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nessa, an authentic italian eatery

nessa

 

open seven nights per week

nessa

bruschetta

$3 ea.

basil pesto - hand pounded pignoli, parmesan
truffled white bean - white truffle oil, cannellini puree, tomato
prosciutto and fig - ricotta cheese, red wine reduction
gorgonzola and honey - whipped with pignoli
robiola - artichoke hearts
duck liver - chopped pancetta

antipasti

“ino” truffle egg toast $10 - high country loaf, egg yolk, sea salt, truffle oil
eggplant parmesan $12 - stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan
pork braseola $13 - braised wrapped pork, pine nuts, slow boiled in tomato basil sauce
meatballs $14 - beef meatballs, tomato sauce, risotto
grilled octopus $15 - frisee, fingerling potatoes, olives, fennel, preserved lemon
beef carpaccio $15 - marinated artichokes, shaved reggiano, truffle emulsion

panini

$8 ea.

eggplant - hearbed goat cheese, balsamic onions, spicy pepperoncini
bianco - anchovies, butter, ricotta cheese
steak - robiola cheese, carmelized onion

insalate

tomato $12 - pepperoncini peppers, onion, lemon dressing
nessa $12 - arugula, vine tomato, fennel, shaved parmesan, lemon dressing
beet and walnut $14 - frisee, candied walnuts, gorgonzola, haricot vert, horseradish dressing
shrimp $15 - pan seared shrimp over arugula, fennel vinaigrette dressing tart greens and prosciutto $15 balsamic, romaine, red onion, radicchio, curly endive, scallions, grana

 

pasta (half or full)

penne primavera: zucchini, yellow squash, cherry tomato, white wine, grana padana $10/$22

eggplant siciliano: rigatoni, garlic and oil, red pepper flake, ricotta, reggiano $10/$22

fusilli sausage: imported spicy sausage, roasted garlic, tomato, broccoli rabe $11/$23

rigatoni bolognese: hand ground veal, pork, and beef ragu, whole milk ricotta $12/$24

gnocchi: hand crafted pasta, peas, vodka, cream, tomato $12/$24

 

piatti

mussel stew - faro, cannellini beans, chick peas, garlic and oil $23

salmon - escarole, roasted garlic, braised cannellini beans $26

monkfish brodetto - artichokes,white wine, butter, lemon, spinach $26

chicken - “cooked under a brick”: spinach, potato puree, diavolo sauce $26

skirt steak - cabernet reduction, mashed potatoes and spinach $27

pork chop
- slow cooked in tomato, white wine, vodka, garlic, broccoli rabe $27

 

contorni

spinach $4
cauliflower $4
green beans $4
broccoli rabe $4

“If you have a food allergy,
please speak to the owner, manager, chef, or your server.”

nessa

dolce

$7

italian cheesecake
recommend: espresso martini
espresso mousse
recommend: sandemans port
apple crisp
recommend: arneis roero 07
nutella panini
recommend: vanilla martini
bread pudding
recommend: chilled prosecco with hibiscus flower
organic yogurt
recommend: passito
fig, peanut butter, wipped cream tramezzini
recommend: baileys
coconut ice cream
recommend: shot of bacardi select to pour on at your leisure
banano giamborte, grandmas recipe
recommend: biscotti liquor, chilled

caffe

tea $3
american caffe $3
cappuccino $4
espresso $4
double espresso $6

cordials

Faretti Biscotti Famosi $8
Frangelico $7
B&B Dom Benedictine liquore $9
Liquore di Sambuca Romana Black $7
Liquore di Dambuca Romana Classico
$7
Amaretto di Saronno
$7
Prince Charles Drambuie
$7
Bailey’s Irish Cream
$7
Grand Marnier
$8
Green Chartreuse
$8
Limoncino
$7
Fernet Branca Amaro
$8
Apperol Amaro
$8
Alexander Grappa
$8

cognac

Courvoisier VS $8
Delamain 25 year old XO $15
Glenlivet 12 year old $16
Chivas Royal Salute $30
Martell Cordon Bleu $25

port

Sandeman Founder’s Reserve $7
Cockburn 10 year old $8
Sandeman Tawny 40 year old $22

dessert wine

Passito di pantelleria, colossi, 03 $9
Brachetto D´Acqui, Pineto, 07 $10
Moscato D´ Asti, Strev, 06 $8

nessa

vini rossi

quartino = 1/3 of a bottle
1/2 carafe = 2 1/2 glass's
bottle

quartino • 1/2 carafe • bottle

Salice Salentino Riserva, 03 (Negromaro, Malvasia)
quartino 7 • 1/2 carafe 15 • bottle 30

Sterling ruby color, apple and cherry nose

Pinot Noir, La Scolca, Rovereto Di Gavi 04 (Pinot Noir)
quartino 17 • 1/2 carafe 30 • bottle 60

Light body, cherry fruit, with a tart easy ending

Cabernet, Bolgheri, II Guado, Toscana 06 (Cabernet, Merlot)
quartino 14 • 1/2 carafe 26 • bottle 48

Medium tannin, persistent spice, fruit, and cocoa

Tenuta Lusia, 07 (Merlot)
quartino 8 • carafe 17 • bottle 35

Saddle leather, black fruit, hint of charcoal

Boglietti, Enzo Boglietti, Barbera D´Alba, La Morra 06 (Barbera)
quartino 12 • 1/2 carafe 22 • bottle 44

