Vivace Charlottesville
Featured Items
- Pizza Margherita$16.00
A 12 inch pizza with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil
- Baked Penne Bolognese$20.00
Penne pasta and house made bolognese sauce and baked with three cheeses Our bolognese sauce is made with beef and house made sausage.
- Strawberry Special Salad$10.00
Organic Spring mix, goat cheese, strawberries, shaved red onions, candied walnuts, basil, with white balsamic honey vinaigrette. *Subject to change daily*
Dinner
Appetizer
- Olives$5.00
Mix of Spanish and Italian olives
- White Anchovies$7.00
Boquerones from Spain with arugula and orange segment
- Minestrone$9.00
Minestrone *Subject to change daily*
- Garlic Cheesebread$9.00
4 slices of ciabatta bread with three cheeses and a side of house-made marinara
- Polpettini$10.00
Four house made sausage and beef meatballs with marinara and mozzarella
- Bruschetta$10.00
4 slices of Garlic Cheesebread with chopped fresh tomatoes, red onion, basil and balsamic
- Artichoke & Goat Cheese Dip$10.00
Blend of goat cheese, Grana Padano and Pecorino Romano cheeses with Italian artichokes and a side of ciabatta bread
- Antipasti$16.00
Finocchiona salami, genoa, soppresata, prosciutti de parma, fontina, Mediterranean olive mix and crostini
- Spicy Italian sausage with crispy polenta cake$12.00
with sauteed peppers and onions
- Fried Oysters$16.00
served with lemon caper aioli and cocktail sauce
- Calamari$15.00
Flash fried calamari and cherry peppers served with marinara and smoked tomato aioli for dipping
- Arancini$10.00
Sicilian rice balls stuffed with salami and mozzarella cheese, served with marinara
- Mussels$15.00
spicy white wine, lemon butter tomato sauce
Pizzas
- Pizza Bianca$15.00
A 12 inch pizza with olive oil, roasted garlic, fresh mozzarela, provolone and grana padano.
- Pizza Margherita$16.00
A 12 inch pizza with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil
- Pizza with Prosciutto di parma and Arugula$17.00
A 12 inch pizza with red sauce, fresh mozzarella, grana padono cheese, arugula with a white balsamic vinaigrette
- Pizza Special$18.00
A 12 inch white pizza with local mushrooms and black truffle
Salads
- House Salad$7.00
Mixed greens, shredded carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and red onion.
- Caesar Salad$9.00
Romaine lettuce, Grana cheese, olives, croutons and house-made ceasar dressing
- Mediterranean Salad$10.00
Mixed greens, olives, tomatoes, artichokes, red onion, sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, croutons with hose Italian dressing.
- The Wedge Salad$10.00
Iceberg, creamy gorgonzola dolce, tomatoes, sliced red onion, house pancetta
- Spinach Salad$10.00
Organic spinach, goat cheese, house pickled beets, candied walnuts, balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil
- Strawberry Special Salad$10.00
Organic Spring mix, goat cheese, strawberries, shaved red onions, candied walnuts, basil, with white balsamic honey vinaigrette. *Subject to change daily*
Pasta
- Baked Penne Bolognese$20.00
Penne pasta and house made bolognese sauce and baked with three cheeses Our bolognese sauce is made with beef and house made sausage.
- Fettuccini Alfredo$18.00
Fettuccini pasta with a cream sauce, made from Grana Padano cheese
- Frutti di Mar$28.00
Spaghetti with clams, mussels and shrimp with a spicy white wine, lemon, butter tomato sauce
- Gamberi Fra Diavolo$28.00
shrimp, spicy marinara sauce, fettuccini
- Gnocchi$22.00
potato gnocchi, spinach cream sauce
- Lasagne Bolognese$20.00
- Orecchiette$22.00
house-made sausage, broccoli rabe, plum tomatoes, grana padano
- Oreganata$28.00
Spaghetti with Virginia clams, house-made crumbled sausage and a spicy white wine, lemon butter tomato sauce.
