Merlino's - Permanently Closed

Antipasti

• Antipasto Merlino17,00 $

  A selection of imported italian dry meats, cheese

• Beef Carpaccio16,00 $

  Served with arugula, capers, shaved parmigiano

• Burrata15,00 $

  Rich cream-filled fresh mozzarella served with arugula and cherry tomatoes

• Colossal Crabmeat Cocktail22,00 $

  Served with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce

• Colossal Shrimp Cocktail21,00 $

  Served with horseradish cocktail sauce

• Lollipop Lamb Chop18,00 $

  Grilled lamb chops with olive oil and fresh rosemary

• Clams Pavarotti18,00 $

  Clams baked with shrimp and jumbo lump crabmeat, bechamel cream sauce

• Cozze Mussels15,00 $

  Served with crostini red or white sauce

• Fried Calamari14,00 $

  Served with marinara and hot cherry peppers

• Pan-Fried Meatballs and Sausage16,00 $

  Served with broccoli rabe sautéed with garlic and olive oil. Garnished with shaved parmesan cheese and long hots

• Eggplant Stack14,00 $

  Pan-fried eggplant, fresh mozzarella, arugula, sliced tomatoes and balsamic glaze

• Philly Cheesesteak14,00 $

  With or without onions. Served with cheese wiz or white american on an italian roll

Insalata

Shrimp +$9, chicken +$7

• Merlino Salad11,00 $

  Mixed greens, onions, roasted peppers, tomato and provolone cheese tossed in our italian dressing

• Roasted Beet Salad11,00 $

  Fresh beets roasted and served over a bed of arugula garnished with goat cheese lemonette

• Mozzarella Caprese13,00 $

  Fresh homemade mozzarella with extra virgin olive oil, ripe tomatoes and basil

• The Classic Caesar11,00 $

  Salad with homemade parmigiano croutons

• Chopped Salad12,00 $

  Romaine, tomatoes, onions, olives, roasted peppers, gorgonzola cheese, tossed in a home made italian dressing

• Italiano Salad16,00 $

  Romaine, red onion, tomatoes, tossed with olive oil and red wine vinegar, topped with meatballs, gravy and shaved parmesan

Pasta

• Fiocchi Quattro Formaggi24,00 $

  Pear stuffed pasta, in a four cheese sauce. Blue cheese, goat cheese, mozzarella and parmigiano

• Gnocchi Mamma Rita21,00 $

  Homemade potato dumpling with fresh tomato and basil

• Linguine Frutti Di Mare34,00 $

  Mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp, crab in a red or white sauce

• Linguine Vongole23,00 $

  Pasta in a red or white clam sauce

• Lobster Ravioli26,00 $

  Homemade lobster ravioli in a fresh tomato sauce with a touch of cream

• Orecchiette Rabe with Sausage24,00 $

  Ear shaped pasta in a garlic and oil, broccoli rabe, sausage, topped with romano cheese

• Rigatoni Bolognese23,00 $

  Classic italian meat sauce

• Spaghetti Carbonara23,00 $

  Eggs, shallots, peas, prosciutto, romano cheese, black pepper, and cream

• Rigatoni Alla Vodka23,00 $

  Prosciutto, light tomato cream sauce and a touch of vodka

• Linguine Crab Gravy26,00 $

  Blue crab, sautéed onions, basil, parsley, fresh tomato sauce. Only available Friday, Saturday and Sunday

• Rigatoni Sunday Gravy26,00 $

  Meatball, pork, sausage, onions, garlic in a fresh tomato sauce. Only available Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Side Dishes

• Broccoli Rabe11,00 $

  Sautéed with roasted garlic and olive oil

• Spinach9,00 $

  Sautéed with roasted garlic and olive oil

• Risotto9,00 $

  White wine, cream and romano cheese

• Pasta with Marinara9,00 $

  Your choice of: rigatoni, linguini or spaghetti

Entrees

All fish can be prepared simply grilled or broiled

• Fresh Catch of the Day

  • Market Price

• Shrimp Scampi29,00 $

  gulf shrimp, sautéed with Garlic and white wine

• Pan-seared Bronzino31,00 $

  Lemon beurre blanc or fresh tomato basil sauce

• Eggplant Parmesan19,00 $

  breaded and pan-fried with our signature marinara and fresh mozzarella cheese

• Chicken Cacciatore25,00 $

  breast of chicken with mushrooms, peppers and black olives in marinara sauce

• Chicken Marsala25,00 $

  chicken scaloppini in amushroom, marsala wine sauce

• Chicken Parmigiana25,00 $

  round breast of chicken, pounded and breaded, pan-fried with our signature garlic marinara and mozzarella

• Chicken Paillard25,00 $

  Grilled thin breast of chicken, Served with arugula, tomatoes, and mozzarella salad

• Chicken Picatta25,00 $

  Capers, Shallots sautéed in a white wine lemon sauce

• Chicken Francese25,00 $

  Dipped in egg batter and sautéed in a white wine lemon sauce

• Veal Francese32,00 $

  Dipped in egg batter and sautéed in a white wine lemon sauce

• Veal Marsala32,00 $

  Veal scaloppini in mushroom, marsala wine sauce

• Veal Piccata32,00 $

  Veal scaloppini in lemon, capers, butter, white wine sauce

• Veal South Philly37,00 $

  Veal scaloppini sautéed with sausage, onions, mushroom, hot and sweet peppers, and garlic

• Boss' Veal32,00 $

  Veal scaloppini sautéed with hot and sweet peppers

• Prime Filet45,00 $

  8 oz. grilled to your liking with your choice of side

12 Ounce Veal Chop

3 Preparations $45

• Milanese

  pan-fried, pounded, breaded veal chop over arugula, cherries tomatoes and mozzarella

• Parmigiana

  pan-fried pounded breaded vealchop with our signature marinara sauce and mozzarella

• Grilled Chop

  grilled vealchop, brown butter, and vegetables