Caruso's Italian Cafe
(503) 393-8272

Appetizer
- Antipasto $11.00
  
  A Delightful asssortment of marinated vegetables, seafood, meats and cheese.
- Calamari Fritti $10.00
  
  Lightly fried calamari with cilatron lime remoulade
- Bruschetta Casalinga $10.00
  
  Italian toast with sundried tomato pesto, oregano melted mozzarella, provolone and romano cheese
- Trote Di Granchia $12.00
  
  Italian style dungeness crab cake in an almond crust with roasted
- Oysters Almandine $10.00
  
  Pacific oysters in a golden almond crust with caper cornichion remoulade
- Cocktail De Frutti Di mare $12.00
  
  Oregon shrimp and dungness crab in a orange brandy dressing with black olives and slivered almonds.
- Insalata Caprese $9.00
  
  Fresh mozzarella cheese drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, vine ripened tomatoes and fresh basil
- Soup Cup $6.00
  
  Alla carte.
- Soup Bowl $9.00
- House Salad $7.00
- Caesar Salad $9.00

Pasta and Risotto

All pasta entrees include a choice of soup or salad. Caesar salad add 2
- Risotto Con Funghi $18.00
  
  Arborio rice with wild porcini mushrooms, shallots, maderia wine, butter and reggiano parmigiano cheese. Substitute crab and shrimp 2
- Fettuccine Alfredo $17.00
  
  Wide imported italian pasta prepared in the classical style with cream and imported reggiano parmigiano add crab and shrimp 3
- Ziti Mac N Cheese Di Mare $18.00
  
  Imported ziti baked with a trio of cheese, crab, shrimp, mushrooms, white wine and garlic
- Lasagne alla Bolognese $19.00
  
  Pasta layered with meat sauce, bechamel sauce and ricotta cheese then baked with fontina, mozzarella, romano and reggiano parmigiano cheese
- Linguine al Vongole $19.00
  
  Thi imported italian pasta with clams in a aromatic garlic, parsley and tomato glaze. White sauce available on request.
- Linguine con Gamberi $19.00
  
  Thin imported italian pasta with prawns, garlic, white wine, parsley a dash of red pepper flakes and finished with a hint of butter and cream.
- Ravioli Della Casa $19.00
  
  Ask your server about tonights selection
- Ziti Alla Bolognese $19.00
  
  Baked in a Classic meat sauce with fontina, mozzarella and reggiano parmigiano cheeses
- Farfalle al Salmone $19.00
  
  Imported italian bowtie pasta laced with smoked salmon, shallots, cream and butter
- Fettuccine Con Funghi $18.00
  
  Wide imported pasta with porcini mushrooms, maderia wine cream, butter and reggiano parmigiano
- Tortellini al Pesto $18.00
  
  Thin imported italian pasta with basil, garlic and toastedpine nut pesto.

Main Courses

All entrees include a choice of soup or house salad. Caesar salad add 2.
- Osso buco alla Milanese $29.00
  
  Veal shank slowly braised in a light sherry wine and tomato sauce. Served with creamy saffron risotto alla milanese
- Bistecca al Pepe $30.00
  
  Select cut of aged new york strip loin steak, pan seared with cracked black peppercorns and flamed in a caramelized brandy sauce
- New York Steak $29.00
  
  With a rosemary-garlic compound butter and crispy chipolines
- Pollo alla Toscana $22.00
  
  Grilled breast of chicken marinated in olive oil, garlic, and rosemary on a bed of classic fettuccine alfredo
- Pollo alla Marsala $23.00
  
  Strips of fresh chicken breast sauteed in a marsala wine, shallots, mushrooms and cream sauce with risotto alla parmigiana
- Scaloppine di Vitello $25.00
  
  Tender milk fed veal loin smothered with mushrooms in a light lemon, butter and marsala wine sauce
- Salmone al Forno con Pesto $26.00
  
