Varanese Restaurant Menu

2106 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
  • Appetizers

    • Baked Brie

      Baked brie wrapped in puff pastry served with bourbon caramel, toasted pecans and sliced apples
      $10.00
    • Sesame Glazed Chicken

      Crispy sesame glazed chicken with spicy slaw, Kewpie mayonnaise and green onions
      $9.00
    • Stuffed Crab Avocado

      Lump crab stuffed fried avocado with pico de gallo and a roasted jalapeño créme fraiche
      $10.00
    • BBQ Duck Confit Eggrolls

      Crispy fried duck confit and cabbage eggroll with BBQ aioli
      $10.00
    • Lobster Mac N' Cheese

      Cavatappi Pasta tossed with Lobster in a Creamy Cheese Sauce Served with Old Bay Seasoned Pork Rinds
      $15.00
    • Cheese And Hummus Plate

      Warm pimento cheese, smoked gouda, pickled okra, pearl onion jam, white bean hummus and fried green tomatoes, served with grilled baguettes
      $15.00
    • Fried Calamari

      Crispy fried calamari tossed with assorted peppers accompanied with sweet chili sauce and cilantro pesto
      $14.00
    • Cheese Spheres

      Mozzarella, spinach and artichoke cheese spheres lightly fried, served with a tomato-herb dipping sauce
      $9.00
    • Pork & Sweet Potato Biscuit

      Slow roasted pulled pork served on sweet potato biscuits finished with apple butter
      $9.00
    • Appetizer Platter

      Appetizer platter of lump crab stuffed fried avocado, pork biscuits, BBQ duck confit eggrolls, and Cheese Spheres
      $34.00
  • Soups & Salads

    • Lamb & Lentil Soup

      Lamb and lentil soup
    • Pistachio Encrusted Goat Cheese

      Warm pistachio encrusted goat cheese served over baby spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, grape tomatoes, cucumber and red onion with a tomato-balsamic vinaigrette
      $10.00
    • Fried Green Tomato Salad

      Fried green tomato and bibb salad drizzled with buttermilk dressing, crumbled goat cheese and crispy prosciutto
      $9.00
    • Crispy Romaine Salad

      Crispy romaine lettuce tossed with creamy roasted garlic and parmesan dressing topped with shaved parmesan and herb croutons
      $8.00
    • Candied Pecan & Apple Salad

      Candied pecan, granny smith apple and sun-dried cranberries tossed with mixed baby lettuce and caramelized onion vinaigrette
      $9.00
  • Entrees

    • Bourbon Barrel Smoked Pork Chop

      Spice rubbed bourbon barrel smoked boneless pork chop topped with an apple bacon chutney served with gratin potato
      $22.00
    • Beef Tips & Tortellini

      Sauteed beef tips and tortellini tossed in a rich gorgonzola cream sauce, baby spinach, grape tomatoes and toasted pine nuts topped with crispy prosciutto
      $20.00
    • "V" Burger

      Char grilled grass fed beef topped with sharp cheddar, crispy onion straws and Chef John's V-12 sauce. Served with house-cut fries
      $15.00
    • Slow Braised Lamb Shank

      Slow braised lamb shank with roasted garlic whipped potatoes and grilled asparagus finished with a natural pan sauce
      $26.00
    • Stuffed Rainbow Trout

      Rainbow Trout stuffed with cornbread with roasted sweet potatoes, pecan-jalapeno crumble and molasses butte
      $24.00
    • Caramelized Orange Bourbon Salmon

      Grilled salmon topped with a caramelized mandarin orange bourbon sauce served over cream cheese grits
      $21.00
    • Certified Angus Strip Steak

      Grilled strip steak served with roasted garlic whipped potatoes, zesty brussels sprouts and natural reduction
      $28.00
    • Roasted Chicken

      Roasted chicken served with Cavatappi mac n' cheese, cabbage slaw. Topped with salsa verde and Alabama white sauce
      $24.00
    • Crab Cake Sandwich

      Seared lump crab cake topped with a spicy slaw and horseradish spread on a toasted brioche bun. Served with house-cut fries
      $15.00
    • Chef John's Personalized Vegetarian Dish

      Created with seasonal and local ingredients
      $19.00
    • Flat Iron Steak

      Char grilled flat iron steak served with a mushroom and parmesan risotto finished with Chef John's V-12 sauce
      $24.00
    • Gulf Shrimp And Grits

