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
Stuffed Hot Italian Peppers
Italian long hot peppers stuffed with sauteed sausage, bread crumbs, baked mozzarella cheese
Carciofi Ripeni
Hearts of artichokes stuffed with brie-goat cheese, bread crumbs, baked in lemon white wine
Crispy Calamari Fritti
Neopolitan family old recipe, fried calamari with lemon, buttermilk flour, mixed with corn meal
Oreganata E'vongole
Fresh clams with garlic, lemon and white wine
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
Mozzarella de Bufala Fresca
Steak tomatoes, fresh buffalo mozzarella, homemade balsamic reduction, roasted bell peppers, drizzled unfiltered green olive oil
Grilled Pulpo
Slowly cooked octopus with lemon, then grilled in our 1400 degree broiler (old family recipe)
Vongole E'luccain O'marechiara
Fresh clams with in and out garlic olive oil, white wine sauce or homemade light tomato sauce
Seafood Tower for Two
Jumbo shrimp, jump lump crab meat, blue point oyster, kammoto oyster, clams, lobster, served ice cold
Blue Point O'kammamoto Oysters
Half shell choice of oysters, kammamoto or blue point, served cold
Shrimp Cocktail
Cooked jumbo shrimp, ice cold, served with cocktail sauce
Sauteed Marinated Artichokes
Sauteed with garlic, in and out sun dried tomatoes and fresh asparagus
Minestrone Soup
Traditional mixed vegetables, slowly cooked in its own juices with a touch of homemade tomato sauce
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)
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
Beets Salad
Ruby red roasted beets with goat cheese, over arugula with homemade sauce
Iinsalata Misticanza
Organic spring mix greens with mixed fresh fruits, shaved parmigiano reggiano cheese in a house dressing
Caesare Tradizionale
Crisp organic romaine lettuce with cubes of homemade garlic croutons mixed with traditional creamy caesare dressing
English Iceberg Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce with caramelized bacon, stilton cheese, sliced bell peppers, house dressing
Tomato E'salatta
Sliced steak tomatoes, onions with drizzled unfiltered green olive oil
Avocado Ripieno
Stuffed avocado with shrimp and crab meat drizzled with lemon/lime sauce
Mixed Spring Greens
Organic mixed spring greens with fresh chopped tomatoes, onions, vegetables, black & green olives in a house dressing with gorgonzola cheese
Vitello Porchini
Fresh veal scalopine, pan seared with porchini mushrooms rosemary and fresh roasted garlic, pressed olive oil
Vitello Al' Limone
Fresh veal scalopine sauteed with shallots, parsley and full squeezed lemon cooked in white wine sauce
Vitello Al Porto E' Pepe
Veal scalopine sauteed with cherry peppers, garlic and port wine sauce
Vitello Barese
Veal scalopine sauteed with prosciutto, eggplant, fresh chopped tomatoes in a madiera wine sauce
Vitello E'tradizionale
Choice of veal scalopine pounded thin, parmigiana picata, franchaise, or marsala
Insalata
Vitello
Pollo Scarpariella
Roasted, boneless chicken cubes, rosemary, pepper flakes in a white wine sauce (nonna's recipe)
Pollo E' Tradizionale
Choice of fresh chicken breast, picata or parmigiano, or franchaise or 'marsala
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
Pollo E' Juliette
Fresh chicken breast slices with julian vegetables, roasted garlic onions in a strictly black and green pressed olive oil
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
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
Pollo Balsamico
Fresh chicken breast sauteed with homemade balsamic reduction sauce, rosemary, roasted peppers, Portobello mushroom asparagus and fresh stilton cheese
Pollo E'broccoli Rapa
Fresh cut chicken breast grilled over broccoli rabe, roasted garlic and oil
Pollo alla Fiesta
Chicken breast, pan seared then sauteed with Italian hot peppers Italian sausage from arthur avenue, rosemary, sage, garlic and oil
Shrimp Ala Capri
Jumbo shrimp with capers, chopped onions, black & green olives, roasted garlic sauce with light, homemade marinara sauce
