Cara Mia Cafe menu - Hackettstown NJ 07840

Dinner

Antipasti

(Fried calamari is also available with sweet or spicy marinara sauce)
- Calamari Mala Femina $11
  
  Fresh, fried calamari tossed with hot cherry peppers, gaeta olives, capers, garlic, and balsamic vinegar, served over a bed of fresh greens
- Portobello con Crostini $9
  
  Sliced Portobello mushrooms sauteed with scallions and prosciutto in a madeira wine sauce, served over crostini bread
- Gamberi in una Alveare $12
  
  Jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon then roasted with pure honey, served over sauteed spinach and topped with oranges, grape tomatoes, and gorgonzola cheese
- Spiedini alla Romana $9
  
  Fontina and prosciutto sandwiched between bread, dipped in an egg batter, then sauteed and served with a garlic, anchovy, and caper sauce
- Vongole al Limone $11
  
  Fresh little neck clams steamed with garlic, shallots, lemon, white wine, fresh herbs, and spices,served over grilled Tuscan bread
- Mozzarella con Pomodoro e Peperone $9
  
  A combination of fresh mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, and homemade roasted red peppers topped with fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil
- Calamari Louisiana $11
  
  Fried calamari mingled with spicy andoiulle sausage, grape tomatoes and scallions in a garlic lemon butter sauce,served over arugula
- Salsiccia con Rapini $9
  
  Grilled sweet Italian sausage topped with sauteed broccoli,plum tomatoes, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil
- Zuppa di Aragosta $8
  
  Homemade lobster and wild mushroom bisque

Insalate
- Goffo $8
  
  Baby mesclun greens topped with shiitake mushrooms, plum tomatoes, walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, gaeta olives, with a lemon oregano vinaigrette
- Tricolore $7
  
  Arugula, romaine, radicchio, and Belgian endive topped with diced tomatoes and toasted pignoli nuts, with a balsamic vinaigrette
- Filomena $8
  
  Mixed greens topped with fresh mozzarella, plum and sun dried tomatoes, roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, and toasted pignoli nuts, with a balsamic vinaigrette
- Ceasare $7
  
  Traditional caesar salad topped with shaved parmesan and seasoned croutons

Specialite di Casa
- Vitello Laura Anna $24
  
  Medallions of veal sauteed with jumbo shrimp, mushrooms, shallots, and garlic in a lemon caper herb sauce, topped with fresh mozzarella cheese and served over a nest of linguine
- Zuppa de Pesce $28
  
  A combination of Brazilian lobster tail, jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, littleneck clams, and calamari, sauteed with garlic and olive oil, in a plum tomato herb broth over linguine
- Petto di Anitra $23
  
  Seared marinated duck breast, topped with spicy andoiulle sausage,onions, plum tomatoes and mushrooms in a garlic white wine sauce, served over sauteed spinach
- Vitello Saltimbocca $22
  
  Medallions of veal layered with parma prosciutto and fontina cheese, over a bed of spinach in a rosemary and madeira demi-glace sauce
- Risotto Don Tommaso $27
  
  Saffron risotto, Brazilian lobster tail,jumbo shrimp and Spanish chorizo in a garlic arugula cream sauce; drizzled with marinara
- Salmone al Pignoli $22
  
  Fillet of salmon, baked with a pignoli nut herb crust,served with grilled asparagus spears and a Dijon mustard caper sauce
- Filet Mignon Diana $28
  
  Center cut filet mignon, pan seared, topped with wild mushrooms and scallions in a flamed cognac and dijon mustard cream sauce, and served over a bed of spinach
- Gamberi alla Francesca $22
  
  Jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic and fresh garden vegetables with a lemon chardonnay sauce, over angel hair pasta
- Cappa Santa Con Granchio $23
  
  Fresh, pan-seared sea scallops topped with fresh jumbo lump crabmeat with a spicy tomato cognac cream sauce, served over fettuccine
- Pollo con Salsiccia e Pomodoro $20
  
  Breast of chicken sauteed with sweet Italian sausage,plumtomatoes, onions and gaeta olives in a garlic and herb sauce, over a bed of broccoli rabe
- Ravioli Fiorentina $18
  
  Spinach and roasted garlic ravioli topped with sweet Italian sausage, portabella mushrooms and shaved parmigiano cheese in a marinara sauce
- Filetto con Granchio e Asparagi $32
  
  Grilled center cut filet mignon topped with jumbo lump crabmeat and smoked bacon in a Borolo wine demi-glace sauce, served over saffron risotto and grilled asparagus spears
- Gnocchi al Telefono $18
  
  Homemade ricotta gnocchi topped with plum tomatoes,basil, garlic and fresh mozzarella
- Penne alla Pezza $18
  
  Penne pasta with chicken,prosciutto and mushrooms in a tomato vodka cream sauce
- Rigatoni Bolognese $18
  
  Rigatoni with a combination of ground veal, beef and pork in a seasoned tomato sauce

Dessert - Dolci

Please try one of our homemade signature desserts. Your choice for $7.00
- Fravioli di Carnevale $7
  
  Homemade ravioli stuffed with cannoli cream, topped with fresh seasonal berries, shaved chocolate, and powdered sugar
- Creme Brulee $7
  
  Baked vanilla bean custard glazed with brown sugar caramel
- Torta Per Gigi $7
  
  Layered white and dark chocolate mousse cake in an oreo cookie crust
- Gelato Fritto $7
  
  A duet of chocolate and vanilla ice creams rolled in a crust of sweetened corn flakes, coconut, and Belgian chocolate then fried and served with creme anglaise
- Tartuffo $7
  
  A combination of chocolate and vanilla ice cream with a hazelnut and maraschino cherry center, dipped in a hard chocolate shell
- Sorbetti e Frutti $7
  
  A combination of raspberry, lemon and orange sorbet, topped with fresh berries and raspberry coulis, garnished with rolled gaufrette cookies
- Tiramisu $7
  
  Lady fingers dipped in kahlua flavored espresso layered with mascarpone mousse, and topped with shaved chocolate