      Sautéed gulf shrimp with cream cheese grits. Topped with peach and sweet tea Kentucky chow-chow finished with a Cajun butter sauce
      $21.00
  • Sides

    • Cream Cheese Grits

    • Potato Gratin

    • Roasted Sweet Potatoes

    • Vegetable Of The Day

    • Mushroom Parmesan Risotto

    • Garlic Whipped Potatoes

    • Cavatappi Mac N' Cheese

    • House-Cut Fries

    • Zesty Fried Brussel Sprouts

  • Sparkling Wines

    • Lunetta Prosecco

    • Segura Vidas Heredad Reserva Cava

    • Coppola Sofia Blanc De Blanc

    • Domaine Carneros Brut

    • Louis Roederer Estate Rose

    • J Brut

    • Schramsberg Blanc De Noir

    • Veuve Cliquot Brut

    • Perrier-Joet Fleur Brut

    • G.H. Mumm Champagne

  • Red Wines

    • Chateau St. Jean Pinot Noir

    • Artesa Pinot Noir

    • Acrobat Pinot Noir

    • Row Eleven Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir

    • Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

    • Patz & Hall Pinot Noir

    • Sonoma Cutrer Pinot Noir

    • Soter Willamette Pinot Noir

    • Faila "Occidental Ridge" Pinot Noir

    • Cuvaison Carneros Pinot Noir

    • Red Diamond Merlot

    • Irony Merlot

    • Freemark Abbey Merlot

    • Northstar Merlot

    • Duckhorn Merlot

    • Natura Malbec

    • Trivento Reserva Malbec

    • Finca El Origen Gran Reserva Malbec

    • Calina Carmenere

    • Concha Y Toro Privada

    • Marques De Riscal Rioja Reserva

    • Campo Viejo Grand Reserva

    • Cline Cashmere "GSM"

    • Coppola Claret

    • Torres Salmos Priorat

    • Layer Cake Shiraz

    • Morgan Syrah

    • Robert Hall Syrah

    • Girard Petite Sirah

    • Ravenswood Petite Sirah

    • Pennywise Petite Sirah

    • Dead Letter Office Shiraz

    • Brazin "Lodi" ZInfandel

    • Terra D'Oro Zinfandel

    • Duckhorn Paraduxx

    • Steele Catfish Zinfandel

    • St. Francis Old Vine Zinfandel

    • Bramosia Chianti

    • Luna Napa Vineyards Sangiovese

    • M Chiarlo Barolo

    • Gianfranco Allesandria Barolo

    • Poggio Salvi Brunello Di Montalcino

    • Bertani Amarone

    • Vermonte Cabernet

    • Benzinger Cabernet

    • BR Cohn Silver Label Cabernet

    • Educated Guess Cabernet

    • Franciscan Cabernet

    • Stag's Leap "Artemis" Cabernet

    • Routestock Cabernet

    • Cht Ste Michelle Cold Creek Cabernet

    • Conn Creek Anthology

    • Chat Gardine Chateauneuf Du Pape

    • Chat Vingot St Emillion

    • Dry Creek "The Mariner"

    • Rodney Strong "Symmetry"

