Tavola Rustica - San Francisco Menu

Welcome to Tavola Rustica, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of San Francisco at 215 Church St. This charming restaurant blends authentic Italian cuisine with delightful Turkish influences, creating a unique and flavorful experience. Diners rave about the beet salad and pappernelle pasta with oxtail, which are described as melt-in-your-mouth delights.

The atmosphere is warm and inviting, complemented by a lovely back patio that’s perfect for socializing year-round. Guests appreciate the extensive wine selection curated by owner Zoti, who is known for his exceptional recommendations that elevate each meal. From hosting memorable events to cozy dinners, Tavola Rustica stands out for its exquisite cuisine and attentive service, making every dining experience special.

Whether you're craving sausage pizza or indulgent desserts like Gianduja ice cream, this restaurant promises to be a new favorite—or a cherished return. Don’t forget your stretchy pants!

Dinner Menu - Snacks

Fried Olives

Anchovy stuffed Spanish green olives, Japanese panko coated and fried

US$10.00

Soup Of The Day

Tomato soup (Vegan)

US$10.00

Bresaola Carpaccio

Thinly sliced air-cured beef, shaved Parmigiano Reggiano, wild arugula, fried capers, and lemon

US$15.00

Fritto Misto

fried mix of shrimp and seasonal vegetable medley with house-made lemon aioli

US$17.00

Burrata

Creamy burrata, organic yellow peach, wild arugula, and saba. With an option of adding Prosciutto di San Daniele and avocado

US$16.00

Calamari

Fried calamari with warm marinara sauce

US$17.00

Moules Frites

PEI Mussels with white wine, garlic, & shallot broth, and fried shoestring potatoes

US$18.00

Spanish Octopus

Grilled spanish octopus with piquillo pepper sauce, cannelini beans, herb salad, & salsa verde

US$20.00

Steak Tartare

Raw sirloin, black truffe paste, capers, pickled peppers, mustard and crackers

US$19.00

Little Gems

Organic little gem lettuce with vegan green goddess dressing, avocado, radishes, & croutons

US$15.00

Chicories

Organic castelfranco radicchio, blond frisee, peaches, toasted hazelnuts, & balsamic vinaigrette

US$14.00

Beet Salad

Organic baby spinach, roasted yellow and red beets, candied walnut, imported gorgonzola dolce, and Pedro Jimenez sherry vinaigrette

US$14.00

Special Salad

US$15.00

Dinner Menu - Salads

Dinner Menu - Pastas

Ravioli

Campania recipe with California touch. Handmade ricotta lemon-filled pasta, Pesto Genovese with basil, garlic, and pinenuts, Toy Box cherry tomatos, & Parmigiano Reggiano

US$21.00

Campanelle Bolognese

Emilia-Romagna classic with an East Coast touch. Short cone-shaped fresh pasta with %100 Beef ragu braised 3 hours with Syrah wine from France, horseradish cream, and Parmigiano Reggiano

US$23.00

Linguini Frutti Di Mare

Classic Sicilian seafood pasta. Fresh linguine pasta with salmon, squid, mussels, shrimp, capers, tomato sauce, & basil

US$30.00

Orecchiette

Classic pasta from Puglia. Orecchiette with mild Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, spicy chili flakes, Parmigiano Reggiano

US$25.00

Pappardelle Oxtail

Piemontese pasta. Hand-cut pappardelle with 6 hour Nebbiolo braised oxtail, San Marzano tomatoes, cave-aged sheep's milk cheese from Sardegna

US$26.00

Risotto Asparagus

Piemontese Acquerello carnaroli rice, asparagus, snap peas, Parmigiano Reggiano, and mint

US$27.00

Build Your Own Pasta

Choose your fresh pasta, choose one sauce and as many as proteins and additions

Spaghetti Pomodoro

Fresh Spaghetti, San Marzano tomato sauce, cherry tomatos, garlic, basil, parmigiano reggiano. With PROTEIN option

