Pausa Bar & Cookery Menu

223 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
  • Salumi-Housemade

    • Butcher's Board 3 Piece

      House selection. Served with tigella, cunza, pickles, mustard (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi).
      $34.00
    • Butcher's Board 5 Piece

      House selection. Served with tigella, cunza, pickles, mustard (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi).
      $48.00
    • Prosciutto Di San Danielle

      30 month Prosciutto di Parma. Served with tigella, cunza, pickles, and mustard.
      $20.00
  • Cheese Boards

    • Chef’s Board 3 Piece Cheese

      House selection. Served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
      $34.00
    • Chef’s Board 5 Piece Cheese

      House selection. Served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
      $48.00
  • Appetizers

    • Foccacia

      Oven-baked Italian bread typically includes rosemary, parmesan cheese, and olive oil.
      $7.00
    • Burrata

      oasted beets, pistachio crumble, pomegranates, chive oil, candied kumquats
      $22.00
    • Kurobuta Pork Belly

      controne bean puree, quince apple mostarda, pork demi, saba, chicharron
      $23.00
  • Salads

    • Baby Romaine

      broccoli di ciccio, green goddess dressing, egg yolk gel, black radish, pickled shallots
      $20.00
    • Kale

      fregola sarda, celery root, blu di capra mousse, citrus, fermented honey vinaigrette
      $20.00
  • 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.)
      $25.00
    • Pizza Sausage

      Tomatoes, house made mozzarella, house made pork sausage, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $32.00
    • 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.)
      $32.00
    • Pizza Anatra

      house made mozzarella, duck sausage, broccoli di ciccio, cerignola olives, calabrian chilis, pecorino romano (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $34.00
    • Pizza Salame Calabrese

      tomatoes, house made mozzarella, blu di bufala, garlic confit, roasted fennel. \n(Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.
      $32.00
    • Pizza Romana

      house made mozzarella, puntarelle, lamb pancetta, confit butterball potato, piacentino ennese (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $34.00
    • Vegan Pizza

      Tomatoes, seasonal vegetables. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $32.00
  • House Made Pasta

    • Tomato Bigoli

      yellow tomato, gaeta olives, capers, garlic & anchovie paste, parsley, crispy caper leaves
      $30.00
    • Saffron Spaghetti

      baby octopus ragu, controne cicerchie beans, bluefin tuna heart
      $32.00
    • Butcher’s Cappelletti

      Sheep ricotta, wild mushroom & truffle sugo, grana padano, veal demi-glace.
      $36.00
    • Red Wine Conchiglie

      braised pork sausage ragu, crispy lollipop kale, grana padano
      $32.00
    • Sarawak Pepper Rigatoni

      bison bolognese, pancetta, crispy sage, grana padano foam
      $36.00
    • Gluten Free Pasta

      Casarecce, a short twisted tube pasta made from quinoa, rice, and corn. Choice of Sauce.
      $32.00
    • Vegan Pasta

      Vegan short tube pasta, piennolo tomatoes, seasonal vegetables.
      $31.00
  • Entrees & Sides

    • John Dory

      squid ink fregola sarda, roasted fennel, castelvetrano olive tapenade, saffron-fennel “acqua pazza”
      $44.00
    • Duck Leg Confit

      chestnut puree, sunchokes, braised leeks, pomegranate gastrique, duck demi \n
      $44.00
    • 14 Oz Iberico Pork Chop

      chicories, pinenuts, raisins, apple puree, sage & chicharrone, buffalo blu fonduta, pork demi
      $58.00
    • Milk-Fed Veal Tenderloin

      yam puree, crispy cauliflower mushrooms, roasted parsnips, pickled shallots, bone marrow demi
      $50.00
    • Brussels Sprouts

      guanciale vinaigrette, colatura di alici caramel, salt cured egg yolk
      $17.00
    • Side Garlic Potatoes

      Fried butterball potatoes tossed in house made garlic butter.
      $18.00

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