
Vivace Charlottesville
Dinner
Appetizer
Olives
Mix of Spanish and Italian olives
$6.00White Anchovies
Boquerones from Spain with arugula and orange segment
$7.00Zuppa
Sausage and lentils *Subject to change daily*
$9.00Garlic Cheesebread
4 slices of ciabatta bread with three cheeses and a side of house-made marinara
$9.00Polpettini
Four house made sausage and beef meatballs with marinara and mozzarella
$10.00Bruschetta
4 slices of Garlic Cheesebread with chopped fresh tomatoes, red onion, basil and balsamic
$10.00Artichoke & Goat Cheese Dip
Blend of goat cheese, Grana Padano and Pecorino Romano cheeses with Italian artichokes and a side of ciabatta bread
$10.00Antipasti
Finocchiona salami, genoa, soppresata, prosciutti de parma, fontina, Mediterranean olive mix and crostini
$16.00Spicy Italian sausage with crispy polenta cake
with sauteed peppers and onions
$12.00Fried Oysters
served with lemon caper aioli and cocktail sauce
$16.00Calamari
Flash fried calamari and cherry peppers served with marinara and smoked tomato aioli for dipping
$16.00Arancini
Sicilian rice balls stuffed with salami and mozzarella cheese, served with marinara
$10.00Mussels
spicy white wine, lemon butter tomato sauce
$16.00Smoked Salmon App
Smoked salmon blinis with caviar
$18.00
Pizzas
Pizza Bianca
A 12 inch pizza with olive oil, roasted garlic, fresh mozzarela, provolone and grana padano.
$16.00Pizza Margherita
A 12 inch pizza with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil
$17.00Pizza with Prosciutto di parma and Arugula
A 12 inch pizza with red sauce, fresh mozzarella, grana padono cheese, arugula with a white balsamic vinaigrette
$18.00Pizza Special
A 12 inch white pizza with Italian winter truffle and shiitake, oyster, and portobello mushrooms
$22.00
Salads
House Salad
Mixed greens, shredded carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and red onion.
$7.00Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, Grana cheese, olives, croutons and house-made ceasar dressing
$9.00Mediterranean Salad
Mixed greens, olives, tomatoes, artichokes, red onion, sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, croutons with hose Italian dressing.
$10.00The Wedge Salad
Iceberg, creamy gorgonzola dolce, tomatoes, sliced red onion, house pancetta
$10.00Spinach Salad
Organic spinach, goat cheese, house pickled beets, candied walnuts, balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil
$10.00Blood Orange and Feta Salad
Organic Spring mix, feta cheese, blood orange, with white balsamic *Subject to change daily*
$10.00
Pasta
Baked Penne Bolognese
Penne pasta and house made bolognese sauce and baked with three cheeses Our bolognese sauce is made with beef and house made sausage.
$22.00Fettuccini Alfredo
Fettuccini pasta with a cream sauce, made from Grana Padano cheese
$20.00Frutti di Mar
Spaghetti with clams, mussels and shrimp with a spicy white wine, lemon, butter tomato sauce
$32.00Gamberi Fra Diavolo
shrimp, spicy marinara sauce, fettuccini
$28.00Gnocchi
potato gnocchi, spinach cream sauce
$22.00Lasagne Bolognese
$22.00Orecchiette
house-made sausage, broccoli rabe, plum tomatoes, grana padano
$22.00Oreganata
Spaghetti with Virginia clams, house-made crumbled sausage and a spicy white wine, lemon butter tomato sauce.
