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Cafe Ponte - Clearwater
13505 Icot Blvd. Suite 214
Clearwater, FL 33760
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Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Prix Fixe Menu
Lunch Menu
Soups
Chef's Daily Creation
- $5.00
- $7.00
Mushroom Soup
Black trumpet dust, light truffle cream
- $5.00
- $7.00
Lobster Bisque
Roasted tomato, fomage blanc, paprika oil
- $6.00
- $8.00
Salads
Kale
$11.50
Chopped, radicchio, mozzarella, tuscan salami, shishito peppers, green beans, garbanzo bean, olives, smoked almonds, ricotta salata, nueske bacon-mustard dressing
Beet
$11.50
Rainbow of beets, gala apple, shaved fennel, grape tomato, ruby red grape fruit, toasted hazelnuts, humboldt fog goat cheese, spiced bread croutons, hazelnut citrus vinaigrette
Cafe
$10.50
Mix greens, bosc pears, frisee, red onions, fried goat cheese, tomatoes, candied pecans, honey-poppy seed vinaigrette
Chicken a
$11.50
Mediterranean style, crispy chicken, roasted peppers, feta, beets, tomatoes, artichokes, pesto pasta, kalamata tapenade crostini, balsamic vinaigrette
Chicken B
$10.50
Chopped, chinese glazed chicken, greens, cabbage, soy noodles, jicama, mango, avocado, scallions, peanut, citrus sesame vinaigrette
Lobster
Romaine lettuce, roasted corn, tomatoes, applewood smoked bacon, watermelon radish, cucumbers, broccoli, farm egg, maytag blue, avocado, chives, evoo
- Marked Price
Steak Tips
$12.90
Little gem wedge, maytag blue, nueske applewood bacon, baby loom tomatoes, red onions, farm egg, chives, buttermilk ranch
Salmon
$14.50
Balsamic glazed, tabouleh salad, roasted peppers, tomatoes, cucumber yogurt sauce, artichokes, olives, basil oil
Sandwiches
Choice of green apple fennel slaw, wild rice orzo salad, farro vegetable salad
BLTA
$9.90
Nueske applewood bacon, little gem, heirloom tomato, avocado, roasted tomato mayo, country white
- Add Fried Duck Egg
- $2.50
Chicken
$10.50
Serrano ham, manchego cheese, roasted piquillo pepper aioli, arugula, roasted tomato, ciabatta bun
Club
$9.90
Roasted turkey breast, apple wood smoked bacon, avocado, tomato, baby greens, sun-dried tomato pesto, chive mayo, parmesan bread
Lobster Roll
Tender chunks of maine lobster, celery, citrus mayo, romaine hearts, brioche roll
- Marked Price
Porchetta
$10.90
Bacon wrapped pork loin, muenster, fennel, parmesan-rosemary jus, toasted parmesan ciabatta bun
Filet Mignon
$10.90
Filet tips, caramelized onions, oyster mushrooms, oven dried tomatoes, maytag blue cheese, arugula, herb béarnaise, ciabatta bun
Ribeye
$10.50
Shaved ribeye, red onion confi t, mountain aged gruyere, frisee, herb mayonnaise, french baguette
Short Rib
$11.90
24 hour braised, korean bbq, roasted shallot-chive aioli, crispy onion straws, sesame bun
The Café Express Trio
Soups
$9.90
Daily creation, wild mushroom, lobster bisque
Salads
$9.90
Mixed green salad, caesar salad, caesar salad, arugula & parmesan
Sandwich
$9.90
Café club sandwich
Wood Fired Pizza
Margherita
$10.50
Fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, fresh basil, parmesan, organic olive oil
Italian
$12.00
Cherry tomato sauce, fennel sausage, pepperoni, prosciutto, grana padano parmesan
Pepperoni
$11.50
Oven roasted tomato, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, grana padano parmesan
Bacon & Egg
$11.00
Nueske applewood smoked bacon, fried duck egg, alfredo sauce, parmesan, parsley
Short Rib
$12.00
Maytag blue, oyster mushrooms, leeks, caramelized onions, pine nuts, basil, balsamic drizzle
Yukon Gold
$11.50
Potatoes, bacon, cheddar, sour cream, scallions, white truffl e oil
Portobella
$12.00
Sun-dried tomato, parsley, goat cheese, mascarpone cheese, fava bean pesto
Burrata
$12.50
Roasted cherry tomatoes, fried baby zucchini, roasted garlic, parsley, parmesan
Linguica
$12.50
Portuguese style sausage, fi ve cheese, tomato sauce, garlic crust
