Menu from Francesco's Osteria
Browse the menu highlights at Francesco's Osteria and explore the popular dishes people are craving! From starters to something sweet, take a look at what’s in store when you book a table at Francesco's Osteria. Besides the flavours, you can even check out the prices at this popular spot. Mmmm, we're getting hungry already...
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Menu highlights
Includes dishes that are:
Vegan
Vegetarian
Brunch
Pinza Veneta
Italian style french toast made of baked bread, fig and raisin pudding with mascarpone cream, honey and walnuts
Italian Omelette
Italian Omelette of organic Fleurieu Peninsula eggs filled with Fleurieu cheese, baby spinach, peperonata, artisan sourdough or organic crunchy ciabatta
Grande Contadino breakfast
Farmer’s breakfast of organic Fleurieu Peninsula eggs poached in peperonata salsa with Italian beans, seasonal greens, grilled Halloumi, polenta, artisan sourdough or organic crunchy ciabatta
Lunch
Minestra di Fagioli
Venetian Bean Soup of Italian borlotti beans, creamed with local extra virgin Willunga olive oil, served with organic greens, parmesan and organic artisan crusty bread
Antipasto plate
Mixed antipasto platter of dips, olives, peperonata, eggplant caponata, crusty bread
Lasagna di Zucca
Roasted pumpkin, house made organic basil pesto and salted ricotta Lasagna served with a selection of our daily salad specials
Dishes
Dinner - Pinzimonio
Traditional Italian “cucina povera” crusty bread served with Willunga Hills organic extra virgin olive oil infused with chillies and caramelized balsamic vinegar (for 2 $8)(for 4 $12)(for 6 $16)
Lasagna di Zucca
Layers of roast pumpkin, our own organic basil pesto and Italian salted ricotta
Dinner - Spaghetti alle vongole
Goolwa pipis and al dente spaghetti, pan tossed in white wine, garlic and fresh parsley
Risotto di Mare
White wine, a hint of fresh tomato and garlic, pan tossed with local sustainable seafood; calamari, perch, prawns and vongole ·
Piatto Venezia
Venetian Osteria dish A slow food specialty taking several days to prepare; Baccala` Mantecato (salted creamed codfish) and Sarde` in Saor (marinated, pickled sardines)
Vegan
Polpette di melanzane
Breaded eggplant balls served with our family’s own tomato sugo recipe GF V
Risotto di Primavera
creamy arborio infused with garlic parsley, sauteed Adelaide Hills mushrooms, leeks and peas
Pesto
Organic Adelaide Hills basil leaves $25 smashed with pine nuts and extra virgin olive oil, then pan tossed with heirloom baby tomatoes
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