Spaghetti Arabbiata

Spaghetti with Sicilian crushed chilis, calabrian chilis, san marzano tomatoes, parmigiano, and basil

Linguine Alla Boscaiola

Fresh linguine with Italian sausage, wild mushrooms, onion, Parmigiano Reggiano, with choice of cream, tomato, or pink sauce

US$23.00

Fettuccine Alfredo

Fresh fettuccine pasta with our signature Alfredo sauce. With PROTEIN options

Sacchetti

Candy-shaped ravioli filled with pear, Asiago, and Taleggio cheeses served with imported gorgonzola dolce cream sauce, crispy smoked prosciutto, and candied walnuts

US$24.00

Pappardelle Al Salmone

Fresh hand-cut pappardelle with salmon in a creamy pink sauce

US$24.00

Pappardelle Con Crema Al Tartufo

Fresh pappardelle with truffle cream sauce, wild mushrooms, Italian sausage, and Parmigiano Reggiano

US$26.00

Margherita Pizza

San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil

US$20.00

Mortadella Pizza

Mozzarella base pizza topped with mortadella, creamy burrata, pistachio, and wild arugula

US$26.00

Wild Mushroom Pizza

Wild mushrooms, Fontina Valle d'Aosta cheese, fresh thyme, gremolata, Tartuflanghe white truffle oil from alba

US$25.00

Italian Sausage Pizza

San Marzano tomato sauce, mild Italian sausage, smoked mozzarella cheese and fresh oregano

US$24.00

Dinner Menu - Pizza

Dinner Menu - Mains

Tagine Vegetables

Chickpea stew with Moroccan spices, local organic vegetables, fregola pasta, and dill yogurt

US$27.00

Whole Branzino

Whole Mediterranean seabass cooked with lemon and rosemary, served wild wild arugula & fennel salad, grilled lemon

US$33.00

Fried Chicken

2 fried boneless skinless chicken thighs, snap pea-radish slaw, jalapeno vinaigrette, cilantro, side ranch

US$28.00

Lamb Shank

Braised lamb shank with potato puree, organic sauteed rainbow chard, white wine jus, and gremolata

US$34.00

Spiced NY Steak

12 oz. spiced NY steak, grilled organic broccoli di ciccio, roasted potatoes, herbed compound butter

US$39.00

Salmon Piccata

Atlantic salmon filet, roasted organic mix vegetables, lemon-caper-white wine-butter sauce

US$32.00

Shoestring Fries

Shoestring fries with Rustic sauce

US$11.00

Broccoli Di Ciccio

Organic broccoli di ciccio, lemon, and Marash pepper

US$13.00

Snap Pea - Radish Slaw

Snap pea, radish, red cabbage, jalapeno vinaigrette, cilantro

US$12.00

Fregola

Sardinian pasta, calabrian pepper

US$11.00

Dinner Menu - Sides

Dinner Menu - Desserts

Tiramisu

mascarpone crema, ladyfingers, espresso, and cacao

US$10.00

Chocolate Budino

Dark chocolate custard, creme chantilly, candied walnuts, strawberries

US$11.00

Limoncello Cake

sponge cake, mascarpone, lemon, & raspberry sauce

US$10.00

Sorbetto

US$8.00

Chicken Nuggets & Fries

nuggets and fries with ketchup

US$12.00

Kid's Cheese Pizza

US$11.00

Kid's Pepperoni Pizza

US$14.00

Kid's Pasta Butter&Cheese

US$10.00

Kid's Pasta Tomato Sauce

US$10.00

Dinner Menu - Kid's Menu

Snacks

Fried Olives

Anchovy stuffed Spanish green olives, Japanese panko coated and fried

US$10.00

Soup Of The Day

Tomato soup (Vegan)

US$10.00

Bresaola Carpaccio

Thinly sliced air-cured beef, shaved Parmigiano Reggiano, wild arugula, fried capers, and lemon

