Vita - Denver 1575 Boulder Street Denver, CO 80211 • 303-477-4600

Cuisine
Mediterranean

Neighborhood
Highlands

Cross Street
15th Street

Ambiance
Up-Scale Casual

Dress Code
Business Casual

Features
Bar Dining
Entertainment
Lounge
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Late Night Menu
Outside Garden / Patio
Personal Wines Welcome (Corkage Fee)
Private Rooms Available
Takeout Available
Views
Weekend Brunch
Wheelchair Access

Reservations
Suggested

Parking
Private Lot
Street

Payment Methods
AMEX
Discover
Mastercard
Visa

Private Rooms
please call

Hours
Dinner
Sunday - Thursday
5:00pm - 10:00pm

Friday - Saturday
5:00pm - 11:00pm

Brunch
Sunday
10:00am - 2:00pm

 

Vita Denver Dinner Menu

APPETIZERS

Mushroom Gnocchi - Roasted Mushrooms, Mushroom Jus, Manchego cheese-7

Coconut Crab Cakes - Jumbo lump crab, coconut, spicy creamed corn - 9

Little Neck Clams - Armandino's Guanciale, lemon rosemary broth, spicy fried pizza - 12

Ahi Crudo - Quick marinated sashimi style tuna, pickled vegetable and orzo salad, crispy flatbread -11

Antipasto - chef’s daily inspiration-12

3 Little Pigs - Pork belly 3 ways, roasted and sliced thin, braised and glazed, house made Porchetta -8

Calamari - Lightly fried squid tossed with piquant pepper, garlic, parsley and spiced salt, served over a tomato jam -8

Bruschetta Trio - Marinated mushroom tapenade, tomato and olive, eggplant capponata - 7

SALADS

Max's Favorite Salad - Roasted new potatoes, olive tapenade, pepper bacon, asparagus, baby greens, tuna carpaccio, fried egg - 10

Proscuitto and Melon salad - Spinach, cantaloupe vinaigrette, honeydew mozzarella salad -9

Spring Salad - Fava beans, asparagus, peas, oil cured olives, pea shoots, pine nuts, shaved Pecorino cheese - 8

House Salad - Organic baby greens tossed with tomato and pine nut vinaigrette - 5

Caesar - Hearts of romaine, grilled bread, parmesan frico - 6

SOUP

Halibut and Sausage Soup - Tomato saffron broth, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese-6

PASTA

Linguine -Polidori's sausage, sauteed and fried calamari, fish fume, baby broccoli, Pecorino cheese -17

Tagliattelle - Homemade Tagliatelle pasta, jumbo lump crab, shrimp, scallops, corn, peas, tomatoes, tossed in a light white wine sauce-18

Ravioli - House made goat Ricotta, asparagus, baby tomatoes, braised spring onions, oil cured olives, parmesan -16

Lasagna -Roasted eggplant, spinach, ricotta, sage pesto, roasted mushrooms, eggplant caponata, spring vegetable saute-15 add chicken confit - 2

Risotto - Carnoli rice, spring pea broth, house cured pancetta wrapped shrimp, pea shoots-19

ENTREES

Chicken "Cacciatore" - Seared airline breast, confit leg, piquant pepper ragu, marinated mushrooms, creamy polenta -17

Halibut - Curry melon gazpacho, eggplant and leek spring roll, shaved asparagus, heart of palm salad - 23

Slow cooked Pork Shank - Roasted new potatoes, medjool dates, spring onions, pork jus, marinated baby tomatoes- 18

Avocado seared Ahi Tuna - Potato parmesan croquette, chorizo, baby broccoli, pine nut roasted tomato vinaigrette -24

Hangar Steak - Roasted mushrooms, barbequed and crispy onions, salsa verde, potato fonduta -24

Colorado Lamb Sirloin - Mint tea marinated, tabbouleh, spring pea puree, yogurt cucumber salad -19

DESSERT

APPLE CROSTATA - Apples baked in a flaky dough with a brown sugar streusel and maple whipped mascarpone cheese - 8

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE CAKE - Rich individually baked chocolate cakes served with bourbon cherries and homemade whipped cream - 8

COFFEE POT DU CREME - Baked coffee custard topped with rich caramel and whipped cream, garnished with a pistachio biscotti - 8

GELATO - A Daily assortment of fresh made gelatos - 8