Cetrella
845 Main Street,
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 USA
Telephone. 650 726 4090

Fax. 650 726 4291
Email. info@cetrella.com
Website.
www.cetrella.com
Hours.
Dining: Sunday - Thursday 5:30 - 9:30pm,
Friday & Saturday 5:30 - 10:00pm
Sunday Brunch: 10:30am - 2:30pm

Featured in Gourmet Magazine, this three star European Bistro is reminiscent of a Tuscan villa. Tucked away in romantic Half Moon Bay, Cetrella blends casual elegance and rustic charm, with it’s sun-lit terraces and cozy fireplaces. Awarded three stars by Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle, three stars by San Francisco Magazine, Winner of the “Culinary Restaurant of the Year” by Sante Magazine, and 2006 “#1 Brunch in the Bay Area” by over a million votes on AOL’s digitalcity.com.

The Bistro features lusty, flavorful Mediterranean dishes inspired by the coastal villages of France, Spain and Italy. Our 3,500-bottle 2006 Wine Spectator award-winning collection features Spanish, Italian, French, Washington, Oregon and California wines.

 
 
Rising star executive Chef Lewis Rossman prepares fresh seafood, succulent rotisserie pork, lamb & poultry, house-made pastas and mesquite-grilled meat & fish.

The Chef makes liberal use of the local bounty, including seasonal produce, many organic products, cheeses from nearby artisans and fresh harbor seafood. An after dinner menu includes exquisite house specialty desserts, and the day’s cheese selection from our unique European cheese storage and aging room. Dinner nightly and Sunday brunch.

"Why “rush back” to SF when you can get “city sophistication by the coast” at this Half Moon Bay venue; “whether you eat in the bar” or in the sprawling “rustic-chic” dining room with a “big central fireplace to keep you warm”, a crew of “attentive” servers presents a “finger-licking good” “mix of Northern Mediterranean flavors” throughout the meal (especially its renowned brunch), while “some of the best live jazz” acts swing by on Thursday–Saturday evenings."
- Zagat Survey



 

Sample Dinner Menu

This is intended to be a representative example -- menus
change nightly to take advantage of seasonal offerings.



First Course


House Made Chicken Liver Mousse
Port Poached Dried Cherries, Tender Cress and Brioche Toast 10.00

House Smoked Idaho Golden Trout
French Green Beans, Fingerling Crisps and Truffled Egg 11.00

Handmade Saffron Pasta "alla Chitarra"
with Maine Lump Crabmeat, Green Onion and Fresh Herbs 13.00

Roasted Forelle Pear with Villa Manidori Aged Balsamic Vinegar
Neal's Yard Montgomery Cheddar and Local Wild Arugula 10.00

Sea of Cortez Scallop Carpaccio
Warm Meyer Lemon Oil, Gypsy Pepper, Toasted Fennel and Sea Salt 10.00

Crispy Fried Pacific Oysters in a Roasted Garlic Cream
Smoked Bacon Lardon, Baby Spinach and Fresh Parsley 11.00

Wood Oven Baked Focaccia with Bellwether Farms Crescenza Cheese 12.50

Mesquite Grilled Sonoma Rabbit Livers
Torn Smoked Prosciutto with Late Season Fava Beans 9.00

Fritto Misto of Giusti Farms Artichokes and Local Padano Pumpkin
French Green Beans, Lemon and Garlic Aïoli 11.00

Puree of Broccoli Romanesque Soup
Shaved Parmigiano and Extra Virgin Olive Oil 8.00
 


Salads


Mixed Field Greens Salad Marshall Farms with a Wildflower Honey Vinaigrette
Roasted Marcona Almonds and Pomegranate 9.00

Frisee Chicory and Fuyu Persimmon Salad
Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Chive Batons, Toasted Walnuts and a Cider Dressing 10.00

Daylight Farms Tender Spinach and Spanish Serrano Ham Salad
Chopped Treviso, Sweet Pippin Apple and a Roasted Cipolline Vinaigrette 11.00



Entrée

Australian Swordfish Fillet Roasted "a la Plancha"

Handmade Sardinian Gnocchetti with Picked PEI Mussels and Lacinato Kale
in a Smoked Tomato Broth 25.00

Wood Oven Seared Hawaiian Big Eye Tuna
Fennel and Coriander Dusted with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, French Green Beans
Local Artichokes and Mediterranean Olive Tapenade 25.00

Pan Roasted Long Island Duck Breast
Umbrian Farro with Toasted Hazelnuts, Pineapple Quince and Wild Rucola 24.00

"Zarzuela" Catalonian Shellfish Stew with Cracked Dungeness Crab
Bay Scallops, Prince Edward Island Mussels and Prawns
in a Tomato, Almond and Saffron Broth 25.00

Mesquite Grilled Prime New York Steak with Aged Balsamic
Gorgonzola Filled Yukon Gold Potato Cake with County Line Chicory 35.00

Mesquite Grilled Durham Ranch Buffalo Tenderloin
Creamy Cauliflower Gratin with Crisp Cipolline Onion and Local Rapini 33.00

Artisan Rigatoncini Pasta with a Calabrese Style Ragu
Slow Cook Pork, with Tomato, Fennel, White Wine and Garden Herbs 18.00

Hearth Braised Sonoma Rabbit "alla Cacciatora"
Wild Forest Mushrooms, Creamy White Polenta and Local Italian Chard 24.00

 

Sides

Pommes Frites 5.00
Wood Roasted Local Pumpkin with Brown Butter & Sage 5.00


Kid's Selections

Cheese Pizza with Tomato 5.00
Pasta Plain, Butter or Tomato 5.00
Cheese Ravioli 5.00
Fries 3.00

 

Raw Bar Selection
 
Daily Oyster Selection
By ½ dz. or Ea.

Beausoleil/NB 18.00
Hog Island Atlantic/ CA 15.00
Malpeque/PEI 12.00
Cortez/Island BC 10.50
Cherrystone Clams/MA 10.50


Cooked
Chilled Whole Shrimp
½ pound 12.00
Chilled ½ Maine Lobster A.Q.
Paprika Marinated Squid 4.50

 

Plateau
4 ea. Oysters
4 ea. Cherrystone Clams
¼ pound Chilled Whole Shrimp
¼ pound Marinated Mussels
Daily Seafood Ceviche
Paprika Marinated Squid
30.00


Grand Plateau
½ dz. Oysters
½ dz. Cherrystone Clams
1 pound Maine Lobster
½ pound Chilled Whole Shrimp
½ pound Marinated Mussels
Daily Seafood Ceviche
Paprika Marinated Squid
60.00



 

 



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