La Posta is a neighborhood restaurant bringing the soul of Italian cuisine into the heart of Seabright.
“LA VITA É UNA COMBINAZIONE DI PASTA E MAGIA” - FEDERICO FELLINI
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Menu for October 1 - 5
Antipasti
Olives - House marinated olives: Cerignola, Castelvetrano, Gaeta, Taggiasca $6
Blue Heron Farm - lettuces, sherry-shallot vinaigrette, parmigiano reggiano $13
Figs (Pinnacle Farm) - prosciutto, stracciatella, pistachio $18
Smoked cod and mussels chowder, pickled chanterelles $20
Gnoccho Fritto - 24-month prosciutto, pickled onion, blue cheese $25
A serving of la Posta bread, rosemary-walnut or white $4
Primi
Made daily in our kitchen
Spaghetti al Amatriciana - tomato, guanciale, onion, chili, pecorino romano $32**
Ravioli - ricotta-basil, roasted Live Earth tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, parm $32
Taglioilini Puttanesca - tuna, anchovies, tomato, capers, olive $33**
Pappardelle - beef-pork bolognese, spinach, parm $32**
**Gluten-free pasta: add $5
Secondi
Sole Picatta - O2T Monterey sole, spinach, caper-lemon sauce $38
Pollo - prosciutto wrapped Fogline Farm chicken, potato gratin, O2T chanterelles, arugula $38
Contorni
Dirty Girl pole and shelling beans, prosciutto, tomato, escarole, breadcrumbs $12
Fagioli - Dirty Girl pole beans, guanciale, roasted live earth cherry tomatoes $12
Pizze
Margherita - tomato, mozzarella di bufala, basil $20
Funghe - Humboldt Cty chanterelles, fontina, spinach, caramelized shallots, garlic creama $26
N’duja - fresh sausage and tomatoes, mozzarella, marinated onion, olives $24
Salsiccia – tomato, house-made sausage, kale, burrata, calabrian chili $24
Dolci & Gelati
Affogato - vanilla gelato, espresso $8
Granita di Caffe con Panna - coffee granita, whipped cream, cocoa $8
Chocolate panna cotta, Freddy’s poached sekel pears, coca nib shortbread $12
Randall’s quince-almond tart, vanilla gelato $12
Pistachio + orange zest biscotti $1 /each
Ricciarelli - almond cookie (gf) $1 /each
- Gelati - $4 -
vanilla bean
pistachio
coconut stracciatella
coffee-caramel
chocolate-hazelnut
strawberry-lemon sorbetto
…don’t forget the bread!
La Posta Bread $10
Sourdough made with our 30 year old starter
Sourdough White / Walnut-Rosemary Brown
PLEASE NOTE: la Posta charges a 20% gratuity for parties of 6 or more
Reserve Wine List
We think it high time to break into the good stuff!
Special Thanks to our Farmer Partners
Fogline Farm / Freddy Menge / Happy Boy / Jason Collins / Live Earth / Ocean2Table / Phil Foster’s Pinnacle Farm / Blue Heron Farm
PICK UP LOCATION
538 SEABRIGHT AVENUE
SANTA CRUZ, CA
CALL OR EMAIL ORDER - WE’LL CONFIRM
831.457.2782 - or - 831.457.9782 (anytime)
lapostarestaurant@gmail.com (after hours)
HOURS
Wednesday - Thursday | 5 - 8:30PM
Friday - Saturday | 5 - 9:30PM
Sunday | 5 - 8:30PM