Caruso's in Montecito, CA

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Caruso's Menu in Montecito

Brunch Appetizers

Half Dozen Of Oysters & Chilled Shrimp
$26

Humboldt bay Kumamoto and mignonette hot socal sauce.

Little Gem Caesar
$21

Caesar Cardini dressing, black garlic, and sourdough croutons.

Roasted Beets & Orange Salad
$20

Mache, beet Mutabbal, treviso, pickled pistachio, saba, and cashew cheese.

Parma Ham & Mozzarella Croque Madame
$26

Bechamel sourdough and poached egg.

Salumi e Formaggi
$28

California artisan cheeses and charcuterie, fruit mostarda, and pickles.

Brunch Mains

3 Egg Omelet & Garden of Farm Greens
$30

Mornay, Mt. Tam cowgirl creamery, and sterling caviar.

Caviar, Soft Scramble, Brioche
$30

Sustainable Sacramento caviar and Strauss butter.

Lemon & Buffalo Ricotta Pancakes
$29

Wildberry syrup, chantilly, and pine nuts.

Good Morning by the Ocean
$38

Dungeness crab eggs benedict, carpinteria avocado, and choron.

Jumbo Gulf Shrimp & Polenta
$38

Piave and caramelized cipollini.

Lemon Glazed Kurobuta Pork Belly & Eggs
$32

Crispy, apple butter, pickled jujube, and parsnips.

Certified Angus Prime Filet and Eggs
$49

4 oz. prime, aged balsamic sauce, and potato pave.

Brunch Dolci for the Table

Tiramisu
$18

Cannoli Siciliani
$18

Plant-Based Menu Fall 2019 Starters

Santa Barbara Farmer's Market Salad
$20

Hand-picked greens, fennel, pickled apple, blackberry vinaigrette, and beets.

Persimmon Carpaccio
$21

Fuji apple and fennel salad, pomegranate, and romesco.

Butter Blossom Lettuce Salad
$21

Mulled wine poached pear, champagne vinaigrette, and walnut.

Plant-Based Menu Fall 2019 Pinsa Romana

Stonebaked ancient Roman pie.

Funghi
$23

Pan-roasted royal trumpets, cashew cheese, treviso, saba, and pine nuts.

Marinara
$20

San Marzano, oregano, capers, and garlic.

Broccoli
$23

Sauteed broccoli rapini and cashew cheese.

Plant-Based Menu Fall 2019 Entrees

Orecchiette & Tuscan Kale
$25

Sunchoke crema, muddica, and Calabrian chili.

Gnocchi in Autunno
$29

Foraged mushrooms, roasted squash, and walnut oil.

Bowls of Ancient Grains
$28

Carcuma brodo and roasted fall vegetables.

I Mangiafoglie

We are proud to offer as Caruso's signature menu a plant-based experience. Every ingredient is carefully selected from local farmers.

Antipasto
$85

2 ways persimmon carpaccio, mint, almond, hazelnut oil, and pixie tangerine.

Insalata
$85

Beet and orange salad, house cultured cashew cheese, mache, pickled pearl pistachio, and beet moutabel.

Pasta
$85

Cauli-power paccheri di gragnano, broccoli di ciccio, Calabrian chil, and muddica.

Secondo
$85

Beluga lentil, buckwheat polenta, red kraut, porcini brodo, and puffed amaranth.

Dolce
$85

Raw citrus cheesecake and dulcey sorbet.

Pasticcini
$85

Date and Mexican chocolate.

Caruso's Explorer Menu To Start

In support of our local farmers, fishermen, and ranchers, we invite you to join us on this culinary adventure. Our goal is to provide our younger guests with wholesome, organic foods that will excite even the littlest taste buds.

Caesar Salad
$8

Asparagus, Free-Range Aioli Dip
$8

Pinsa Margherita
$8

Caruso's Explorer Menu Main Course

In support of our local farmers, fishermen, and ranchers, we invite you to join us on this culinary adventure. Our goal is to provide our younger guests with wholesome, organic foods that will excite even the littlest taste buds.

Radiatori, Pomodoro, Mozzarella
$12

Monterey Salmon
$12

Tagliatelle Bolognese
$12

Petit Filet, Steamed Broccoli, Potato
$12

Roasted Poussin, Potato Puree, Romanesco
$12

Caruso's Explorer Menu Dessert

In support of our local farmers, fishermen, and ranchers, we invite you to join us on this culinary adventure. Our goal is to provide our younger guests with wholesome, organic foods that will excite even the littlest taste buds.

Assorted Ice Cream Selection
$6

Avila Farm Apricot Gateaux
$6

Dinner To Start Antipasti

Jerusalem Artichoke & Dungeness Crab Veloute
$28

Supreme caviar, focaccia croutons, and artichoke oil.

Santa Barbara Farmer's Market Salad
$20

Hand-picked greens, fennel, pickled apples, and blackberry vinaigrette.

Little Gem Caesar
$21

Black garlic, cured egg, and sourdough crouton.

Chilled Capellini & Imperial Caviar
$25

Clam water steamed, salina capers, and lemon vinaigrette.

Roasted Beets & Orange Salad
$20

Mache, beet mutabbal, treviso, pickled pearled pistachio, saba, and cashew cheese.

