Buona Vita Somers Point
Antipasti
Calamari Freschi
Fresh calamari grilled or fried to perfection
Melanzane Ripieno
Light fried sliced eggplant stuffed with whipped fresh ricotta cheese, topped with Fontina cheese and finished with marinara sauce
Cozze
Pei mussels, pepperoncino, oil, garlic, white wine or tomato sauce.
Bruschetta di Pomodoro
Homemade focaccia bread topped with heirloom chopped tomatoes, shallots, capers and extra virgin olive oil
Vongole
Sautéed clams, oil, garlic, basil, white wine or tomato sauce
Insalate
Cesare
Crispy romaine, focaccia croutons in our creamy homemade Caesar dressing
Arugula e Pere
Wild arugula, shaved pears, fennel and pecorino sardo, toasted pine nuts, honey lemon vinaigrette
Roasted Beets
Beets mix greens, toasted almonds, Gorgonzola dolce, raspberry vinaigrette
Soup of the Day
Caprese
Le Paste
Spaghetti Caprese
Spaghetti pasta with fresh home made marinara sauce, topped with fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil
Penne alla Vodka
Penne pasta tossed with pancetta, green peas, pink vodka sauce
Fettuccine Alfredo
Egg fettuccine pasta tossed in our creamy egg yolk sauce, sprinkled with fresh grated Parmigiano Cheese
Penne alla Putanesca
Penne pasta sautéed with black olives, anchovies, Italian long hot peppers in our homemade tomato gravy
Gnocchi
Home-made potato dumplings tossed in your choice of sauce: marinara, Gorgonzola or aurora
Linguini del Giardino
Linguine pasta, sautéed seasonal vegetables in oil, garlic white wine or our homemade fresh tomato gravy
Lasagna
Homemade meat lasagna, meat sauce topped with melted mozzarella chees and fresh tomato gravy
Risotto Primavera
Arborio rice, sautéed seasonal vegetables, basil in a oil, garlic white wine or homemade tomato gravy
Papardelle Bolognese
Homemade wide ribbon noodles in our signature slow cooked meat sauce
Pasta di Mare
Fettuccine Buona Vita
Homemade spinach fettuccine tossed with jumbo lump crabmeat, grape tomatoes, basil garlic extra virgin olive oil, splash of white wine
Linguine Traditional
Linguine pasta tossed with sautéed shrimp, artichokes heard, baby arugula, cherry tomatoes in a lemon white wine sauce
Spaghetti alla Vongole
Spaghetti pasta, little neck clams, diced tomatoes, arugula, basil, oil, garlic white wine sauce
Penne alla Scampi
Penne pasta sautéed with shrimps, baby spinach, brandy cream sauce
Spaghetti alla Cozze
Spaghetti pasta, pei mussels, oil garlic, basil, lemon white wine sauce or homemade tomato gravy
Risotto del Mare
Arborio rice tossed with sautéed mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari in a white wine or home made tomato gravy
Linguine Pescatore
Linguine pasta tossed with sautéed mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari
Poultry
Pollo Buona Vita
Sautéed chicken breast topped with prosciutto di Parma, baby spinach, fontina cheese, imported porcini mushrooms, light demiglace sauce
Polla alla Cacitora
Chicken breast sautéed with roasted peppers, white bottom mushrooms, home made tomato gravy
Pollo Parmigiano
Breaded chicken breast with our homemade tomato gravy and melted mozzarella cheese
Polla Marsala
Chicken breast, sautéed white bottom mushrooms, sweet Marsala wine light demiglace sauce
Pollo Fantasia
Chicken breast sautéed with fresh asparagus, melted fontina cheese, finished with lemon white wine sauce
Carne
Vitello Buona Vita
Veal medallions topped wit prosciutto di Parma, smoked mozzarella, imported porcini mushrooms, brown veal stock reduction
Veal Carciofi
Veal medallions, artichokes, white mushrooms, white wine lemon capers sauce
Veal Parmigiano
Lightly breaded veal medallions, homemade tomato gravy, fontina cheese
Veal Francese
Veal medallions, egg dip, lemon white wine sauce
Veal Scallopine
Veal medallions, roasted peppers, white mushrooms, homemade tomato gravy
Pesce
Salmone Livornese
Pan seared king salmon filet with olives, capers, shallots, finished in a light tomato sauce
Langoustine
Large mediterranean shrimp, grilled to perfection, olive oil and fresh squeeze of lemon dressing
Tilapia
Stuffed with jumbo lump crab meat, spinach saffron, white wine sauce
Fish of the Day
Chef’s choice from the market