Menu

From homegrown cured meats and cheeses handcrafted by our trusted suppliers, to fresh homemade pasta, to meats selected and matured according to the Dry-Aged process in the special maturation cabinet, to lake fish, not to mention our delicious desserts: you’re sure to find your new favorite dish!

The Appetizers

CHF
Grotto Appetizer

Pâté del Grotto – Head salami with green sauce
Venison salami – Zucchini flower stuffed with fondue, fried
Bruschetta with tomato and basil – Onion with tuna sauce

21.-
Chopping board of local cured meats,

with homemade giardiniera

19.-
Tomino in prosciutto coat 14.-
CHF
Bruschetta with tomato and basil 12.-
Nostrano pork sausages 11.-
Steak Tartare  150 gr. / 200 gr. 34.-
Grotto pâté, with croutons, garnished 16.-
Zucchini flowers stuffed with fondue, fried 19.-
Fresh artichoke salad, with slivers of Grana Padano cheese 18.-
Green asparagus parmesan style 14.-

Salads

CHF
Chicory salad 12.50
Chicory and tomato salad 12.50
Grotto Mixed Salad 12.50
CHF
Salad of auburn tomatoes 12.50
Assortment of grilled vegetables 18.-

First Dishes

CHF
Cream of asparagus with croutons 16.-
Asparagus flan with fondue 16.-
Risotto with luganighetta, porcini mushrooms, saffron and Merlot del Ticino 22.-
Ravioli della Nonna with tomato sauce, butter, macaroons and raisins 22.-
  CHF
Taglierini with asparagus and morels 22.-
Pappardelle alla boscaiola 22.-
Polenta and ricotta gnocchi with white rabbit sauce 22.-

Fish Second Courses

CHF
Alborella with fries 24.-
Perch fillet with butter and sage 32.-
Frog legs, trifoliated 32.-
CHF
Pikeperch escalope with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, artichokes 34.-
Battered perch fillet, deep fried 32.-

Meat main courses

  CHF

Braised beef tenderloin, with porcini mushrooms and polenta

34.-

Pork chop, Milanese style

29.-

Veal liver alla Veneta

32.-

Stewed snails with polenta

32.-
CHF

Veal escalope with creamy porcini mushrooms

38.-
Porcini mushrooms trifolati, with polenta 32.-

Pork ribs braised in red wine, with polenta

29.-

Veal patties with risotto

29.-

From the Grid

(subject to availability)

ANGUS BEEF SWISS CHF
Rib approx. 800/1000 gr. hg. 11.50
Fiorentina steak approx. 800/1000 gr. hg. 12.50
SWISS RUMP CHF
Rib approx. 800/1000 gr. hg. 11.50
Fiorentina steak approx. 800/1000 gr. hg. 12.50

Specialties

CHF
Beef picaña Min. 2 pers. p.p. 39.-
Sliced beef entrecôte with Maldon salt and balsamic cream 39.-
Pork Luganighetta, homemade 24.-
Beef tenderloin 48.-
Grotto skewe, with vegetables and grilled potatoes 36.-

Polenta

CHF
Polenta and milk 10.-
Polenta and eggs “in Cereghin” 15.-
Polenta and creamy gorgonzola cheese 16.-
Polenta Concia with cheese, garlic, butter and sage 9.-
Polenta with gorgonzola cheese and fried egg 25.-

Desserts & Ice Creams

  CHF
Homemade tarts 9.-
Apple pie with ice cream 11.-
Creme Caramel 10.-
Panna cotta with berries 12.-
Strawberry Panna Cotta 10.-
Semi-frozen meringue cake with chocolate sauce 9.-
CHF
Mascarpone cream tiramisu 11.-
Walnut ice cream with Nocino 9.-
Fresh berries 11.-
Fresh strawberries 9.-
Selection of sorbets 11.-
Cassata semifredda 9.-

Cheeses

CHF
Muggio Valley Büsciun 7.50
Piora Alpine Pasture Cheese 12.-
Formagella Grassa Crenga 10.-
CHF
Creamy Gorgonzola 10.-
Mixed cheese 16.-

Iva 7,7%  inclusa.