Intimate, contemporary setting for innovative twists on classic Mediterranean cooking.
4.5 – 256 reviews $$ • Mediterranean restaurant
Menu
| Mezze | |
| Za’atar Pita painted with za’atar and baked…the childhood snack i grew up on |
$5.00 |
| Mixed Olives & Mozzarella Marinated in rosemary, garlic, lemon |
$5.00 |
| Avocado, Spinach & Artichoke Dip Pita chips (vegan) |
$8.00 |
| Baked Provolone Bubbly, melted provolone & swiss cheese, infused with truffle oil and herbs… served with crostini |
$11.00 |
| Middle Eastern Sampler Hummus, mohamara and labani (house made yogurt cheese), grilled pita….lebanese favorites |
$14.00 |
| Falafel, Za’atar & Olives Falafel, hummus, marinated olives, cucumber, tomato and onion salad and za’atar flatbread |
$15.00 |
| Warm Roasted Eggplant & Wonton “Napoleon” Sweet red onions, tomatoes, feta, watercress and hummus in a light curry vinaigrette |
$15.00 |
| Rosemary Polenta Polenta triangles with portobello, thyme, spinach, blue cheese and tomatoes |
$15.00 |
| Escargot Sautéed in a roasted garlic herb-de-provence butter, served with greens and brie toast |
$15.00 |
| Grilled Calamari Za’atar dusted calamari, tossed in walnut pesto and served on a salad of watercress, artichoke hearts, black olives, red onions and roasted red peppers |
$15.00 |
| Moules Frites Mussels steamed with tomatoes, curry, and onion marmalade, served with sweet potato fries and saffron- tarragon mayonnaise |
$15.00 |
| Kofta (Meat contains bread crumbs, walnuts and pine nuts) seasoned ground lamb “meatballs”, served with three sauces, minted cucumber-yogurt, hummus and mohamara, served with grilled pita and a cucumber, tomato and onion salad |
$15.00 |
| Salads | |
| Fattoush Lebanese bread salad tomatoes, feta, cucumbers, torn pita, radish, chick peas, capers, black olives and red onions |
$10.00 |
| Caesar Roasted red peppers, radicchio, polenta crouton & parmesan cheese |
$10.00 |
| Arugula, Radicchio, Watercress, Artichoke Hearts Oven-roasted tomatoes and a “shower” of ricotta salata |
$10.00 |
| Baby Greens Blue cheese and toasted walnuts |
$10.00 |
| Beet Salad Beets, honey chevre, quinoa, hazelnuts, and spinach, served with honey crostini |
$12.00 |
| Kale & Brussel Sprouts Radicchio, toasted almonds, manchego cheese and dried cherries |
$12.00 |
| Warm Grains (Kamut/wheatberry) spinach, radish, tomatoes, radicchio, and asparagus |
$12.00 |
| Grilled Halloumi Arugula, red onions, radicchio, artichoke hearts, chick peas, tomatoes and black olive tapenade |
$12.00 |
| Entrees | |
| Crispy Duck Leg Confit (Housemade) Diced truffled potatoes & greens, garnished with a shallot jam |
$26.00 |
| Grilled Bistro Steak Creekstone farms premium black angus beef, kansas marinated & grilled hanger steak, fries & baby greens, served w/truffle aioli |
$26.00 |
| Atlantic Salmon Pan roasted, served on a roasted potato plank, topped w/a mushroom, tomato, artichoke, spinach & chick pea “mélange” tossed w/a warm sherry shallot vinaigrette & garnished w/grilled asparagus) |
$25.00 |
| Kibbeh One of the defining dishes of lebanese cuisine…a mixture of ground beef, bulghur wheat, pine nuts and fragrantly spiced…baked and served alongside gilled pita, yogurt/cucumber sauce and a salad comprised of tomato/cucumber/onion/mint…this is the dish i grew up eating and adoring on sundays after church |
$21.00 |
| Butternut Squash & Ricotta Cheese Ravioli Tossed with arugula, toasted hazelnuts, in brown-butter & sage |
$21.00 |
| Israeli Couscous This dish lends itself to a bit of “spice”…can be made without chicken grilled chicken and a mélange of mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, red peppers & spinach, in a light curry vinaigrette |
$21.00 |
| Mediterranean Fish Fry Cumin/panko-dusted fried, flounder, served alongside salt & vinegar fries & a horseradish tartar sauce |
$21.00 |
| Burger | |
| Oversized “Arugula” Hamburger An 8oz mixture of brisket, shortrib & tenderloin 15 topped with cheddar, roasted tomatoes, grilled red onions & a smoky aioli on a brioche bun |
$15.00 |
| Sides | |
| Grilled Asparagus W/sherry shallot vinaigrette and parmesan cheese |
$6.00 |
| Sauteed Spinach & Tomatoes French Fries, Served W/Truffle Aioli | $6.00 |
| Fromages | |
| Brillat Savarin Lush, triple cream cow’s milk cheese… France |
