Monastero’s offers several upgrading options to both the Banquet and Wedding menus. Below are upgrade items such as hors d’ouevres, which are butlered during cocktails, a sweet table, as well as some premium appetizer selections.

Butlered Hors D’oeuvres
to be served prior to a banquet $3.50 per person

Choose four (4) items from this list:

Pizza Bread
Variety of Pizzas — cut into squares
Tomato and Onion Focaccia
Stuffed Mushrooms
Vegetable Fritters
Fried Zucchine — served with cocktail sauce
Puff Pastry ~ stuffed with sausage and cabbage,
cheese and cabbage, or ricotta cheese and spinach
Chicken and Pineapple on Skewers
Italian Meatballs
Mini Arancine (balls of rice stuffed with ground beef)
Italian Sausage
Chicken Livers and Bacon

Dolci Finale
$5.00 per person

A delectible variety of fruit and pastries,
served at each table arranged on elegant platters.

Platter of Sweets which may include:
Homemade Mini Cannoli, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries,
Miniature Cream Puffs, Italian Cookies

Deluxe Platter of Fresh Fruit

Italian Café Bar
$2.50 per person

Complete your Dolci Finale or Deluxe Sweet Table with a
special service of Italian coffees for your guests. Our
staff will personally serve a variety of coffees, complemented
with our homemade Tiramisú from a separate station.

Variety of Flavored Coffees & Café:
French Vanilla ~ Hazelnut ~ Amaretto Flavored Coffee with whipcream dollop

Italian Espresso or Cappuccino

Deluxe Sweet Table
$7.00 per person

A supreme display of fresh fruit and sweets, opened
after dinner for the continued dining enjoyment of your guests

Variety of Sweets which may include:
Assorted Chocolate Covered Pastries ~ Napoleons ~ Homemade Mini Cannoli ~ Petit Fours
Italian Cookies ~ Frosted Brownies ~ Fruit Tarts ~ Miniature Cream Puffs ~ Chocolate Mousse
Assorted Cheesecakes ~ Hand Dipped Choclate Strawberries

Deluxe Fresh Fruit Display

Coffee and Tea Service

Monastero's Ristorante & Banquets • 3935 W. Devon, Chicago • 773.588.2515 • Email us