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Pesto Bistro and Wine Bar Menu

$$Restaurant, Italian, Modern French
8799 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton, FL 34210

  • Starters & Salads

    • Marinated Red & Golden Beets, Avocado, And Goat Cheese

      with mandarin oranges, croutons, and toasted almonds in a citrus vinaigrette
      $14.00

    • Caprese

      Roma tomatoes, creamy burrata, walnut pesto, Romano, fresh basil, and olive oil.
      $14.00

    • Meatball Al Forno

      backed with ricotta in marinara, aged provolone and fontina cheese.
      $18.00

    • Full Hearts Of Romaine And Radicchio

      Hearts of palm, gorgonzola., toasted pistachios, all tossed in a caramelized shallot vinaigrette.
      $13.00

    • Bruschetta With Goat Cheese

      Ciabatta croutes with Roma Tomato, fresh basil, and olive oil.
      $13.00

    • Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Hummus With Crabmeat

      With Kalamata olives and focaccia croutes.
      $16.00

    • Caesar Classic

      the classic traditional recipe made with focaccia croutons
      $10.00

    • Cream Of Butternut Squash And Zucchini Bisque (Bowl)

      Cream of Butternut squash and zucchini bisque with toasted almonds.
      $10.00

  • Pastas

    • Pirata

      fresh gulf catch, shrimp, middle neck clams, and blue crab simmered with artichokes and Roma tomatoes, in a shrimp broth with broccolini and angel hair pasta
      $36.00

    • Fettuccine Alfredo Your Way!

      alfredo with Reggiano parmesan, pancetta, cream and cracked black pepper.
      $20.00

    • Sicilian Capellini

      veal and beef meatballs, artichoke hearts, red pepper flake in a roasted garlic red sauce.
      $24.00

    • Tortellini Rustica

      with prosciutto, tomatoes, wild mushrooms, & shallot in red wine pink sauce.
      $24.00

    • Capellini Vongole

      local middle neck clams, baby clams, shallots, Roma tomatoes, garlic, and chardonnay
      $26.00

    • Penne Ala Vodka

      in our pink vodka cream sauce with asiago, bacon and shallot.
      $20.00

    • Gorgonzola And Pear "Beggars Purses" With Smoked Brisket

      sautéed with a walnut pesto cream sauce with broccolini and roasted tomatoes
      $29.00

    • Wild Mushroom And Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Capellini

      Shiitakes and cremini mushrooms, baby spinach, Roma tomatoes and roasted garlic served on a bed of broccolini.
      $25.00

    • Capellini An Meatballs

      made with our traditional marinara sauce
      $22.00

    • Full Shrimp Scampi Over Capellini

      large shrimp sautéed in our garlic butter with roasted cloves, served over a bed of angel hair with broccolini
      $27.00

  • Entrées

    • Red Grouper Adriatic

      Chef's fresh catch sautéed with shrimp, kalamata olives, and sun-dried tomato pesto, Our catch is locally caught, purchased in Cortez and filleted on premise.
      $38.00

    • Chicken Milanese

      Breaded cutlet sautéed with lemon and white wine, topped with arugula, baby spinach, roma tomatoes, pecorino tomato, Grana Padana parmesan, and extra virgin olive oil.
      $27.00

    • Veal Milanese

      Breaded cutlet sautéed with lemon and white wine, topped with arugula, baby spinach, roma tomatoes, pecorino tomato, Grana Padana parmesan, and extra virgin olive oil.
      $31.00

    • Eggplant And Zucchini Napoléon

      stuffed with a pistachio ricotta mousse and baked in a pesto marinara with mozzarella and pecorino Romano.
      $24.00

    • Chicken Parmigiana

      Sautéed in Italian breadcrumbs and then baked with marinara, aged provolone, fontina, and pecorino Romano.
      $28.00

    • Veal Parmigiana

      sautéed in Italian breadcrumbs and then baked with a marinara, aged provolone and pecorino Romano
      $32.00

    • Chicken Prima Vera

      sautéed with baby spinach, Roma tomatoes, wild mushrooms and finished with goat cheese and a lemon chardonnay sauce
      $27.00

    • Veal Prima Vera

      sautéed with baby spinach, Roma tomatoes, wild mushrooms and finished with goat cheese and a lemon chardonnay sauce
      $32.00

    • Chicken Marsala

      marinated chicken breast sautéed with wild mushrooms and marsala wine and finished with demi-glace.
      $26.00

    • Veal Marsala

      Sautéed with wild mushrooms and marsala wine and finished with demi-glace.
      $31.00

    • Chicken Gamberetti

      marinated chicken breast, topped with shrimp, blue crab and artichoke hearts sautéed in sun-dried tomato pesto, finished with caramelized onion velouté.
      $30.00

    • Veal Gamberetti

      Topped with shrimp, blue crab and artichoke hearts sautéed in sun-dried tomato pesto, finished with caramelized onion velouté.
      $35.00

    • Chicken Saltimbocca

      topped with prosciutto, pecorino mascarpone, wild mushrooms, and basil pesto.
      $29.00

    • Veal Cutlet Saltimbocca

      topped with prosciutto, pecorino mascarpone, wild mushrooms, and basil pesto.
      $33.00

    • Center-Cut Ribeye Argentina Style

      Marinated in olive oil with fresh rosemary and lemon, herb rubbed, and grilled with chimichurri, topped with wild mushrooms.
      $49.00

    • Center-Cut Ribeye Au Poivre Style

      A 12-ounce certified Angus Ribeye, high temperature seared with cracked black peppercorns, finished with a green peppercorn brandy cream.
      $49.00

    • Italian Shrimp And Grits

      gulf pink shrimp sauteed with sweet sausage and sundried tomato pesto over a gorgonzola polenta
      $29.00

  • For The Little Ones

    • Tortellini And Cheese

      Add chicken for an additional charge.
      $10.00

    • Fettuccine In Pink Sauce

      Add chicken for an additional charge.
      $10.00

    • Capellini And Meatballs

      $10.00

    • Mozzarella In Carrozza

      Our version of grilled cheese.
      $10.00

  • Soft Beverages

    • Acqua Panna

      $9.00

    • Pellegrino

      $9.00

    • Coca-Cola

      $4.00

    • Sprite

      $4.00

    • Diet Coke

      $4.00

  • Desserts

    • Strawberry Cheesecake

      Served with Key lime white chocolate mousse and anglaise.
      $12.00

    • Toasted Coconut Croissant Bread Pudding

      with espresso anglaise
      $10.00

    • Nutty Irishman Tiramisu

      With Irish Cream and Pistachio.
      $10.00

    • Chocolate Ganache Cheesecake

      on citrus cream sauce with caramel
      $12.00

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