Cortese Restaurant Menu
Located in Binghamton, NY, Cortese Restaurant offers a diverse menu featuring Italian cuisine, including pizza and appetizers like Toscana Bread and Fresh Clams or Mussels Posilipo. The restaurant provides a range of amenities, from taking reservations to offering delivery and catering services. Customers praise the quality of the food and the attentive service, with highlights such as the Blackened Chicken Breast Salad and the Pesto Chicken Sandwich. Reviewers commend the reasonable prices and the welcoming atmosphere, making Cortese a must-visit spot for those looking for a satisfying dining experience. Whether you're in the mood for pizza, pasta, or a hearty steak, Cortese Restaurant promises to deliver a delightful meal that will leave you coming back for more.
Appetizers
Toscana Bread
fresh french bread topped with our homemade pesto sauce, diced tomatoes, fresh chopped spinach, and mozzarella cheese
Fresh Clams Or Mussels Posilipo
marinara with anchovies
Shrimp Cocktail
jumbo shrimp with our own spicy cocktail sauce.
Fettuccine Alfredo
made with imported pecorino romano and heavy cream.
Barbequed Shrimp
new orleans style with garlic, dijon and bacon, deliciously spicy.
Mozzarella Sticks
homemade and served with pizza sauce for dipping.
Shrimp Marinara
sauteed to order in our homemade marinara sauce.
Homemade Onion Rings
Shrimp Scampi
swimming in a light white sauce.
Homemade Breaded Mushrooms
with ranch dip.
Fresh Scallops Marinara
sauteed in our homemade marinara sauce, garlic, and oil.
Clams Oreganato
stuffed with seasoned bread crumbs and spices.
Blackened Chicken Breast Salad
mixed field greens, shredded carrots, diced tomato, shredded cheddar, chopped egg and blackened chicken breast served with a cucumber-bacon ranch.
Vermicelli Toss
mixed field greens, shredded carrots, diced tomato, shredded cheddar, chopped egg and blackened chicken breast along with a nest of vermicelli pasta served with honey mustard dressing.
Chicken Caesar Salad
seasoned chicken breast atop a mound of tossed romaine, pecorino romano and a traditional caesar dressing with croutons.
Chef s Salad
with ham, turkey, and american cheese.
Fresh Baby Spinach Salad
baby spinach leaves topped with bean sprouts, chopped egg, bacon and sliced mushrooms with or without a seasoned chicken breast to make it a meal! served with raspberry vinaigrette.
Antipasto Salad
crisp iceberg lettuce, fresh vegetables, a variety of meats and cheeses. we recommend our famous house italian dressing for this colossal salad! served with crusty french bread.
Buffalo Chicken Ranch Salad
tender crisp chicken tossed in our incredible wing sauce over crisp fresh salad greens. served with ranch dressing.
California Harvest Salad
mixed greens, seasoned chicken breast, dried cranberries, cherries, glazed walnuts, crumbles of bleu cheese served with homemade balsamic italian dressing.
Entree Salads
Gourmet Sandwiches & Wraps
Pesto Chicken Sandwich
with provolone and roasted peppers, on toasted ciabatta bread.
Grilled Turkey Rueben On Panini
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Wrap
with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheddar.
Beef Or Chicken Teriyaki Wrap
sauteed with homemade teriyaki sauce, peppers, and onions all wrapped in a soft whole wheat wrap.
Homemade Pesto Turkey
sliced turkey breast, homemade pesto, shredded lettuce, onions, cheddar, and diced tomato wrapped in a tomato basil wrap.
Honey Mustard Chicken
your choice of crispy or charbroiled chicken breast, honey mustard dressing, shredded lettuce, cheddar, diced tomato, wrapped in a soft flour wrap.
Jumbo Breaded Shrimp Basket
with homemade cocktail sauce.
Finger Foods Basket
an assortment of crispy golden shrimp, scallops, homemade mozzarella sticks, homemade onion rings, chicken fingers, and breaded mushrooms served with tartar, cocktail, honey dijon and tomato sauces for dipping.
Breaded Juicy Scallops Basket
served with homemade tartar sauce.
Chicken Fingers Basket
strips of all white breast meat in our seasoned breading, served with honey dijon sauce.
Chicken Wings
hot or mild served with celery sticks, and our creamy bleu cheese dressing.
Basket Dinners & Wings
Seafood
Fresh Sea Scallops
broiled with a hint of lemon, or glazed with cream sherry.
Breaded Sea Scallops
with homemade tartar sauce.
Blackened Sea Scallops
seasoned pan seared and finished in a cream sherry reduction.
Fresh Haddock Filet
broiled or breaded.
Haddock Parmigiana
a fresh haddock filet breaded to order, then topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella.
Fresh Salmon
with lemon wedge, broiled.
Orange Roughy
broiled
Calamari
sauteed in our red or white sauce.
Fried Calamari
Shrimp Pizzaola
you'll want to save a crust of bread to mop up the zesty sauce.
Golden Breaded Shrimp
served with homemade cocktail sauce.
Single Lobster Tail
Two Lobster Tails
Seafood Platter
of one lobster tail, clams oreganato,broiled shrimp, and broiled scallops.
Lobster Pizzaola
two lobster tails prepared in our rich red sauce. single lobster tail pizzaola.
Tomato And Cheese Pizza
with mozzarella, romano, and our homemade pizza sauce.
Double Dough Pizza
White Garlic Pizza
Florentine Pizza
fresh spinach, sour cream, and onions with romano and mozzarella cheeses.
Pesto Pizza
fresh sweet basil, garlic, and pine nuts with romano and mozzarella cheeses.
Buffalo Chicken Ranch Pizza
chicken cutlet tossed with our delicious wing sauce, topped with cheese and drizzled with ranch dressing. hot or mild.
Buffalo Blues
chicken cutlet tossed with our delicious wing sauce, topped with cheese and drizzled with bleu cheese dressing. hot or mild.
Old Fashioned Hot Pie
a cortese original favorite pizza, with our homemade pizza sauce, oregano, and a sprinkle of aged pecorino
The Cortese Special Pizza
loaded with pepperoni, sausage, meatsauce, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and black olives covered with a thick layer of mozzarella and romano cheeses.
Toppings
homemade sausage, double mozzarella, genoa salami, fresh green peppers, pepperoni, anchovies, homemade meatsauce, fresh diced onions, black olives, broccoli florets, mushrooms, fresh spinach, fresh sliced tomatoes, bacon.
More Toppings
sliced homemade meatballs, eggplant, fresh homemade sausage chunks or chicken spiedies.
Chicken Bbq Bacon Pizza
Breakfast Pizza
with egg, cheese, finely chopped roasted peppers, and your choice of chopped ham, sausage, or bacon.