    • Jordan Cabernet

    • Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet

    • La Jota Howell Mountain Cabernet

    • Grgich Hills Cabernet

    • Chat St Jean Cinq Cepages

    • Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Cabernet

    • Belle Glos "Las Alturas" Pinot Noir

    • Bonterra Organically Grown Cabernet

    • Rodney Strong "Knotty Vines" Zinfandel

    • Sledgehammer Zinfandel

  • White Wines

    • Beringer White Zinfandel

    • Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling

    • NxNW Riesling

    • Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer

    • Martin Codax Albarino

    • Dry Creek Chenin Blanc

    • Biokult Organic Grunerveltliner

    • Conundrum

    • Fontana Pinot Grigio

    • Estancia Pinot Grigio

    • Maso Canali Pinot Grigio

    • Honig Sauvignon Blanc

    • Hess Sauvignon Blanc

    • Drylands Sauvignon Blanc

    • Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc

    • Grgich Hills Fume Blanc

    • Cht La Freynelle Bordeaux Blanc

    • William Hill Chardonnay

    • Gundlach Bundschu Chardonnay

    • Artesa Chardonnay

    • Joseph Drouhin Laforet Chardonnay

    • Kim Crawford "Unoaked" Chardonnay

    • Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay

    • Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay

    • Cakebread Chardonnay

  • Port & Dessert

    • Bogle Petite Sirah Port

    • Sandeman Vau Vintage 2000

    • Cockburn's 10 Yr Tawny Port

    • Taylor Fladgate 20yr Tawny

    • Ferrari-Carano Eldorado Noir Black Muscot

    • Renwood Ice Zinfandel

    • Fonseca Bin 27 Ruby

    • Chambers "Rutherglen" Fortified Muscat

    • Jackson-Triggs

  • Draft Beer

    • Sierra Nevada Nooner

    • New Belgium Fat Tire

    • Deschutes Black Butter Porter

    • Rotating Tap Handle

    • Goodwood Walnut Brown

    • Rhineguiest Truth

  • Bottle Beer

    • Budweiser

    • Bud Select

    • Bud Light

    • Michelob Ultra

    • Miller Lite

    • Coors Lite

    • Corona

    • Heineken

    • Amstel Light

    • Bass Ale

    • Sam Adams Boston Lager

    • Franziskaner Hefeweissen

    • Stella Artois

    • Goose Island Honkers Ale

    • Bells Two Hearted Ale

    • Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout

    • Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale

    • Ommegang 3 Philosophers

    • Rochefort Trappist

    • Brother Thelonious

    • Breckenridge Avalanche

    • Ship Yard Export Ale

  • Scotch

    • Balvenie

    • Chivas

    • Dewar's

    • Glenmorangie

    • Glenmorangie 18

    • Glenlivet

    • Johnnie Walker Black

    • Johnnie Walker Blue

    • Laphroaig 15

    • Macallan 12

    • Macallan 18

  • Bourbon

    • Bakers

    • Basil Hayden

    • Berheim Wheat

    • Blanton's

    • Bookers

    • Breaking & Entering

    • Buffalo Trace

    • Bulleit

    • Charter 8

    • Eagle Rare

    • Elijah Craig 12

    • Elmer T. Lee

    • Evan Williams Single Barrel

    • Ezra Brooks 12 Yr

    • Four Roses Single Barrel

    • Four Roses Small Batch

    • Henry McKenna 80

    • Hirsch Small Batch

    • Jefferson Reserve

    • Jim Beam

    • Jim Beam Black

    • Jim Beam Devil's Cut

    • Knob Creek

    • Knob Creek Single Barrel

    • Larceny

    • Maker's Mark

    • Maker's 46

    • Maker's Cast

    • Mitchter's Small Batch

    • Mitchter's 10 Yr

    • Noah's Mill

    • Old Forester

    • Old Grandad 100

    • Old Grandad 114

    • Pappy Van Winkle 10 Yr

    • Pappy Van Winkle 12 Yr

    • Pappy Van Winkle 15 Yr

    • Pappy Van Winkle 20 Yr

    • Pappy Van Winkle 23 Yr

    • Prichards

    • Rock Hill Farms

    • Ridgemont Reserve

    • Rowan's Creek

    • Russell's Reserve

    • Wild Turkey 101

    • L. Weller 107

    • L. Weller 12 Yr

    • Woodford Reserve

    • Woodford's Master Collection

    • Woodford's Double Oak

  • Rum

    • Appleton 5yr

    • Bacardi

    • Bacardi Limón

    • Captain Morgan

    • Cruzan

    • Mt GayRhum Barbancourt Five Star

    • Rhum Barbancourt Pango

    • Rhum Clement

    • Ron Zacapa

    • Clement

  • Brandy/Cognac

    • Courvoisier VSOP

    • Hennessy VS

    • Martell Noblige

    • Martell VS

    • Remy XO

    • Remy VSOP

  • Vodka

    • Absolut

    • Absolut Mandarin

    • Absolut Ruby Red