$19.00 |
| Moliterno Black Truffle Pecorino Raw, sheep’s milk with black truffles, permeating throughout the entire paste of this amazing cheese…Italy |
$19.00 |
| Rogue Creamery’s “Smokey Blue” First made on the west coast…only fitting that it would be the first blue smoked…cold smoked for 16 hours over hazelnut shells…resulting in a balance of sweet caramel & hazelnut flavors that contrast the sharpness of the blue..Oregon |
$19.00 |
| Quicke’s Farmhouse Cheddar Overseen by mrs. Quicke herself!…so different from the boring mass produced blocks of gummy yellow stuff being passed off as “cheddar”… England |
$19.00 |
| Gouda Aged 5 years…caramel, butterscotch & cashew flavors…crystallized… Netherlands |
$19.00 |
| “Burgers” | |
| “Arugula” Hamburger An 8oz mixture of brisket, shortrib & tenderloin topped w/cheddar, roasted tomatoes, grilled red onions & a smoky aioli on a brioche bun |
$15.00 |
| Soup, 1/2 Sandwich, Greens | |
| Soup Please ask your server |
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| Soup, 1/2 Sandwich, Greens Select sandwiches available w/cup of soup, greens |
$14.00 |
| Hand-Held Fare | |
| Avocado Grilled Cheese Avocado, cheddar & tomato |
$12.00 |
| Tomato & Pesto Grilled Cheese Burrata, pesto & tomato |
$12.00 |
| Tin Sardines, Tomato, Olives & Capers Sardines, marinated in lemon & oil, cherry tomatoes, olives & capers |
$14.00 |
| Turkey, Brie & Cranberry Chutney Onion marmalade, watercress |
$14.00 |
| Mediterranean Fish Wrap Cumin/panko-crusted fried flounder, hummus, watercress, red onions & tomatoes |
$14.00 |
| Grilled Chicken & Prosciutto Panino With roasted red peppers, provolone & pesto |
$14.00 |
| Grilled Chicken Schawarma Wrap Grilled chicken, tomatoes, red onion, greens & a yogurt-cucumber sauce |
$12.00 |
| Falafel Wrap Served warm with hummus, roasted tomatoes, greens & red onions |
$12.00 |
| Portobello & Roasted Eggplant Panino Portobello & roasted eggplant served warm with roasted red peppers & hummus |
$12.00 |
| Crispy Flatbreads | |
| Alici (White anchovies, marinated in oil, vinegar, oregano) capers & artichoke hearts baked & topped w/the fillets, black olives, arugula & lemon oil |
$18.00 |
| Pesto Shrimp Pesto, sautéed baby shrimp, burrata cheese & roasted red peppers |
$18.00 |
| Burrata Burrata (creamy mozzarella, meaning “butter”), speck, crushed tomatoes & basil |
$18.00 |
| Grilled Chicken Grilled chicken, tomatoes, burrata, finished w/arugula & balsamic reduction |
$18.00 |
| Sweet Italian Sausage & Fig Italian sausage, fresh figs & blue cheese |
$18.00 |
| Duck Confit & Chorizo Sausage Smoked mozzeralla, chorizo sausage & mushroom, baked & finished w/ duck confit & salad dressed in a truffle vinaigrette |
$18.00 |
| Baby Shrimp Spinach, shrimp, tomatoes, artichoke hearts & fresh mozzarella |
$18.00 |
| Smoked Salmon Goat cheese, baked & topped w/ smoked salmon, & a caper-cucumber-red onion relish |
$18.00 |
| Prosciutto & Artichoke Heart Provolone cheese, artichoke hearts, baked & topped w/ prosciutto, basil & lemon oil |
$18.00 |
| Fig & Asparagus Fresh figs, blue cheese & asparagus |
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| Roasted Eggplant Artichoke hearts, roasted tomatoes, fresh mozzarella & roasted eggplant |
$16.00 |
| Four-Cheese & Artichoke Scamorza, blue cheese, mozz, muenster & marinated art hearts, finished w/truffle oil |
$16.00 |
| Wild Mushroom Duxelles, mushrooms, & blue cheese, finished w/ truffle vinaigrette & arugula |
$16.00 |
| Curried Eggplant Tomatoes, eggplant & feta baked & topped w/a curried watercress salad |
$16.00 |
| Arugula Mozzarella cheese, baked & topped with arugula, tomatoes, asiago cheese, virgin oil & lemon |
$16.00 |
| White Tea | |
| Cucumber Mint Cucumber & spearmint is blended to refresh & rejuvenate |
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| Orange Blossom Orange blossoms lend their invigorating citrus notes |
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| Persimmon The tangy-sweet taste of persimmon has a spicy finish that compliments the prized white tea |
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| Red Tea | |
| “Dream By The Fire” .Rooibos blended w/sweet vanilla bean, warm cinnamon…escape from the cold! |
