Monte's Riverside Inn
American • Steakhouse

Fine dining, nice ambiance, great menu variety.

903 E Norris Dr.
Ottawa, IL 61350
815-434-5000 (mobile users click to talk)
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Monte's Riverside Inn Hours: Monday-Sunday 4pm - 9pm
Lunch, Friday's 11am-1pm, Bar is open all afternoon (soup and salads available only from 1p-4p)

Reservations: Yes

Payment: American Express, Mastercard, Visa

Average Entree Price: $15-$30

Other options:
Alcohol
Handicap Access
Kid Friendly
Outdoor Dining
Private Rooms
Vegetarian Options
We are also accessable by boat on the Fox River

MENU:

Friday's lunch specials
Featured Sandwiches: served with
Fries- Fruit- or Salad

Pub Burger
Available topped with American, Swiss, Provolone or Blue Cheese 11.95

Prime Rib
Slow roasted, mouth watering.. EXCELLENT 14.95

Ribeye
Seasoned perfectly, prepared to your desire 13.95

Fresh Chicken Breas
Grilled or Fried- seasoned lightly 11.95

Fresh White Fish
Broiled or Fried 12.95

ADD soup of the day w/Sandwich- additional 3.00

Featured Entrees: served with soup or salad

Chicken Parmesan
Lightly breaded chicken breast topped with loads of mozzarella,Served with pasta and meat sauce 12.95

Fettuccini Alfredo
Fetti noodles covered in our special Alfredo sauce 12.95

Salads

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Fresh romaine lettuce tossed with cheese, walnuts, croutons
Tossed with our house Caesar dressing,
Topped with grilled chicken breast 12.95

Spinach Salad
Topped with Bacon and Fresh Mushroom
Served with our homemade hot bacon dressing 12.95

Fresh Romaine Salad
Served with your choice of our homemade dressing
Fondue of French Onion 12.95

Appetizers
Monte's Wings
BBQ or our secret spicy recipe $11.95

Gourmet Onion Rings
Monte's homemade breading and flash-fried $9.95

Hand-Battered Fresh Mushrooms
Monte's legendary batter horseradish sauce $9.95

Chilled Large Shrimp
Served with an extra nippy cocktail sauce $12.95

Fondue of French Onion Soup
Bubbling cheese en croute $7.00

Mozzarella Sticks
With Italian Sauce $9.95

Shrimp Poppers
$12.95

Charbrolier
Texas BBQ Pork Chops
Our premium center-cut pork chops, breaded and deep fried, then soaked in our homemade sauce and broiled. $22.95

Our Old-Fashioned Salt-Roasted Prime Rib of Beef
Regular Cut $25.95
Tanker Man's Cut $29.95
Available on weekends only

Filet Mignon
Served with cabernet sauce on the side $28.95

Garlic Strip
Studded with whole cloves of freash garlic $25.95

Delmonico Ribeye
USDA prime beef aged for a minimum of six weeks for the ultimate tenderness and flavor $25.95

Tournedos of Beef
Medallions of filet mignon complemented with cabernet and béarnaise sauces $28.95

Surf~n~Turf
10oz lobster tail with your choice of out tender and juicy filet mignon, strip loin or ribeye $66.95

Broiled Pork Chops
Charbroiled with our secret seasonings and served with our homemade applesauce $22.95

New York Steak
Aged to tender perfection $25.95

London Broil
Tender slices of aged beef served with a mushroom bordelaise sauce $25.95

Rare – cool, red center
Medium Rare – warm, red center
Medium – hot, pink center
Medium Well – thoroughly charred
Well Done – charred
*We are not responsible for steaks cooked well done!