- Pasta alla Vivace$22.00
Marsala cream sauce, grilled chicken, sundried tomatoes, AM fog mushrooms with penne pasta
- Penne alla Pesto$20.00
Penne pasta with house-made pesto with a touch of cream, made with pine nuts
- Penne Primavera$20.00
Penne pasta with sautéed AM fog mushrooms, broccoli rabe, sundried tomatoes, grape tomatoes with white wine alfredo sauce
- Ragu alla Bolognese$22.00
House-made sausage and beef tomato sauce with homemade tagliatelle
- Ravioli Rosati$20.00
Alfredo and marinara sauce combined over 6 cheese ravioli
- Spaghetti & Meatballs$20.00
4 meatballs, house-made marinara
- Spaghetti Aglio$16.00
Spaghetti pasta with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, pecorino romano, black pepper and parsley
- Spaghetti Carbonara$22.00
Spaghetti pasta with house-made smoked pancetta, pecorino romano, black pepper and Mission Home eggs and a touch of cream
- Spaghetti Marinara$17.00
Spaghetti with house-made marinara, basil and grana padano
- Mussels Marinara$28.00
Mussels in a spicy red sauce over fettuccine
- Spaghetti with Butter$16.00
Entrees
- Chicken Marsala$24.00
Lightly floured and pan seared chicken breast served with local mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce with a side of spaghetti marinara
- Chicken Parmesan$22.00
over spaghetti marinara
- Chicken Piccata$22.00
Lighted floured and pan seared chicken over spaghetti with white wine lemon butter caper sauce
- Eggplant Parmesan$20.00
over spaghetti marinara
- Shrimp scampi with Risotto$28.00
Pan seared shrimp with white wine lemon butter sauce, basil and cherry tomatoes served over risotto with a side of asparagus
- Taste of Italy$26.00
housemade meatball, sausage, half-portion of lasagne and a side of spaghetti marinara
- Veal Marsala$28.00
Lightly floured and pan seared veal served with local mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce with a side of spaghetti marinara and asparagus
- Veal Parmesan$28.00
over spaghetti marinara with asparagus
- Veal Piccata$28.00
Lighted floured and pan seared veal over spaghetti with white wine lemon butter caper sauce and a side of asparagus
- Ribeye$48.00
Grilled Prime Ribeye Steak with gorgonzola Butter local mushroom red wine demi- glaze and asparagus over Rosmary potato Pave.
- Tuna$38.00
Grilled Ahi Tuna over ramp spring pea organic spinach and broccoli rissotto with pepperanata .
- Flounder$44.00
Herb bread crumb Crusted jumbo flounder over ramp Brussel, pea, and spinich risotto with pepperanata
Sides
- Side of Spaghetti with Butter$8.00
- Side of Spaghetti Aglio$9.00
Olive oil, garlic, pecorino romano, black pepper and parsley
- Side of Spaghetti Marinara$10.00
- Side of Spaghetti Bolognese$12.00
Meat sauce made with house-made sausage and beef
- Side of Risotto$9.00
- Side of Broccoli$9.00
- Side of Asparagus$9.00
- Side of Spicy Italian Sausage$12.00
Three sausages
- Side of Meatballs$9.00
Four house made sausage and beef meatballs with marinara
- Special Vegetable$9.00
Broccoli Rabe aglio olio with crushed lemon raisins and pine nuts
- Full loaf of ciabatta bread$8.00
This is a full loaf of the ciabatta bread we serve with all entrees.
- Side Fettuccine Alfredo$10.00
- Side penne pesto$10.00
- Creamed Spinach$10.00
Dessert
- Tiramisu$8.00
Layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers with mascarpone
- Cannoli$6.00
Two crisp pastries with a housemade filling of ricotta cheese, cream cheese and chololate chips
- New York Style Cheesecake$8.00
House-made on an almond biscotti crust served with Amarena Teschi cherries
- Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake$8.00
Three layers of dark chocolate cake with chocolate mouse and raspberry sauce
Italian Favorites
Online Drink Menu
Wines By the Glass
- Glass - House - Pinot Grigio$8.00
- Glass - House - Chardonnay (California)$8.00
- Glass - House - Soave (Italy)$8.00
- Glass - House - Riesling (Germany)$8.00
- Glass - House - Sauvignon Blanc (France)$9.00
- Glass - House - Vermentino (Italy)$9.00
- Glass - House - Purato Rose (Italy)$9.00
- House - Prosecco (Italy) 187ml bottle$10.00
- Glass - Sorin Rose (Cotes de Provence, France, 2018)$9.00
Red berries and peach flavours with spicy overtones.
