Sample Menu Items

Sicilian specialties are highlighted in Blue

Appetizers

STEAMED MUSSELS MARINARA  
Steamed mussels served in a tomato sauce

LUMACHE (ESCARGOT) (6)
Prepared with garlic, shallots, parsley, lemon, butter, and baked

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER (4)  
Fresh oysters, baked with spinach, and topped with a
hollandaise sauce, glazed and served in a shell

ALIOTO'S ANTIPASTO
Assortment of Italian cured meats and cheese with marinated vegetables

BAY SHRIMP COCKTAIL  

DEEP FRIED CALAMARI  
Tender calamari dipped in muddica (Sicilian breadcrumbs) and deep-fried

MARINATED CALAMARI  
Calamari marinated with olive oil, vinegar, garlic, capers,
sliced celery and tomatoes

GRIDDLE FRIED CALAMARI 
Tender calamari, in muddica (Sicilian breadcrumbs), griddle fried
and served with tartar sauce.

STEAMED MANILA CLAMS 
Served in a broth of white wine, garlic and parsley

RAW OYSTERS (6)

SEAFOOD SAUSAGE (OUR SPECIALTY)
An Alioto house specialty, a sausage made from prawns, rock shrimp
& scallops, tomatoes and basil, served in a lemon-butter sauce

SMOKED SALMON
Served with capers and onions in a balsamic and olive oil dressing

ALIOTO'S CRAB CAKE  
A mildly spicy crab cake made from crab meat, served with mixed salad greens,
chives, fresh tomatoes, with a lemon-butter sauce

PARMA PROSCIUTTO & FRESH FRUIT

CRAB MEAT COCKTAIL

PRAWN COCKTAIL

DEVILED CRAB - NONNA'S SPECIALTY  
A spicy crab mixture, baked and served in a scallop shell

1/2 DUNGENESS CRACKED CRAB  Market Price
Steamed, and served plain or marinated in olive oil, vinegar, garlic,
and Alioto house flavorings (Hot or Cold)

TUNA TARTAR  
Fresh, raw tuna, diced and marinated with soy sauce, ginger,
sesame seed oil and cilantro

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Sandwiches - Served until 4 PM

GRIDDLE FRIED FILLET OF SOLE SANDWICH

GRILLED HAMBURGER SANDWICH DELUXE  

GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH  
Prepared with olive oil, oven dried tomatoes, peppers
& arugula lettuce served on homemade foccacia

BAY SHRIMP SALAD SANDWICH 

SICILIAN VEGETARIAN SANDWICH 
Grilled zucchini & eggplant, roasted peppers, oven-dried tomatoes, arugula
lettuce, drizzled with basil oil and served on home-made foccacia bread

TUNA LORENZO
Creamed tuna, tomato & melted Jack cheese served on homemade foccacia bread

CRAB SALAD SANDWICH  

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Soup or Salad

CLAM CHOWDER
Homemade, prepared New England style
CUP or BOWL

SOUP OF THE DAY MADE ON THE PREMISES
CUP or BOWL

MIXED GREEN SALADS 
Choice of Dressings: Olive Oil & Vinegar,
Thousand Island, Blue Cheese, or Creamy Italian

ALIOTO SALAD  
Mixed greens tossed with pine nuts, raisins & fennel served with a vinaigrette

CAESAR SALAD 
Romaine lettuce served with a spicy anchovy-based dressing
with grated Parmesan cheese

GORGONZOLA SALAD 
Romaine lettuce served with crumbled gorgonzola and sliced red onions
served with a blue cheese dressing

OCTOPUS & CONCH SALAD  
Tossed in olive oil and red wine vinegar and served on a bed of lettuce

CALAMARI & ARUGULA SALAD  
Spinach and arugula sprinkled with muddica fried calamari

ARTICHOKE & ARUGULA SALAD  
Artichoke hearts served with arugula lettuce, drizzled in truffle oil, and
seasoned with tapenade (pureed olives) and shaved Italian Parmesan cheese

SCALLOP SALAD 
Seared scallops served with watercress, tomatoes and drizzled with truffle oil

BAY SHRIMP LOUIE (A WHARF SPECIALTY)  

CRAB LOUIE (A WHARF SPECIALTY)  

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Pasta & Rice

PENNE ALLA BOLOGNESE  
Served with a tomato meat sauce

MACCHERONCINI AL FORNO 
Pasta elbows baked in gorgonzola, fontina, Swiss, parmesan
cheese and pancetta (Italian bacon)

ROTELLE (WAGON WHEEL PASTA)
WITH   BLACK OLIVES, TOMATOES AND BASIL

FRESH FISH RISOTTO  
Italian creamy rice prepared with halibut and drizzled
with a caper olive oil infusion

DITALINI WITH MUSSELS AND ROCK SHRIMP
Short pasta tubes tossed with mussels and rock shrimp in a tomato sauce

GNOCCHI  
Potato pillows served with tomato sauce and melted cheese

PASTA ALLA PORCINI E CARCIOFI
Pasta shells tossed with sauteed mushrooms and shaved artichokes
served in its own juices

SPAGHETTINI CON VONGOLE  
Prepared with clams with a cream or tomato sauce

TORTELLINI CON PISELLI 
With prosciutto and peas, served in an alfredo sauce

CAPPELLINI
"Angel hair" pasta, thin strands of pasta served with rock shrimp,
basil & tomato sauce

LOBSTER RAVIOLI
Homemade ravioli filled with lobster and mushrooms and served in a
lobster-bisque sauce

RISOTTO ALIOTO
Italian creamy rice prepared with shrimp, scallops, tomatoes, and
portobello mushrooms

SPINACH FETTUCCINI FRUTTI DI MARE  
Broad long spinach pasta noodles served in a combination of seafood
in a spicy tomato sauce

SEAFOOD CANNELLONI
Pasta filled with rock & bay shrimp, crab, baked and served with a tomato
sauce & melted Jack cheese

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Fish & Shellfish
Alioto's started as a fresh fish stand in 1925. Today, the third generation of Alioto's
has a full-time seafood buyer who selects the freshest and choicest cuts of fish available.
All fish and shellfish will be cooked well-done unless requested otherwise.

