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La Tinèra menu, with prices

Prices in Swiss francs. As on the menu from 2022; the current one is in the restaurant.

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The classics

First, the dishes guests mention most: the risotto, the ossobuco with polenta, the luganiga and the tiramisù.

  1. A plate of creamy white risotto, close up

    Gorgonzola risotto

    CHF 20.00
  2. Veal ossobuco with its bone and marrow in its sauce, beside the polenta, on a white plate

    Ossobuco with polenta

    braised veal shank

    CHF 35.00
  3. The browned luganiga beside the risotto, on a white plate

    Luganiga baked in foil, with risotto

    Ticinese pork sausage

    CHF 21.00
  4. Tiramisù in its glass bowl, dusted with cocoa, on a napkin

    Tiramisù

    CHF 8.00

To start

  • Mixed Ticinese cold cutsCHF 23.00
  • Piora cured hamCHF 23.00
  • Local lardocured pork back fatCHF 19.00
  • Mixed saladCHF 9.00
  • Green saladCHF 7.00

The chef recommends…

  • Perch fillet with risottoCHF 30.00

First courses

  • Spaghetti with meat sauceCHF 17.00
  • Spaghetti with garlic, oil and chilliCHF 15.00
  • Penne arrabbiatatomato sauce and chilliCHF 16.00
  • Parmesan risottoCHF 17.00
  • Gorgonzola risottoCHF 20.00
  • Two fried eggs with polentaCHF 15.00
  • Two fried eggs with spinachCHF 15.00
  • Vegetable minestroneCHF 15.00
  • Meat brothCHF 6.00

Our Swiss meat

  • Ossobuco with polentabraised veal shankCHF 35.00
  • Luganiga baked in foil, with risottoTicinese pork sausageCHF 21.00
  • Calf’s liver with onions, Venetian styleCHF 30.00
  • Country-style chickenCHF 23.00
  • Grilled beef entrecôteCHF 35.00
  • Beef tartare with toast and butterCHF 29.00

Seasonal dishes

Alongside the classics, seasonal dishes: in past years, venison in autumn, asparagus in spring, pumpkin gnocchi.

Venison stew in its dark sauce, with polenta and sliced porcini
Venison stew with polenta and porcini — an autumn dish
Orange pumpkin gnocchi on the plate, with sage leaves in the middle
Homemade pumpkin gnocchi with butter and sage — a winter dish

Desserts

  • TiramisùCHF 8.00
  • Crème caramelCHF 8.00
  • Panna cottaCHF 8.00
  • Fresh fruit saladCHF 8.00
  • Walnut ice cream with nocinonocino: walnut liqueurCHF 10.00
  • Grape ice cream with grappaCHF 10.00
Chestnut vermicelles with two swirls of cream, the tazzini behind them on the yellow placemat
Vermicelles, sweet chestnut purée, with cream, and the tazzini on the placemat

Wine by the glass

The merlot is served in the tazzino, a ceramic bowl.

Merlot in the white tazzino marked “1 dl”, on the yellow placemat
The tazzino, marked 1 dl
A tazzino marked “Lugano” on the ledge under the iron wine rack full of bottles
The tazzino under the wine rack
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