of haddock)
Baked Trout
$18.95
Brook trout baked with butter, lemon and parsley broiled.
Shrimp Alla Marinara
$22.95
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in wine covered with mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Fried Shrimp
$22.95
Jumbo shrimp lightly battered and fried to a golden brown, served with French fries. We bread them ourselves.
Shrimp Scampi
$22.95
Garlic and butter, mushrooms.
Shrimp Aglio E Olio
$22.95
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in garlic, butter and lemon.
Seafood Platter
$21.95-22.95
Clams, shrimp, haddock, scallops, frog legs.
Zuppa Di Pesce
$26.95
Fish soup - white fish, shrimp, clams, mussels, stuffed crabs, scallops, etc. Simmered in a light sauce with a side of fettuccine.
Gambi Ranocchia
$20.95
Frogs legs sauteed in butter, lemon and wine or breaded and fried.
Scallops
$21.95-22.95
Natural guif scallops broiled in butter, lemon and garlic or lightly battered and fried.
Shrimp Alla Francaise
22.95
Shrimp in egg batter sauteed in lemon and butter.

$Dinner - Other Side Dishes Available


Sauteed Long Hots
$7.95
Sauteed Mushrooms
$5.95
Sauteed Sweet Peppers
$6.95
Steamed Broccoli
$5.95

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