Ristorante Italiano

555 Soquel Avenue STE 150, Santa Cruz
(831) 458-2321

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Cheesy Garlic Bread
Seafood Genovese
Salmon Risotto
Caesar Salad
Calamari
Cannoli

Menu

Appetizers
Ristorante Bruschetta
Toasted francese bread slices with a goat cheese spread topped with basil, Roma tomatoes, and avocado. Drizzled with our white balsamic vinaigrette.
Cheesy Garlic Bread
Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Stuffed with Italian cheeses, cream, and prosciutto di parma.
Caprese Appetizer
Fresh mozzarella cheese, basil & Roma tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and capers. Served with garlic herb toast.
Fried Raviolis
Cheese filled raviolis topped with a sun dried tomato pesto cream sauce.
Crispy Fried Calamari
Stuffed Polenta
Crispy Fried Combo Platter
Popcorn shrimp, calamari & artichoke hearts.

Dinner Salads
Garlic Prawns Mediterranean Salad
Organic mixed greens with our white balsamic vinaigrette, pasta, Roma tomatoes, red onions, bell peppers, feta cheese, avocado, and cucumber. Topped with white prawns sauteed in butter, garlic, and oil.
Caesar Salad
Topped with parmesan cheese & croutons.
New York Steak Spinach Salad
10 oz. NY Angus steak charbroiled, served over fresh spinach in our balsamic vinaigrette. Topped with blue cheese crumbles, Roma Tomatoes, roasted white mushrooms, pepperoncini's and red onions.
Chicken Caesar
Topped with parmesan cheese & croutons.
Chicken Green Salad
Green mix salad topped with tomatoes, onions, olives, carrots, broccoli, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, pepperoncinis.
Salmon Caesar
Topped with parmesan cheese, croutons, tomatoes and avocado.
Large Green Salad
Green mix salad topped with tomatoes, onions, olives, carrots, broccoli, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, pepperoncinis.
Prawns Caesar Salad
Topped with parmesan cheese & croutons.
Shrimp Caesar
Topped with parmesan cheese & croutons.
Shrimp Green Salad
Green mix salad topped with tomatoes, onions, olives, carrots, broccoli, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, pepperoncinis.
Prawns Green Salad
Green mix salad topped with tomatoes, onions, olives, carrots, broccoli, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, pepperoncinis.
Green Salad with Grilled Salmon
Green mix salad topped with tomatoes, onions, olives, carrots, broccoli, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, pepperoncinis and avocado.

Pastas & Vegetarian
House-made Lasagna
Layers of pasta, Italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, and meat sauce. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Pasta Classica
Fresh Fettuccine
Tossed in your choice of pesto or alfredo.
Cannelloni
Pasta crepes filled with Italian cheeses and spinach, baked in our house-made marinara sauce. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables
Shrimp Pasta Parma
Penne pasta tossed in a white cream sauce with shrimp, peas, and prosciutto di parma. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Linguine Piccante
Linguine pasta tossed in a butter, garlic, oil, & Calabria sauce with sauteed shrimp, Italian sausage, bell peppers, white mushrooms, and parmesan cheese.
Truffle & Cheese Gnocchi
Truffle and Ricotta cheese filled gnocchi tossed in our sun dried tomato pesto cream sauce.
Ristorante Carbonara
Spaghetti tossed in a cream and parmesan cheese sauce covered with caramelized onions, white mushrooms, Apple wood smoked bacon, and prosciutto di parma sauteed in white wine.
Spaghetti Margherita
Spaghetti tossed in butter, garlic and olive oil with Roma tomatoes, green onions & basil. Oven broiled with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Fresh Cheese Ravioli
With marinara or meat sauce.
Meat & Cheese Tortellonis
Pasta Tutto Buono
All that is Good! Bay shrimp, chicken, Italian sausage, a meatball, bell peppers, and mushrooms in our marinara sauce over linguine pasta.
Fettucine Verde
Zucchini, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and bell peppers sauteed in olive oil and garlic, served over a bed of fresh fettuccine pasta in a pesto basil sauce.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Breaded eggplant with our house-made marinara sauce, mozzarella & parmesan cheese. Served with fresh sauteed vegetables.
Wild Mushroom Ravioli
Porcini, portabella mushroom and parmesan filled raviolis in our sun dried tomato pesto cream sauce.
Half and Half
Your choice between spaghetti with fresh cheese raviolis or meat & cheese filled tortellini's (1+ more).