US$15.00

Fritto Misto

fried mix of shrimp and seasonal vegetable medley with house-made lemon aioli

US$17.00

Burrata

Creamy burrata, organic yellow peach, wild arugula, and saba. With an option of adding Prosciutto di San Daniele and avocado

US$16.00

Calamari

Fried calamari with warm marinara sauce

US$17.00

Moules Frites

PEI Mussels with white wine, garlic, & shallot broth, and fried shoestring potatoes

US$18.00

Spanish Octopus

Grilled spanish octopus with piquillo pepper sauce, cannelini beans, herb salad, & salsa verde

US$20.00

Steak Tartare

Raw sirloin, black truffe paste, capers, pickled peppers, mustard and crackers

US$19.00

Little Gems

Organic little gem lettuce with vegan green goddess dressing, avocado, radishes, & croutons

US$15.00

Chicories

Organic castelfranco radicchio, blond frisee, peaches, toasted hazelnuts, & balsamic vinaigrette

US$14.00

Beet Salad

Organic baby spinach, roasted yellow and red beets, candied walnut, imported gorgonzola dolce, and Pedro Jimenez sherry vinaigrette

US$14.00

Special Salad

US$15.00

Salads

Pastas

Ravioli

Campania recipe with California touch. Handmade ricotta lemon-filled pasta, Pesto Genovese with basil, garlic, and pinenuts, Toy Box cherry tomatos, & Parmigiano Reggiano

US$21.00

Campanelle Bolognese

Emilia-Romagna classic with an East Coast touch. Short cone-shaped fresh pasta with %100 Beef ragu braised 3 hours with Syrah wine from France, horseradish cream, and Parmigiano Reggiano

US$23.00

Linguini Frutti Di Mare

Classic Sicilian seafood pasta. Fresh linguine pasta with salmon, squid, mussels, shrimp, capers, tomato sauce, & basil

US$30.00

Orecchiette

Classic pasta from Puglia. Orecchiette with mild Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, spicy chili flakes, Parmigiano Reggiano

US$25.00

Pappardelle Oxtail

Piemontese pasta. Hand-cut pappardelle with 6 hour Nebbiolo braised oxtail, San Marzano tomatoes, cave-aged sheep's milk cheese from Sardegna

US$26.00

Risotto Asparagus

Piemontese Acquerello carnaroli rice, asparagus, snap peas, Parmigiano Reggiano, and mint

US$27.00

Build Your Own Pasta

Choose your fresh pasta, choose one sauce and as many as proteins and additions

Spaghetti Pomodoro

Fresh Spaghetti, San Marzano tomato sauce, cherry tomatos, garlic, basil, parmigiano reggiano. With PROTEIN option

Spaghetti Arabbiata

Spaghetti with Sicilian crushed chilis, calabrian chilis, san marzano tomatoes, parmigiano, and basil

Linguine Alla Boscaiola

Fresh linguine with Italian sausage, wild mushrooms, onion, Parmigiano Reggiano, with choice of cream, tomato, or pink sauce

US$23.00

Fettuccine Alfredo

Fresh fettuccine pasta with our signature Alfredo sauce. With PROTEIN options

Sacchetti

Candy-shaped ravioli filled with pear, Asiago, and Taleggio cheeses served with imported gorgonzola dolce cream sauce, crispy smoked prosciutto, and candied walnuts

US$24.00

Pappardelle Al Salmone

Fresh hand-cut pappardelle with salmon in a creamy pink sauce

US$24.00

Pappardelle Con Crema Al Tartufo

Fresh pappardelle with truffle cream sauce, wild mushrooms, Italian sausage, and Parmigiano Reggiano

US$26.00

Margherita Pizza

San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil

US$20.00

Mortadella Pizza

Mozzarella base pizza topped with mortadella, creamy burrata, pistachio, and wild arugula

US$26.00

Wild Mushroom Pizza

Wild mushrooms, Fontina Valle d'Aosta cheese, fresh thyme, gremolata, Tartuflanghe white truffle oil from alba

