Varanese Menu

Varanese is a hidden gem in Louisville, KY, offering a cozy and warm atmosphere with live music creating a perfect setting for a delightful dining experience. The menu boasts of New American cuisine with options like Baked Brie, Cheese Spheres, Flat Iron Steak, seafood pasta, and indulgent desserts like Molten Lava Cake and Bread Pudding. Customers have praised the attentive service and well-prepared dishes, with standouts being the Pork Chop with bourbon glaze, Potato Gratin, and Mocha Creme Brulee. Varanese also hosts special events like bourbon dinners, providing an educational and culinary journey with delightful pairings and innovative dishes like Grilled Peach Salad. Whether for a date night or a family celebration, Varanese is highly recommended for its delicious food and inviting ambiance.

Main Menu

Baked Brie

Baked brie wrapped in puff pastry served with bourbon caramel, toasted pecans and sliced apples

$10.00

Sesame Glazed Chicken

Crispy sesame glazed chicken with spicy slaw, Kewpie mayonnaise and green onions

$9.00

Stuffed Crab Avocado

Lump crab stuffed fried avocado with pico de gallo and a roasted jalapeño créme fraiche

$10.00

BBQ Duck Confit Eggrolls

Crispy fried duck confit and cabbage eggroll with BBQ aioli

$10.00

Lobster Mac N' Cheese

Cavatappi Pasta tossed with Lobster in a Creamy Cheese Sauce Served with Old Bay Seasoned Pork Rinds

$15.00

Cheese And Hummus Plate

Warm pimento cheese, smoked gouda, pickled okra, pearl onion jam, white bean hummus and fried green tomatoes, served with grilled baguettes

$15.00

Fried Calamari

Crispy fried calamari tossed with assorted peppers accompanied with sweet chili sauce and cilantro pesto

$14.00

Cheese Spheres

Mozzarella, spinach and artichoke cheese spheres lightly fried, served with a tomato-herb dipping sauce

$9.00

Pork & Sweet Potato Biscuit

Slow roasted pulled pork served on sweet potato biscuits finished with apple butter

$9.00

Appetizer Platter

Appetizer platter of lump crab stuffed fried avocado, pork biscuits, BBQ duck confit eggrolls, and Cheese Spheres

$34.00

Lamb & Lentil Soup

Lamb and lentil soup

$6.00

Pistachio Encrusted Goat Cheese

Warm pistachio encrusted goat cheese served over baby spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, grape tomatoes, cucumber and red onion with a tomato-balsamic vinaigrette

$10.00

Fried Green Tomato Salad

Fried green tomato and bibb salad drizzled with buttermilk dressing, crumbled goat cheese and crispy prosciutto

$9.00

Crispy Romaine Salad

Crispy romaine lettuce tossed with creamy roasted garlic and parmesan dressing topped with shaved parmesan and herb croutons

$8.00

Candied Pecan & Apple Salad

Candied pecan, granny smith apple and sun-dried cranberries tossed with mixed baby lettuce and caramelized onion vinaigrette

$9.00

Bourbon Barrel Smoked Pork Chop

Spice rubbed bourbon barrel smoked boneless pork chop topped with an apple bacon chutney served with gratin potato

$22.00

Beef Tips & Tortellini

Sauteed beef tips and tortellini tossed in a rich gorgonzola cream sauce, baby spinach, grape tomatoes and toasted pine nuts topped with crispy prosciutto

$20.00

"V" Burger

Char grilled grass fed beef topped with sharp cheddar, crispy onion straws and Chef John's V- sauce. Served with house-cut fries

$15.00

Slow Braised Lamb Shank

Slow braised lamb shank with roasted garlic whipped potatoes and grilled asparagus finished with a natural pan sauce

$26.00

Stuffed Rainbow Trout

Rainbow Trout stuffed with cornbread with roasted sweet potatoes, pecan-jalapeno crumble and molasses butte

$24.00

Caramelized Orange Bourbon Salmon

Grilled salmon topped with a caramelized mandarin orange bourbon sauce served over cream cheese grits

$21.00

Certified Angus Strip Steak

Grilled strip steak served with roasted garlic whipped potatoes, zesty brussels sprouts and natural reduction

$28.00

Roasted Chicken

Roasted chicken served with Cavatappi mac n' cheese, cabbage slaw. Topped with salsa verde and Alabama white sauce

$24.00

Crab Cake Sandwich

Seared lump crab cake topped with a spicy slaw and horseradish spread on a toasted brioche bun. Served with house-cut fries

$15.00

Chef John's Personalized Vegetarian Dish

Created with seasonal and local ingredients

$19.00

Flat Iron Steak

Char grilled flat iron steak served with a mushroom and parmesan risotto finished with Chef John's V- sauce

$24.00

Gulf Shrimp And Grits

Sautéed gulf shrimp with cream cheese grits. Topped with peach and sweet tea Kentucky chow-chow finished with a Cajun butter sauce

