La Balena Menu

4.2
(250+ Reviews)
  • Antipasti

    • Bread & Extra Virgin Olive Oil

      $3.00
    • Grilled Vegetables In Olive Oil

      & Warm bread
      $14.00
    • Fried Cauliflower

      Pine nuts, currants, chili and bread crumbs
      $15.00
    • Meatballs

      Beef & pork with braised tomato and pecorino
      $15.00
    • Grana Padano Cheese

      Fresh cut grana padano, truffle honey & warm bread
      $18.00
    • Burrata

      With tartufata sauce & toasted bread
      $17.00
    • Polpo

      Spanish grilled octopus, cannellini beans, onion, carrots & fennel
      $23.00
  • Insalata E Zuppa

    • Minestrone Toscano

      Organic vegetables, pasta & cannellini beans
      $12.00
    • Caeser Salad

      Romaine lettuce, home made caeser dressing, bottarga & bread crumbs
      $13.00
    • Gemma

      Romaine lettuce, home made caeser dressing, bottarga & bread crumbsromaine lettuce, radish, onion, olives, & gorgonzola dolce dressing
      $13.00
    • Serata

      Romaine lettuce, strawberry, orange, fennel, walnuts & strawberry champagne
      $14.00
  • Pasta

    • Rigatoni

      Pork sausage, tomato & cream
      $26.00
    • Ricotta Gnocchi

      With wild mushrooms
      $28.00
    • Lasagna

      Beef & pork sauce and besciamella
      $30.00
    • Fettuccine

      With classic pesto sauce & prawns
      $28.00
    • Spaghetti Neri

      Black ink spaghetti, prawns, mussels, clams in tomatoes sauce
      $30.00
  • Harney Ice Tea

    • Black

      $5.00
    • Lemonade

      $5.00
    • Green

      $5.00
  • Insalate

    • Mela

      Sierra beauty apple, blood orange, arugula, fennel, walnuts & orange vinaigrette
      $14.00
    • Fiore

      Roasted beets, arugula, parmesan & walnuts
      $14.00
    • Gemma

      Romaine lettuce, radish, olives, onion & gorgonzola cream
      $12.00
    • Cesare

      Romaine, bottarga sarda, italian anchovy cream & bread crumbs
      $14.00
  • Zuppa

    • Verdure

      Local organic vegetable soup with cannellini beans
  • Panini

    • Marinated Bavette Steak With Caramelized Onions & Aioli

      $18.00
    • Grilled Fogline Farm Chicken, Braised Tomato & Parmesan Cheese

      $16.00
    • Prosciutto & Pecorino Cheese

      $15.00
  • Primi Della Casa

    • Spaghetti Al Sugo Finto

      Organic san marzano tomato, onion, celery, carrot & parmesan
      $21.00
    • Spaghetti Neri

      Mussels, clams & prawns on chili brodo sauce
      $28.00
    • Rigatoni

      House made pork sausage, braised tomato & touch of cream
      $23.00
    • Pappardelle

      Braised tomato wild boar sugo
      $23.00
    • Strozzapreti

      Basil & pine nuts pesto
      $23.00
    • Gnocchi Di Ricotta

      Wild mushrooms
      $23.00
  • Secondi

    • Frittata

      Organic eggs, mushrooms & potatoes with farm salad
      $18.00
    • Bistecca

      Marinated new york steak with crispy potatoes & aioli
      $13.00
    • Pollo Fritto

      Half an arborio crusted fried fogline farm chicken with farm salad
      $30.00
    • Pesce Del Giorno

      Fish of the day
  • Vino Del Giorno

    • Joyce

      Chardonnay submarine canyon monterey 2017 half btl
      $24.00
    • Joyce

      Pinot noir submarine canyon monterey 2017 half btl
      $24.00
    • Heller

      Cabernet sauvignon cachagua 2015
      $58.00
    • Birra Dell'eremo

      Assisi, italy pint bottle
      $11.00
    • Selection Italian Birra

      $9.00
    • Vivreau Sparkling Water

      $7.00
    • Italian Soda

      $5.00
    • Baladin Super Ambrata

      Birra
      $10.00
    • Vermouth

      On the rocks
      $10.00
    • Ramona

      Organic ruby grapefruit wine spritz
      $9.00
    • Harney's

      Iced tea
      $3.50
  • White

    • Ser

      2018 dry orange muscat nelson vineyard
      $34.00
    • Massa Estate

      Pinot grigio carmel valley 2017
      $40.00
    • Figge Cellars

      2014 chardonnay pelio vineyard carmel valley 2014
      $46.00
    • Massa Estate

