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Cafe Roma
1020 Railroad Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Dinner Menu
Starters
Mediterranean Olives
$8.00
Assorted Mediterranean olives (unpitted) in olive oil, lemon
Carpaccio
$18.00
Raw beef w/ capers, light mustard, arugula and parmesan
Prosciutto e Burrata
$18.00
Parma Prosciutto & imported Italian burrata with arugula
Mozzarella Caprese
$16.00
Fior di latte mozzarella, tomato, basil & olive oil
Escargots
$16.00
French style snails in garlic, shallots, parsley & butter
Calamari Fritti
$18.00
Fried calamari with hot & spicy tomato dipping sauce
Steamed Clams
$18.00
Sauteed manila clams in a white wine, cherry tomato sauce
Bruschetta
$12.00
Crostini topped with tomato, garlic, basil and EVOO
Fried Mozzarella "Marinara"
$14.00
With a San Marzano tomato sauce
Bread Dipping Sauce
$6.00
Garlic, balsamic, olive oil and parmesan
Salads
Insalata Mista
$10.00
Mixed local greens, olive oil and vinegar
Insalata Bietole
$12.00
Red & gold beet salad with blue cheese crumbles, butter lettuce
Insalata Café Roma
$14.00
Greens mushrooms, mozzarella, salami, onion, peppers, garbanzos
Insalata Caesar
$12.00
with croutons & shaved parmesan
- Add Anchovy Filets
- $2.50
Pizza
Margherita "Classica"
$18.00
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella (fior di latte), olive oil and basil
Burrata Prosciutto e Arugula
$24.00
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella burrata, prosciutto
Pepperoni "Diavola"
$20.00
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella & spicy salami
Salsiccia e Funghi
$20.00
Fresh mozzarella, sausage, mushrooms, and tomato
Pasta
Cappellini Pomodoro
$18.00
Thin spaghetti with a cherry tomato sauce with fresh basil
Bucatini Carbonara
$22.00
Thick spaghetti, creamy sauce with guanciale, pecorino cheese
Linguine alle Vongole
$26.00
Linguine & sautéed clams with a red or white wine sauce
Lasagna Bolognese
$24.00
House made with béchamel & Bolognese ragu
Tortelli di Zucca
$22.00
House made squash filled ravioli with parmesan cream sauce
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina
$22.00
Potato gnocchi with fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil
Ravioli della Casa
$22.00
House made beef filled ravioli with a Bolognese ragu
Eggplant Parmigiana
$22.00
House made baked eggplant with fresh mozzarella & tomato sauce
House Specialties
Paccheri al Tartuffo
$24.00
Large tube pasta with a mixed mushroom and black truffle sauce
Pappardelle with Short Rib Ragu
$26.00
Wide ribbon pasta and slowly braised short ribs with red wine ragu
Meats & Fish
Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Perfect for 2 or More)
$70.00
38 oz porterhouse served Florentine style with Rosemary, olive oil and sea salt and a lemon citrus sauce
Filet Mignon
$46.00
8 oz. prime filet with cabernet reduction & gorgonzola sauce
Veal Piccata or Marsala
$36.00
Sautéed veal scaloppini with marsala wine or piccata sauce
Chicken Parmigiana
$28.00
Breaded chicken breast with tomato sauce, mozzarella, served with a side of fettuccine Alfredo
Osso Buco Milanese Style
$36.00
Braised veal shanks served over saffron risotto
Scampi Piccata
$32.00
Shrimp sautéed with wine, lemon, capers and linguini pasta
Salmone con Fave
$32.00
Grilled salmon with fava beans and a citrus sauce
"Suprema di Pollo"
$29.00
Pan roasted double breast of chicken with rosemary and lemon
Sides
Linguine Aglio e Olio
$10.00Saffron Risotto
$10.00Sautéed Spinach
$10.00Fettuccine Alfredo
$10.00Dessert
Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake
$12.00
Chocolate cake made with cocoa, filled w/ chocolate & hazelnut creams and a hazelnut crunch, covered with chocolate glaze
Torta della Nonna
$12.00
Pastry cream on a base of short crust pastry, with pine nuts, almonds and powdered sugar
Sorbetto di Limone
$14.00Classic Tiramisu
$12.00Sicilian Cannoli (2)
$12.00Chocolate Mousse
$12.00Spumoni Bomba
$12.00
Ice cream in a chocolate shell
Classic Crème Brulle
$12.00House Cocktails
Aperol Spritz
$12.00Aviation
$14.00
gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette
Black Manhattan
$14.00Fig Leaf
$12.00
Carpano vermouth, rum, and lime
Negroni Classico
$12.00Maria Rosas Limoncello Martini
$14.00Harry's Sazerac
$10.00Roman Mule
$14.00St. Germain Italian Cocktail
$12.00Bottled Beer
Dolomiti Pils
$7.00Dolomiti Rosso (Amber)
$7.00Bud or Coors Light
$5.00Odoul's (NA)
$5.00Sparkling Wine
Prosecco / Tiamo
- 200ml $12.00
Brut Rose / Francois Montand (FR)
- 187ml $12.00
Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante
- 187ml $9.00
White and Rose
Pinot Grigio / Perbacco
- Glass $10.00
Albarino / La Lomita
- Glass $14.00
Grenache Blanc / Halter Ranch
- Glass $14.00
Sauvignon Blanc / Le Vigne
- Glass $12.00
Chardonnay / Donati
- Glass $11.00
Chardonnay / Center of Effort
- Glass $14.00
LaGrein Rose / Piedra Creek
- Glass $12.00
Red
Sangiovese / Altesino
- Glass $14.00
Pinot Noir / Perbacco
- Glass $14.00
Syrah / Perrin Cotes du Rhone (France)
- Glass $10.00
Zinfandel / Piedra Creek
- Glass $12.00
Bernet / Sextant (Paso Robles)
- Glass $14.00
Half Bottles
Champagne / Veuve Clicquot N.V.