$28.00Pasta alla Vivace
Marsala cream sauce, grilled chicken, sundried tomatoes, AM fog mushrooms with penne pasta
$22.00Penne alla Pesto
Penne pasta with house-made pesto with a touch of cream, made with pine nuts
$22.00Penne Primavera
Penne pasta with sautéed AM fog mushrooms, broccoli rabe, sundried tomatoes, grape tomatoes with white wine alfredo sauce
$22.00Ragu alla Bolognese
House-made sausage and beef tomato sauce with homemade tagliatelle
$24.00Ravioli Rosati
Alfredo and marinara sauce combined over 6 cheese ravioli
$22.00Spaghetti & Meatballs
4 meatballs, house-made marinara
$22.00Spaghetti Aglio
Spaghetti pasta with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, pecorino romano, black pepper and parsley
$18.00Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti pasta with house-made smoked pancetta, pecorino romano, black pepper and Mission Home eggs and a touch of cream
$22.00Spaghetti Marinara
Spaghetti with house-made marinara, basil and grana padano
$19.00Mussels Marinara
Mussels in a spicy red sauce over fettuccine
$28.00Spaghetti with Butter
$16.00
Entrees
Chicken Marsala
Lightly floured and pan seared chicken breast served with local mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce with a side of spaghetti marinara
$26.00Chicken Parmesan
over spaghetti marinara
$24.00Chicken Piccata
Lighted floured and pan seared chicken over spaghetti with white wine lemon butter caper sauce
$24.00Eggplant Parmesan
over spaghetti marinara
$22.00Shrimp scampi with Risotto
Pan seared shrimp with white wine lemon butter sauce, basil and cherry tomatoes served over risotto with a side of asparagus
$28.00Taste of Italy
housemade meatball, sausage, half-portion of lasagne and a side of spaghetti marinara
$28.00Veal Marsala
Lightly floured and pan seared veal served with local mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce with a side of spaghetti marinara and asparagus
$32.00Veal Parmesan
over spaghetti marinara with asparagus
$30.00Veal Piccata
Lighted floured and pan seared veal over spaghetti with white wine lemon butter caper sauce and a side of asparagus
$30.00New York Strip
Grilled prime New York Strip with cipollini onions, black truffle red wine mushroom reduction crispy potatoes with onions and peppers and asparagus
$58.00Ahi Tuna
Grilled Ahi Tuna over Italian Artichoke and organic spinich risotto with Pepperanata
$44.00
Sides
Side of Spaghetti with Butter
$8.00Side of Spaghetti Aglio
Olive oil, garlic, pecorino romano, black pepper and parsley
$9.00Side of Spaghetti Marinara
$10.00Side of Spaghetti Bolognese
Meat sauce made with house-made sausage and beef
$12.00Side of Risotto
$9.00Side of Broccoli
$9.00Side of Asparagus
$9.00Side of Spicy Italian Sausage
Three sausages
$12.00Side of Meatballs
Four house made sausage and beef meatballs with marinara
$9.00Special Vegetable
Broccoli rabe with roasted garlic, golden raisins and pine nuts
$10.00Full loaf of ciabatta bread
This is a full loaf of the ciabatta bread we serve with all entrees.
$8.00Side Fettuccine Alfredo
$10.00Side penne pesto
$10.00Sautéed Spinach
Sauteed spinach with golden raisins, pine nuts and crushed red pepper
$10.00
Dessert
Tiramisu
Layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers with mascarpone
$8.00Cannoli
Two crisp pastries with a housemade filling of ricotta cheese, cream cheese and chololate chips
$6.00New York Style Cheesecake
House-made on an almond biscotti crust served with Amarena Teschi cherries
$8.00Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake
Three layers of dark chocolate cake with chocolate mouse and raspberry sauce
$8.00
Italian Favorites
Online Drink Menu
Wines By the Glass
Glass - House - Pinot Grigio
$8.00Glass - House - Chardonnay (California)
$8.00Glass - House - Soave (Italy)
$8.00Glass - House - Riesling (Germany)
$8.00Glass - House - Sauvignon Blanc (France)
$9.00Glass - House - Vermentino (Italy)
$9.00Glass - House - Purato Rose (Italy)
$9.00House - Prosecco (Italy) 187ml bottle
$10.00Glass - Sorin Rose (Cotes de Provence, France, 2018)
Red berries and peach flavours with spicy overtones.
$9.00Glass - Colin Barollot Bourgogne Chardonnay (Burgundy, France, 2018)
Golden in color, rich with ripe fruit, minerality and a hint of vanilla.
