Donatell'a Ristorante Menu (Update 2025)

Donatell'a Ristorante, an Italian bar located in Harrington Park, NJ, offers a diverse menu showcasing authentic flavors. From Rustic Shrimp to Stuffed Hot Italian Peppers, the appetizers are bursting with Mediterranean influences. The Instalata Donatella's salad and Beet Salad are vibrant and fresh options. The main courses range from pasta dishes like Rigatoni con Malazane to meat plates like Pollo Portofino, ensuring a delightful dining experience. Customers praise the attentive service and cozy upscale atmosphere, making it ideal for special occasions. The extensive wine list and charming decor add to the overall appeal of this restaurant. Whether dining in or ordering delivery, Donatell'a Ristorante promises a flavorful journey through traditional Italian cuisine.

Menu 1

Rustic Shrimp

Sauteed gulf shrimp with mediterranean capers, cherry tomatoes, artichoke heart

$12.00

Stuffed Hot Italian Peppers

Italian long hot peppers stuffed with sauteed sausage, bread crumbs, baked mozzarella cheese

$10.00

Carciofi Ripeni

Hearts of artichokes stuffed with brie-goat cheese, bread crumbs, baked in lemon white wine

$12.00

Crispy Calamari Fritti

Neopolitan family old recipe, fried calamari with lemon, buttermilk flour, mixed with corn meal

$11.00

Oreganata E'vongole

Fresh clams with garlic, lemon and white wine

$12.00

Carpaccio d'Manzo

Thinly sliced certified angus beef with mediterranean capers, fresh onions and parmigiano regiano, over baby arugula with drizzled unfiltered green olive oil

$12.00

Mozzarella de Bufala Fresca

Steak tomatoes, fresh buffalo mozzarella, homemade balsamic reduction, roasted bell peppers, drizzled unfiltered green olive oil

$13.00

Grilled Pulpo

Slowly cooked octopus with lemon, then grilled in our 1400 degree broiler (old family recipe)

$14.00

Vongole E'luccain O'marechiara

Fresh clams with in and out garlic olive oil, white wine sauce or homemade light tomato sauce

$14.00

Seafood Tower for Two

Jumbo shrimp, jump lump crab meat, blue point oyster, kammoto oyster, clams, lobster, served ice cold

$49.00

Blue Point O'kammamoto Oysters

Half shell choice of oysters, kammamoto or blue point, served cold

$16.00

Shrimp Cocktail

Cooked jumbo shrimp, ice cold, served with cocktail sauce

$15.00

Sauteed Marinated Artichokes

Sauteed with garlic, in and out sun dried tomatoes and fresh asparagus

$12.00

Minestrone Soup

Traditional mixed vegetables, slowly cooked in its own juices with a touch of homemade tomato sauce

$7.00

Pasta Faggioli

Italian white beans, slowly cooked with sea salt, black pepper, in and out onion, crushed tomatoes, red pepper flakes, ditalini pasta parmigiano reggiano cheese (nonnas recipe)

$7.00

Appetizers

Soup

Instalata Donatella's

Fresh chopped steak tomatoes, sliced onions, fresh copped Italian sweet green peppers, sliced baby cucumbers, unfiltered olive oil, white grape vinegar, italian herbs, with fresh homemade chopped mozzarella cheese

$10.00

Beets Salad

Ruby red roasted beets with goat cheese, over arugula with homemade sauce

$9.00

Iinsalata Misticanza

Organic spring mix greens with mixed fresh fruits, shaved parmigiano reggiano cheese in a house dressing

$9.00

Caesare Tradizionale

Crisp organic romaine lettuce with cubes of homemade garlic croutons mixed with traditional creamy caesare dressing

$12.00

English Iceberg Wedge Salad

Iceberg lettuce with caramelized bacon, stilton cheese, sliced bell peppers, house dressing

$12.00

Tomato E'salatta

Sliced steak tomatoes, onions with drizzled unfiltered green olive oil

$9.00

Avocado Ripieno

Stuffed avocado with shrimp and crab meat drizzled with lemon/lime sauce

$16.00

Mixed Spring Greens

Organic mixed spring greens with fresh chopped tomatoes, onions, vegetables, black & green olives in a house dressing with gorgonzola cheese