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| Strawberry Vanilla Certified organic…rooibos blended w/ sweet strawberries & vanilla. The republic of tea will donate $1 from the sale of this tea to support room to read, to establish libraries in underprivileged countries. Learn |
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| Passionfruit Mango Rooibos blended w/passion fruit, mango, sunflowers, rose petals, strawberries, hibiscus & grapefruit |
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| Caramel Apple Rooibos punctuated by the fruit flavors of citrus, apple, almonds, vanilla |
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| Cinnamon Orange Rooibos blended w/lemon, cinnamon, orange & cloves |
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| The Republic Of Tea. – Black Blended Tea | |
| Cinnamon Toast Hicaf.swirls of cinnamon & sugar…extra delicious w/a splash of milk |
$6.00 |
| Pom-Berry Hicaf…juicy flavors of pomegranate & blueberry flavor this black tea… |
$6.00 |
| Earl Greyer Fine black tea leaves blended with natural bergamot oil |
$6.00 |
| Earl Greyer Decaf! Decaf version of southern italy’s bergamot orange |
$6.00 |
| Comfort & Joy Cinnamon & cloves blend into this black tea…sweet, spicy infusion |
$6.00 |
| British Breakfast Black keemun leaf w/a touch of formosan oolong |
$6.00 |
| Golden Yunnan Black tea leaves w/a pleasing floral overtone & a tingle of citrus |
$6.00 |
| Rose Petal Black tea leaves blended w/rose buds & petals |
$6.00 |
| Vanilla Almond Black tea leaves blended with almonds and vanilla bean |
$6.00 |
| The Republic Of Tea. – Oolong Tea | |
| Peach Blossom Fragrant tea infused w/the essence of spring peach blossoms |
$6.00 |
| The Republic Of Tea. – Green Tea | |
| Gingermint Green Hicaf…healthy ginger & cooling mint add a zesty boost to your busy days |
$6.00 |
| Dragon Well Mild toasted flavor, reminiscent of pistachio nuts |
$6.00 |
| Moroccan Mint Gunpowder green tea leaves blended w/peppermint |
$6.00 |
| Pomegranate Green tea leaves, hibiscus & pomegranate |
$6.00 |
| Tea Of Inquiry Green tea leaves blended with toasted rice |
$6.00 |
| Others | |
| Crispy Flatbreads Ultra thin dough, w/onion marmalade base & asiago cheese, also available on gluten free dough from still riding foods…New to our menu…cauliflower crust!… naturally gluten-free & grain-free…you can now eat your flatbread and still follow your low- carb diet…any of our flats can be made on these two … the cost for the |
$22.00 |
| Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese Goat cheese, baked & topped with smoked salmon & a caper-cucumber-red onion relish |
$18.00 |
| Get Maternal Is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush a “pampering” blend of black limon, ginger & mango |
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| Double Dark Chocolate Mate Is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush organic dark cocoa….decadent! |
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| Raspberry Rose Hibiscus Is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush a “romantic” blend of tangy nigerian hibiscus, ripe raspberries & delicate rose petals… fruity floral infusion |
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| Chamomile Lemon Is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush a blend of lemon balm, orange blossoms, chamomile |
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| Cardamon Cinnamon Is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush a blend of cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pink peppercorns, and star anise |
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| Coconut Cocoa Is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush a blend of roasted carob, caramel, dates, coconut flavor, cocoa powder & chocolate flavor |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: arugula-bistro.com
Contact Arugula Bistro
Address: 953 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone: (860) 561-4888
Website: http://www.arugula-bistro.com/
Hours
| Wednesday | 4–9PM |
| Thursday | 4–9PM |
| Friday | 4–10PM |
| Saturday | 4–10PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–9PM |
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