Sandwiches - all sandwiches served with French Fries
Monte's Burger
American, Provolone, Swiss & Blue Cheese $11.00

Chicken Breast Sandwich
Baked or Fried $11.00

Ribeye Sandwich $14.00

Fish Sandwich
Breaded & Fried $11.00

Monte's Tenderloin $11.00

Gourmet Pastas
Add our legendary side Caesar or spinach salad with homemade hot bacon dressing to any entrée for an additional $5.00

Tortellini
Made on the premises for over 40 years, with an incomparable taste, texture and chewiness of our meat-filled pasta rings in meat sauce $19.95

Vegetarian Alfredo
Festive mafalda pasta tossed with florets of broccoli, carrots, raosted chopped red pepper and green peas blended with Alfrefo Sauce $19.95

Shrimp ala Max
Sautée jumbo shrimp and broccoli with a delicious blend of homemade Alfredo sauce over angel hair pasta $21.95

Legendary Penne Puttanesca
In this Neapolitan dish, imported penne pasta is tossed with olives, capers, and garlic, & our tomato-basil sauce spiked with olive oil and dusted Reggiano cheese $19.95

Fettuccini Alfredo
Recipe artfully stolen from the original Alfredo's di Rmoa $19.95

Homemade Spinach and Cheese Tortellini
Spinach and cheese tortellini made right here. Served with hyou choice of marinara sauce, Alfredo or a combination of the two $19.95

Shrimp Primavera
Waves of pasta and winter garden vegetables blended with jumbo tiger shrimp in a velvet smooth cream sauce $21.95

Shrimp Alfredo
Tender gulf shrimp sautéed with fresh garlic and Parmeasan cheese then enveloped in a classic velvety Alfredo sauce with heavy cream and fettuccine $21.95

Three-Cheese Ravioli
A beautiful striped ravoili stuffed with ricotta and mascarpone cheese with tomato cream sauce $20.95

House Specialties
PEPPERCORN VEAL
Premium veal cutlet coated with Parmesan crumbs, cracked peppercorns and sesame seeds. Grilled, sliced & served over fettuccine in a
Gorgonzola cream sauce $22.95

Chicken Italiano
Sautéed piccata-style chicken breast in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, olives, capers, and plum tomatoes served over fettuccini $20.95

Italian Sausage Milanese
Simmered spicy handmade Italian sausage in a sauce of onions, peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes and served over a bed of steaming linguine $20.95

Chicken Piccatta
A fresh boneless chicken breast baked in a delightful Romano cheese crust. Served with fettuccine Alfredo $20.95

Veal a la Parmigiana
A classic Italian dish $20.95

CHICKEN a la PARMIGIANA
We coat a fresh boneless chicken breast with seasoned breadcrumbs and bake under a raft of mozzarella cheese with meat sauce. Served with mostaccioli. The house favorite! $20.95
Served with tortellini $22.95

Seafood
Sicilian Whitefish
Flakey, mild fillet baked with garlic, onion, plum tomato, sliced olives, pignoli nuts and olive oil $18.95

Walleye Pike
Order broiled or fried $20.95

Orange Roughy $20.95

Fillet of Norwegian Salmon
Boneless and skinless pink salmon fillet baked in a sumptuous butter wine sauce $19.95

Our Own Hand-Battered Fried Shrimp
Hand-coated colossal shrimp using Monte's famous batter $20.95

Baked Cod $18.95

Jumbo Broiled Shrimp $20.95

Twin Rock Lobster Tails
Over 1-1/4 pounds coldwater tails, butter-glazed and broiled to mouthwatering perfection $68.95

Salads & Lite Appetite
Caeser Salad $13.95
Spinach Salad $13.95
1/2 Order of Chicken Parmesan $13.95
1/2 Order Chicken Piccatta $13.95
4 oz Salmon $13.95
Spaghetti & Tortellini $13.95

Chicken
Family Style
Three piece dinner with mostaccioli, meat sauce & meatball
$12.95 dark $13.95 mixed $14.95 white

Half Chicken
Four piece dinner with potato choice
$12.95 dark $13.95 mixed $14.95 white

1/2 Baked Chicken
With vegetable $14.95

Sides with entrée—One Complimentary Cheese & Crackers per Table

Add our legendary side Caesar or spinach salad with homemade hot bacon dressing to any entrée for an additional 5.00

Bowl of Soup $5.00
Dinner Salad $5.00
Baked Potato, Rice, French Fries or Vegetable $3.00
Side of Pasta $8.00
Sautéed Mushrooms $3.00
Sautéed Onions $3.00
Sautéed Mushrooms & Onions $4.00

Walnut Cream Cake serves 4-10 $16.95.
15% gratuity added to parties of 8 or more.
Separate checks are not a problem.
$6.00 minimum per person table service, please.