Steak & Seafood
Salmon Risotto
Fresh salmon filet charbroiled & served over creamy risotto with basil and green onions. Topped with a white wine, Roma tomato, caper, butter, garlic sauce.
Garlic Prawns
Gulf white prawns sauteed in butter, garlic and olive oil. Tossed with with fresh fettuccine pasta with a white wine & olive oil sauce with red bell peppers, green onions, Roma tomatoes, basil, roasted garlic, and parmesan cheese.
Charbroiled New York Steak
14 oz. Angus NY steak charbroiled, topped with a white wine mushroom sauce. Served with polenta and fresh sauteed vegetables.
Linguine & Clams
Linguine pasta in a white mushroom cream sauce with fresh manila clams in shell, mushrooms, and green onions.
Salmon Margherita
Fresh salmon filet charbroiled & served over a bed of capellini margherita and parmesan cheese. Finished with a Roma tomato, garlic, butter sauce.
Fisherman's Cioppino
1/2 Dungeness crab, fresh fish, clams, scallops, & shrimp in our house-made marinara broth, served over pasta.
Bistecca Alfredo
Fresh fettuccine pasta tossed with spinach and our house-made alfredo sauce. Topped with a Harris Rach 10oz All Natural Black Angus NY steak and garnished with our house-made Italian salsa.
Seafood Genovese
Shrimp, salmon and manila clams in a white mushroom cream sauce with Roma tomatoes and green onions over linguine pasta.

Chicken Entrees
Chicken Parmigiana
Boneless chicken breast breaded with our house-made marinara sauce topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Chicken Picatta
Boneless chicken breast breaded, sauteed in a white wine, lemon, butter sauce with white mushrooms and capers.
Chicken Scallopini Marsala
Boneless chicken breast breaded, sauteed in a Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms and artichoke hearts.
Chicken Saltimboca
Boneless chicken breast breaded, sauteed in a white wine butter sauce with capers, prosciutto di parma and mozzarella cheese.

Side Salad & Soup
Salad with Entree
Small green mixed salad with a side of your choice of dressing topped with onions, tomatoes, olives and beans.

Dessert
Italian Espresso Chocolate Cheesecake
A rich Italian Espresso cheesecake layered with a creamy chocolate mousse & cookie crust. Garnished with a chocolate covered espresso bean and whipped cream.
Cannoli
A crisp pastry tube filled with sweetened ricotta and mascarpone with cinnamon and tipped with chocolate chips.
Gelato

Beverages
Diet Coke®
Diet Cola
Sprite®
Lemon Lime Soda
Coca-Cola®
Coca-Cola Soda
Bottled Martinelli's Apple Cider
Bottled Root Beer
16oz Italian Cream Soda
Your choice of flavor mixed with sparkling water and cream. Topped with whipped cream.

Kids Menu
Pasta Bambini
Choice between penne pasta or spaghetti and you choice of sauce.
Kids Chicken Strips
With your option of french fries or veggies.
Kids Pepperoni Pizza Bread
House-made bread with our marinara spread. Topped with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
Kids Cheese Pizza Bread
House-made bread with our marinara spread. Topped with mozzarella cheese.
Kids Popcorn Shrimp
With your side choice of fries or vegetables.

Side Orders
Quart of Sausage Minestrone
*Does have macaroni. Can be made gluten-free.
Quart of White Clam Chowder

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Recent Reviews

Colossal disappointment visiting Ristorante Italiano. The only positives I have in this review are regarding the friendly service staff and the charming atmosphere. We arrived for an early dinner, and opted to sit on the patio. The service staff was very attentive. We had bread and beverages on our table within minutes of sitting down. The food, however was highly disappointing. We started with the fried calamari and artichoke hearts. We were very disappointed to see that the...
October 2023
This my favorite place to eat in Santa Cruz. The food is delicious, the service is very good, and the atmosphere is great. It always feels like a treat to eat here but it doesn't hurt the wallet. It's a wonderful place for date night, work parties, or a dinner with family. They have a large assortment of dishes to choose from and the prices vary. You can get a nice pasta plate, salmon, steak and so much more but there is definitely something for everyone including children....
August 2023
We ordered champagne, which oddly arrived after we were finished with our appetizer. The staff was very pleasant and friendly. We ordered linguine and clams. But, unlike the delicate and light white wine and clam sauce we anticipated, we were met with a thick, creamy sauce that was more a mushroom Alfredo. I enjoyed it but my friend who hates mushrooms had a hard time. We might give this place another chance sometime and order something different.
August 2023

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Ristorante Italiano

555 Soquel Avenue STE 150, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 458-2321