Restoran Controvento
Italian restaurant in Old Town
Address: Vene 12 (Katariina käik), Tallinn
Phone: +372 644 0470
Menu prices: 390–4200 · £££ · Median main: 3250 · 55/55 with a published price
Italian restaurant
ANTIPASTI - EELROAD - STARTERS
- Insalata di Valeriana con zucca moscata e ricotta salata — 13,00Valerian salad with muscat pumpkin and salted ricotta
- Salumi misti e prosciutto Fiocco — 13,00Plate of Italian salami and Fiocco
- Carciofi grigliati — 14,00Grilled artichokes
- Burrata con pomodorini e basilico fresco — 14,00Burrata with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil leaves
- Peperoni tonnati — 14,00Marinated red bell peppers with tuna sauce
- Ostriche Sentinelle N˚3 (3 pezzi) (ANTIPASTI - EELROAD - STARTERS) — 15,00Sentinelle oysters N˚3 (3 pieces)
- Vitello tonnato — 16,00Veal slices in tuna mayonnaise sauce
- Carpaccio di salmone con crema di avocado — 16,00Salmon carpaccio with avocado cream
- Carpaccio al parmigiano — 16,50Beef carpaccio with parmesan cheese
- Misto di formaggi con pera allo zafferano — 18,00Cheese plate (Toma, Kinara, Taleggio, Pecorino stagionato, Gorgonzola piccante) with saffron flavoured pear
- Gamberi selvatici grigliati in salsa di ghi, chili e aglio — 18,50Grilled wild prawns in ghee, chili & garlic sauce
PRIMI PIATTI - PASTAROAD JA RISOTO - FIRST COURSES
- Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino — 12,00Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and chilli
- Penne all’ arrabbiata — 12,00Penne with chilli in tomato sauce
- Penne all’ Amatriciana — 14,00Penne with guanciale, pecorino cheese and tomato sauce
- Rigatoni al gorgonzola, pera e noci — 14,00Rigatoni with gorgonzola, pear and walnuts
- Melanzane alla parmigiana — 14,00Baked eggplant with parmesan
- Rigatoni cacio e pepe — 15,00Rigatoni with pecorino cheese and black pepper
- Spaghetti alla bolognese — 15,50Spaghetti in bolognese sauce
- Spaghetti alla carbonara alla Controvento — 16,00Spaghetti with egg, pecorino cheese and guanciale
- Lasagne tradizionale — 17,00
- Risotto alla Milanese con midollo — 17,00Saffron risotto with beef bone marrow
- Risotto al tartufo nero estivo — 19,00Risotto with seasonal black truffle
- Linguine alla diavola — 19,50Linguine with prawns in spicy cream sauce
PASTA RIPIENA FATTA A MANO - HOUSE MADE STUFFED PASTA
- Ravioli alla Piemontese — 15,00Ravioli with roast beef filling
- Ravioli ai porcini e tartufo — 16,00Ravioli stuffed with porcini mushrooms and truffle salsa in butter-parmesan sauce
PESCE - KALA - FISH
- Cozze fresche all’ aglio e al vino bianco — 18,00Fresh steamed mussels in garlic and white wine sauce
- Lucioperca fresca saltata in padella alla Controvento — 21,00Pan fried fresh pikeperch fillet in Controvento style
- Branzino al forno (300-450g) (PESCE - KALA - FISH) — 23,00Oven baked sea bass
- Polipo piccante con patate dolci — 27,00Spicy octopus with sweetpotato
- Sogliola al forno alla mugnaia (350-450g) (PESCE - KALA - FISH) — 42,00Oven baked dover sole in lemon-butter sauce
CARNE - LIHA - MEAT
- Fegato alla Veneziana — 20,00Pan fried calf liver, Venetian style
- Bistecca di manzo — 22,00Grilled beef
- Quaglia alla cacciatora — 27,00Hunter’s style quail with polenta
- Tagliata al parmigiano — 32,00Beef pieces with parmesan cheese
- Entrecôte di Angus Nero alla griglia (250g) (CARNE - LIHA - MEAT) — 33,00Grilled Entrecôte of Black Angus
- Filetto alla brace in stile italiano (220g) (CARNE - LIHA - MEAT) — 38,00Grilled beef fillet steak, Italian style
- Filetto ai porcini (220g) (CARNE - LIHA - MEAT) — 41,00Grilled beef fillet steak with porcini mushroom sauce
- Filetto al pepe (220g) (CARNE - LIHA - MEAT) — 41,00Grilled beef fillet steak in red peppercorn sauce
- Filetto tartufato (220g) (CARNE - LIHA - MEAT) — 41,00Grilled beef fillet steak with truffle salsa sauce
- Carré di agnello con timo e olive nere (4 costole / 8 costole) (CARNE - LIHA - MEAT) — 24,00/46,00Lamb chops with thyme in black olive sauce (4 ribs / 8 ribs)
CONTORNI - LISANDID - GARNISH
- Patate fritte — 4,00French fries
- Majonese di tartufo — 4,00Truffle mayonaise
- Patate al forno con rosmarino e aglio — 5,00Oven baked potatoes with rosemary and garlic
- Insalata mista — 5,00Mixed salad
- Spinace fresco, saltato con aglio e olio di oliva — 5,50Fresh spinach with garlic and olive oil
- Finocchio alla arancia con gorgonzola — 7,00Orange roasted fennel in gorgonzola sauce
- Pizza bianca — 7,00Rosemary, extra virgin olive oil
DOLCI - MAGUSTOIDUD - DESSERT
- Sorbetto al limone — 3,90handmade lemon sorbet
- Panna cotta — 7,50
- Tiramisù alla Controvento dal 1994 — 8,00
- Gelato italiano artigianale (2 palle) (DOLCI - MAGUSTOIDUD - DESSERT) — 8,00Hand-made Italian ice cream (2 scoops)
- Dolce ai mirtilli — 9,00Blueberry dessert
- Colonel — 10,00Lemon sorbet in vodka
- Gelato affogato al caffè e al whisky — 12,00Ice-cream in whisky & coffee
- Misto di formaggi con pera allo zafferano — 18,00Cheese plate with saffron flavoured pear