SAND DABS
Griddle fried

REX SOLE
Griddle fried  
Stuffed with baby shrimp served with a lemon-butter sauce

ROCK FISH FILLET
Salamander broiled  
Pan fried served with wilted pea sprouts and pancetta (Italian bacon)
Pan fried with wild mushrooms and truffle oil served on a bed of
mashed potatoes

SOLE FILLET
Broiled  
Pan fried a la meuniere  
Poached, stuffed with creamed crab meat & spinach

HALIBUT FILLET
Grilled  
Roasted with potatoes and bay shrimp 
Pan roasted with truffle oil, shitake mushrooms and pearl onions
on a bed of mashed potatoes  
Bollito Style, poached, served with tomato, basil & caper sauce  
Sicilian style, roasted with onions and tomatoes  

SALMON FILLET
Grilled, served a la meuniere (in a lemon-butter sauce)  
Agrodolce (sweet & sour) served with couscous  
Lightly smoked, grilled & served with a papaya-mango salsa  
Kal-bi style, marinated with sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic & scallions  

SWORDFISH FILLET
Grilled  Market Price
Sauteed served with bell peppers, tomatoes, eggplant vinaigrette  Market Price
Pan fried and served with spinach, in a citrus-caper sauce  Market Price

TUNA FILLET
Grilled, served with stewed tomatoes, capers, basil, black and green olives
Grilled, served with a caper, tomato, olive oil & basil relish  
Agrodolce, seared and prepared with a carmelized onion marmelade  

SCALLOPS
Roasted with Sicilian breading, fresh tomato, and a hint of garlic
infused olive oil  
Deep fried and served with tartar sauce  

CRAB
Cioppino, Nonna Rose's shellfish stew, with clams, mussels &
shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce Market Price
Dungeness cracked crab, steamed Plain  Market Price
Marinated with special flavoring  Market Price

CALAMARI
Deep fried  
Sauteed with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and peas

LOBSTER
Thermidor, sauteed in butter, onions, mushrooms,
white wine and a light cream sauce  Market Price
Steamed with melted butter  Market Price

ABALONE
Dipped in egg batter, sauteed and served with or without baby
shrimp & avocado Market Price

CLAMS
Steamed with garlic & parsley  

MUSSELS
Steamed mussels marinara (homemade tomato sauce)
Bordelaise  

SHRIMP
Fried prawns breaded in Muddica (Sicilian style breadcrumbs)
garlic, cheese & Italian parsley  
Sauteed prawns with garlic, white wine, Italian parsley, tomato,
lemon and butter  

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 Combinations

BOUILLABAISSE  
Combination offish, shellfish in a tomato, saffron fish broth

COMBINATION FRIED  
Prawns, oyster, scallops & calamari

SICILIAN MIXED GRILL  
Stuffed calamari, marinated skewered mint shrimp and involtini of swordfish

FRESH FISH SAMPLER OF THREE  
Ask waiter for selection

SEAFOOD POT PIE  
A fresh twist on a traditional favorite: fresh fish, shrimp, lobster mixed with
diced carrots and peas baked in a pastry shell.

COMBINATION SAUTE
Prawns, crab legs & scallops sauteed with garlic white wine, mushrooms,
tomatoes lemon & butter

WAVALONE™
Enjoy the delicious flavor of abalone at a fraction of the cost. Wavalone
is a fresh caught mollosc harvested off the California coast. The Wavy Top
Turban, or better known as Wavalone, is a very delicate meat which is
moist and full flavored. Prepared griddle fried and served with tartar sauce.
Alioto's is proud to offer this delicacy as a Wharf exclusive.

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Meat & Fowl
All meat and fowl will be cooked well-done unless otherwise requested

GRILLED FILET MIGNON  
Served with a Bernaise Sauce

T -BONE STEAK  
Sicilian style, marinated in olive oil, herbs and grilled

GROUND SIRLOIN STEAK
Served with sauteed mushrooms

CHICKEN ALIOTO  
Chicken breasts sauteed with artichokes and mushrooms

VEAL PICCATA
Sauteed veal filet served with a lemon-butter and caper sauce

BREADED VEAL CUTLET  
Prepared Sicilian Style in muddica breading and served with deglazed pan juices

All meals include bread & butter. All entree fish items are subject to availability and can be prepared griddle-fried, poached or charcoal-grilled. · Prices subject to change. Minimum service for lunch, $8.50 per person. Minimum service for dinner, $10.50 per person · We accept American Express, Visa, Master Card, Carte Blanche, Diner's Club, Discover Card & JCB Credit Cards. · We do not accept personal or payroll checks. · State sales tax will be added to all food & beverage. We are not responsible for lost or stolen articles. · Corkage fee is $12.00 per 750ML bottle of wine. · Private Rooms are available for 8, 15, or 50 people. 

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