Bottega Italian Kitchen Bar Off Whyte
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Cuisine type

  • Italian,

Dishes

  • Dessert,
  • Pasta,
  • Pizza,

Features

  • Restaurant With Catering Services,
  • Extensive Wine List,

Products and Services

  • Whyte Avenue,
  • Dessert,
  • Old Strathcona,
  • Pizza,
  • Lunch,
  • Dinner,
    • Reservations,
  • more...
  • less...

Languages Spoken

  • English,
Location
10335 83 Ave Nw, Edmonton, AB T6E 2C6
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Opening Hours *Holiday hours

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Rates:

  • $26 To $60,

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Meet the owner

Long before he became a managing partner, Jodh Singh was a Packrat Louie regular. “I went there years before I took over in 2006,” Jodh says. “It was an institution and a great place to have a business lunch or a romantic meal.” Packrat Louie first opened its doors in 1993 under the ownership of renowned chocolatier Peter Johner. The restaurant was an European-inspired bistro specializing in wood-fired oven pizza and so affectionately named after Peter’s then-wife Lynn. “Her last name was Louie and she never threw anything away,” Jodh explains.

Peter quickly won Edmonton over with his wood-fired pies and hospitality, and Packrat Louie has been an Edmonton destination ever since. “It had the flare and the food, and Peter was just an exceptional man,” Jodh says. “You just felt at home when you came in here.”

But when Jodh and his partnership group caught word that Peter was going to leave, they jumped at the chance to take the restaurant over. “We heard through the grapevine that someday Peter wanted to hang up his knife,” Jodh explains. “So we put the bug in his ear and said, ‘Before you talk to anybody else, we’d be really interested!'" In 2006, Peter sold the restaurant to focus on chocolate making and Jodh's team took over.

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Menu & Prices

STARTERS MENU - Bottega Italian Kitchen Bar Off Whyte

Jalapeño Corn Fritters

chipotle aioli, peach jam

$12.00

Foie Gras Spinach Dip

grilled sour dough

$15.00

Charcuterie

pickles, mustard, toasted bread

sm $18.00 lg $28.00

Escargot

bordelaise sauce, roast mushrooms, grilled focaccia

$14.00

Duck Carpaccio

pickled onions, fried duck egg

$18.00

Perogies

butter poached lobster, truffled sour cream

$17.00

Mussels

smoked salmon, cracked pepper, cream

$19.00

Scallops

dandelion greens, guanciale

$17.00

SOUP & SALAD

Caesar Salad

bacon, garlic anchovy dressing, lemon

half $7.00 full $13.00

Ticinese Salad

butter leaf, blue cheese, tomato, cucumber, peppercream dressing

half $8.00 full $15.00

Strawberry Beet

balsamic caramel, watercress, walnuts

full $14.00

Tomato Salad

greens, farro, EVOO, raspberry vinegar

full $13.00

Kettle

Cioppino

fresh prawns, mussels, salmon, tomato broth

bowl $15.00

Sweet Corn Gazpacho

chilies, poached crab, micro greens

cup $8.00 bowl $12.00

Market Soup

made from fresh market ingredients

cup $6.00 bowl $9.00

DINNER ENTRÉES

Add to any entrée or salad

Chicken breast $8.00 Salmon filet $10.00 Jumbo prawns (4) $10.00 Jumbo sea scallops (3) $12.00