  Fresh pacific line caught king salmon, grilled or pan seared , with genovese basil pesto sauce, fresh tomato and pine nuts over risotto alla parmigiana.
- Scampi alla Romana $28.00
  
  Jumbo prawns sauteed with garlic, shallots, cream and flamed with brandy
- Oysters Almandine $19.00
  
  Fresh pacific oysters breaded in a golden almond crust with a caper-cornichion remoulade
- Torte Di Granchia $25.00
  
  Italian style dungeness crab cakes in an almond crust, served with a zesty roasted red pepper sauce

Kids Menu

For children below 9years. Price per child. No split orders on childrens menu.
- Parmesan Chicken Tenders $6.00
  
  With dipping sauce
- Cheese filled Tortellini $6.00
- Alfredo Spaghetti with Meat Sauce $6.00
- Wide Butter Noodles with Cheese $6.00
- Fried Parmesan Shrimp $6.00

Dessert Menu

All offerings are prepared in house by our chefs.
- Apple Pear Crumble Ala Mode $7.00
  
  Gala apples and bosc pears, cinnamon, rolled oat crumble topping with french vanilla ice cream
- Hazelnut Truffle Torte alla Zabiglione $7.00
  
  Decadently rich chocolate ganache torte with a hazelnut crust atop a cloud of marsala wine custard sauce
- Creme Brulee $7.00
  
  Prepared in the traditional style with a caramelized sugar crust
- Mocha Pots de Creme $7.00
  
  Rich espresso, kahlua and belgian chocolate custard, whipped cream, chocolate covered espresso bean
- Amerena over Vanilla Ice Cream $6.00
  
  Imported wild Italian cherries steeped in brandied syrup
- Dolce Luna $7.00
  
  Flaky pastry moons with spiced pumpkin filling, fried with maple caramel sauce and french vanilla ice cream
- Tiramisu $7.00
  
  Layered italian trifle of liqueur soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone and zabiglione
- Vanilla or Spumoni Ice Cream $5.00
- Dessert Platter $30.00
  
  A delightful assortment of carusos desserts prepared by our chef

Catering Hor d'vores/Appetizers

Prices are per dozen.
- Cornitelli $8.00
- Prosciuto Prawns $12.00
- Sausage stuffed Mushroom Caps $8.00
- Baked Clams $8.00
- Italian Meatballs with Sauce $8.00
- Insalata Caprese Skewers $9.00
- Prosciuto & Melon $8.00
- Rosemary Chicken Skewers $11.00
- Tuscan Chicken Wings $8.00
- Crab Puffs $13.00
- Dijon Lamb Chops $29.00
- Balsamic and Honey Chicken Wings $8.00

Banquet Hors D'oeuvres/Appetizers

Prices are per dozen (4 dozen minimum)
- Cornitelli $12.00
- Prosciuto Prawns $15.00
- Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Caps $10.00
- Baked Clams Casino $10.00
- Italian Meatballs With Sauce $12.00
- Insalata Caprese Skewers $10.00
- Prosciuto and Melon $10.00
- Rosemary Chicken Skewers $15.00
- Tuscan Chicken Wings $12.00
- Crab Puffs $15.00
- Bruschetta Casalinga $12.00
- Balsamic and Honey Chicken Wings $12.00

Banquet Plated Cold Appetizers

Additional per person (choose one)
- Antipasto $7.00
- Pollo Tonato $7.00
- Bruschetta $7.00
- Seafood Cocktail $7.00
- Caprese $7.00
- Beef Carpaccio $7.00
- Antipasto Carne $7.00
- Proscuitto With Melon $7.00

Banquet Plated Hot Appetizers

Additional per person (choose one)
- Salmon With Linguine Aglio A Olio $8.00
- Scampi With Smoked Salmon Linguine $8.00
- Grilled Scampi With Linguine Al Pesto $8.00
- Cannaloni Al Forno $8.00
- Manicotti Al Forno $8.00
- Wild Mushroom Risotto $8.00
- Risotto With Proscuitto And Parmesan $8.00
- Seafood Crostata $8.00
- Crab Stuffed Scampi $8.00
- Ravioli Fritti $8.00
- Calzonetti $8.00
- Appropriate Pasta Dishes $8.00

