Rizzuto’s has locations throughout Fairfield County. Each has its own specialty. Westport’s location is still the popular Italian wood-fired restaurant, but has an added emphasis on fresh fish and a weekly “Fresh Sheet” menu.
The Fresh Sheet menu features daily artisan cheeses, salumi and charcuterie board items are listed alongside raw bar offerings and creative small plates like the Fried Blue Point oysters with citrus wasabi aioli and grilled lemon.
Daily fish selections, often 5-6 varieties, recently included Wood-grilled mahi mahi with citrus polenta croutons, sautéed baby carrots, and tuscan sauce and Chilean Sea Bass with Tri-colored Cauliflower served in a Blood Orange Cream Sauce (shown above). Pasta and risotto specials run the gamut from Zuppa di Pesce made with house made bucatini, mussels, clams, calamari, and Seafood Risotto (saffron risotto, shrimp, calamari, mussels, cherry tomatoes, and fried leeks). Wine cellar selections and house made desserts (real cannolis and grown-up root beer floats!) round out the Fresh Sheet menu.
Here are a few photos of what Rizzuto’s Westport has to offer.
Raw Bar Seafood Tower – Blue Point Oysters from local Cobb’s Island Oyster, Co., Little Neck Clams, Wild Pacific jumbo shrimp, and fresh Shrimp Ceviche
Mini Crab Cakes
Fried Blue Point oysters with citrus wasabi aioli and grilled lemon
Organic mixed greens with watermelon radish, jicama, Peruvian sweet teardrop peppers, cherry tomatoes, shaved pecorino, drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette
Speck Wrapped Scallops
Spicy Housemade Squid Ink Fettuccine with Shrimp
Cocktails…sure, why not?
Ribeye Steak with Lobster Mac and Cheese
Local and artisan cheeses – Maytag Blue Cheese, Melinda May, Pecorino Brio de Vino from Italy, and honey from Red Bee Apiary located in Wilton, Connecticut.
Cannoli
Cannoli with a Grown Up Root Beer Float made with homemade vanilla bourbon gelato and Not Your Father’s Root Beer
More about Rizzuto’s
- Rizzuto’s has a 3 course dinner winter special for $24.99 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Happy Hour happens daily – Monday through Friday from 3 to 6pm and weekends from 12 to 4pm.
- Brunch is served every Sunday from 11am to 3pm
Rizzuto’s Oyster Bar & Restaurant
540 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Tel: 203-221-1002
www.rizzutos.com
Interior
Pizza oven
Disclosure: We were invited to sample Rizzuto’s menu. The opinions expressed are my own and I received no further compensation from Rizzuto’s or their representatives. We left a cash tip.