Scampi Conriso
Jumbo shrimp with sauteed garlic, white wine & lemon sauce over arboro rice
Gamberi alla Griglia
Jumbo shrimp grilled in our 1400 degree oven in and out served over white beans with drizzled unfiltered green olive oil
Swordfish Pomodori Elimone
Pan seared swordfish with roasted garlic & fresh tomatoes in a fresh squeezed lemon juice, and white win sauce
Al Salmone Picato
Pan seared fresh alaskan salmon with crushed mediterranean capers, fresh squeezed lemon and white wine sauce
Roasted Chilean Sea Bass
Fresh chilean seabass with roasted fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes, shiitaki mushrooms and drizzled black olive oil
Branzino
Roasted fresh mediterranean branzino cooked in authentic mediterranean fisherman's sauce
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
Halibut Marechiara
Wrapped in tin foil, served with fresh clams, and shrimp in a light homemade tomato sauce
Red Snapper
Fresh catch Florida deep water, red snapper, shallots, garlic, fresh asparagus sun-dried tomatoes, porcini mushrooms, squeezed lemon, white wine sauce
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
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
Bisteca alla Griglia
Full flavors, prime bone in shell steak 20oz grilled to your perfection
Costoleta D'vitello Milanes
Veal chop pounded thin, milanesa served with fresh arugula chopped fresh tomatoes, onions, pressed olive oil
Veal Chop
Parmigiano served old school, authentic, traditional, American, Italian style, fresh homemade tomato sauce with melted mozzarella cheese on top
Rack of Lamb
New Zealand rack of lamb grilled to your perfection, served over vegetables
Fileto D'manzo
Mouthwatering incredibly tender 14oz prime filet mignon, broiled in our 14oo degree oven cooked to your perfection
Penne alla Vodka
Fresh cooked penne pasta, shallots in a homemade tomato sauce in a light creamy sauce (no meat)
Rigatoni con Melanzane
Fresh cooked rigatoni pasta, roasted eggplant, fresh chopped roman style garlic tomatoes, fresh basil in a fresh homemade mozzarella cheese
Lunguine E'vongole
Fresh cooked linguini pasta with pressed olive oil, roasted garlic in a white wine sauce and fresh basil
Pasta Fruiti D'mare
Homemade fresh pasta with fresh seafood, shrimp, scallop, calamari, clams in a spicy fresh homemade tomato sauce
Orecchietta alla Verona
Fresh cooked pasta with sauteed Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, red pepper flakes (arthur ave style)
Capellini Primavera
Fresh cooked capellini pasta, sauteed fresh seasoned julian vegetables
Rigatoni Bolognese
Fresh cooked rigatoni pasta with slowly cooked ground beef ragu, diced tomatoes and touch of cream sauce
Ravioli I' Ricotta
Homemade ravioli's filled with ricotta cheese served with homemade fresh tomatoes
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
Paglia E'fieno Pasta
Fresh homemade black squid pasta, served with fresh lobster in a light homemade creamy tomato sauce
Pappardelle E'scalopi
Fresh homemade pappardelle pasta with mushroom cups, seared fresh scallops in a white wine, touch of cream sauce
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
Fettucine Al Crema Prosciutto
Fresh cooked homemade fettucine pasta, in a cream sauce with crispy prosciutto bits and shaved cooked asparagus
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
Spinach
Sauteed fresh spinach and garlic
Jumbo Asparagus
Grilled fresh asparagus with squeezed lemon, extra virgin olive oil and parmigiano, regiano cheese
Broccoli Rabe
Sauteed fresh broccoli rabe, garlic and oil
American Broccoli
Burnt american broccoli, virgin olive oil, baked parmigiano regiano cheese
Truffled French Fries
Homemade fries, truffle oil, black pepper, parmigiano regiano cheese
Steamed Mix Vegetables
Steamed all sort of mix veggies
Earth Mushrooms
Sauteed mixed wild mushrooms, garlic shallots extra virgin olive oil
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Fresh cooked potatoes, mashed in garlic and oil