Ristorante Pesto Menu
Introducing Ristorante Pesto, a charming Italian gem nestled in South Philadelphia at 1915 S Broad St. This family-owned restaurant brings a delightful touch of Italy to your plate, offering a menu that celebrates authentic flavors and quality ingredients. Each dish is crafted with care, from the rich Vitello Parmigiana smothered in mozzarella and Parmesan, to the succulent Pollo Alla Marsala, featuring tender chicken sautéed with mushrooms in a savory Marsala wine sauce.
There's a special highlight: their homemade cavatelli takes center stage, paired beautifully with seafood—lobster, shrimp, and crab—delighting diners with every bite. Guests have praised the attentive service and warm atmosphere, creating an inviting experience that feels like dining with family. Save room for dessert to savor the heavenly ricotta cheesecake and pistachio gelato. Whether it’s a special occasion or a casual meal, Ristorante Pesto promises an unforgettable culinary journey.
Appetizers
Shrimp
5 pieces of shrimp wrapped in bacon, puff pastry served with a honey Dijon mustard on the side.
Portobello Crab
Mushroom topped with mozzarella cheese, crab imperial and crab meat in a rose sauce.
Eggplant
Stuffed with spinach, ricotta, and mozzarella in a rose sauce.
Bracciolatini
5 Thin sliced steaks stuffed with mozzarella and breading then grilled.
Portobello Parmigiana
Portobello mushroom topped with mozzarella cheese in a rose sauce
Roasted Peppers And Fresh Mozzarella
Burratta
Burrata cheese, prosciutto, homemade sun-dried tomatoes, drizzled with homemade balsamic reduction
Calamari Fritti
Bruschetta
Cozze
Steamed mussels or clams served in your chose of marinara or oil and garlic sauce.
Vongole
Steamed mussels or clams served in your chose of marinara or oil and garlic sauce.
Antipasti
Specials
Cavatelli
Award winning short homemade pasta served with lobster, shrimp, and crab-meat in a rose sauce.
Black Ink
Homemade pasta topped with mussels, clams, shrimp, crab meat, diced tomatoes in oil garlic with a touch of tomato.
Lamb Chops
Grilled and marinated with balsamic vinegar and seasoning over a bed of spring mix or sauteed with garlic and rosemary, baked in the oven in a demiglaze sauce.
Salmon Special
Encrusted with walnuts and sun dried tomatoes in a lobster shallot tomato cognac cream sauce.
Insalata Di Cesare
Romaine with our Caesar dressing and homemade croutons. All dressings come on the side.
Insalata Alla Gorgonzola
Spring mix served with Gorgonzola cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and walnuts in a balsamic vinaigrette.All dressings come on the side.
Pear Salad
Spring mix, poached pears, caramelized walnuts, sunflower seeds, Gorgonzola cheese, raspberry vinaigrette. All dressings come on the side.
Insalata Mista
Spring mix served with grated and shaved Parmesan in our special house vinaigrette. All dressings come on the side.
Insalate
Pasta
Gnocchi Pasta
Homemade potato dumplings served with our pesto sauce, rose, or Gorgonzola sauce.
Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta
Homemade fettuccine with cream sauce and Parmesan cheese, with or without prosciutto.
Penne Primavera Pasta
It comes with a variety of vegetables in a rose sauce or cream sauce.
Linguine Pescatora Pasta
Served with shrimp, mussels, and clams in a red or white sauce.
Spaghetti Alle Vongole
Clams serves in a red or white sauce.
Linguine Alla Scogliera
Shrimp, lobster in a red sauce.
Shrimp Scampi
Jumbo shrimp over linguine served in the following sauces: rose, cognac cream or oil and garlic.
Cheeses Ravioli
6 piece cheese ravioli
Lobster And Shrimp Ravioli
5 piece ravioli in a lobster shallot tomato cognac cream sauce with crab meat.
Penne Alla Puttanesca
Penne with chopped veal in a mildly spicy tomato sauce with black and green olives.
Pollo Parmigiana
Cutlet topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese in a rose or red sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Vitello Parmigiana
Cutlet topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese in a red or rose sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Polllo Alla Marsala
Sauteed with mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Vitello Alla Marsala
Sauteed with mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Pollo Piccata
Sauteed in a lemon butter sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Vitello Piccata
Sauteed in a lemon butter sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Pollo Alla Fiorentina
Chicken cutlet topped with spinach and mozzarella cheese in a creamy demiglasse sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Pollo Ai Carciofi
Chicken breast sauteed with artichokes, prosciutto, and mozzarella cheese in white wine sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Vitello Mare E Monti
Veal medallions with jumbo shrimp, mozzarella cheese, and prosciutto in a mushroom demiglasse sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Pollo Francese
Egg battered topped with 2 jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Vitello Francese
Egg battered topped with 2 jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Saltimbocca Alla Romana With Veal
Veal topped with prosciutto and Swiss cheese sauteed in a Marsala and cream sauce with sage. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Side Of Pasta
Side of Penna, spaghetti or linguine.
Pollo and Vitello
Pesce
Salmon Alla Griglia
Grilled salmon dressed with olive oil, garlic and lemon sauce. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Salmone Alla Veneziana
Filet of salmon decorated with shrimp, clams, mussels and crab-meat sauteed in your choice of a lemon, cream or rose sauce.
Branzino
Mediterranean sea bass lightly fried stuffed with mussels, shrimp, clams and crab meat in a light tomato sauce, white wine wrapped in foil. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and the daily vegetables.
Grilled Steak
Grilled 12 oz. Angus steak with olive oil and lemon. Served with a side of roasted potatoes and daily vegetable.
Manzo
Side of Pasta
Side Of Linguine
Ribbon pasta.
Side Of Spaghetti
Long thing pasta.
Side Of Penne
Homemade Ricotta Cheesecake
Topped with cinnamon
Chocolate Cake
Reese’s Cake
Limoncello Marscapone
Homemade Ricotta Cannoli
Desserts
Soda
Sprite
Coke
Diet Coke
Ginger Ale
San Pellegrino
Sparkling water 1 liter.
Panna
Natural Spring Water 1 liter.
Water
Extra Carrots (one order is already given complimentary)
Extra Carrots
An order is given complimentary, for extra please order. (Nut and gluten free)