US$25.00

Italian Sausage Pizza

San Marzano tomato sauce, mild Italian sausage, smoked mozzarella cheese and fresh oregano

US$24.00

Pizza

Mains

Tagine Vegetables

Chickpea stew with Moroccan spices, local organic vegetables, fregola pasta, and dill yogurt

US$27.00

Whole Branzino

Whole Mediterranean seabass cooked with lemon and rosemary, served wild wild arugula & fennel salad, grilled lemon

US$33.00

Fried Chicken

2 fried boneless skinless chicken thighs, snap pea-radish slaw, jalapeno vinaigrette, cilantro, side ranch

US$28.00

Lamb Shank

Braised lamb shank with potato puree, organic sauteed rainbow chard, white wine jus, and gremolata

US$34.00

Spiced NY Steak

12 oz. spiced NY steak, grilled organic broccoli di ciccio, roasted potatoes, herbed compound butter

US$39.00

Salmon Piccata

Atlantic salmon filet, roasted organic mix vegetables, lemon-caper-white wine-butter sauce

US$32.00

Shoestring Fries

Shoestring fries with Rustic sauce

US$11.00

Broccoli Di Ciccio

Organic broccoli di ciccio, lemon, and Marash pepper

US$13.00

Snap Pea - Radish Slaw

Snap pea, radish, red cabbage, jalapeno vinaigrette, cilantro

US$12.00

Fregola

Sardinian pasta, calabrian pepper

US$11.00

Sides

Desserts

Tiramisu

mascarpone crema, ladyfingers, espresso, and cacao

US$10.00

Chocolate Budino

Dark chocolate custard, creme chantilly, candied walnuts, strawberries

US$11.00

Limoncello Cake

sponge cake, mascarpone, lemon, & raspberry sauce

US$10.00

Sorbetto

US$8.00

Chicken Nuggets & Fries

nuggets and fries with ketchup

US$12.00

Kid's Cheese Pizza

US$11.00

Kid's Pepperoni Pizza

US$14.00

Kid's Pasta Butter&Cheese

US$10.00

Kid's Pasta Tomato Sauce

US$10.00

Kid's Menu

Brunch Menu - Snacks

Fried Olives

Anchovy stuffed Spanish green olives, Japanese panko coated and fried

US$10.00

Soup Of The Day

Tomato soup (Vegan)

US$10.00

Bresaola Carpaccio

Thinly sliced air-cured beef, shaved Parmigiano Reggiano, wild arugula, fried capers, and lemon

US$15.00

Fritto Misto

fried mix of shrimp and seasonal vegetable medley with house-made lemon aioli

US$17.00

Burrata

Creamy burrata, organic yellow peach, wild arugula, and saba. With an option of adding Prosciutto di San Daniele and avocado

US$16.00

Moules Frites

PEI Mussels with white wine, garlic, & shallot broth, and fried shoestring potatoes

US$18.00

Spanish Octopus

Grilled spanish octopus with piquillo pepper sauce, cannelini beans, herb salad, & salsa verde

US$20.00

Little Gems

Organic little gem lettuce with vegan green goddess dressing, avocado, radishes, & croutons

US$15.00

Beet Salad

Organic baby spinach, roasted yellow and red beets, candied walnut, imported gorgonzola dolce, and Pedro Jimenez sherry vinaigrette

US$14.00

Special Salad

US$15.00

Brunch Menu - Salads

Brunch Menu - Brunch

Avocado Toast

Avocado with herbs on multigrain sourdough toast, 2 poached eggs, Marash pepper, and wild arugula & fennel salad

US$16.00

Omelette

3 eggs omelette with fontina cheese, wild mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, side of home-fries, & aioli

US$15.00

The Rustic Poutine

Shoestring fries topped with 6 hour braised oxtail ragu, Parmigiano Reggiano, & sour cream

