Dinner Menu | La Grotta Ristorante Italiano, Buckhead Atlanta
Since 1978, La Grotta has served authentic Northern Italian cuisine from our hideaway beneath the Peachtree House in Buckhead. Our dinner menu features handmade pastas, fresh seafood, veal, and beef prepared in the classic Northern Italian tradition, paired with a wine cellar of over 450 labels. Browse our full dinner menu below, or download a printable PDF.
Antipasti Freddi — Cold Appetizers
Carpaccio All'Italiana $18.95
Beef tenderloin carpaccio with aged Manchego, grilled artichokes, arugula, and black truffle dressing.
Tonno Crudo di Puttanesca $21.95
Tuna crudo with Gaeta and Picholine olives, white anchovy, charred endive, salsa rouille, and Sardinian flatbread.
Prosciutto di Parma con Melone $18.95
Shaved Prosciutto di Parma with fresh melon, mint, and aged balsamic glaze.
Burrata con Astice $26.95
Poached lobster and burrata with marinated Chioggia beets, pickled fennel, green goddess dressing, and ciabatta.
Mozzarella di Bufala “Caprese” $19.95
Fresh buffalo's milk mozzarella with vine-ripened Georgia tomatoes, Ashland Farms basil, extra virgin olive oil, and aged balsamic.
Vitello Tonnato $16.95
Mediterranean roasted veal loin with celery salad, capers, cherry tomatoes, and tuna sauce.
Antipasti Caldi — Hot Appetizers
Calamari con Pesto $17.95
Seared calamari with arugula pesto, green olives, cherry tomatoes, Calabrian chili, and pickled shallots.
Cozze al Vino Bianco e Crema al Curry $17.95
Mussels sautéed in white wine, garlic, shallots, and curry cream.
Chiocciole Aglio Olio con Spinaci $16.95
Sautéed snails in butter, garlic, and fresh herbs with white wine over creamed spinach.
Le Insalate Verdi — Garden Greens
Arugula e Carciofi $15.95
Local and organic arugula with grilled artichoke hearts, Pecorino, extra virgin olive oil, aged balsamic, pickled red onions, and lemon zest.
Insalata Giulio Cesare $15.95
Traditional Caesar salad with romaine, house-made croutons, Parmesan, and classic dressing.
Insalata La Grotta $15.95
Gem and butter lettuce with pickled red onions, sour cherries, goat cheese, fresh pears, and candied walnuts in an extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
Pasta e Risotto
Sacchetti di Formaggio e Tartufi Neri $29.95
House-made "beggar's purse" pasta filled with fontina cheese and black truffles in a creamy Marsala wine sauce with white truffle essence and toasted walnuts.
Agnolotti con Caprino $26.95
Ravioli stuffed with goat cheese, apple, and celery in a lemon butter sauce with breadcrumbs and Parmesan.
Mafaldine Corta alla Vongole $39.95
Mafaldine pasta with littleneck clams, vodka, pancetta, white wine, toasted garlic, and fresh tomato.
Orecchiette con Salsicce, Pomodoro Fresco e Broccolini $27.95
Orecchiette with house-made fennel sausage, fresh tomatoes, broccolini, garlic, and Parmesan.
Lumache Bolognese $26.95
Small shell pasta with house-made ground beef sauce, white wine, garlic, a splash of cream, fresh herbs, and tomatoes.
Pappardelle con Astice $48.95
Pappardelle pasta ribbons with lobster, shallots, rosemary, and a white wine cream sauce.
Gnocchi al Ricotta $38.95
Ricotta gnocchi with braised beef cheek sugo, micro mirepoix, and tomato butter.
Risotto di Funghi $29.95
Slowly cooked Arborio rice with wild mushrooms, Parmeggiano Reggiano, and white truffle oil.
Le Specialità di Pesce — Seafood Specialties
Filetto di Salmone Oreganata $38.95
Grilled Scottish salmon topped with oregano breadcrumbs, fava beans, grilled radicchio, shaved fennel, and lemon butter.
Linguini al Gamberetti “Scampi” $35.95
Sauté of jumbo Mediterranean shrimp over linguini with white wine, lemon essence, fresh herbs, and toasted garlic.
Sogliola di Dover alla Mugnaia Market Price
Dover sole meunière in a lemon butter sauce with seasonal vegetables.
Cappe Sante alla Piastra $45.95
Seared diver scallops over saffron risotto with herbs, peas, beurre blanc butter sauce, and gremolata.
Le Specialità della Grotta — La Grotta Specialties
Costata di Vitello alla Griglia con Salsa al Vino Rosso $59.95
Grilled 12 oz. bone-in veal chop with a red wine veal jus and vegetables.
Scaloppine di Vitello alla Grotta $35.95
Veal loin scaloppine with wild mushrooms in a creamy Marsala wine sauce.
Petto di Pollo alla Parmigiana con Marinara di Nonna $35.95
Chicken Parmesan — lightly breaded bone-in chicken breast pan-sautéed with Nonna's tomato sauce, mozzarella, and arugula pesto, served with cappellini in pesto cream.
Filetto di Manzo al Barolo $57.95
8 oz. grilled beef tenderloin Diana with fingerling potatoes, broccolini, roasted cipollini onions, Barolo red wine, cognac, and beef jus. Add gorgonzola for $5.
Costolette di Agnello alla Griglia $49.95
Grilled double lamb chops with artichoke purée, braised artichoke hearts, fingerling potatoes, and rosemary Dijon vinaigrette.
Contorni e Verdure — Sides & Vegetables
Side plate of pasta $8.95 · gluten-free pasta $9.95. Available as an appetizer or entrée portion. Choose your pasta — angel hair, linguini, fettuccine, penne, or spaghetti — with a sauce of Alfredo, aglio e olio, Amatriciana, carbonara, fra diavolo, marinara, primavera, puttanesca, or tomato basil.
Side plate of vegetables $8.95: asparagus, roasted fingerling potatoes, sautéed spinach, sautéed mushrooms, mashed potatoes, or vegetable of the day. Our chef is happy to prepare low-fat and vegetarian dishes upon request.
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La Grotta is available for private luncheons and is a completely non-smoking facility.
A 20% gratuity will be added to parties of five or more.
Special occasion desserts are permitted at $2.50 per guest; outside bottles of wine are not currently permitted.