Entreés
Baked to order fresh mozzarella garlic bread $2.5
Gnocchi
$9.90
Hand rolled ricotta, fresh tomato sauce, micro basil, roma tomatoes, herb oil, grana padano parmesan
Bolognese
$10.90
Buccatini pasta, beef, pork, lamb, san marzano tomato, herb ricotta, cream, grana padano parmesan, micro basil
Carbonara
$12.90
Smoked salmon, herb fettuccini, shallots, lemon butter, chives, slow-poached farm egg, parmesan, prosciutto bits
Pad Thai
$8.90
Rice noodles, tofu, sugar snap peas, carrots, bean sprouts, scallion, toasted peanuts
- Add Shrimp
- $6.00
- Add Chicken
- $3.50
Meat Loaf
$11.90
Kobe beef, artichoke, kalamata olives, parmesan, fresh herbs, marsala sauce, mascarpone mash, crispy onion strings
Chicken
$12.90
Herb parmesan breaded, arugula, vegetable salad, goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, lemon butter, ricotta salata
Tuna
$15.90
Stir-fry vegetables, beech mushrooms, wasabi, pickled ginger, crispy coconut rice cake, citrus ponzu
Steak
$18.95
10 oz flat iron, smoked tomato coulis, garlic herb butter, arugula salad, tomatoes, french fries, kalamata olive aioli
Burgers
All burgers served with our rosemary sea salt fries. Sweet potato fries with a toasted marshmallow sauce $1.5, Add farm fresh egg $1.9
Black Bean
$9.50
Monterey jack, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mangojalapeno salsa, avocado, spicy jerk mayo cilantro sour cream, sesame bun
Tuna
$11.90
Pea tendrils, avocado, sriracha sauce, pickled, cucumbers, sesame bun
Ponte
$10.90
Blackening spices, lettuce, beefsteak tomato, applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese jalapeno sauce, brioche bun
Vermont
$10.50
Lettuce, beefsteak tomato, red onions, onion jam, amish cheddar, herb mayo, brioche bun
Sharing for the Table
Olives
$6.90
warm citrus marinated, picholine, nicoise, castelvetrano, kalamata
Shishito Peppers
$8.00
prosciutto bits, fresh dill ranch dressing, sea salt
Cheeses
$15.90
chef's selection of 6 artisanal cheeses and accoutrements
Charcuterie
$16.00
assortment of cured meat, fine country pork pate, cheeses, smoked bacon almonds, accoutrements
Flat Breads
$9.90
fig, prosciutto, caramelized onions, gorgonzola, circus frisee, mascarpone cheese, port-balsamic glaze
Flat Breads
$12.90
truffle yukon gold fresh black truffles, yukon gold potatoes, bacon, cheddar, sour cream, scallions
Raw
Ahi
$12.90
tuna tartar, avocado salad, wonton crunch, watermelon radish, spicy thai sauce
Filet Mignon
$10.90
carpaccio, green apple, capers, radish, celery, petite croutons, ricotta salata, winter truffle
Hamachi
$13.90
sashimi, avocado, radish, serrano pepper, soy-passion fruit vinaigrette, olive oil
Oysters Chef
selection of oysters, cucumber granita, ginger sudachi mignonette, sea beans, chives
- Marked Price
Appetizers
Burrata Cheese
$12.50
prosciutto san daniele, port-fig jam, crustini, tuscan olive oil, balsamic, micro basil
Crab
$13.90
jonah crab, red curry, uni lemon nage, mascarpone potato puree, freeze dried corn, paprika oil
Calamari
$12.50
point judith calamari, asian style, bibb, asian vegetable, peanuts, caramel soy glaze, cilantro aioli
Lobster & Crab Cake
$13.90
maine lobster, jumbo lump crab, bavarian mustard sauce, saffron oil
Foie Gras
$17.90
seared "a" grade, spiced bread, butternut squash jam, chestnut coulis, amarena cherry reduction
White Asparagus
$11.00
parmesan crusted, nueski bacon, fresh black truffle, parmesan fondue, fried duck egg, chives
Oysters
$11.90
baked wild oyster, pancetta bacon, arugula, mascarpone sauce, toasted bread crumbs
Soups
Pumpkin
$7.00
curry, crispy shiitake, toasted almonds, spice cream
Butternut Squash
$7.00
roasted, chestnuts, cranberry coulis, onion sprouts
Mushroom
$7.00
wild mushroom, black trumpet dust, light truffle cream
Salads
Mixed Greens
$7.90