$21.00

Cream Cheese Grits

Potato Gratin

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Vegetable Of The Day

Mushroom Parmesan Risotto

Garlic Whipped Potatoes

Cavatappi Mac N' Cheese

House-Cut Fries

Zesty Fried Brussel Sprouts

Lunetta Prosecco

Segura Vidas Heredad Reserva Cava

Coppola Sofia Blanc De Blanc

Domaine Carneros Brut

Louis Roederer Estate Rose

J Brut

Schramsberg Blanc De Noir

Veuve Cliquot Brut

Perrier-Joet Fleur Brut

G.H. Mumm Champagne

Chateau St. Jean Pinot Noir

Artesa Pinot Noir

Acrobat Pinot Noir

Row Eleven Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Patz & Hall Pinot Noir

Sonoma Cutrer Pinot Noir

Soter Willamette Pinot Noir

Faila "Occidental Ridge" Pinot Noir

Cuvaison Carneros Pinot Noir

Red Diamond Merlot

Irony Merlot

Freemark Abbey Merlot

Northstar Merlot

Duckhorn Merlot

Natura Malbec

Trivento Reserva Malbec

Finca El Origen Gran Reserva Malbec

Calina Carmenere

Concha Y Toro Privada

Marques De Riscal Rioja Reserva

Campo Viejo Grand Reserva

Cline Cashmere "GSM"

Coppola Claret

Torres Salmos Priorat

Layer Cake Shiraz

Morgan Syrah

Robert Hall Syrah

Girard Petite Sirah

Ravenswood Petite Sirah

Pennywise Petite Sirah

Dead Letter Office Shiraz

Brazin "Lodi" ZInfandel

Terra D'Oro Zinfandel

Duckhorn Paraduxx

Steele Catfish Zinfandel

St. Francis Old Vine Zinfandel

Bramosia Chianti

Luna Napa Vineyards Sangiovese

M Chiarlo Barolo

Gianfranco Allesandria Barolo

Poggio Salvi Brunello Di Montalcino

Bertani Amarone

Vermonte Cabernet

Benzinger Cabernet

BR Cohn Silver Label Cabernet

Educated Guess Cabernet

Franciscan Cabernet

Stag's Leap "Artemis" Cabernet

Routestock Cabernet

Cht Ste Michelle Cold Creek Cabernet

Conn Creek Anthology

Chat Gardine Chateauneuf Du Pape

Chat Vingot St Emillion

Dry Creek "The Mariner"

Rodney Strong "Symmetry"

