Antipasti
Capriccio Violino ^
Assorted classic style antipasto featuring homemade and imported Italian cured meats and pickled vegetables.
$18
Frittura di Calamari
Fried calamari served with marinara or salsa verde.
$18
Mozzarella Santa Lucia ^
Fresh homemade mozzarella and tomatoes drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic, and basil.
$17
Bruschetta
Toasted garlic crostini topped with fresh tomatoes, tuscan cannellini, and stracciatella.
$17
Tortino di Melanzane ^
Grilled eggplant topped fresh tomatoes, Pecorino and Violino’s homemade mozzarella.
$17
Piatto di Formaggi ^
A variety of imported Italian cheeses served with fruit, nuts and various accompaniments (enough for two).
$28
Cozze Pescatora ^
Mussels sauteed with olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, herbs, and white wine.
$18
Insalate
Insalata Cesare e Vitello alla Griglia*^
Caesar salad with sliced grilled veal.
$20
Insalata Nizzarda ^
Salad greens with fresh grilled tuna*, tomatoes, green beans, nicoise olives,
hard boiled eggs, steamed potatoes and balsamic vinaigrette.
$20
Insalata Violino ^
Salad greens with steamed shrimp, calamari, cannellini beans, boiled potatoes, tomatoes and Violino dressing.
$20
Condiglione Suprema di Pollo ^
Salad greens topped with grilled chicken breast, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, olives, and homemade mozzarella cheese with a balsamic vinaigrette.
$20
Insalata Rossini^
Salad greens with grilled chicken breast, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, olives, and homemade mozzarella cheese with a balsamic vinaigrette.
$20
Minestre
Minestrone^
Classic Italian vegetable soup.
$15
Crema di Astice
Lobster bisque served with langostinos and whipped Parmesan cream.
$15
Piatti Tradizionali di Pasta
Homemade Pasta ^
Homemade fettuccine, linguine or tagliolini served with your choice of: Bolognese, cream, wild mushroom sauce, fresh tomato, aglio e olio, pesto, carbonara, or house made sausage and peppers.
$25
Gnocchi
Homemade potato gnocchi served with your choice of pesto, tomato, Bolognese, wild mushroom or Gorgonzola sauce.
$25
Penne Violino
Short cut pasta sauteed with olive oil, garlic, zucchini, white wine, Parmesan
and grilled chicken breast.
$24
Lasagna Genovese
Homemade pasta layered with Violino’s Mozzarella, pesto and ricotta served with your choice of rosemary ham or snow peas.
$28
Ravioli della Nonna Emilia
Filled with swiss chard and fresh goat ricotta cheese
topped with a walnut sauce.
$25
Tortellini Gustosi
Meat tortellini with prosciutto and mushrooms in a rich cream sauce
$24
Tagliolini alla Primavera^
Tagliolini pasta with assorted fresh vegetables, extra virgin olive oil and basil.
$25
Piatti Tradizionali di Carne
Scaloppine alla Lombarda
Veal sauteed with a lemon, capers, and white wine served
with Chef’s choice vegetables and steamed yellow potatoes.
$33
Pollo Giuseppe Verdi ^
Chicken scaloppine filled with Parmesan and rosemary ham topped with Mostarda di Cremona served with roasted potatoes and spinach.
$32
Scaloppine Paganini
Veal sautéed with sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, and pine nuts served with green beans and steamed yellow potatoes.
$33
Pollo Parmigiana
Breaded chicken breast topped with tomato sauce, imported fontina and mozzarella cheese over Parmesan potatoes.
$31
Piatti Tradizionali di Pesce
Passera alla Livornese
Flounder filet sauteed with fresh diced tomatoes, olives, capers in a light white wine sauce.
$33
Tagliolini Riccardo ^
Shrimp sauteed with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, herbs, white wine and roasted bell peppers served over black tagliolini pasta.
$35
Lo Scoglio ^
A variety of shellfish and calamari sauteed with garlic, tomatoes and white wine served over homemade linguine.
$35
Linguine alle Vongole ^
Verace clams sauteed with your choice of white wine and garlic sauce or marinara sauce served over homemade linguine.
$29
Rondo Veneziano ^
Broiled Faroe Island salmon* and scallops* served with a light basil sauce over
steamed yellow potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
$34
* These foods may be cooked to order.
* The VA Dept. of Health warns that raw or under cooked food may increase the risk of food borne illness.
^ Can be made gluten free upon request.