Welcome to OSTERIA CHEESE BAR (By Puglia Cheese)
OSTERIA CHEESE BAR (the one and only in Africa)
OSTERIA was born out of a dream of t owners of Puglia Cheese, Ursula and Davide Ostuni. The dream to one day have a beautiful cheese farm in a idyllic place with Sea View! And a small Osteria where to introduce our cheeses, for people to take a cheese journey. We have so many Wines, Whiskey, Gin, Rhum tastings to choose from but almost no Cheese Tastings, where the cheese is the King, where the Wine is ancillary to Cheese and not the other way round. A place to admire not only nature but also the skills of our cheese makers, seeing in real time the very same cheese that you’re about to eat. To have a breakfast or lunch where each dish has been imagined for tantalizing your cheese buds. To open a different window with a view to new cheeses and a world of new dishes using the very same. This is the place; this is where you will find all that and more. Let our waitrons help you choose the best platter and then let Kudzai, our Wine Expert, to suggest the best wine or beer to accompany your cheese selection.
Welcome to OSTERIA CHEESE BAR
THE CHEESE EXPERIENCE ITALIAN STYLE
OUR MENU
A warm welcome to our family business We also wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for embracing us into your beautiful community, and your warm support since our move here in September last year. We look forward to your company today and hope it will be soul-fulfilling and “food for thought”. Both Osteria and Puglia encompass our family ethos of a wholesome and healthy lifestyle, including some creative play on traditional home and handmade favourites, combined with 30 years of food-industry experience during a 30 year marriage, which we look forward to sharing with you. The Puglia Cheese factory is proudly italo-southafrican since June 2010, and has since opening our doors 13 and half years ago, been awarded with over 40 South African, world and Qualite’ cheese and business Awards. Over the years Puglia has trained South Africa’s first Italian cheese makers in artisanal cheese practices and continue to share this experience with our future Chefs. The first Burrata ever made on the continent was in South Africa by Puglia Cheese on the 5th of June 2010! Since then, many other Italian firsts have been introduced too, such as our Nodini, Sfoglia, Stracchino and so many more, which give us enormous pleasure to present these to you today on our cheese inspired menu. Osteria cheesebar is the new addition to our family business. It allowed us an opportunity to open our door to you and your family to enjoy our homemade Italian dishes, showcasing all the cheeses that we make daily at Puglia. In Italy, an Osteria is a place of artisanal production and thus the Osteria ethos is to ensure a wholesome, artisanal, authentic Italian experience, with all the warmth of a family home. Relax, close the door on the world outside (easy to do, due to the signal-blocking faraday cage-effect that also seems to exist on this idyllically scenic and bio-dynamic piece of heaven you are currently sitting in) and enjoy hopefully what we like to call …
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST – COLAZIONE
ALL CHEESES ON OUR MENU ARE PUGLIA CHEESE® AND MADE ON SITE
TORTA E CAFFE’
Cake of the day
and any coffee of your choice 90
Frittata ai Formaggi Three free-range eggs and fior di latte frittata, Montasio, Pecorino Romano and Truffle sauce 95
FRITTATA ricotta
Three free-range eggs and ricotta, with pancetta slices, roasted cherry Tomatoes and mushrooms. 95
BOCCONCINI PURGATORIO
Two free range eggs, cooked in a Napoletana sauce, crispy pancetta oven roasted cherry tomatoes, bocconcini cheese, served with Grana crisps. 105
GRANA & POLENTA GALORE
Two poached eggs, pancetta, Truffle, Grana, served on grilled milk enriched polenta. 110
Poached pear and yoghurt
bowl Homemade culture yoghurt, Poached pear, homemade granola clusters finished with honey crunch 95
Mozzarella in carrozza Slices of Bread filled with Fior di Latte crumbed and deep fried served with anchovy dip on the side. 95
Burrata in camicia Burrata, free-range poached egg, spinach, Mortadella slice and Grana baked in sour dough. Served with cheese sauce. 135
APERITIVI
Aperitivo - apericena
(Aperitivo is a classic Italian pre-lunch or pre-dinner custom small tasters-teasers washed down with your favourite long drink or spritzer.)
In Italy we indulge in two foodie rituals: aperitivo and apericena. These two pre-lunch or pre-dinner traditions embody the elements about Italy –– taking time to unwind, bringing friends together, sampling *all* the snacks… And frankly, we love any excuse to have a glass of Prosecco.
