Ristorante Italiano Menu
Introducing Ristorante Italiano, a beloved Italian dining spot in Santa Cruz offering a mix of steakhouses, Italian, and seafood dishes. This Latinx-owned gem boasts an array of amenities like outdoor seating, wheelchair accessibility, and vegan options. From delectable antipasti like Cheesy Garlic Bread to mouthwatering chicken entrees like Chicken Scallopini Marsala, every dish at Ristorante Italiano is crafted with care. Customers rave about the Fried Raviolis and Chicken Saltimboca, praising the creamy sauces and fresh ingredients. The cozy atmosphere, attentive staff, and reasonable prices make this a top choice for Italian cuisine enthusiasts. Don't miss out on their happy hour specials and hand-crafted cocktails. Whether you're a regular or a first-time visitor, Ristorante Italiano guarantees a memorable dining experience.
Antipasti Appetizers
Cheesy Garlic Bread
Paired well with any of our delectable dishes. Vegetarian.
Fried Calamari
Tenderized calamari fried to a crisp perfection.
Fried Raviolis
Fresh cheese filled raviolis fried to a golden finish. Served with a sun dried tomato dipping sauce. Vegetarian.
Stuffed Mushroom Caps
White mushrooms filled with Italian cheeses, cream, and prosciutto di Parma. Served with garlic herb crostini's.
Caprese
Fresh mozzarella cheese, basil and Roma tomatoes drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and capers. Served with garlic herb crostini's. Vegetarian.
Deep Fried Artichoke Hearts
Served with our house-made ranch. Vegetarian.
Baked Brie & Garlic
Oven baked brie cheese and seasoned whole roasted garlic bulbs, served with garlic herb crostini's. Vegetarian.
Crispy Fried Combo Platter
Fried popcorn shrimp, calamari and artichoke hearts.
Stuffed Polenta
Polenta stuffed with Italian cheeses and spinach over marinara sauce. Served with garlic herb crostini's. Vegetarian.
Ristorante Bruschetta
Toasted francese bread slices with a Goat cheese spread topped with basil, Roma tomatoes, and avocado. Drizzled with our white balsamic vinaigrette. Vegetarian.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce topped with grated Parmesan cheese and croutons.
Garlic Prawns Mediterranean Salad
Organic mixed greens with our white balsamic vinaigrette, pasta, Roma tomatoes, red onions, bell peppers, feta cheese, avocado, and cucumber. Topped with white prawns sauteed in butter garlic, and oil.
New York Steak Spinach Salad
10 oz. New York Angus steak charbroiled, served over fresh spinach in our balsamic vinaigrette. Topped with blue cheese crumbles, Roma Tomatoes, roasted white mushrooms, pepperoncini's and red onions.
Large Green Salad
Organic mixed greens. Garbanzo & kidney beans, Roma tomatoes, red onions, broccoli, and carrots with your choice of a house dressing.
Dinner Salads
Specials
Scallops Margherita
Scallops sauteed in a butter,garlic, and olive oil sauce served over organic Linguini with green onions, tomatoes, fresh basil, and reggiano parmesan.
Fresh Ling Cod
Fresh wild California Halibut filet. Pan seared and served over sauteed vegetables,spinach and Capellini. Topped with sundried tomato pesto buere blanc. Garnished with Italian salsa.
Coconut Gelato
Prawns Caesar Salad
White prawns charbroiled and served ove caesar salad with avocado, tomato, croutons, cucumber and parmesan cheese. *Ala carte
Pasta Meatbolloni
Linguine pasta tossed in BGK, green onion and basil. Topped with house made baby meatbas and garnished with regisno parmesan cheese.
Prawns Alfredo
White prawns sauteed in BGO with fresh basil, broccoli and tomato served over fresh fettuccine.
Chicken Calabrese
Chicken breast strips, mushrooms, tomato and green onion tossed with organic linguine in Calabria sauce.
Pasta Classica
Fresh Fettuccine with Alfredo
Ristorante Carbonara
Spaghetti tossed in a cream and Parmesan cheese sauce, covered with caramelized onions, white mushrooms, applewood smoked bacon, and prosciutto di Parma sauteed in white wine.
House-Made Lasagna
Layers of pasta, Italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, and meat sauce. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Truffle & Cheese Gnocchi
Truffle and ricotta cheese filled gnocchi tossed in our sundried tomato pesto cream sauce.
Meat & Cheese Filled Tortelloni's
Fresh Cheese Ravioli's
Served with marinara, meat sauce, pesto or Alfredo.