Hand Pulled Burrata
$26

Clementine, radicchio, endive, walnut, and pane di casa.

Hope Ranch Mussels, Butter & Lemon
$25

Preserved garlic and buckwheat polenta croutons.

Charred Pacific Octopus & Beluga Lentils
$29

Crunchy pistachio, romesco, and puffed farro.

Striped Bass Carpaccio
$26

Lemon verbena, Fuji apple and fennel salad, pickled kumquat, and nigella.

1/2 Dozen Humboldt Bay Kumamoto Oysters
$24

Mignonette and hot socal sauce.

Dinner First Course Primi

Buffalo Ricotta & Spinach Gnudi
$28

Chanterelle mushrooms, pumpkin, and hay aged Tuscan pecorino.

Mezze Maniche 'Cacio e Pepe' & White Alba Truffle
$45

Durum semolina, sarawak peppercorn, and pecorino romano.

Acquerello Risotto Champagne & Treviso
$30

Braised radicchio, crispy pancetta, crescenza, and mugolio.

Buffalo Mozzarella Pansotti & Spiny Lobster
$35

Bisque, spinach, and basil coulis.

Farro Tagliolini & Pacific Clams
$29

Broccoli rapini and tuna bottarga.

Gnocchi & Watkins Ranch Oxtail Sugo
$26

12 hour braised, San Marzano passata, and piave.

Tagliatelle al Ragu
$26

Bolognese tradizionale, and Parmigiano Reggiano.

Dinner Pinsa Romana

Stonebaked ancient roman pie.

Funghi
$23

Foraged mushrooms, truffle tremor, and roasted squash.

Sausage & Broccoli Rabe
$21

Sauteed rapini, house sausage, and smoked provola.

Margherita
$20

San Marzano tomato, double 8 Buffalo mozzarella, and basil.

Prosciutto
$23

Mascarpone, arugula, Parmigiano Reggiano, and balsamico di modena.

Dinner Main Course Secondi

Crisped Channel Islands Pacific Snapper
$39

Squash, parsnip ragu, and heirloom carrot coulis agrodolce.

Grilled Pacific Swordfish
$39

Salsify crema, celeriac, Yukon gold, and bagna cauda.

Monterey Black Cod
$40

Abalone amatriciana, snap peas, Tuscan kale, and iberico ham consomme.

Channel Islands Bouillabaisse
$46

Calamari, seared ling cod, clams and mussels, rock crab, and espelette rouille.

Herb Roasted Rocky Canyon Chicken
$39

Fioretto polenta, Piave, thighs ragu, kalettes, and calabrese vinaigrette.

Milk Fed Veal Ossobuco in Gremolata
$56

Saffron risotto and prosciutto di parma.

Dry Aged Pan Roasted Liberty Duck
$40

Squash soubise, Tuscan kale, beets, and bitter orange jus.

Certified Angus Filet Mesquite Grilled
$63

8 oz. prime, potato pave, roasted root vegetable, and salsa verde.

28 Days Dry Aged Bone in Rib Eye Allen Brother Chicago
$75

18 oz. prime, buttered spinach, pomme pure, roasted mushrooms, and bordelaise.

Desserts & Cheese

Yuzu Inspiration & Fromage Blanc Cheesecake
$15

Rancho santa cecilia lilikoi and sugar cracker.

Panettone Toast
$15

Grand Marnier sauce and clementine sorbet.

Guanaja 70% Chocolate Bar
$15

Pixie tangerine sauce and cara cara sorbet.

Coconut Panna Cotta & Citrus
$15

Grapefruit compote, opalys mousse, meringue, and bergamot sorbet.

Santa Barbara Pistachio Creme Brulee
$15

Itakuja 55% chocolate heart and gunaja 70% sorbet.

Point Reyes Blue & Jerusalem Artichoke Crema
$12

Chilled, spicy pear mostarda, and dark chocolate.

RJC's Favorite Johnnie Walker Blue Budino
$25

Chocolate toffee and pine nut amaretti.

To Start

Santa Barbara Farmer's Market Salad
$20

Hand-picked greens, fennel, pickled apples, and blackberry vinaigrette.

Hand Pulled Burrata
$26

Clementine, radicchio, endive, walnut, and pane di casa.

Little Gem Caesar
$21

Black garlic, cured egg, and sourdough crouton.

1/2 Dozen Humbolt Bay Kumamoto Oysters
$24

Mignonette and hot socal sauce.

Pinsa Romana

Stonebaked ancient Roman pie.

Sausage & Broccoli Rabe
$21

Sauteed broccoli rapini, house sausage, and smoked provola.

Margherita
$20

San Marzano tomato, double 8 Buffalo mozzarella and basil.

Prosciutto
$23

Mascarpone, arugula, Parmigiano Reggiano, and balsamico di modena.

Funghi
$23

Foraged mushroom, truffle tremor, roasted squash, and provola.

To Share

Le Polpette Napoletane
$25

San Marzano braised, meatballs, provola, and pane strofinato.

Calamari Fritti
$26

Semolina breading, pickled Fresno, calabrese aioli, and Meyer lemon.

Hen of Wood Pastellati
$25

Crispy maitake fritters and chilled arugula hollandaise.