What is Aperitivo - Apericena: As far back as the 1700s, it was believed that the perfect combination of herbs and alcohol would open your taste buds and stimulate your appetite. Cafes started to become filled with intellectuals sipping on Negronis, and royals began to include a pre-dinner or pre-lunch drink as part of their own routine. And so aperitivo was born. Aperitivo being served before lunch is usually lighter than an Apericena. But, who’s checking… So basically you can have an Aperitivo or Apericena as a ‘Starter’ or as a substitute to a meal
Set
APERITIVO OSTERIA
Chef’s choice set of 4 Aperitivi - Stuzzichini and a glass of Prosecco and Aperol or Campari Spritzer 200
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APERITIVI – STUZZICHINI of your choice-
(Drink not included)
3 Aperitivi is enough to share between two people
Ricotta al forno 60
Ricotta rolled in fresh herbs, grana, baked in wood-burn oven
Rotolo parma plain or HOT crumbed 80
2 rolled mozzarella with Parma ham, sun dried tomatoes
Bruschetta con Peperonata 60
Bruschetta with oven baked peppers
Nodino Tomato &
Pesto 60 2 Nodini fior di latte with tomato and pesto
Nodini Caprese 80
2 Nodini fior di latte, tomato and lemon & EVO oil dressing
Polpette d formaggio 60 Puglia cheese balls, breaded and fried
Pizzetta farcita montanara 80
2 Small pizze with tomato, fior di latte and cold meat
Rotolo adriatico plain or HOT crumbed 90
2 Rolled mozzarella sheet filled with prawns, dill, lemon juice, mascarpone
Gnocchi ricotta al tartufo 70
2 Gnocchi made of Ricotta (no potato) with burned butter and truffle sauce
Bruschetta Caponata 70
Ciabatta slice with sweet and sour melanzane ,pinenuts
Bocconcini pesto 60
6 Bocconcini fior di latte with pesto
Polpette di carne 80
2 Meat balls in chilli and tomato sauce
Funghi Trifolati 60
Brown mushrooms stir fried in garlic a chilli
Funghi Ripieni 60
Brown mushrooms stuffed with garlic, breadcrumbs, parsley, grana padano
Zucchine Ripiene 90
Zucchine baked, filled with beef and smoked fior di latte
La fritta 60
Mini calzone filled with fior di latte, ricotta and salame
Melanzana
parmigiana 70
Grilled Melanzane baked in tomato, fior di latte and grana
Gnocco ricotta con gambero 90
2 Gnocchi made of Ricotta (no potato) with prawns in a creamy sauce
Braciola 90
2 Stir fried Pork rolled and filled with pecorino and garlic
Arancino farcito 70
2 Rice balls filled with peas, fior di latte & pulled beef, breaded and fried
Fagottino ricco 80 Sourdough parcel filled with ricotta, nduja, spinach, smoked scamorza and sun dried tomatoes
Treccia del capo
300g 105
Puglia Cheese very own braided fior di Latte in a lemon dressing and fresh tomatoes
Bruschetta porcini & stracciatella 105
Bruschetta with stir fried Porcini and brown
Musrooms & garlic Topped with Stracciatella
LUNCH - DINNER - MAIN COURSES
LUNCH – DINNER PRANZO - CENA
ALL PASTA IS HOME MADE ON SITE WITH DURUM WHEAT SEMOLA & FREE-RANGE EGGS– ALL CHEESES, BAR GRANA AND PECORINO, ARE MADE BY PUGLIA CHEESE ®
Cacio e Stacchioddi Orecchiette pasta with pulled beef ragu, red wine, Napoli sauce, Cacioricotta 155
STACCHIODDI BRINDISI
Orecchiette, turnip florets, garlic, white wine, Nduja, sausage and anchovies 155
PURPETTI e BRASCIOLI Beef & Pork Meatballs and rolled pork fillet in pecorino and garlic, served in a rich tomato sauce, nduja, smoked scamorza. Served in a sourdough basket, and Cacioricotta 225
Gnocchi di patata Potato gnocchi, baked in rich tomato sauce, chilly, fior di latte 145
Tagliatelle carbonara Guanciale, pecorino, black pepper, eggs (and no, No Cream!) 145
Blue cheese strozzapreti-MINCHIARIEDDI Authentic home-made Minchiarieddi pasta, blue cheese, cream and walnuts sauce, tossed in a Montasio cheese-wheel 155
ROSA CARBONELLA Rose shaped home-made pasta filled with ricotta, pecorino Served with a grana Padano, pecorino and guanciale reduction 140
Tagliatelle ai gamberi Tagliatelle pasta, with prawns and mascarpone. 190
MASCARPONE AND BEEF RAVIOLI pulled slow roast beef, in roasted tomato and mascarpone sauce 155
PAPPARDELLE SALSICCIA Pappardelle, garlic, white wine, Nduja, Smoked scamorza, Silano and Salsiccia 180
Pappa al pomodoro con burrata Thick tomato soup, white wine, slice of focaccia, whole burrata on top 140
Pappardelle ai porcini Pappardelle, garlic, white wine, porcini, parsley (add Burrata +60) 150
Burrata prosciutto e Zucca
PUGLIA CHEESE Burrata, prosciutto (parma ham) and caramelized pumpkin with a mint dressing 140
Burrata caprese PUGLIA CHEESE Burrata served with fresh mixed rosa tomatoes and pesto 115
Burrata arancina PUGLIA CHEESE Burrata inside a large arancino 115
Arancino salentino PUGLIA CHEESE Burrata & prawns inside a Large Arancino 140
PLAIN FRESH PASTA TAKE AWAY 150g per portion.
MINCHIAREDDI-(STROZZAPRETI) 40@ ORECCHIETTE 40@ PAPPARDELLE 50@ TAGLIATELLE 50@ GNOCCHI di PATATA 60@
RICOTTA GNOCCHI 50@