bosc pear, dolce gorgonzola, endive, candied walnuts, honey-poppy seed vinaigrette
Beets
$10.90
rainbow of beets, goat cheese mousse, marcona almonds, cress, citrus coulis, beet dust, steel cut granola
Kale
$9.90
radicchio, fiji apple, cherries, tomato, smoked almonds, buttermilk blue cheese, bacon cider vinaigrette
Main Cours
Gnocchi
butternut squash, hazelnut, quince, brown butter sauce, sage, mascarpone foam, nutmeg
- $10.00
- $20.00
Winte Vegetablesr
$23.00
tasting of our seasonal vegetables
Wild Virginia Sole
$32.00
parmesan-coriander crust, apple truffle-leek risotto/baby carrot, five seeded tuile, golden apple-chestnut sauce
Sea Bass
$36.00
chilean sea bass miso marinated, baby bok choy, white shimeji mushrooms, peruvian purple potato, tamarind-date jam, coconut curry lobster nage
Salmon
$29.00
scottish salmon, a la plancha, beech mushrooms, potato-bacon salad, herb béarnaise, citrus foam
Lobster
$38.00
maine lobster en croute, braised fennel-leek fondue, onions, fingerling potatoes, chives, lemon butter sauce
Bouillabaisse
$26.00
shrimp, fresh fish, scallops, calamari, saffron, garlic aioli, gruyere cheese, toasted croustini
Scallops
$29.00
new bedford sea scallops, short rib ragout, cauliflower mousse, capers, golden raisin, marcona almond, citrus butter sauce
Chicken
$24.00
roasted cast iron half chicken, creamy corn polenta, candied cipollini onion, broccolini, local honey drizzle, smoked bacon au jus
Pork
$35.00
hatfield ranch double chop, baby spinach, bourbon bacon marmalade, crispy sage, irish cheddar polenta, compressed gala apples
Short Ribs
$34.00
24 hour braise, parsnip-bosc pear puree, red wine salsify, baby spinach, caramelized shallot port sauce
Filet Mignon
$36.00
roasted garlic, wild mushrooms, fresh peas, mascarpone potato puree, cipollini onion, fig-bleu butter, barolo sauce
New York Strip
$49.00
14 oz prime aged, french bean almondine, potato puree, herb tomato, truffle cognac sauce
Rib-Eye
$39.00
16 oz sterling silver espresso rubbed rib-eye, roasted garlic, sweet potato and leek pave, wild mushroom ragout, sherry shallot sauce
Seasonal Sides
Baby Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas & Pancetta Bacon
$6.00White Asparagus Parmesan Fondue
$7.00Baby Spinach & Roasted Garlic
$6.00Asian Glazed Brussels Sprouts & Walnuts
$6.00Broccoli Au Gratin
$6.00Yukon Gold Mash
$5.00Soft Polenta with Parmesan
$7.00Lobster Mash Potato
$12.00Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese
$6.00Parmesan Truffle French Fries
$8.00Four Course Dinner
$33. your choice of entrée and our dessert tasting
Butternut Squash Bisque
bartlett pears, toasted pumpkin seeds, cranberry coulis, mascarpone cream
Mushroom Bisque
wild mushrooms, trumpet dust, truffle cream
House Salad
mix green ,carrots, red onion, grape tomatoes, radish, sherry shallot dressing
Winter Green Salad
jonah apple, golden beets, prosciutto walnuts gorgonzola cheese honey cider vinaigrette
Prime New York Strip
filet mignon, sea bass, rib eye, lobster
- Add
- $10.00
Dessert
chocolate semifreddo with peanut butter macaroon
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General Info
About Us
This trendy, New York style cafe, recently named “Best in the Tampa Bay/Sarasota Area” by Zagat's Guide (2006), features outstanding dining in a modern and elegant setting. Chef Ponte's vast culinary skills draw influences from all corners of the globe to create this American fusion cuisine. The open-kitchen feature allows guests to watch our team of chefs design each dish, while the knowledgeable wait staff attend to your every need in the dining room. Only first-rate ingredients and Ponte's culinary expertise make this hot spot a must-see for any gourmand.Cafe Ponte features Contemporary American Cuisine with French, Asian, and Italian influences. Potato Encrusted Sea Bass and Filet Mignon are current signature favorites.