    • Absolut Berri Acai

    • Absolut Citron

    • Absolut Mango

    • Absolut Orient Apple

    • Absolut Raspberri

    • Absolut Vanilla

    • Belvedere

    • Chopin

    • Finlandia

    • Grey Goose

    • Grey Goose La Poire

    • Grey Goose L'Orange

    • Grey Goose Le Citron

    • Ketel One

    • Ketel One Citron

    • Rain

    • Russian Standard

    • Skyy Citrus

    • Skyy 90

    • Stoli

    • Stoli Razberi

    • Stoli Blueberi

    • Stoli Vanil

    • Tito's

  • Irish

    • Black Bush

    • Bushmills

    • Jameson

  • Canadian

    • Canadian Club

    • Crown Royal

    • Crown Royal XR

    • Seagrams 7

    • Seagrams VO

  • Rye

    • Old Overholt

    • Jim Beam

    • Pappy Van Winkle

    • Russell's Reserve

    • Bulleit

    • Woodford

    • Town Branch

    • Knob Creek

  • American

    • Jack Daniels

    • Jack Daniels Single Barrel

    • Gentlemen Jack

  • Gin

    • Beefeater

    • Bombay

    • Bombay Sapphire

    • Death's Door

    • Hendrick's

    • Tanqueray

  • Tequila

    • 1800

    • Cuervo Gold

    • Don Julio Silver

    • Don Julio Reposado

    • Espolon Silver

    • Herradura Silver

    • Herradura Reposado

    • Patrón Silver

    • Patrón Reposado

    • Patrón Añejo

  • Cordials/Liquers

    • B&B

    • Campari

    • Chambord

    • Cointreau

    • DiSaronno Amaretto

    • Drambuie

    • Dumante

    • Fernet Branca

    • Frangelico

    • Galliano

    • Giori Limoncello

    • Grand Marnier

    • Kahlùa

    • Kahlùa Hazelnut

    • Kahlùa French Vanilla

    • Midori

    • Pama

    • Patrón Citronge

    • Romana Sambuca Black

    • Romana Sambuca Light

    • Southern Comfort

    • Tuaca

    • Wild Turkey American Honey

  • Martinis & Cocktails

    • Seasonal Old Fashioned

      Maker's Mark Bourbon, clove, vanilla and cranberry
    • Gimlet

      Absolut Vodka or Bombay Gin, simple syrup, lime juice, cucumber and basil, topped with club soda
    • Sazerac

      Jim Beam Rye, Demerara simple syrup, Bittermans Burlesque bitter with Pernod glass rinse. Garnished with burnt orange and lemon twist.
    • Bourbon Cooler

      Old Forester, PAMA, Domaine de Canton, peach purée and lime juice. Garnished with a lime wheel
    • Passion Punch

      Cruzan Light Rum, Myers Dark Rum, passion fruit syrup, pineapple and orange juice topped with lemon-lime soda. Garnished with a cherry
    • Paloma

      Sombra Mezcal, smoked jalapeño and grapefruit simple syrup, Bittermans Hellfire Bitters, topped with soda and a splash of grapefruit juice. Garnished with candied jalapeño
    • Chocolate Martini

      Patron XO Café, Stoli Vanilla Vodka, white and dark crème de cocoa, dash of Ryan's Irish Cream
    • Gin Fizz

      Bombay Gin, egg white, simple syrup, lemon juice, topped with house made pomegranate soda. Garnished with Angostura bitters
    • Bourbon Sparkling

      Four Roses Yellow Label with a dash of lemon juice topped with prosecco
    • Negroni

      Damrak Gin, Campari, cold smoked oranges, sweet vermouth and topped with club soda
    • Gold Rush

      Larceny Bourbon, Domaine De Canton ginger liqueur, fresh lemon juice and cayenne infused honey syrup
    • French Fusion

      Absolut Pears, lemon juice, simple syrup, muddled grapes, fresh mint and white grape juice. Garnished with grapes
  • Desserts

    • Assorted Cheese And Fruit Plate

      Daily Selection
      $12.00
    • Bread Pudding

      Toffee-marshmallow bread pudding and bourbon caramel sauce served with salted caramel ice cream
      $7.00
    • Mocha Creme Brulee

      Mocha Creme Brulee, rich custard with a candied top accompanied by a warm chocolate and caramel-filled praline
      $7.00
    • Ice Cream

    • Brioche French Toast

      Custard-fried brioche french toast topped with candied bacon, sugared pecans, peanut butter powder, bourbon maple syrup, and caramel sea salt ice cream
      $7.00
    • Small Bites

      Small assorted tasting
      $6.00
    • Chocolate Lava Cake

      Warm, gooey chocolate lava cake served with vanilla bean ice cream
      $8.00
  • Coffee

    • Cappuccino

      $4.00
    • Espresso

      $3.50
    • French Press

      Red Hot Roasters certified organic coffee
      $6.00

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