US$19.00

Breakfast Burrito

scrambled egg, Italian sausage, fontina cheese, tomatillo salsa, pico de gallo, sour cream with side of home-fries, & aioli

US$16.00

Italian Sando

Prosciutto san daniele, creamy burrata, tomatoes, olive oil on house-made bread, & side of wild arugula and fennel salad

US$17.00

Fried Chicken Sando

Buttermilk fried chicken thigh, creamy coleslaw, spicy calabrian chilis on brioche bun with side of shoestring fries & housemade ranch

US$17.00

Breakfast Pizza

Mozzarella base, crispy smoked prosciutto, wild mushrooms, egg, and wild arugula

US$25.00

French Toast

Italian panettone, maple syrup, fresh fruit, and creme chantilly

US$15.00

Buckwheat Pancakes

US$15.00

Margherita Pizza

San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil

US$20.00

Mortadella Pizza

Mozzarella base pizza topped with imported mortadella, creamy burrata, pistachios, and wild arugula

US$24.00

Brunch Menu - Pizza

Brunch Menu - Pastas

Linguini Frutti Di Mare

Classic Sicilian seafood pasta. Fresh linguine pasta with salmon, squid, mussels, shrimp, capers, tomato sauce, & basil

US$30.00

Campanelle Bolognese

Emilia-Romagna classic with an East Coast touch. Short cone-shaped fresh pasta with %100 Beef ragu braised 3 hours with Syrah wine from France, horseradish cream, and Parmigiano Reggiano

US$23.00

Tagine Vegetables

Chickpea stew with Moroccan spices, local organic vegetables, fregola pasta, and dill yogurt

US$27.00

Whole Branzino

Whole Mediterranean seabass cooked with lemon and rosemary, served wild wild arugula & fennel salad, grilled lemon

US$33.00

Spiced NY Steak

12 oz. spiced NY steak, grilled organic broccoli di ciccio, roasted potatoes, herbed compound butter

US$39.00

Brunch Menu - Mains

Brunch Menu - Sides

Shoestring Fries

Shoestring fries with Rustic sauce

US$11.00

Broccoli Di Ciccio

Organic broccoli di ciccio, lemon, and Marash pepper

US$13.00

Limoncello Cake

sponge cake, mascarpone crema, lemon, and raspberry sauce

US$10.00

Chocolate Budino

Dark chocolate custard, creme chantilly, candied walnuts, strawberries

US$11.00

Tiramisu

Mascarpone, ladyfingers, espresso, and cacao

US$11.00

Brunch Menu - Desserts

Brunch Menu - Kid's Menu

Chicken Nuggets & Fries

nuggets and fries with ketchup

US$12.00

Kid's Cheese Pizza

US$11.00

Kid's Pepperoni Pizza

US$14.00

Kid's Pasta Butter&Cheese

US$10.00

Kid's Pasta Tomato Sauce

US$10.00

Avocado Toast

Avocado with herbs on multigrain sourdough toast, 2 poached eggs, Marash pepper, and wild arugula & fennel salad

US$16.00

Omelette

3 eggs omelette with fontina cheese, wild mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, side of home-fries, & aioli

US$15.00

The Rustic Poutine

Shoestring fries topped with 6 hour braised oxtail ragu, Parmigiano Reggiano, & sour cream

US$19.00

Breakfast Burrito

scrambled egg, Italian sausage, fontina cheese, tomatillo salsa, pico de gallo, sour cream with side of home-fries, & aioli

US$16.00

Italian Sando

Prosciutto san daniele, creamy burrata, tomatoes, olive oil on house-made bread, & side of wild arugula and fennel salad

US$17.00

Fried Chicken Sando

Buttermilk fried chicken thigh, creamy coleslaw, spicy calabrian chilis on brioche bun with side of shoestring fries & housemade ranch

