Pausa Bar & Cookery Menu

223 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
  • Salumi - House Made Charcuterie

    • 3pc Salumi Board

      House Selection, served with cunza, pickles, mustard & tigella (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi).
      $32.00
    • 5pc Salumi Board

      House Selection, served with cunza, pickles, mustard & tigella (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi)
      $46.00
  • Formaggi - Cheese Boards

    • 3pc Cheese Board

      Chef's Selection, served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
      $32.00
    • 5pc Cheese Board

      Chef's Selection, served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
      $46.00
  • Appetizers & Salads

    • Housemade Focaccia

      House-made focaccia, 72 hour dough maturation.
      $5.00
    • Burrata

      tomato pluot gazpacho, early girl tomato marmalade, focaccia croutons, sungold tomatoes, basil oil
      $20.00
    • Kurobuta Pork Belly

      controne bean puree, quince apple mostarda, pork demi, saba, chicharron
      $21.00
    • Kobocha Salad

      endive, grapefruit vinaigrette, monte veronese fonduta, prosciutto di parma crumble, citrus segments
      $19.00
    • Butter Lettuce

      pink lady & granny smith apples, greek yogurt & dill dressing, pine nut puree, radishes
      $19.00
  • Wood-Fired Pizzas

    • Pizza Margherita

      tomatoes, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $23.00
    • Pizza Salsiccia

      tomatoes, house made pork sausage, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced. Add a pizza slicer to your order for $9. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $30.00
    • Pizza Parmigiana

      tomatoes, house made mozzarella, rosa bianca eggplant, basil, grana padano, eggplant chips. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $30.00
    • Pizza Fichi

      House made mozzarella, gorgonzola dolce, mortadella, balsamic roasted figs, pistachio pesto. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $30.00
    • Pizza Baccala'

      house made mozzarella, yellow tomatoes, salted cod, cerignola, semi dried tomatoe, bsil, crispy parsley. (Pizzas are not sliced. Add a pizza slicer to your order for $9. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $30.00
    • Pizza Funghi

      house made mozzarella,cow ricotta, lion's mane mushroom, honeynut squash, red onion agrodolce, pepitas, rosemary (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $30.00
    • Vegan Pizza

      tomatoes, mixed seasonal vegetables. (Pizzas are not sliced. Add a pizza slicer to your order for $9. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $29.00
  • House Made Pastas

    • Gnudi

      cow ricotta, kabocha squash puree, toasted pepitas, pecorino toscano
      $28.00
    • Squid Ink Spaghetti

      Halibut sausage, pork n’duja, cherry and corbarino tomato sauce, basil, pecorino romano.
      $30.00
    • Monococco Cannelloni

      Duck and porcini mushrooms, sheep ricotta, corno di toro pepper coulis, truffle mornay, grana padano, truffle perlage, chicken demi-glace.
      $34.00
    • Red Wine Conchiglie

      braised pork sausage ragu, crispy lollipop kale, grana padano
      $30.00
    • Sarawak Pepper Rigatoni

      bison bolognese, pancetta, crispy sage, grana padano foam
      $34.00
    • Vegan Pasta

      house made pasta, seasonal vegetables, w/ sauce options
      $29.00
    • Gluten Free Pasta

      casarecce pasta, made with quinoa, rice, and corn. Choice of sauce option.
      $30.00
  • Entrees & Sides

    • Alaskan Halibut

      artichokes, salsify puree, castelvetrano olive gel, gooseberries, preserved meyer lemon butter.
      $42.00
    • Lamb Porchetta

      sungold tomato puree, eggplant caponata, romanesco broccoli, pickled jimmy nardello peppers, lamb demi
      $42.00
    • Kurobuta Pork Shank

      Confit garlic potato foam, braised spigarello, venere rice, pancetta, chicharrone, pork demi-glace.
      $46.00
    • Wagyu Beef Bistro Tender

      yam puree, crispy cauliflower mushrooms, roasted parsnips, pickled shallots, bone marrow demi
      $48.00
    • Side Hen Of The Woods Mushrooms

      tartufata aioli, spring onion powder, fermented garlic honey
      $16.00
    • Side Garlic Butterball Potatoes

      fried yukon gold potatoes, house made garlic butter (can be made dairy, garlic or gluten free upon request)
      $14.00
  • Desserts

    • Pecan Chocolate Cake

      chocolate sponge cake, pecan dark chocolate mousse, poached pears, almond streusel, pecan praline, red wine gel
      $16.00

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