Shrimp Pasta Parma
Penne pasta tossed in a white cream sauce with shrimp, peas, and prosciutto di parma. Topped with melted mozzarella cheese. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Fresh Fettuccine with Pesto
Does contain pine nuts.
Spaghetti Margherita
Spaghetti tossed in butter, garlic, and olive oil with Roma tomatoes, green onions, and basil. Oven broiled with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Fettuccine Verde
Zucchini, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and bell peppers sauteed in olive oil and garlic, served over a bed of fresh fettuccine pasta in a pesto basil sauce.
Wild Mushroom Raviolis
Porcini, portabella mushroom, and Parmesan cheese filled raviolis topped with our sun dried tomato pesto cream sauce.
Linguine Piccante
Linguine pasta tossed in a butter, garlic, oil, & Calabria sauce with sauteed shrimp, Italian sausage, bell peppers, white mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese. Spicy.
Pasta Tutto Buono
Bay shrimp, Italian sausage, meatball, chicken, bell peppers, and mushrooms sauteed in our marinara sauce tossed with linguine pasta.
Cannelloni
Pasta crepes filled with Italian cheeses & spinach, baked in our house-made marinara sauce. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Served with our house-made marinara sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Pastas & Vegetarian
Chicken Entrees
Chicken Parmigiana
Our house-made marinara sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Chicken Piccata
Sauteed in a white wine, lemon, butter sauce with white mushrooms and capers.
Chicken Scallopini Marsala
Sauteed in Marsala wine sauce with white mushrooms and artichoke hearts.
Chicken Saltimboca
Sauteed in a white wine butter sauce with capers, prosciutto di Parma and mozzarella cheese.
Charbroiled New York Steak
14 oz. Angus New York steak charbroiled, topped with a white wine mushroom sauce. Served with polenta and fresh sauteed vegetables.
Salmon Risotto
Fresh salmon filet charbroiled and served over creamy risotto with basil and green onions. Topped with a white wine, Roma tomato, caper, butter, garlic sauce.
Bistecca Alfredo
Fresh fettuccine pasta tossed with spinach and our house-made Alfredo sauce. Topped with a Harris ranch 10 oz. all natural black Angus New York steak and garnished with our house-made Italian salsa.
Garlic Prawns
Gulf white prawns sauteed in BGO and tossed with fresh fettuccine in a white wine and olive oil sauce with red bell peppers, green onions, Roma tomatoes, basil, roasted garlic and Parmesan cheese.
Salmon Margherita
Fresh salmon filet charbroiled and served over a bed of capellini margherita and Parmesan cheese. Finished with a Roma tomato, garlic, butter sauce.
Linguine & Clams
Linguine pasta in a white mushroom cream sauce with fresh manila clams in shell, mushrooms and green onions.
Seafood Genovese
Shrimp, salmon, and manila clams in a white mushroom cream sauce with Roma tomatoes, and green onions over linguine pasta.
Steaks & Seafood
Side Orders
Quart of Sausage Minestrone
Does contain macaroni. Can be made gluten free.
Side of Sauteed Vegetables
Mix of sauteed broccoli, carrots and zucchini.
Kids Spaghetti
Served with marinara, meat sauce, Alfredo, pesto or butter and cheese.
Kids Fettuccine Alfredo
Kids Penne
Served with marinara, meat sauce, Alfredo, pesto or butter and cheese.
Kids Cheese Ravioli
Served with marinara or meat sauce.
Kids Chicken Fingers & French Fries
Kids Chicken Fingers and Veggies
Kids Popcorn Shrimp & French Fries
Kids Popcorn Shrimp and Veggies
Kids Menu
Ristorante Italiano Desserts
Homemade Tiramisu
A light rum genoise with layers of espresso cream and mascarpone.
Homemade Key Lime Pie
That light refreshing favorite. The perfect combination of tart and sweet.
Ristorante Cheesecake
Creamy homemade cheesecake with raspberry sauce and whipped cream.
Cannoli
A crispy pastry tube filled with sweetened ricotta and mascarpone with cinnamon and topped with chocolate chips.
Frozen Baked Potato
Cookies & Cream ice cream rolled in a Ghirardelli cocoa powder over a bed of hot fudge, topped with candied walnuts, whipped cream and chocolate chips.
Italian Espresso Cheesecake
A rich Italian espresso cheesecake layered with a creamy chocolate mousse and cookie crust.
Chocolate Ganache
2 layers of decadent chocolate cake, chocolate mousse filling and topped with melted rich dark chocolate.
Mint Pie
Layers of mint chip and vanilla cream on a chocolate cookie crust with hot fudge and whipped cream.
Gelato
12 oz. Canned Soft Drinks
Coca Cola, Diet Coke or Sprite.