US$17.00

Breakfast Pizza

Mozzarella base, crispy smoked prosciutto, wild mushrooms, egg, and wild arugula

US$25.00

French Toast

Italian panettone, maple syrup, fresh fruit, and creme chantilly

US$15.00

Buckwheat Pancakes

US$15.00

Brunch

Beverage Menu - Drinks

Fiuggi Sparkling Water

US$6.00

Lurisia Chinotto

US$6.00

A Siciliana Blood Orange

US$6.00

Best Day Non-Alc Kolsch Beer

US$7.00

Fort Point Super Natural Cider

US$10.00

Trumer Pilsner

US$7.00

Birra Friuli Amber Ale

US$8.00

Riesling Selbach 'Incline' 375ml Half Bottle

GRAPE: Riesling TASTING: Classic DRY riesling. Crisp, edgy acidity, light, citrusy, bone dry white from Mosel. Petroleum comes thru just right amount. Very good value wine made by a great producer. This is their entry level, ‘horsepower’ wine. MORE: A selection from the nearly vertical slopes of blue and red Devonian slate found around the towns of Piesport, Zeltingen, Graach and Wehlen. This Stelvin-enclosed wine was fermented entirely in stainless steel at cool temperatures. Fresh, lively, fruit-forward and yet gently dry, the Incline is a lovely example of what these hallowed hills can provide in the right hands!

US$22.00

Vino Tavola Rustica Nero D'Avola

This is a special collaboration between Broc and Tavola Rustica, who offers delicious Italian inspired dishes to San Francisco and Larkspur. This is our second cuvee release making a fantastic food-friendly wine that bursts with red fruit and a gentle tannin to match hearty Italian fare. The Nero d’Avola was handpicked early in the morning, in the middle of September, at Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino Country. It arrived in the Broc Cellars Berkeley cellar the same morning, and was destemmed to ferment in an open top stainless tank with its native yeasts. The fermenting saw twice daily pumpovers and was gently pressed as it finished fermentation. The wine was transferred to 350L hogs head barrique to age and develop for 18 months. FUN FACT: Nero D’Avola is the first grape that Broc Cellars began sourcing from Fox Hill Vineyard in 2013, before purchasing the vineyard ten years later in 2023.

US$40.00

Fiuggi Sparkling Water

US$6.00

Lurisia Chinotto

US$6.00

A Siciliana Blood Orange

US$6.00

Best Day Non-Alc Kolsch Beer

US$7.00

Fort Point Super Natural Cider

US$10.00

Trumer Pilsner

US$7.00

Birra Friuli Amber Ale

US$8.00

Riesling Selbach 'Incline' 375ml Half Bottle

GRAPE: Riesling TASTING: Classic DRY riesling. Crisp, edgy acidity, light, citrusy, bone dry white from Mosel. Petroleum comes thru just right amount. Very good value wine made by a great producer. This is their entry level, ‘horsepower’ wine. MORE: A selection from the nearly vertical slopes of blue and red Devonian slate found around the towns of Piesport, Zeltingen, Graach and Wehlen. This Stelvin-enclosed wine was fermented entirely in stainless steel at cool temperatures. Fresh, lively, fruit-forward and yet gently dry, the Incline is a lovely example of what these hallowed hills can provide in the right hands!

US$22.00

Vino Tavola Rustica Nero D'Avola

This is a special collaboration between Broc and Tavola Rustica, who offers delicious Italian inspired dishes to San Francisco and Larkspur. This is our second cuvee release making a fantastic food-friendly wine that bursts with red fruit and a gentle tannin to match hearty Italian fare. The Nero d’Avola was handpicked early in the morning, in the middle of September, at Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino Country. It arrived in the Broc Cellars Berkeley cellar the same morning, and was destemmed to ferment in an open top stainless tank with its native yeasts. The fermenting saw twice daily pumpovers and was gently pressed as it finished fermentation. The wine was transferred to 350L hogs head barrique to age and develop for 18 months. FUN FACT: Nero D’Avola is the first grape that Broc Cellars began sourcing from Fox Hill Vineyard in 2013, before purchasing the vineyard ten years later in 2023.

US$40.00

Drinks