      2017 chardonnay santa lucia highlands
    • Portalupi

      2017 arneis graziano vineyard mendocino
      $46.00
    • Bold Wine Co

      Chenin blanc monterey 2018
      $50.00
    • Ser

      Chardonnay coastview vineyard 2015
      $50.00
    • Unti

      Vermentino dry creek valley 2018
      $54.00
    • Unti

      Fiano dry creek valley 2018
      $54.00
    • Brand & Family

      Pinot gris eden rift vineyard cenega valley 2018
      $60.00
    • Chalone

      Estate chenin blanc 2017
      $72.00
    • Ridge

      Grenache blanc 2016
      $75.00
    • Lucienne

      Chardonnay slh lone oak vineyard 2016
      $84.00
    • Paul Lato

      2017 sauvignon blanc le jardin happy canyon
      $88.00
    • Roar

      2015 chardonnay soberanes vineyard slh
      $100.00
    • Ridge

      Estate chardonnay montebello vineyard 2016
      $110.00
    • Ramey

      Chardonnay hyde vineyard napa valley 2016
      $130.00
    • Bortolusso

      Malvasia trevenezie igt 2018
      $36.00
    • Tiare

      Sauvignon collio friuli 2016
    • Marta Valpiani

      Albana secco romagna 2018
      $40.00
    • Cascina Belmonte

      Serése manzoni bianco bresciano 2017
      $42.00
    • Reale

      Aliseo costa d'amalfi old vines 2016
      $45.00
    • Podere Parpinello

      Torbato alghero doc 2017
      $48.00
    • Abbazia Di Novacella

      Sylvaner alto adige valle isarco 2016
      $48.00
    • San Michele All'adige

      Nosiola trentino 2016
      $48.00
    • Tenuta Di Valgiano

      Palistorti bianco colline luchesi 2016
      $60.00
    • I Custodi

      Vinujancu etna terre siciliane igt 2012
      $50.00
    • Silvio Carta

      Nv vernaccia di oristano valle del tirso
      $50.00
    • Abbazia Di Novacella

      Kerner alto adige 2017
      $50.00
    • Serra Dei Fiori

      Nascetta la regina braida 2018
      $50.00
    • Vigneti Massa

      Terra timorasso petit derthona 2015
    • Monchiero Carbone

      Roero arneis cecu 2016
      $54.00
    • Occhipinti

      Sp68 terre siciliane albanello zibibbo 2018
      $56.00
    • Mustilli

      Falanghina del sannio vigna segreta 2016
      $56.00
    • Villa Dora

      Lacryma christi del vesuvio bianco 2005
      $60.00
    • Pavese Ermes

      Blanc de la morgex et de la salle 2018
      $60.00
    • Brovia

      Roero arneis 2017
      $62.00
    • I Clivi

      Friulano brazan 2015
      $68.00
    • La Colombera

      Timorasso ii montino colli tortonesi 2010
      $74.00
    • Visintini

      Friulano amphora colli orientali 2016
      $74.00
    • Girolamo Russo

      Nerina etna bianco 2017/2018
      $80.00
    • Benanti

      Pietramarina etna bianco superiore 2015
      $122.00
  • Contorni

    • Crispy Potatoes & Aioli

      Broccolini, pine nuts, currants & chili
      $10.00
  • Others

    • Sodas

      $4.00
    • Sparkling Water

      $7.00
    • Espresso

      $3.50
    • Cappuccino

      $5.00
    • Latte

      $5.00
    • Hot Tea

      $5.00
    • Unita

      Baba black lager
      $8.00
    • Birrificio Artigianele Ippils Pilsner

      $9.00
    • Maestri Birrai Umbri Italian Ale

      $9.00
    • Poretti Bock Rossa

      $9.00
    • Contorno

      Crispy potatoes & aioli - broccolini - sautéed spinach
      $10.00
    • Fresh Italian Truffle

      Supplement umbrian black truffle
      $16.00
    • Olio Nuovo From Frantoio Olivestri In Umbria

      750ml bottle
      $30.00
    • Sketches Collection Carmel Puzzle By Local Artist Lisa Bryan

      $29.00

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