Banquets Entrees - Level I

All meals include bread, oil and salad with house dressing. All beverages are in addition to meal price. Pick any 3 price per person.
- Fettuccine Alfredo $18.00
  
  Wide pasta with cream, butter, and parmesan
- Tortellini Al Pesto $18.00
  
  Cheese filled pasta rings in a garlic and basil pesto
- Rigatoni Alla Carbonara $18.00
  
  Pasta tubes with italian bacon, onion, cream, parmesan
- Capellini Con Pomodoro $18.00
  
  Angel hair with tomato, parsley, and garlic.
- Rigatoni Alla Bolognese $18.00
  
  Pasta tubes in a hearty meat sauce and cheese
- Conchiglie Alla Bolognese $18.00
  
  Ricotta filled shells baked in meat sauce
- Linguine Aglio A Olio $18.00
  
  Thin pasta in a robust toasted garlic and parmesan sauce
- Farfalle Al Salmone $18.00
  
  Bowties with skoked salmon, shallots, cream and a hint of tomato
- Calzone Con Salsiccia $18.00
  
  Tender pastry, sausage, olives, mozzerella, mushrooms
- Risottos $18.00
  
  Wild mushroom, chicken and proscuitto, vegetable, or shrimp and garlic

Banquets Entrees - Level II

All meals include bread, oil and salad with house dressing. All beverages are in addition to meal price. Pick any 3 price per person.
- Chicken Caruso $26.00
  
  Wild porcini mushroom sauce and madeira wine
- Lemon Chicken $26.00
  
  Sauted breast in a lemon and sherry butter sauce
- Chicken Piccata $26.00
  
  Lemon, caper and sherry reduction sauce
- Veal Marsala $26.00
  
  Strips of veal with marsala wine, mushrooms, and cream
- Chicken Aglio A Olio $26.00
  
  Robust toasted garlic and parmesan sauce
- Chicken Sandrino $26.00
  
  Stuffed with proscuitto and fontina cheese in a parmesan crust
- Veal Indiana $26.00
  
  Curry sauce with parmesan risotto
- Pollo Alla Pizziola $26.00
  
  Zesty tomato sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, and fontina
- Pollo Alla Parmigiana $26.00
  
  Parmesan encrusted, zesty tomato sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, and fontina
- Pollo Alla Saltimbocca $26.00
  
  Fresh sage, proscuitto ham, lemon-sherry reduction
- Pollo Alla Valdostana $26.00
  
  Proscuitto ham, lemon-shery reduction, mozzarella
- Scallopine Con Pollo Alla Marsala $26.00
  
  Mushrooms, lemon, garlic, marsala wine
- Tilapia Alla Putanesca $26.00
  
  Capers, medeteranian olives, parsley and tomato
- Tilapia Alla Picatta $26.00
  
  Lemon, caper, parsley, white wine reduction
- Snapper Con Olivada $26.00
  
  Medeteranian olives, parsley and tomato, white wine
- Snapper Or Talapia Al Limone $26.00
  
  Lemon, parsley, white wine reduction
- Hanger Steak Alla Tuscana $26.00
  
  Char-broiled, lemon, rosemary, oregano olive oil marinade
- Hanger Steak Con Porcini $26.00
  
  Char-broiled, madeira wine, cream, porcini mushrooms
- Hanger Steak Alla Madeira $26.00
  
  Char-broiled, madeira wine, mushroom demiglace

Banquets Entrees - Level III

All meals include bread, oil and salad with house dressing. All beverages are in addition to meal price. Pick any 3 price per person.
- Scampi $29.00
  
  Jumbo prawns sauteed with garlic, shallots, brandy and cream
- NY Steak With Madeira Sauce $29.00
  