$10.00Glass - Rodney Strong “Chalk Hill” Chardonnay (Sonoma, California, 2017)
Toasty vanilla and spice complexities, with an elegant fullness and creamy texture on the palate.
$11.00Glass - House - Montepuciano (Italy)
$8.00Glass - House - Chianti (Italy)
$8.00Glass - House - Cabernet Sauvignon (Italy)
$9.00Glass - House - Centine (Italy)
$9.00Glass - House - Merlot (California)
$9.00Glass - House - Malbec (Argentina)
$9.00Glass - House - Sangiovese (Italy)
$9.00Glass - House - Pinot Noir (Italy)
$9.00Glass - Leone de Castris "Maiana" Salice Salentino (Italy, 2017)
Full-bodied and robust with expressive notes of ripe plum mingled with blackberry jam and sweet spice.
$9.00
Vino Rosso
BTL - House - Montepulciano (Italy)
$32.00BTL - House - Chianti (Italy)
$32.00BTL - House - Cabernet Sauvignon (Italy)
$34.00BTL - House - Centine (Italy)
$34.00BTL - House - Merlot (California)
$34.00BTL - House - Malbec (Argentina)
$34.00BTL - House - Sangiovese (Italy)
$34.00BTL - House - Pinot Noir (Italy)
$34.00BTL - Vajra Langhe Rosso (Piedmont, 2018)
Blend of Nebbiolo, Dolcetta and Barbera. Supple black fruit compote flavor and pleasant spice.
$35.00BTL - Leone de Castris “Maiana” Salice Salentino (Italy, 2017)
Full-bodied and robust with expressive notes of ripe plum mingled with blackberry jam and sweet spice.
$35.00BTL - Coltusboni RS Chianti Classico (Tuscany, 2018)
New package, but same classic Chianti that is soft and round on the palate with well-balanced acidity.
$36.00BTL - Crivelli Collina “La Mora” Barbera d’Asti (Piedmont, 2019)
Full bodied, good balance of acidity, structure, and red fruit leave fullness in the mouth.
$38.00BTL - Sant Antonio “Monti Garbi” Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso (Valpolicella, 2017)
Savory fresh red fruit and cherry, with a soft, silky mouth feel and a long lingering spicy finish.
$40.00BTL - Dal Maso “Montebelvedere” Cabernet Sauvignon (Veneto, 2017)
A robust palate of velvety red fruit and balsamic notes.
$42.00BTL - Ox-Eye Vineyard Lemberger (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 2015)
Full-bodied with soft tannins and flavors of black currant and spice from just over the mountain.
$42.00BTL - Conte di Compiano Primitivo di Manduria (Puglia, 2017)
Intense and complex with notes of ripe plum, morello cherry and spices.
$44.00BTL - Lovingston Cabernet Franc (Lovingston, Virginia, 2017)
Rich and robust on the palate with a burst of dark berry fruit and medium tannins, extended finish.
$44.00BTL - Flechas de los Andes Gran Malbec (Vista Flores, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina, 2014)
Dark berries, some tar & a hint of the oak frame, this is a smooth and silky wine.
$45.00BTL - La Valentina “Spelt” Montepulciano D’Abruzzo (Abruzzo, 2016)
Intense plum and cocoa compliment elegant herbaceous finish.
$46.00BTL - GD Vajra Nebbiolo (Piedmont, 2018)
Round and rustic, taste of red fruit and violets with soft, elegant tannins.
$46.00BTL - Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva (Tuscany, 2016)
Delicate, but full-bodied, hints of currant and sage.
$48.00BTL - Guerrieri Gonzaga “Terre di San Leonardo” (Trentino Alto-Adige, 2016)
A Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere blend showing vibrant red currant, dried herb, and silky tannins.
$60.00BTL - CAW Pinot Noir (Carlton-Yamhill, Oregon, 2012)
Medium bodied, with rich dark plums and spice; an elegant, mature Oregon Pinot Noir.
$60.00BTL - Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, 2016)
Firm tannins and savory aromatics with abundant fruit faithfully express a Tuscan heritage.