Meaty, strong tannin, exceptional with beef or pork

Scurati Rosso, Ceuso, Sicilia 07 (Nero d´Avola)
quartino 13 • 1/2 carafe 23 • bottle 38

Punchy, strong, spicy cigar wine, medium tannin

Montepulciano d´Abruzzo, Barone Cornacchia, Abruzzo 06
quartino 9 • 1/2 carafe 18 • bottle 28

Earthy, rich, velvety

Chianti Colli Senesei, II Garrulo, S. Gimignano, 04
quartino 15 • 1/2 carafe 34 • bottle 68

Tart, even swallow, subtle finish

Zanna Riserva, Abruzzo, 05 (100% Montepulciano)
quartino 18 • 1/2 carafe 37 • bottle 75

Hefty dark fruit up front, vigorous tannin, silky swallow

Salice Salentino “Liante”, Castello Monaci, Puglia 07 (Negromaro)
quartino 17 • 1/2 carafe 27 • bottle 47

Powerful ripe dark fruit, spices up front, pleasant finish

Morellino di Scansano, Strozzi, San Gimignano 06 (Sangiovese)
quartino 15 • 1/2 carafe 28 • bottle 44

Dry, red cherry, tart up front, citrus finish

Chianti Classico Riserva, La Selvanella Melini, Toscana 03
quartino 23 • 1/2 carafe 35 • bottle 64

Dry, ripened fruit, heavy tannin up front, yet georgeous finish

Argiano Toscana, 07 (Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet, Sangiovese)
quartino 15 • 1/2 carafe 30 • bottle 60

Super tuscan, soil, coffee bean, bark

Nebbiolo D´ Alba, Damilano, Barolo 06
quartino 15 • 1/2 carafe 25 • bottle 40

Medium body, spicy notes, light acid

Roccolo Grassi, 03 (Valpolicella)
bottle 72

Black cherry, cinnamon, cayenne pepper

Ampeleia, Toscana 04 (Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Merlot)
bottle 64

Excellent, very ripe deep dark red fruit taste, elegant back of the palate

Bosco Del Falco, 05 (Aglianico)
bottle 80

Cracked black pepper, rose petal, guava

Barolo, Rocca el la Pirra Roagna, Piemonte 00 (Nebbiolo)
bottle 99

Deep peppery currant and spice, light acid

Amarone, Proemio Santi, Veneto 04
(Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara)
bottle 130

Candy-like cherry and black currant, cola, resin

Cupinero, Col di Bacche, Toscana 05 (Merlot)
bottle 72

Elegent Maremma merlot marries perfectly with game, cheese and beef

Brunello di Montalcino, Angelo Sassetti, Toscana 03 (Sangiovese Grosso)
bottle 98

Superbly delicious, deep profound sundried fruit, toasted cedar, constantly changing in complexity

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Le Chiuse, Toscana 00 (Sangiovese Grosso)
bottle 150

Rich, intense scent of underbrush, long finish

 

vini bianchi



Pinot Grigio, Vigneto Sortesele, Santi 07 (Veneto)
quartino 14 • 1/2 carafe 24 • bottle 38

Vanilla, butter, milky, freshly mowed grass, long finish

Pinot Grigio, Suditrol J. Hofstatter, Alto Adige 06
quartino 16 • 1/2 carafe 27 • bottle 47

High acid, crisp fruit

Arneis Roero, San Michele, Deltetto, Piemonte 07 (Arneis)
quartino 13 • 1/2 carafe 26 • bottle 45

Extremely complex, chamomile, hints of pear

Grillo/Cataratto ‘Piano Maltese’, Rapitala, Sicilia 06
quartino 12 • 1/2 carafe 20 • bottle 30

Dry, red cherry, tart up front, citrus finish

Vermentino di Sardegna ‘Aragosta’, Santa Maria La Palma, Sardegna 07

quartino9 • 1/2 carafe 18 • bottle 28

Hints of pear and citrus, long clean finish

Leone, Tosca d´Almerita, Sicilia 07 (Catarrato, Chardonnay)
quartino 11 • 1/2 carafe 25 • bottle 38

Light acid up front, mild hint of butterscotch, long deep finish

Chardonnay/Cataratto ‘Casali’, Rapitala, Sicilia 06

quartino 17 • 1/2 carafe 29 • bottle 43

Elegant and tropical with hints of oak

Gavi di Gavi, Villa Sparina, Piemonte 07 (Cortese)
quartino 12 • 1/2 carafe 26 • bottle 46

Mild, citrus bitter fruit, long lemon swallow

Greco di Tufo, Terredora, Campania 07 (Greco)
quartino14 • 1/2 carafe 28 • bottle 48

Full bodied, fruity nose up front, excellent acidic balance

Fiore, Montenidoli Fiore, S. Gimignano 05 (Vernaccia)
quartino 15 • 1/2 carafe 30 • bottle 55

Unique green color, melon fruit, green apple, semi tart up front

Tenuta Luisa, 07 (Sauvignon)
quartino 9 • 1/2 carafe 19 • bottle 38

Sweet green melon, lemon, buttery finish

Belisario, Terre di Valbona, Matelica 07 (Verdicchio)
quartino 10 • 1/2 carafe 22 • bottle 32

Light acid, lemon zest, summer fruit, easy swallow


Vintages are subject to change upon availability

 

 

Marc & Peter Tessitore

mark and dad 

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