  Prime cut, charbroiled, with madeira wine and mushroom sauce
- Veal Loin Scallopine $29.00
  
  Sauteed in marsala wine, lemon, and butter, with mushrooms and parsley
- Veal Loin Piccata $29.00
  
  Lemon, caper and sherry reduction sauce
- Rack Of Veal In Crosta $29.00
  
  Wrapped in pastry and baked wellington style
- Roasted Rack Of Lamb $29.00
  
  Marinated in dijon and fresh rosemary, with porcini mushroom sauce
- Beef Medallions With Madeira Sauce $29.00
  
  Beef tenderloin charbroiled with madeira wine sauce
- Salmone Al Anneto
  
  Baked with lemon, butter, and dill
- Halibut Alla Picatta
  
  Lemon, caper, parsley, white wine reduction
- Halibut Alla Olivada
  
  Medeteranian olives, parsley and tomato, white wine
- Halibut Con Frutti Di Mare Ripiena
  
  Stuffed with crab, mushrooms, mozzarella artichoke hearts
- Scampi Con Grancha Ripiena $29.00
  
  Jumbo prawns stuffed with crab, brandy cream sauce
- Halibut Al Forno
  
  Baked with lemon, butter, and dill
- Halibut Grigliata Con Aglio Aoli
  
  Baked with lemon and butter, with garlic aoli
- Bistecca Di Filetto Al Porto $29.00
  
  6 oz filet, char-broiled, mushrooms, port wine reduction
- Bistecca Di Filetto Con Porcini $29.00
  
  6 oz filet, char-broiled, porcici mushroom sauce
- Vitello Alla Picatta $29.00
  
  Lemon, caper, parsley, white wine reduction
- Vitello Alla Milanese $29.00
  
  Parmesan encrusted, porcini mushroom cream sauce
- Vitello Alla Saltimbocca $29.00
  
  Fresh sage, proscuitto ham, lemon-sherry reduction
- Vitello Alla Pizziola $29.00
  
  Zesty tomatoe sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, and fontina
- Scallopine Alla Marsala $29.00
  
  Mushrooms, lemon, parsley, marsala wine reduction
- Vitello Con Taleggio Ripiena $29.00
  
  Stuffed with taleggio cheese, porcini mushroom sauce

Pasta

Serves 15/$110 per pan-$150. For full dinner that includes salad and freshly baked bread with garlic/herb dipping oil.
- Rigatoni Bolognese
  
  Tube pasta baked in meat sauce covered in cheese
- Tortellini Bolognese
  
  Cheese filled pasta hats baked in meat sauce covered in cheese
- Tortellini all Panna
  
  Cheese filled pasta hats tossed in brown butter, cream and sage
- Tortellini Aglio A Olio
  
  Cheese filled pasta hats in roasted garlic, olive oil and parmesan cheese
- Farfalle al Salmone
  
  Butterfly pasta with smoked salmon, shallots and cream
- Rigatoni all Carbonara
  
  Tube pasta with pancetta bacon, onions and cream
- Penne con Funghi a Pollo
  
  Tube pasta with mushrooms and chicken
- Lasagne alla Bolognese
  
  Pasta sheets layered with meat sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, fontina and parmesan cheeses
- Ravioli al Forno
  
  Several to choose from; ask for a suggestion or create one of your own

Pollo ? Chicken

Serves 15/$170 per pan-$210 for full dinner that includes spinach frittata, pasta choice, salad and freshly baked bread with garlic/herb dipping oil
- Chicken Marsala
  
  Strips of chicken breast sauteed in marsala wine, shallots, mushrooms and cream
- Lemon Chicken
  
  Breast of chicken sauted in lemon, mushrooms and sherry wine
- Garlic Chicken
  
  Chicken breast sauted in roasted garlic, mushrooms, parmesan cheese and cream
- Chicken Caruso
  