Jordan Cabernet

Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet

La Jota Howell Mountain Cabernet

Grgich Hills Cabernet

Chat St Jean Cinq Cepages

Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Cabernet

Belle Glos "Las Alturas" Pinot Noir

Bonterra Organically Grown Cabernet

Rodney Strong "Knotty Vines" Zinfandel

Sledgehammer Zinfandel

Beringer White Zinfandel

Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling

NxNW Riesling

Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer

Martin Codax Albarino

Dry Creek Chenin Blanc

Biokult Organic Grunerveltliner

Conundrum

Fontana Pinot Grigio

Estancia Pinot Grigio

Maso Canali Pinot Grigio

Honig Sauvignon Blanc

Hess Sauvignon Blanc

Drylands Sauvignon Blanc

Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc

Grgich Hills Fume Blanc

Cht La Freynelle Bordeaux Blanc

William Hill Chardonnay

Gundlach Bundschu Chardonnay

Artesa Chardonnay

Joseph Drouhin Laforet Chardonnay

Kim Crawford "Unoaked" Chardonnay

Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay

Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay

Cakebread Chardonnay

Bogle Petite Sirah Port

Sandeman Vau Vintage

Cockburn's Yr Tawny Port

Taylor Fladgate yr Tawny

Ferrari-Carano Eldorado Noir Black Muscot

Renwood Ice Zinfandel

Fonseca Bin Ruby

Chambers "Rutherglen" Fortified Muscat

Jackson-Triggs

Sierra Nevada Nooner

New Belgium Fat Tire

Deschutes Black Butter Porter

Rotating Tap Handle

Goodwood Walnut Brown

Rhineguiest Truth

Budweiser

Bud Select

Bud Light

Michelob Ultra

Miller Lite

Coors Lite

Corona

Heineken

Amstel Light

Bass Ale

Sam Adams Boston Lager

Franziskaner Hefeweissen

Stella Artois

Goose Island Honkers Ale

Bells Two Hearted Ale

Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout

Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale

Ommegang Philosophers

Rochefort Trappist

Brother Thelonious

Breckenridge Avalanche

Ship Yard Export Ale

Balvenie

Chivas

Dewar's

Glenmorangie

Glenlivet

Johnnie Walker Black

Johnnie Walker Blue

Laphroaig

Macallan

Bakers

Basil Hayden

Berheim Wheat

Blanton's

Bookers

Breaking & Entering

Buffalo Trace

Bulleit

Charter

Eagle Rare

Elijah Craig

Elmer T. Lee

Evan Williams Single Barrel

Ezra Brooks Yr

Four Roses Single Barrel

Four Roses Small Batch

Henry McKenna

Hirsch Small Batch

Jefferson Reserve

Jim Beam

Jim Beam Black

Jim Beam Devil's Cut

Knob Creek

Knob Creek Single Barrel

Larceny

Maker's Mark

Maker's

Maker's Cast

Mitchter's Small Batch

Mitchter's Yr

Noah's Mill

Old Forester

Old Grandad

Pappy Van Winkle Yr

Prichards

Rock Hill Farms

Ridgemont Reserve

Rowan's Creek

Russell's Reserve

Wild Turkey

L. Weller

L. Weller Yr

Woodford Reserve

Woodford's Master Collection

Woodford's Double Oak

Appleton yr

Bacardi

Bacardi Limón

Captain Morgan

Cruzan

Mt GayRhum Barbancourt Five Star

Rhum Barbancourt Pango

Rhum Clement

Ron Zacapa

Clement

Courvoisier VSOP

Hennessy VS

Martell Noblige

Martell VS

Remy XO

Remy VSOP

Absolut

Absolut Mandarin

Absolut Ruby Red

Absolut Berri Acai

Absolut Citron

Absolut Mango

Absolut Orient Apple

Absolut Raspberri

Absolut Vanilla

Belvedere

Chopin

Finlandia

Grey Goose

Grey Goose La Poire

Grey Goose L'Orange

Grey Goose Le Citron

Ketel One

Ketel One Citron

Rain

Russian Standard

Skyy Citrus

Skyy

Stoli

Stoli Razberi

Stoli Blueberi

Stoli Vanil

Tito's

Black Bush

Bushmills

Jameson

Canadian Club

Crown Royal

Crown Royal XR

Seagrams

Seagrams VO

Old Overholt

Pappy Van Winkle

Woodford

Town Branch

Jack Daniels

Jack Daniels Single Barrel

Gentlemen Jack

Beefeater

Bombay

Bombay Sapphire

Death's Door

Hendrick's

Tanqueray

Cuervo Gold

Don Julio Silver

Don Julio Reposado

Espolon Silver

Herradura Silver

Herradura Reposado

Patrón Silver

Patrón Reposado

Patrón Añejo

B&B

Campari

Chambord

Cointreau

DiSaronno Amaretto

Drambuie

Dumante

Fernet Branca

Frangelico

Galliano

Giori Limoncello

Grand Marnier

Kahlùa

Kahlùa Hazelnut

Kahlùa French Vanilla

Midori

Pama

Patrón Citronge

Romana Sambuca Black

Romana Sambuca Light

Southern Comfort

Tuaca

Wild Turkey American Honey

Seasonal Old Fashioned

Maker's Mark Bourbon, clove, vanilla and cranberry

Gimlet

Absolut Vodka or Bombay Gin, simple syrup, lime juice, cucumber and basil, topped with club soda

Sazerac

Jim Beam Rye, Demerara simple syrup, Bittermans Burlesque bitter with Pernod glass rinse. Garnished with burnt orange and lemon twist.

Bourbon Cooler

Old Forester, PAMA, Domaine de Canton, peach purée and lime juice. Garnished with a lime wheel

Passion Punch

Cruzan Light Rum, Myers Dark Rum, passion fruit syrup, pineapple and orange juice topped with lemon-lime soda. Garnished with a cherry

Paloma

Sombra Mezcal, smoked jalapeño and grapefruit simple syrup, Bittermans Hellfire Bitters, topped with soda and a splash of grapefruit juice. Garnished with candied jalapeño

Chocolate Martini

Patron XO Café, Stoli Vanilla Vodka, white and dark crème de cocoa, dash of Ryan's Irish Cream

Gin Fizz

Bombay Gin, egg white, simple syrup, lemon juice, topped with house made pomegranate soda. Garnished with Angostura bitters

Bourbon Sparkling

Four Roses Yellow Label with a dash of lemon juice topped with prosecco

Negroni

Damrak Gin, Campari, cold smoked oranges, sweet vermouth and topped with club soda

Gold Rush

Larceny Bourbon, Domaine De Canton ginger liqueur, fresh lemon juice and cayenne infused honey syrup

French Fusion

Absolut Pears, lemon juice, simple syrup, muddled grapes, fresh mint and white grape juice. Garnished with grapes

Wine List

Dessert Menu

Assorted Cheese And Fruit Plate

Daily Selection

$12.00

Bread Pudding

Toffee-marshmallow bread pudding and bourbon caramel sauce served with salted caramel ice cream

$7.00

Mocha Creme Brulee

Mocha Creme Brulee, rich custard with a candied top accompanied by a warm chocolate and caramel-filled praline

$7.00

Ice Cream

$2.00

Brioche French Toast

Custard-fried brioche french toast topped with candied bacon, sugared pecans, peanut butter powder, bourbon maple syrup, and caramel sea salt ice cream

$7.00

Small Bites

Small assorted tasting

$6.00

Chocolate Lava Cake

Warm, gooey chocolate lava cake served with vanilla bean ice cream

$8.00

Cappuccino

$4.00

Espresso

$3.50

French Press

Red Hot Roasters certified organic coffee

$6.00