$55.00Gavi La Scolca Black Label 2019
$35.00Chardonnay / Rombauer 2020
$35.00Cabernet / Crossbarn 2018
$45.00Cabernet / Caymus 2020
$80.00Zinfandel / Rombauer 2019
$30.00Joyce / Monterey Co. 2021
$25.00Champagne and Sparkling
Prosecco / Sorelle Bronca N.V.
$40.00Brut / Ferrari (Italy) N.V.
$55.00Brut Rose / Graham Beck N.V.
$40.00Brut, Bruno Paillard / France N.V.
$115.00Center of Effort / Brut Rose 2018
$95.00Laurent Perrier / Brut N.V.
$120.00Rose
Eden Estate / Santa Cruz 2019
$40.00Be Tru / San Luis Obispo 2020
$35.00LaGrein Rose / Piedra Creek 2020
$40.00Chardonnay
Donati / Paso Robles 2020
$35.00Niner / Edna Valley 2019
$40.00Baileyana Firepeak / Edna Valley 2020
$40.00Center of Effort / Edna Valley 2016
$40.00Talley / Arroyo Grande 2020
$45.00Cakebread Cellars / Napa 2019
$60.00Rombauer / Napa Valley 2019
$65.00Grgich Hills / Napa Valley 2019
$85.00Far Niente / Napa Valley 2019
$90.00Kistler / Les Noisetiers 2019
$100.00Rombauer Proprietors Slct 2019*
$100.00Other White Wines
Albarino / La Lomita 2020
$40.00Roero Arneis / Giovanni Almondo2021
$40.00Dolomiti Bianco / Erste+Neue 2020
$35.00Gavi di Gavi / La Ghibellina 2020
$40.00Gavi la Scolca / Black Label 2020
$70.00Grenache Blanc / Halter 2020
$45.00Gruner Veltliner / Maidenstoen 2021
$40.00Pinot Grigio / Perbacco 2019
$35.00Sauvignon Blanc / Desparada 2020
$50.00Sauvignon Blanc / Erste+Neue 2020
$40.00Sauvignon Blanc / Spottswoode2021
$70.00Vermentino / Samas (Sardegna) 2020
$40.00Viognier / Alban Vineyards 2020
$45.00Italian Red Wines
Librandi / Ciro Riserva 2018* **
$40.00Valpolicella Ripasso / Allegrini 2018
$40.00Cerasuolo di Vittoria / Gurrieri 2018
$45.00Nero D'Avola Riserva / Morgante 2016
$50.00Amarone / Pasqua 2016
$85.00Amarone / Masi Costasera 2016
$95.00Piedmont
Barbera / La Spinetta 2018
$40.00Nebbiolo / Michele Chiarlo2019
$40.00Pin / La Spinetta 2014
$80.00Barbaresco / Castello Verduno2018
$85.00Barolo / Ratti, Rocche Annunz 2016
$180.00Brunello di Montalcino
Rosso di Montalcino / Val de Suga 2017
$45.00Brunello / Camigliano 2015
$75.00Brunello / San Giorgio 2016
$110.00Brunello / Il Poggione 2017
$180.00Brunello / Biondi Santi 2012*
$250.00Toscana & Super Tuscan
Sangiovese / Badiola Mazzei 2018
$35.00Chianti Riserva / Nozzole 2017
$40.00Chianti Classico / Isole Olena 2019
$50.00Chianti Riserva / Ser Lapo 2018
$65.00Rosso Toscano / Altesino 2019
$40.00Crognolo / Tenuta Sette Ponti 2018
$60.00Guidalberto / Tenuta San Guido 2020
$100.00Podere Grattamacco 2017* **
$160.00Oreno, Tenuta Sette Ponti 2016*
$200.00Pinot Noir
Claiborn and Churchill 2018
$35.00Morgan Twelve Clones SLH 2019
$40.00Tolosa Heritage / Edna Valley 2018
$40.00Perbacco / Spanish Springs 2019
$45.00D'Alfonso-Curran / Santa Barbara 2018
$45.00Center of Effort / Edna Valley2016
$50.00La Lomita / Estate, Edna Valley 2020
$55.00Stephen Ross / Edna Valley 2018
$65.00Kynsi / Edna Valley Estate 2019
$65.00Ojai Vineyard / Bien Nacido 2019
$80.00Brewer-Clifton / Sta. Rita Hills 2020
$90.00Kistler / Sonoma Coast 2018
$110.00Lucia / Gary's Vineyard 2018
$115.00Talley / Rosemary's Vineyard 2020
$150.00Pisoni Estate / Sta Lucia 2019*
$160.00Zinfandel
Saucelito Canyon Backroads 202035
$35.00Piedra Creek / Dusi Vineyard 2017
$40.00Opolo / Mountain 2020
$40.00Turley / Juvenile 2010 45