Pickerel

farro, peas, brown butter

$28.00

Salmon

roasted cauliflower, watercress, lemon gremolata

$30.00

Market Tagliatelle

house made noodles, pesto, market vegetables

$25.00

Whole Trout

wood fired, sautéed greens, pickled chanterelles

$32.00

Roast Chicken

½ chicken, summer squash

$30.00

Nashville Hot Chicken

bacon cream corn, bread and butter pickles

$22.00

Grilled Ribeye

tomatoes, pickled fingerlings, bone marrow butter

$35.00

Foie Gras Bratwurst

sauerkraut, pickles, potato salad

$20.00

WOOD-FIRED PIZZA

Lemon

edam and mozzarella blend, fresh herbs

$14.00

Fiorentina

tomato sauce, prawns, spinach, tomatoes

$17.00

Foie Gras

gruyere, béchamel, peach jam

$24.00

Lobster

lobster, peas, béchamel, truffle oil

$22.00

Giardino

spinach, artichoke, roasted red pepper, olives

$16.00

Chorizo

roast corn, pico de gallo, chipotle mayo

$16.00

Croque Madame

ham, gruyere, fried egg

$17.00

STARTERS MENU - Bottega Italian Kitchen Bar Off Whyte

Jalapeño Corn Fritters

chipotle aioli, peach jam

$12.00

Foie Gras Spinach Dip

grilled sour dough

$15.00

Charcuterie

pickles, mustard, toasted bread

sm $18.00 lg $28.00

Escargot

bordelaise sauce, roast mushrooms, grilled focaccia

$14.00

Duck Carpaccio

pickled onions, fried duck egg

$18.00

Perogies

butter poached lobster, truffled sour cream

$17.00

Mussels

smoked salmon, cracked pepper, cream

$19.00

Scallops

dandelion greens, guanciale

$17.00

SOUP & SALAD

Caesar Salad

bacon, garlic anchovy dressing, lemon

half $7.00 full $13.00

Ticinese Salad

butter leaf, blue cheese, tomato, cucumber,peppercream dressing

half $8.00 full $15.00

Strawberry Beet

balsamic caramel, watercress, walnuts

full $14.00

Tomato Salad

greens, farro, EVOO, raspberry vinegar

full $13.00

Add to any salad

Chicken breast $8.00 Salmon filet $10.00 Jumbo prawns (4) $10.00 Jumbo sea scallops (3) $12.00

KETTLE

Cioppino

fresh prawns, mussels, salmon, tomato broth

bowl $15.00

Sweet Corn Gazpacho

chilies, poached crab, micro greens

cup $8.00 bowl $12.00

Market Soup

made from fresh market ingredients cup

cup $6.00 bowl $9.00

LUNCH ENTRÉES

Pickerel

farro, peas, brown butter

$25.00

Salmon

roasted cauliflower, watercress, lemon gremolata

$28.00

Market Tagliatelle

house made noodles, pesto, market vegetables

$22.00

Whole Trout

wood fired, sautéed greens, pickled chanterelles

$28.00

Roast Chicken

¼ chicken, summer squash

$25.00

Nashville Hot Chicken

bacon cream corn, bread and butter pickles

$20.00

Steak Sandwich

tomatoes,pickled fingerlings, bone marrow butter

$22.00

Foie Gras Bratwurst

sauerkraut, pickles, potato salad

$18.00

WOOD-FIRED PIZZA

Lemon

edam and mozzarella blend, fresh herbs

$14.00

Fiorentina

tomato sauce, prawns, spinach, tomatoes

$17.00

Foie Gras

gruyere, béchamel, peach jam

$24.00

Lobster

lobster, peas, béchamel, truffle oil

$22.00

Giardino

spinach, artichoke, roasted red pepper, olives,

$16.00

Chorizo

roast corn, pico de gallo, chipotle mayo

$16.00

Croque Madame

ham, gruyere, fried egg

$17.00

STARTERS MENU - Bottega Italian Kitchen Bar Off Whyte

STARTERS A

Your choice of:
Packrat Caesar Salad
Ticenese Salad
Chef's Daily Soup

$9.00

STARTERS B

Your choice of:
Scallops and Pork Belly
Prawns Louie
Tomato Caprese Salad

$18.00

ENTREES

ENTREES A

Your choice of:
Chicken Supreme
Arctic Char Filet
Butler Steak

$30.00

ENTREES B

Your choice of:
British Columbia Sturgeon
Alberta Pork Shoulder
Alberta Beef Tenderloin

$45.00

DESSERTS

DESSERTS

Your choice of:
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Coconut Lime Mousse
Daily Sorbet
Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Port

$8.00

CANAPÉS MENU MENU - Bottega Italian Kitchen Bar Off Whyte

BBQ Meatballs

$35.00 (dozen)

Tomato Bruschetta

$30.00 (dozen)

Lamb Popsicles

$50.00 (dozen)

Moroccan Prawns

$37.00 (dozen)

Prosciutto- wrapped Prawns

$40.00 (dozen)

Mini Fish Croquets

$38.00 (dozen)

Scallops and Bacon

$42.00 (dozen)

Rock fish (cod) Skewer

$40.00 (dozen)

Mini Spinach-Bacon Quiche

$35.00 (dozen)

Sun-dried Tomato and Almond Arancini

$35.00 (dozen)

Lemon Pizza Slices

$21.00 (dozen)

Jalapeño-corn Fritters

$21.00 (dozen)
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