Aria Restaurant - Stamford, CT

Soup

• Minestrone8,00 $

  Fresh vegetable soup.

• Pasta Fagoli Soup9,50 $

  Imported italian beans cooked w/prosciutto, light pasta w/a touch of olive oil.

• Lentil Soup8,00 $

  Black Italian Lentil in a vegetable broth.

• Calamari Soup10,50 $

  Braised calamari in a tomato broth slightly spicy w/a toasted crostine in goat cheese spread.

Appetizer

• Scallop10,50 $

  Fresh scallop wrapped in speck prosciutto w/greenapple vinaigrette dressing.

• Crispy Calamari10,50 $

  fried calamari served w/gentle spicy marinara sauce.

• Silvia's Pepper8,50 $

  Roast peppers stuffed w/eggplant, capers & black olives in basil oil.

• Maddalena's eggplant8,50 $

  round shape grinded eggplant over tomato sauce & crispy basil.

• Chef's Appetizer18,00 $

  Assortment of imported cheeses & cold cuts.

• Mozzarella & Prosciutto9,00 $

  Fresh homemade mozzarella with prosciutto & roasted peppers.

• Mussels alla Getz10,50 $

  Mussels in a white wine sauce, black pepper, garlic & ginger.

• Grilled Calamari10,50 $

  Grilled baby calamari over wintergeens.

Salads

• Caesar Salad7,50 $

  Traditional Caesar salad w/shaved Parmiggiano cheese.

• Mesclun Salad8,50 $

  Organic mixed greens w/house dressing.

• Endive Salad8,50 $

  Chopped endive w/pistachio nuts in a fresh light goat cheese dressing.

• Beet Salad8,00 $

  Roasted red beets w/grapefruit, walnut in a gorgonzola dressing.

• Boulevard Salad9,00 $

  Romaine lettuce, yellow roasted tomato Toasted seeds, avocado, hearts of palm w/a chestnut lemon dressing.

• Radicchio Salad9,50 $

  marinated radicchio with pears and Italian gorgonzola dressing.

• Tricolor Salad9,00 $

  radicchio endive & arugula roasted pepper with parmiggiano cheese.

Carpaccio

• Filet Mignon Carpaccio10,50 $

  slice filet mignon served with baby arugula and shaved parmiggiano cheese.

• Tuna Carpaccio11,00 $

  slice fresh tuna served with braised endive in a citrus dressing.

• Vitello Tonnato18,00 $

  thin sliced braised veal served with an italian tuna fish sauce.

• Bresaola14,00 $

  Dry cured beef topped w/baby arugula and shaved parmiggiano cheese.

• Duck Carpaccio16,00 $

  smoked breast of duck served over baby spinach in a butternut squash vinaigrette and dried cranberries.

Pasta

• Linguine Clams19,50 $

  fresh New Zealand clams cooked in garlic, white wine and olives oil.

• Tagliolini Pomodoro15,00 $

  fresh homemade pasta in a tomato sauce.

• Lisa's Lasagna19,50 $

  homemade pasta with becemella & meat sauce.

• Cheese Ravioli16,50 $

  homemade ravioli filled with cheese in a tomato & basil sauce.

• Calamari Pasta16,50 $

  pasta with fresh calamari cooked w/white wine in a light tomato sauce.

• Gnocchi Pesto18,00 $

  potato dumpling in basil pesto sauce.

• Chitarra Nera21,00 $

  black squid ink homemade pasta w/radicchio, shrimp, walnuts, garlic sauteed in olive oil.

• Tortellini della Zia19,00 $

  fresh homemade tortellini filled with butternut squash & fresh ricotta cheese in a light butter and sage sauce.

Risotto

• Risotto Porcini19,00 $

  cannarolo rice with porcini mushroom.

• Risotto Asparagus19,00 $

  Arborio rice w/fresh asparagus & shrimp.

• Black Squid Ink Risotto21,00 $

  cannarolo rice cooked in black squid ink with moscato wine and calamari.

• Vegetable Risotto18,00 $

  Arborio rice w/mixed fresh vegetable in a primavera sauce.

Meat And Fish

• Grilled Chicken24,00 $

  boneless grilled Cornish hen w/herbs served with mashed potato.

• Prime Sirloin Steak29,95 $

  grilled prime sirloin steak with champignon mushrooms in a Barolo sauce.

• Lamb Chop29,50 $

  pan seared lamb chop with garlic, rosemary in balsamic vinaigrette sauce.

• Veal Chop Milanese35,00 $

  breaded veal chop topped w/baby arugula and tomato.

• Filet Mignon32,00 $

  sauteed filet mignon in a brandy & pink pepper corn.

• Veal Scaloppine24,00 $

  pounded veal cooked in citrus sauce over sauteed spinach.

• Dorade29,00 $

  dorade wrapped in parchment paper baked w/cherry tomatoes, fresh herb and white balsamic vinegar.

• Branzino29,00 $

  grilled branzino served in a Sicilian olive oil and fresh lemon.

• Halibut Citrosa32,00 $

  pan seared halibut over risotto w/arugula in a lemon citrus sauce.

• Salmon24,00 $

  salmon stuffed with spinach in a white wine and lemon sauce.

• Tonno alla Zick29,00 $

  yellow tail tuna pan seared w/sesame seeds over baby arugula and cherry tomato.

• Zuppa di Pesce29,50 $

  assortment of fish cooked in white wine & gentle spicy light tomato sauce.

Thoroughly Cooked Foods Reduce the Rick of Food Borne Illness

All side dishes - $6.50. choices of steamed or sauteed:

• Broccoli Rabe

• Spinach

• Finger potato

• Mixed veggie

• Asparagus

• Mashed Potato