- Glass - Colin Barollot Bourgogne Chardonnay (Burgundy, France, 2018)$10.00
Golden in color, rich with ripe fruit, minerality and a hint of vanilla.
- Glass - Rodney Strong “Chalk Hill” Chardonnay (Sonoma, California, 2017)$11.00
Toasty vanilla and spice complexities, with an elegant fullness and creamy texture on the palate.
- Glass - House - Montepuciano (Italy)$8.00
- Glass - House - Chianti (Italy)$8.00
- Glass - House - Cabernet Sauvignon (Italy)$9.00
- Glass - House - Centine (Italy)$9.00
- Glass - House - Merlot (California)$9.00
- Glass - House - Malbec (Argentina)$9.00
- Glass - House - Sangiovese (Italy)$9.00
- Glass - House - Pinot Noir (Italy)$9.00
- Glass - Leone de Castris "Maiana" Salice Salentino (Italy, 2017)$9.00
Full-bodied and robust with expressive notes of ripe plum mingled with blackberry jam and sweet spice.
Vino Rosso
- BTL - House - Montepulciano (Italy)$32.00
- BTL - House - Chianti (Italy)$32.00
- BTL - House - Cabernet Sauvignon (Italy)$34.00
- BTL - House - Centine (Italy)$34.00
- BTL - House - Merlot (California)$34.00
- BTL - House - Malbec (Argentina)$34.00
- BTL - House - Sangiovese (Italy)$34.00
- BTL - House - Pinot Noir (Italy)$34.00
- BTL - Vajra Langhe Rosso (Piedmont, 2018)$35.00
Blend of Nebbiolo, Dolcetta and Barbera. Supple black fruit compote flavor and pleasant spice.
- BTL - Leone de Castris “Maiana” Salice Salentino (Italy, 2017)$35.00
Full-bodied and robust with expressive notes of ripe plum mingled with blackberry jam and sweet spice.
- BTL - Coltusboni RS Chianti Classico (Tuscany, 2018)$36.00
New package, but same classic Chianti that is soft and round on the palate with well-balanced acidity.
- BTL - Crivelli Collina “La Mora” Barbera d’Asti (Piedmont, 2019)$38.00
Full bodied, good balance of acidity, structure, and red fruit leave fullness in the mouth.
- BTL - Sant Antonio “Monti Garbi” Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso (Valpolicella, 2017)$40.00
Savory fresh red fruit and cherry, with a soft, silky mouth feel and a long lingering spicy finish.
- BTL - Dal Maso “Montebelvedere” Cabernet Sauvignon (Veneto, 2017)$42.00
A robust palate of velvety red fruit and balsamic notes.
- BTL - Ox-Eye Vineyard Lemberger (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 2015)$42.00
Full-bodied with soft tannins and flavors of black currant and spice from just over the mountain.
- BTL - Conte di Compiano Primitivo di Manduria (Puglia, 2017)$44.00
Intense and complex with notes of ripe plum, morello cherry and spices.
- BTL - Lovingston Cabernet Franc (Lovingston, Virginia, 2017)$44.00
Rich and robust on the palate with a burst of dark berry fruit and medium tannins, extended finish.
- BTL - Flechas de los Andes Gran Malbec (Vista Flores, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina, 2014)$45.00
Dark berries, some tar & a hint of the oak frame, this is a smooth and silky wine.
- BTL - La Valentina “Spelt” Montepulciano D’Abruzzo (Abruzzo, 2016)$46.00
Intense plum and cocoa compliment elegant herbaceous finish.
- BTL - GD Vajra Nebbiolo (Piedmont, 2018)$46.00
Round and rustic, taste of red fruit and violets with soft, elegant tannins.
- BTL - Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva (Tuscany, 2016)$48.00
Delicate, but full-bodied, hints of currant and sage.
- BTL - Guerrieri Gonzaga “Terre di San Leonardo” (Trentino Alto-Adige, 2016)$60.00
A Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere blend showing vibrant red currant, dried herb, and silky tannins.
- BTL - CAW Pinot Noir (Carlton-Yamhill, Oregon, 2012)$60.00
Medium bodied, with rich dark plums and spice; an elegant, mature Oregon Pinot Noir.