$9.00

Vitello Porchini

Fresh veal scalopine, pan seared with porchini mushrooms rosemary and fresh roasted garlic, pressed olive oil

$22.00

Vitello Al' Limone

Fresh veal scalopine sauteed with shallots, parsley and full squeezed lemon cooked in white wine sauce

$22.00

Vitello Al Porto E' Pepe

Veal scalopine sauteed with cherry peppers, garlic and port wine sauce

$22.00

Vitello Barese

Veal scalopine sauteed with prosciutto, eggplant, fresh chopped tomatoes in a madiera wine sauce

$24.00

Vitello E'tradizionale

Choice of veal scalopine pounded thin, parmigiana picata, franchaise, or marsala

$22.00

Insalata

Vitello

Pollo Scarpariella

Roasted, boneless chicken cubes, rosemary, pepper flakes in a white wine sauce (nonna's recipe)

$22.00

Pollo E' Tradizionale

Choice of fresh chicken breast, picata or parmigiano, or franchaise or 'marsala

$19.00

Pollo alla Sicilia

Fresh chicken breast topped with prosciutto d'parma, roasted bell peppers, baked fresh smoked mozzarella cheese in a demi glaze grappa vino sauce

$22.00

Pollo E' Juliette

Fresh chicken breast slices with julian vegetables, roasted garlic onions in a strictly black and green pressed olive oil

$20.00

Pollo Portofino

Fresh cut chicken breast, pounded thin, breaded in our homemade bread crumbs, pan seared with garlic fresh homemade creamy tomato sauce, topped with smoked mozzarella cheese

$20.00

Pollo alla Griglia

Fresh cut chicken breast pounded thin grilled in or 1400 degrees oven served with fresh arugola, fresh chopped tomato, onions drizzled pressed olive oil

$20.00

Pollo Balsamico

Fresh chicken breast sauteed with homemade balsamic reduction sauce, rosemary, roasted peppers, Portobello mushroom asparagus and fresh stilton cheese

$20.00

Pollo E'broccoli Rapa

Fresh cut chicken breast grilled over broccoli rabe, roasted garlic and oil

$19.00

Pollo alla Fiesta

Chicken breast, pan seared then sauteed with Italian hot peppers Italian sausage from arthur avenue, rosemary, sage, garlic and oil

$22.00

Shrimp Ala Capri

Jumbo shrimp with capers, chopped onions, black & green olives, roasted garlic sauce with light, homemade marinara sauce

$33.00

Scampi Conriso

Jumbo shrimp with sauteed garlic, white wine & lemon sauce over arboro rice

$33.00

Gamberi alla Griglia

Jumbo shrimp grilled in our 1400 degree oven in and out served over white beans with drizzled unfiltered green olive oil

$33.00

Swordfish Pomodori Elimone

Pan seared swordfish with roasted garlic & fresh tomatoes in a fresh squeezed lemon juice, and white win sauce

$34.00

Al Salmone Picato

Pan seared fresh alaskan salmon with crushed mediterranean capers, fresh squeezed lemon and white wine sauce

$24.00

Roasted Chilean Sea Bass

Fresh chilean seabass with roasted fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes, shiitaki mushrooms and drizzled black olive oil

$36.00

Branzino

Roasted fresh mediterranean branzino cooked in authentic mediterranean fisherman's sauce

$32.00

Filleto of Sole Pagano

Fresh deep water filet of sole baked in oven topped with crispy homemade garlic bread crumbs in a lemon white wine sauce

$23.00

Halibut Marechiara

Wrapped in tin foil, served with fresh clams, and shrimp in a light homemade tomato sauce

$32.00

Red Snapper

Fresh catch Florida deep water, red snapper, shallots, garlic, fresh asparagus sun-dried tomatoes, porcini mushrooms, squeezed lemon, white wine sauce

$31.00

Catch of the Day (TBT)

Chicken / Pollo

Pesce / Fresh Seafood

Braised 100% Beef Short Ribs

Traditionally braised in our 1400 degree oven with onions, carrots and celery to add mouthwatering flavors, served over mashed potatoes

