Food & Wine
Our continuous focus is to present to our community a menu based on real top quality food, with a high level of freshness, and a good degree of sophistication, without compromising our tradition. That’s what Basilico stands for; real authentic Italian food truly made from the scratch with quality products. Our menu is mostly based in the cuisines of Emiglia-Romagna (lot’s of fresh pastas) and Liguria (pesto, olives, and see food), but also presents a large variety of red meat dishes. Enjoy it!
We monthly taste dozens of different wines in order to identify those true authentic expressions of our Regions in Italy. Our Wine list is solid in its range featuring wines from several different places of Italy, with most emphasis on Piemonte and Tuscany Regions.
New Years Eve Special
Five Course Meal - $59.00 (View Menu)
Join us in this celebration of Food and Wine at Basilico. Enjoy our cozy, friendly and elegant atmosphere. Have a True Italian experience at Downtown Olympia. We brought Italy to you!
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Dinner Menu
Antipasti – Appetizers
(Serves up to 2 people)
| Meat and Cheese Platter | 14.95 | |
Affettati e Formaggi |
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| Calamari Affogato | 9.95 | |
Fresh calamari sauté in garlic and extra virgin olive oil and white wine, simmered |
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| Fritto Misto di Pesce e Verdura | 9.95 | |
Prawns, cod, salmon, calamari and freshly picked vegetables lightly battered and deep fried. |
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| Involtini di Maiali | 8.95 | |
Imported Italian prosciutto, zucchini, mozzarella cheese wrapped in thin sliced pork loin sauteed to perfection in a sage, white wine butter sauce. |
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| Steamed Local Manila Clams | 8.95 | |
Cozze &Vongole Delle Cinque Terre |
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| Chanterelle Mushrooms with Crostini | 9.95 | |
Local wild chanterelle mushrooms sauteed with garlic, olive oil and tossed in a brandy cream sauce served with garlic-rosemary crostinis. |
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Primi - Fresh Handmade Pastas
All pastas are made here daily
| Pappardelle with Wild Boar Ragu | 16.95 | |
Pappardelle Al Cinghiale Wide egg pasta tossed with wild boar, infused with a fresh bouquet of herbs |
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| Traditional Fettucine all Pesto | 14.95 | |
Fettucine Pesto all Antica Basilico’s traditional house Ligurian Pesto with green beans and a touch of cream, tossed with our fresh house made fettuccini pasta. |
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| Italian Riviera Tagliatelle | 18.95 | |
Tagliatelle alla Riviera Ligure Fresh hand made Tagliatelle pasta sautéed with prawns, manila clams, mussels, calamari, halibut and salmon in our robust house plum tomato sauce. |
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| Lasagna Bolognese | 14.95 | |
Fresh layers of pasta with creamy béchamel sauce, meat and pork ragu and parmesan cheese, toped with our mix ragu and fresh mozzarella cheese. Served with baked tomato. |
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| Tagliolini alla Putanesca | 14.95 | |
Fresh house made tagliolini, sautéed with fresh local tomato, cappers, garlic, Riviera olives & fresh basil. |
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| Ravioli Smoked Salmon | 17.95 | |
Ravioli al Salmone Affumicato Fresh house hand made ravioli in a filing of house made smoked salmon, cooked in a sauce of cherry tomato, zucchini, shallots and white wine. |
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| Norcina Strozzapretti | 15.95 | |
Strozzapretti alla Norcina Fresh short, hand twisted pasta, with fresh Italian pork sausage, shallots, and mushrooms in a light cream sauce topped with Piedmont truffle salt. |
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| Prawns & Clams Tagliolini | 14.95 | |
Tagliolini ai Gamberi e Vongol Fresh and local manila clams with wild prawns, in a broth of butter, garlic, shallots, parsley and white wine served with our fresh house made tagliolini pasta.
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| Tagliatele al Ragu Misto | 13.95 | |
Fresh hand made Tagliatelle pasta tossed with our house beef and pork meat ragu, parmesan cheese and fresh herbs.
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| Ravioli of Spinich & Ricotta | 16.95 | |
Ravioli di Spinaci e Ricotta Our ever popular fresh handmade Ravioli, stuffed with spinach, imported ricotta, parmesan cheese and fresh herbs, served in sage brown butter. |
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Le Insalate - Salads
| Caprese | 8.95 | |
Insalata di Petto d’Anatra Fresh imported mozzarella and Roma tomato lined with fresh basil, oregano and extra virgin olive oil, finished by aged balsamic vinegar. |
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| Pear Salad | 7.95 | |
Insalata di Petto d’Anatra Lightly tossed arugula salad in extra virgin olive oil with walnuts, sweet gorgonzola and fresh pear. |
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| Classica | 4.95 | |
Mixed greens, tomatoes and carrots served with balsamic and extra virgin olive oil dressing. |
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| Chicken Salad | 9.95 | |
Insalata di Pollo Mixed greens topped with tender sauteed chicken and mushrooms, apples, then coated in herbs, spices and balsamic venigar, topped with walnuts and tomato. |
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I Secondi - Entrees
(Add mixed green salad for $2.50)
| The Angus Beef Option | 26.95 | |
(Choose your option: Sweet Gorgonzola or Truffle Salt) Hand cut 12 ounce New York steak crusted with imported sweet gorgonzola cheese and special spices, or Italian truffle salt and cremini mushroom, served with our house mashed potato and sauté seasonal vegetable. |
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| Roasted Veal | 26.95 | |
Arrosto di Vitello |
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| Rabbit Cacciatora | 25.95 | |
Conglio alla Cacciatora Tender pieces of rabbit pan seared in olive oil fresh herbs and garlic, then slowly stewed in Italian tomato and imported olives, served with angel hair pasta and seasonal vegetables. |
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| Pork Scaloppine | 20.95 | |
Scallopine di Maiale
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| Cioppino | 19.95 | |
Zuppa Rossa ai Fruti di Mare
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| Grilled Chicken Breast alla Pizzaiola | 19.95 | |
Petto di Pollo alla Pizzaiola |
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| Herb Crusted Ling Cod | 20.95 | |
Merluzzo al Forno Fresh Alaskan Ling Cod crusted iwth fresh herbs and house bread crumbs oven roasted to perfection served over wilted spinach tossed with pears, walnuts and onion accompanied with asparagus spears. |
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| Roasted Duck | 22.95 | |
Pan roasted duck breast seared to medium, topped with rosemary butter sauce served with our house oven roasted potato and sautéed seasonal vegetables.
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