- BTL - Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, 2016)$64.00
Firm tannins and savory aromatics with abundant fruit faithfully express a Tuscan heritage.
- BTL - Frogs Leap Zinfandel (California, 2017)$75.00
Fresh, youthful aromas and amplified mid-palate richness with lush flavors, electric fruit, and perfect balance.
- BTL - La Giaretta Amarone della Vapolicella Classico (Valpolicella, 2016)$78.00
Silky throughout with a bouquet featuring dried plums and faint aromas of roses.
- BTL - Vietti Barolo (Piedmont, 2016)$94.00
Elegant notes of hazelnut, dried cherries and roses blend to a bright finish.
- BTL - Verbena Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany, 2015)$96.00
Dark cherry, soft leather, spice and chocolate palate, with a long full finish.
Vino Bianco
- BTL - House - Chardonnay (California)$32.00
- BTL - House - Riesling (Germany)$32.00
- BTL - House - Soave (Italy)$32.00
- BTL - La Lecciaia Orvieto Classico (Umbria, 2019)$32.00
Fresh, light and vibrant, goes easily with or without food.
- BTL - di Lenardo Pinot Grigio (Fruili, 2019)$32.00
A bouquet of toasted almonds with subtle peach notes.
- BTL - Graffetta Grillo (Sicily, 2018)$32.00
Light and refreshing. Green apple, orange blossom, and cut grass.
- BTL - House - Vermentino (Italy)$34.00
- BTL - House - Sauvignon Blanc (France)$34.00
- BTL - House - Purato Rose (Italy)$34.00
- BTL - La Lastra Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Tuscany, 2019)$34.00
Rich creamy texture with mouthwatering green apple and citrus flavors.
- BTL - Araldica Gavi La Luciana (Piedmont, 2018)$34.00
Fresh, brisk acidity.with hints of apple and lemon.
- BTL - Fremondo Falanghina del Sannio (Campania, 2019)$34.00
Fruity bouquet with good acidity and a balanced, pleasant and refreshing taste.
- BTL - Sorin Rose (Cotes de Provence, France, 2018)$34.00
Red berries and peach flavours with spicy overtones.
- BTL - Vietti Moscato d’Asti (Piedmont, 2018)$36.00
Slightly bubbly or “Frizzante” with peach and ginger on the palate, lively texture, and moderate acidity.
- BTL - Colin Barollot Bourgogne Chardonnay (Burgundy, France, 2018)$40.00
Golden in color, rich with ripe fruit, minerality and a hint of vanilla.
- BTL - Vietti Roero Arneis (Piedmont, 2019)$44.00
Complex and well-balanced with crisp acidity.
- BTL - Rodney Strong “Chalk Hill” Chardonnay (Sonoma, California, 2017)$44.00
Toasty vanilla and spice complexities, with an elegant fullness and creamy texture on the palate.
- BTL - Pollak Viognier (Greenwood, Virginia, 2018)$48.00
Fragrant notes of creamy apricot and honeysuckle with ripe stone fruit balanced by crisp acidity.
Vino Spumante
- House - Prosecco (Italy) 187ml bottle$10.00
187ml bottle
- BTL - Montelliana Prosecco (Veneto, Italy NV)$34.00
Showing a typical fruity bouquet and taste, pleasant and light.
- BTL - Dal Maso Durello (Veneto, Italy NV)$40.00
Refreshing and fine. Pear and apple balanced with pleasant minerality.
- BTL - Akaikes Rose (Kir-Yianni, Greece 2018)$46.00
Dry, crisp, and delicate fruit with just a touch of sweetness.
- BTL - Vorin-Jumel Blanc de Blanc Gand Cru Champagne (Champagne, French, NV)$78.00
Grand Cru Blanc de blanc Champagne is synonymous with delicacy, elegance and freshness.
Cocktails
- Pomegranate Martini$10.00Out of stock
Stoli Vodka, Pama Pomegranate Liqueur, Splash of Lime
- Lemontini$10.00
Absolute Citron, Limoncello, Triple Sec, Dash of Sour
- Titos Martini$10.00
Titos Vodka with olives
- Manhattan$10.00
Makers Mark, Cocchi Sweet Vermouth, bitters
- Moscow Mule$10.00
Absolut Vodka, Ginger Beer, Lime