$64.00BTL - Frogs Leap Zinfandel (California, 2017)
Fresh, youthful aromas and amplified mid-palate richness with lush flavors, electric fruit, and perfect balance.
$75.00BTL - La Giaretta Amarone della Vapolicella Classico (Valpolicella, 2016)
Silky throughout with a bouquet featuring dried plums and faint aromas of roses.
$78.00BTL - Vietti Barolo (Piedmont, 2016)
Elegant notes of hazelnut, dried cherries and roses blend to a bright finish.
$94.00BTL - Verbena Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany, 2015)
Dark cherry, soft leather, spice and chocolate palate, with a long full finish.
$96.00
Vino Bianco
BTL - House - Chardonnay (California)
$32.00BTL - House - Riesling (Germany)
$32.00BTL - House - Soave (Italy)
$32.00BTL - La Lecciaia Orvieto Classico (Umbria, 2019)
Fresh, light and vibrant, goes easily with or without food.
$32.00BTL - di Lenardo Pinot Grigio (Fruili, 2019)
A bouquet of toasted almonds with subtle peach notes.
$32.00BTL - Graffetta Grillo (Sicily, 2018)
Light and refreshing. Green apple, orange blossom, and cut grass.
$32.00BTL - House - Vermentino (Italy)
$34.00BTL - House - Sauvignon Blanc (France)
$34.00BTL - House - Purato Rose (Italy)
$34.00BTL - La Lastra Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Tuscany, 2019)
Rich creamy texture with mouthwatering green apple and citrus flavors.
$34.00BTL - Araldica Gavi La Luciana (Piedmont, 2018)
Fresh, brisk acidity.with hints of apple and lemon.
$34.00BTL - Fremondo Falanghina del Sannio (Campania, 2019)
Fruity bouquet with good acidity and a balanced, pleasant and refreshing taste.
$34.00BTL - Sorin Rose (Cotes de Provence, France, 2018)
Red berries and peach flavours with spicy overtones.
$34.00BTL - Vietti Moscato d’Asti (Piedmont, 2018)
Slightly bubbly or “Frizzante” with peach and ginger on the palate, lively texture, and moderate acidity.
$36.00BTL - Colin Barollot Bourgogne Chardonnay (Burgundy, France, 2018)
Golden in color, rich with ripe fruit, minerality and a hint of vanilla.
$40.00BTL - Vietti Roero Arneis (Piedmont, 2019)
Complex and well-balanced with crisp acidity.
$44.00BTL - Rodney Strong “Chalk Hill” Chardonnay (Sonoma, California, 2017)
Toasty vanilla and spice complexities, with an elegant fullness and creamy texture on the palate.
$44.00BTL - Pollak Viognier (Greenwood, Virginia, 2018)
Fragrant notes of creamy apricot and honeysuckle with ripe stone fruit balanced by crisp acidity.
$48.00
Vino Spumante
House - Prosecco (Italy) 187ml bottle
187ml bottle
$10.00BTL - Montelliana Prosecco (Veneto, Italy NV)
Showing a typical fruity bouquet and taste, pleasant and light.
$34.00BTL - Dal Maso Durello (Veneto, Italy NV)
Refreshing and fine. Pear and apple balanced with pleasant minerality.
$40.00BTL - Akaikes Rose (Kir-Yianni, Greece 2018)
Dry, crisp, and delicate fruit with just a touch of sweetness.
$46.00BTL - Vorin-Jumel Blanc de Blanc Gand Cru Champagne (Champagne, French, NV)
Grand Cru Blanc de blanc Champagne is synonymous with delicacy, elegance and freshness.
$78.00
Cocktails
Pomegranate Martini
Stoli Vodka, Pama Pomegranate Liqueur, Splash of Lime
$10.00OUT OF STOCKLemontini
Absolute Citron, Limoncello, Triple Sec, Dash of Sour
$10.00Titos Martini
Titos Vodka with olives
$10.00Manhattan
Makers Mark, Cocchi Sweet Vermouth, bitters
$10.00Moscow Mule
Absolut Vodka, Ginger Beer, Lime
$10.00