Casanova Restaurant welcomes you to a culinary experience that echoes the South of France & Northern Italy in the center of Carmel, California. Our style and ambiance is matched by a standard of excellence in food and service that has brought us worldwide acclaim. Our hand-dug wine cellar has received numerous awards for its outstanding selection of wines from all over the world. Casanova offers indoor and heated garden seating. We also have full banquet facilities that can accommodate your next special event. In a private room, guests can enjoy a special meal at Van Gogh¿s Table. This is the actual table at which Vincent Van Gogh drew and took his meals in 1890 during the last months of his life. For more information, please visit our website at www.vangoghstable.com

Sample Menus

Lunch Selections

Salade de Confit de Canard aux Lentilles
warm duck salad with lentils, beets, pine nuts, mixed greens, balsamic vinaigrette

Brochette d'Agneau au Thym
charbroiled lamb tenderloin on a skewer, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, thyme demi-glace, potato au gratin

Cannelloni Casanova
homemade pasta filled with spinach, ricotta cheese, basil in a fresh tomato sauce, au gratin

Linguini con Scampi
Pasta, prawns and mushrooms in a white wine velouté, Parmesan cream sauce

Moules aux Piments
Fresh mussels with shallots, garlic, fresh tomatoes and mild peppers

Dinner Selections

Penne con Pesto al Caprino
pasta with a roasted tomato coulis & goat cheese pesto sauce, wilted spinach leaves & pine nuts

Pavé de Saumon Citronette
Pan roasted fillet of wild Pacific salmon, encrusted with sweet herbs, Dijon mustard-citrus-olive oil sauce, and a medley of spring vegetables

Medaglione di Vitello alla Piccata
sautéed medallions of veal, shallot, capers, lemon, white wine sauce, polenta & braised Swiss chard

Dinner Dessert Selections

Dolce di Cioccolata
Warm chocolate cake with Armagnac ice cream

Chocolate Nougatine
Chocolate custard pie with whipped cream, nuts, shaved dark and white Belgian chocolate

Crème Brûlée
Traditional French vanilla cream

Tarte au Citron
cookie crust with lemon curd and custard

Wine Cellar

Casanova's wine cellar was hand dug 14 feet under the restaurant in 1987. Walter Georis, one of the owners, has carefully developed the list to include a large variety of local and international wines. The cellar is now home to about 30 thousand bottles of wine and is the annual recipient of the Wine Spectator Grand Award.