$28.00

Costoleta D'vitello

Double cut veal chop, broiled in our 1400 degree broiler with sauteed Portobello mushrooms, rosemary and garlic, olive oil, cooked in its own juices

$34.00

Bisteca alla Griglia

Full flavors, prime bone in shell steak 20oz grilled to your perfection

$36.00

Costoleta D'vitello Milanes

Veal chop pounded thin, milanesa served with fresh arugula chopped fresh tomatoes, onions, pressed olive oil

$34.00

Veal Chop

Parmigiano served old school, authentic, traditional, American, Italian style, fresh homemade tomato sauce with melted mozzarella cheese on top

$34.00

Rack of Lamb

New Zealand rack of lamb grilled to your perfection, served over vegetables

$34.00

Fileto D'manzo

Mouthwatering incredibly tender 14oz prime filet mignon, broiled in our 14oo degree oven cooked to your perfection

$36.00

Penne alla Vodka

Fresh cooked penne pasta, shallots in a homemade tomato sauce in a light creamy sauce (no meat)

$16.00

Rigatoni con Melanzane

Fresh cooked rigatoni pasta, roasted eggplant, fresh chopped roman style garlic tomatoes, fresh basil in a fresh homemade mozzarella cheese

$17.00

Lunguine E'vongole

Fresh cooked linguini pasta with pressed olive oil, roasted garlic in a white wine sauce and fresh basil

$18.00

Pasta Fruiti D'mare

Homemade fresh pasta with fresh seafood, shrimp, scallop, calamari, clams in a spicy fresh homemade tomato sauce

$28.00

Orecchietta alla Verona

Fresh cooked pasta with sauteed Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, red pepper flakes (arthur ave style)

$19.00

Capellini Primavera

Fresh cooked capellini pasta, sauteed fresh seasoned julian vegetables

$17.00

Rigatoni Bolognese

Fresh cooked rigatoni pasta with slowly cooked ground beef ragu, diced tomatoes and touch of cream sauce

$19.00

Ravioli I' Ricotta

Homemade ravioli's filled with ricotta cheese served with homemade fresh tomatoes

$18.00

Capellini con Gamberi E'arugula

Fresh cooked capellini pasta with shrimp, fresh arugula, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted garlic, pressed virgin olive oil, touch of homemade grappa wine

$22.00

Paglia E'fieno Pasta

Fresh homemade black squid pasta, served with fresh lobster in a light homemade creamy tomato sauce

$24.00

Pappardelle E'scalopi

Fresh homemade pappardelle pasta with mushroom cups, seared fresh scallops in a white wine, touch of cream sauce

$24.00

Tagliatelle E'salmone

Homemade tagliatelle pasta with fresh salmon, sauteed with asparagus, sun dried tomatoes, mediterranean capers, shallots in a white wine sauce, with drizzled black unfiltered olive oil

$20.00

Fettucine Al Crema Prosciutto

Fresh cooked homemade fettucine pasta, in a cream sauce with crispy prosciutto bits and shaved cooked asparagus

$20.00

Rissoto of the Day (TBT)

Whole wheat & gluten free pasta are available on request & most pastas can be shared!

Alla Griglia

Pasta

Brussel Sprouts

Fresh brussel sprouts, cooked then sauteed with garlic and oil parmigiano, regiano cheese

$7.00

Spinach

Sauteed fresh spinach and garlic

$7.00

Jumbo Asparagus

Grilled fresh asparagus with squeezed lemon, extra virgin olive oil and parmigiano, regiano cheese

$7.00

Broccoli Rabe

Sauteed fresh broccoli rabe, garlic and oil

$7.00

American Broccoli

Burnt american broccoli, virgin olive oil, baked parmigiano regiano cheese

$7.00

Truffled French Fries

Homemade fries, truffle oil, black pepper, parmigiano regiano cheese

$7.00

Steamed Mix Vegetables

Steamed all sort of mix veggies

$7.00

Earth Mushrooms

Sauteed mixed wild mushrooms, garlic shallots extra virgin olive oil

$7.00

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Fresh cooked potatoes, mashed in garlic and oil

$7.00