$45.00California Cabernet / Merlot
Sextant / Paso Robles 2020
$40.00Eberle Vineyard Select / Paso 2019
$40.00Adelaida / Paso Robles 2019
$45.00J. Lohr "Pure Paso 2018
$50.00Eden Estate / Santa Cruz 2016
$60.00Sextant / Kamal (Paso Robles) 2018
$60.00Whalebone / Paso Robles 2019
$65.00Austin Hope / Paso Robles 2020
$70.00Frank Family / Napa Valley 2018
$90.00Merlot / Grgich Hills / Napa Valley 2018
$90.00O'Shaugnessy / Napa Valley 2018
$105.00Eden Estate Reserve / Santa Cruz 2016
$120.00Eberle Reserve / Paso 2016
$150.00Dauo / Soul of a Lion / Paso 2018*
$190.00Caymus / Napa Valley 2020
$160.00Camus Special Select 2016
$240.00Red Rhones
Eberle / Syrah Paso Robles 2020
$40.00Tablas Creek "Patelin de Tablas" 2019
$40.00Sans Liege GSM "The offering"2019
$40.00Syrah / Halter Ranch 2019
$45.00Petite Sirah / Wolff Vineyards 2019
$50.00Grenache / Epiphany 2017
$55.00Ojai Vineyard / J. Sebastiano 2018
$75.00Herman Story / On the Road 2019
$95.00Patrina / Alban Vineyards 2019
$90.00Herman Story / Nuts and Bolts 2020
$95.00Epoch / Ingenuity 2016
$115.00Booker / Oublie 2017*
$150.00Alban / Lorraine / A. Grande 2012*
$200.00Rare Wines*
Saxum / Heart Stone Vineyard 2019
$160.00Sassicaia / Bolgheri 2015
$300.00Sassicaia / Bolgheri 2019
$400.00Gaja / Barbaresco 2013
$300.00Gaja / Costa Russi 2008
$550.00Penfolds / Grange 2008
$1,100.00After Dinner Drinks
Grappa / Sarpa di Poli
$12.00Grappa / Nardini Riserva
$12.00Port Dows 10 Year Tawny
$15.00Port Sandeman Fine Ruby
$10.00Amaro del Capo / Sicily
$10.00Amaretto di Saronno
$11.00Limoncello LaGoiosa
$8.00
*Not available" for ½ price Tuesday. **Signifies a Gambero Rosso selection
First Course
Autumn Salad
Butter lettuce, radicchio, endive, arugula, gorgonzola crumbles, crisp apples, candied walnuts, honey roasted garlic Dijon dressing
Caesar Salad
Classic recipe of romaine lettuces, croutons, house dressing and shaved parmesan
French Onion Soup
Classic French onion soup with gruyere cheese toast
Entrees
Organic Roasted Turkey
$45.95
All-natural California turkey breast and thigh with sausage apple stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, house gravy, and roasted root vegetables
Beef Short Ribs
$45.95
Braised with red wine and vegetables and served with garlic mashed potatoes
New Zealand Salmon
$45.95
Grilled salmon with a chardonnay citrus sauce, root vegetables, and vegies
Wild Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna
$43.95
Spinach pasta, wild mushrooms, parmesan cheese, bechamel
Little Pilgrims Menu for 12 and under
$21.95
Choice of one of the below entrées followed by dessert. Organic roasted turkey with the sides. Penne pasta with butter and cheese
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Italian
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
About Us
Since 1980, Café Roma is the quintessential San Luis Obispo Italian experience located in the historic Railroad Square. From its classic Italian dining room and casual old-world bar to the scenic shade covered patio, people say you feel transported to Italy while dining at the elegant Café Roma. Our 200+ wine list changes monthly, always with additions of new, exciting Central Coast and Italian finds. Count on our knowledgeable staff to help expertly navigate Maria Rosa's menu and extensive wine list.