Aventine Glen Ellen Announces Fall Menu and Winter Hours

Glen Ellen’s popular restaurant, Aventine Glen Ellen is pleased to announce the changes and new additions to the Fall Menu as well as upcoming Winter Hours.

Aventine will now be open for dinner from 4:30 PM to 9 PM Tuesday through Sunday (until 10 PM on Friday and Saturday). Additional Brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Brunch closes for the winter on October 12, 2015 reopening on June 25, 2016.

Changes to the menu, which will start the 2nd week of October, include:

ANTIPASTI

COZZE E VONGOLE – steamed Mediterranean mussels and clams, celery leaves, roasted fennel, saffron white wine butter broth, grilled house made focaccia ($18)

INSALATA E ZUPPA

INSALATA DI MALE E CACHI – pink lady apples, fufu persimmons, watercress, roasted hazelnuts, fat bottom girl cheese, lemon dressing ($14)

GRILLED EGGPLANT PARMESAN CAPRESE – buffalo mozzarella, grilled marinated eggplant, tomato jam, balsamic reduction, micro basil ($15)

INSALATA DE MARE – marinated mussels, calamari, shrimp, bay scallops, grilled octopus, baby yellow frisee, red potatoes, celery, carrots, citrus dressing, basil oil ($18)

PASTA E RISOTTO

RAVIOLI ROSSO – burrata cheese stuffed, red beet pasta, cream sauce, peas, black truffle shavings, parsley oil ($17)

AGNOLOTTI VERDI – spinach infused pasta, stuffed short ribs, rice, Swiss chard, fried carrot ribbons, Chianti-cream sauce ($19)

FETTUCCINE NERO – squid ink fettuccine, rock shrimp, grilled squid, Mediterranean mussels, roasted pear tomatoes, red bell pepper sauce, spicy Calabrian chili ($22)

AQUA E TERRA

POLLO – pan-seared Mary’s chicken half chicken, rosemary purple potato carpaccio, sautéed brussel sprouts, lemon-caper sauce ($24)

BRANZINO – seared Mediterranean sea bass, roasted parsnip puree, sautéed rapini, fried leeks, oregano-citrus vinaigrette ($36)

PETTO D’ANATRA AFFUMICATO – smoked duck breast, butternut squash gnocchi, porcini mushroom sauce, fresh cranberry sauce ($29)

Aventine Glen Ellen has wonderful weekly specials. Their Happy Hour Tuesdays features Happy Hour pricing at the bar all night and Wine Wednesdays offer patrons the chance to purchase bottles of wines off the impressive wine list for half-price. Brunch is now served on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

Aventine Glen Ellen, from the partners who created the wildly popular Taverna Aventine in San Francisco and Aventine Hollywood, is the newest fine dining and entertainment hot spot in Wine Country. Aventine Glen Ellen is located at 14301 Arnold Dr. Glen Ellen, CA in the historic Jack London Village. Aventine Glen Ellen will feature a modern take on classic Italian food prepared by Chef Adolfo Veronese. It will have an on-site brewery, full bar and live music. It has private rooms and beautiful terraces available for banquets, private parties and weddings. Aventine Glen Ellen will be open for dinner six days a week from 4:30 PM to 9 PM (until 10 PM on Friday and Saturday) with Happy Hour Tuesday to Sunday from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Additional Brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Closed on Mondays.