YUM's V-Day Guide: Trattoria Aroma


Aroma's Valentine's Day menu will be offered on the evening of February 14 alone. It's a prix fixe affair, and at only $55 per person, it looks like it will be a great experience at a reasonable price. The restaurant's regulars have already booked their seats. I suggest you do the same today.
First
Maryland Car and Scallop Cakes- citrus parsley pesto
-or-
Char Grilled Black Angus Sirloin- baby spinach, shaved red onion, pecorino cheese, lemon, EVO
House Made Pastas
Pappardelle- 6 hour braised wild boar, porcini and vegetable ragu, truffle herb cream
-or-
Lobster Raviolis- Roasted grape tomatoes, prosecco, fresh thyme, brown butter
Secondi
Petite Beef Tender Braciole- beef tender stuffed and rolled with fontina, egg and pine nuts; rosemary-tomato cream sauce
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Slow Roasted Chicken Diavola- black peppercorn dusted calabrese bread, “San Marzano” tomato brodo
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Pistachio Crusted new Zealand Rack of Lamb- cannellini bean and crispy pancetta ragu bianco, fresh mint oil
Dolce
Triple Chocolate Mousse Napoleon- chocolate dipped strawberry, strawberry, strawberry-prosecco sauce
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Assorted Gelato
Trattoria Aroma
307 Bryant Street
Buffalo, NY 14222
716.881.7592
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