Brunch Menu

Ristorante Italiano

555 Soquel Ave.
Suite 150
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Phone: 831-458-2321
Fax: 831-458-2106

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Business Hours:
    Brunch - Saturday and Sunday
               10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
        Lunch Tuesday – Friday
           11:30 a.m. - 2.p.m.
       Limited Afternoon Menu
             Tuesday - Friday
                 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
         Dinner Served Nightly
                    At 5 p.m.

RISTORANTE SPECIALTIES

STEAK AND EGGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.99
A 10 oz. New York steak with Italian salsa served with two eggs any style, garlic mashed potatoes and a homemade biscuit.
SAUSAGE AND POLENTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99
Pork sausage link and polenta parmegania topped with marinara sauce and served with 2 eggs any style and your choice of rosemary roasted red potatoes, potato hash or fresh fruit.
VEAL FRANCESE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
Veal medallions dipped in egg and parmesan cheese then pan fried. Topped with a gorgonzola pesto cream sauce. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and fruit. Accompanied with a homemade biscuit.
HOUSE ROASTED TURKEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Sliced roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce and served with garlic mashed potatoes and a
homemade biscuit.
CHICKEN FRIED STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.99
Tenderized New York steak lightly breaded then pan fried, topped with country gravy. Served with 2 eggs any style, garlic mashed potatoes and a homemade biscuit.
SEAFOOD CREPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.99
Filled with Dungeness crab, shrimp and Italian cheeses. Topped with gorgonzola pesto cream sauce and served with rosemary red potatoes, hash browns, or fresh fruit.
HAM STEAK AND EGGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99 Ham steak, 2 eggs any style, rosemary red potatoes, and a homemade biscuit.

COMBOS

COMBO #1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.99
2eggs any style, 2 pancakes, and bacon or sausage.
COMBO #2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.99
2eggs any style, 2 French toast, and bacon or sausage.
COMBO #3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.99
2eggs any style, rosemary red potatoes, fruit, and bacon or sausage.
COMBO #4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.99
2eggs any style, rosemary red potatoes, fruit, and meatball or sausage.
COMBO #5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.99
2eggs any style, rosemary red potatoes, and our home made biscuit topped with country gravy.

SWEETS

CLASSIC FRENCH TOAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99/6.99
HOMEMADE PANCAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99/6.99
FRESH FRUIT BOWL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99
STUFFED FRENCH TOAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99 Stuffed with mascarpone cheese and berries.
MASCARPONE AND BERRIES CREPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99
Filled with mascarpone cheese and fresh berries then topped with a caramelized pecan glaze.
HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY BREAD PUDDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99
With marsala soaked golden raisins and walnuts, served warm and topped with whipped cream.

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THREE EGG OMELET OR SCRAMBLE

Served with your choice of rosemary roasted red potato, potato hash, or fresh fruit.
And white or whole wheat toast,English muffin, or homemade biscuit.

ITALIANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.99 Italian sausage, mushrooms, bell peppers, fontina cheese and topped with Italian salsa.
SEAFOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.99
Shrimp and crab, topped with avocado, basil, fontina cheese and a sun dried tomato pesto hollandaise sauce.
PARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Prosciutto di Parma, mushrooms, green onion and topped with a provolone cheese hollandaise sauce. SANTA CRUZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9.99
Artichoke hearts, tomato, avocado and topped with pesto and feta cheese.
B.T.A.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9.99
Crispy bacon, tomato, avocado, cheddar cheese, topped with a sun dried tomato pesto hollandaise sauce.
FRA DIAVLO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Jalapeno peppers, ham, tomato, cheddar cheese, crushed red peppers and topped with fra diavlo sauce.
HAM & CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99
Ham and cheddar cheese.

BENEDICTS

Two poached eggs served on a sour dough English muffin and topped with our Homemade Hollandaise.
Served with rosemary roasted red potatoes, potato hash or fresh fruit

HOUSE CURED SALMON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.99
Our house cured salmon topped with hollandaise sauce and avocado.
PARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Prosciutto di Parma topped with hollandaise sauce.
SANTA CRUZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Artichoke hearts, spinach, tomato, avocado and topped with a pesto hollandaise sauce.
CAPRESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Fresh mozzarella, basil, tomato, avocado and topped with a sun dried tomato pesto hollandaise sauce.
SEAFOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.99
Shrimp and crab and topped with a spinach hollandaise sauce.

FRITTATAS

TUTTO BUONO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
Italian sausage, shrimp, mushrooms, bell peppers, green onions, and a Italian cheeses. Topped
with Italian salsa.
SANTA CRUZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.99 Artichoke hearts, mushrooms, tomato, spinach, fontina and goat cheese.

SOUPS

CUP OR BOWL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/4.99 Sausage minestrone or clam chowder served with our homemade bread.