  Chicken breast sauted in wild porcini mushrooms, shallots, madeira wine and cream
- Chicken Pizziola
  
  Chicken breast sauted in white wine, garlic and oregano, covered in a zesty tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses
- Chicken Cacciatore
  
  Chicken breast sauted with green peppers, tomatoes and onions
- Chicken Parmigiana
  
  Chicken breast in a parmesan crust with a zesty tomato sauce baked with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses

Vitello/Fruiti Di Mare-Veal And Seafood

Serves 15/$210 per pan-$250 for full dinner that includes spinach frittata, pasta choice, salad and freshly baked bread with garlic/herb dipping oil
- Veal Marsala
  
  Strips of veal sauted in marsala wine, shallots, mushrooms and cream
- Baked Salmon
  
  Fresh filet of salmon baked with lemon, butter and dill
- Baked Halibut
  
  Fresh halibut filet baked with lemon, butter and dill
- Halibut Piccata
  
  Fresh halibut filet sauted in lemon, capers and sherry wine
- Veal Madeira
  
  Veal loin sauteed in porcini and cremini mushrooms with madeira wine and cream
- Veal Parmigiana
  
  Veal loin in a parmesan crust with a zesty tomato sauce baked with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses
- Veal Pizziola
  
  Veal loin sauted in white wine, garlic and oregano with a zesty tomato sauce baked with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses
- Crab Cakes
  
  Dungeness crab cakes in an almond crust, served with roasted red pepper sauce

Carne/Agnello/Amelle(Beef/Lamb/Pork)

Serves 15/$300 per pan-$340 for full dinner that includes spinach frittata, pasta choice, salad and freshly baked bread with garlic/herb dipping oil.
- Beef Wellington
  
  Tenderloin of beef with a mushroom duxcell, wrapped and baked in a puffed pastry. Served with a exquisite mushroom sauce.
- Beef Tenderloin Roast with Madeira Sauce
- Rack of Lamb
  
  Tender rack of new zealand lamb marinated in dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, olive oil and rosemary. Served with madeira wine sauce.
- New York Steaks
  
  Prime cut of aged NY strip loin, char-broiled and served with Madeira wine and mushroom sauce
- Prime Rib

Catering - Trays

Serves 15
- Antipasto $75.00
- Meat and Cheese $75.00
- Cracker, Brie and Fruit $75.00

Banquets Trays

Serves 15
- Antipasto $75.00
- Insalata Caprese $55.00
- Meat And Cheese $75.00
- Cracker, Brie And Fruit $75.00

Sample Menu Auto Addition Christmas Dinner
- Bruschetta
  
  Salad of romaine hearts in balsamic vinaigrette
- Salmon With Dill
- Chicken Breast With Wild Mushroom Sauce
- Veal Marsala
- Amerena Cherries
  
  Over vanilla ice cream

Catering Side Dishes And Extras

Side dishes will serve 15 price per pan
- Spinach Frittata $35.00
- Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette $30.00
- All Pasta Sides $35.00
  
  No lasagne
- Tortellini Salad $35.00
- Eggplant Caponata $35.00
- Risotto $30.00
- Rice Pilaf $25.00

Catering Desserts

Serves 16
- Tiramisu $60.00
- Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Torte $60.00
- NY Style Cheesecake with Sauce $60.00
- Chocolate Grand Marnier Cheesecake $60.00
- Assorted Freshly Baked Cookies $80.00
  
  Per Dozen

Banquets Desserts

Additional per person (choose one)
- Tiramisu $7.00
- Amerena Cherries $7.00
- Strawberries Zabiglione $7.00
  
  In season
- Chocolate Truffle Torte $7.00
- Cheesecake With Raspberry Coulis $7.00
- Molten Chocolate Cake $7.00

Catering Beverages
- Bottled Water $2.00
- Juices $2.00
- Soda $2.00
- Coffee $10.00
  
  Each coffee service. Price per pot. Hot water for tea and hot chocolate can be included with coffee service.

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