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Daniel's Restaurant & Catering

  • Order Online
  • Home
  • Menu
  • Lunch
  • Specials
  • Gluten Free
  • Catering
  • Wine Dinners
  • Private Dining
  • Contact
  • Call Us! 919.303.1006
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Menu


Since 1996, Daniel's has been preparing freshly sauteed pasta dishes, hand stretched pizzas, scratch made desserts, and more.

Soups & Salads
Seafood Bisque
A delicious, rich blend of cream, sherry, shrimp and chopped clams ~ 6
Chef's Soup de Jour
Please ask server for today's offering
Caesar
Romaine lettuce tossed with homemade croutons and our version of traditional dressing small ~ 4 large ~ 6 Add freshly cooked marinated chicken, or blackened chicken ~ 4, or blackened shrimp ~ 6
Greek
Mixed greens topped with feta cheese, Kalamata olives, artichokes, roasted red peppers, diced cucumber and celery mix, red onions; served with vinaigrette a red wine and olive oil vinaigrette ~ 8
Tuscan Salad
Romaine and radicchio, salami, chick peas, banana peppers, Kalamata olives, red onion, tomato, Romano cheese and homemade croutons tossed with fresh herbs, red wine vinegar and olive oil, then garnished with a balsamic reduction drizzle ~ 8
The Wedge Salad
A third of a head of Iceberg lettuce dressed with Bleu Cheese dressing, topped with bacon, diced tomatoes and Danish bleu cheese crumbles ~ 9
Grape, Pear, and Bleu Cheese
Mixed greens tossed with grapes, pears, toasted pecans topped with fresh basil and Danish bleu cheese in a raspberry vinaigrette ~ 8
Cranberry Salad
Spring greens with dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, bleu cheese, and tossed with a cranberry vinaigrette ~ 8
Garden
Mixed greens adorned with tomato, cucumber, and carrots, topped with homemade croutons. small ~ 4, large ~ 6
Homemade Dressing choices include:
Ranch, Italian Vinaigrette, Creamy Italian, Bleu Cheese, Thousand Island, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Honey Mustard, Cranberry Vinaigrette & Raspberry Vinaigrette
Appetizers
Fried Calamari
Served with spicy marinara sauce ~ 9
Shrimp Cocktail
Served with our own, made-in-house cocktail sauce ~ 8
Mussels
A generous portion of PEI mussels served in your choice of garlic white wine sauce or red sauce ~ 10
Crab Cakes
Two homemade lump crab cakes served with our zippy remoulade sauce ~ 9
Warm Brie
Individual sized brie, served over mixed greens with toasted almonds, grapes and raspberry vinaigrette ~ 9
Arrancini
Risotto, mozzarella cheese and diced pancetta, shaped into a ball, lightly breaded and fried until golden brown; Served with marinara sauce ~ 8
Pizzelles
Fried puffs of dough served over marinara sauce with mozzarella, pepperoni, onions, and jalapenos ~ 8
Fried Ravioli
Cheese ravioli fried to a golden brown and served with marinara sauce ~ 7
Mozzarella Sticks
Four large sticks of mozzarella cheese, hand breaded and served with marinara sauce ~ 8
Portabella Mushroom
Grilled Portabella mushroom filled with spinach pesto, roasted red peppers, and topped with mozzarella cheese and herbed bread crumbs in a pool of sweet balsamic vinaigrette ~ 8
Pastabilities
Penne alla Casa
The house favorite! A heavenly concoction of red sauce and cream, garlic, Romano cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and spinach ~ 14 , chicken or pancetta ~ 16, shrimp ~ 17
Penne alla Vodka
A rich vodka based pink sauce. Accented with garlic and Romano cheese ~ 15 with chicken or pancetta ~ 17, with shrimp ~ 18
Penne with Sausage
Sliced Italian sausage sautéed in a garlic white wine sauce, then tossed with white beans, penne, and fresh spinach ~ 14
Fettuccini Daniel
Fettuccini tossed in a creamy alfredo sauce with chicken,broccoli, and topped with toasted walnuts ~ 16, without chicken ~ 14, With shrimp (no chicken) ~ 17
Fettuccini Alfredo
Ultra rich cream sauce with Romano cheese ~ 14 with broccoli ~ 15 With pancetta ~ 16, with chicken ~ 16 or with shrimp ~ 17
Veal in a Madeira Cream Sauce
Veal Scallopini, sautéed in a rich, Madeira wine cream sauce with grilled portobella mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, tossed with fettucini and topped with frizzled onions ~17
Cheese Tortellini
Your choice of sauces: Pink Sauce or Alfredo ~ 14, Marinara ~ 12, Or Meat Sauce ~ 15
Chicken and Mushrooms in a Marsala Cream Sauce
Served With julienne chicken, topped with frizzled onions, served over penne ~ 16
Ravioli
Lobster Ravioli
Served in an incredible pink sauce with roasted red peppers and snow peas ~ 18 with shrimp ~ 22
Mushroom Ravioli
Served in a sensational Marsala Cream sauce with fresh mushrooms, topped with frizzled onions ~ 15
Southwest Ravioli
A robust filling of beans, corn, cheese, and more served in a Cajun cream sauce and garnished with a black bean salsa ~ 14, with chicken ~ 16, with shrimp ~ 17
Cheese Ravioli
Cheese ravioli tossed in marinara sauce ~ 10 or topped with baked mozzarella ~ 12
Traditional Favorites
Veal Cannelloni
Featuring fresh ground veal with ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses wrapped in pasta, topped with melted mozzarella, frizzled onions, and served with a mushroom cream sauce ~ 16
Baked Ziti
Pasta is baked in a mixture of marinara sauce and ricotta cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese ~ 13 with meat sauce (no ricotta cheese) ~ 15
Spaghetti
With our homemade marinara ~ 11, Add fresh mushrooms ~ 12 Meatballs, Italian Sausage OR Meat sauce featuring ground beef and wine ~ 14
Lasagna
Tender layers of fresh pasta filled with ricotta cheese, a layer of ground beef, smothered with mozzarella and served with marinara sauce ~ 15 with Meat Sauce ~ 17
Baked Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
Served over penne pasta with marinara sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese ~ 16
Gluten Free pasta substitution available
in most dishes for ~ 1
please inquire about other gluten free options
Whole wheat penne pasta can be substituted at no charge
Add a side of Homemade meatballs, Italian Sausage, Grilled Chicken or Chicken Tenders to entree for ~4. Add a side of Sauteed Shrimp for ~6. Add Mixed Vegetables, Sauteed Spinach or Broccoli for ~4
Classic Choices
Veal ~ 17 Shrimp ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16
Franchaise
Your choice of veal, chicken, or shrimp dipped in egg and sautéed in a delicate, white wine, lemon, garlic sauce. Served over linguine
Veal ~ 17 Shrimp ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16
Veal ~ 17 Shrimp ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16 Salmon ~ 18
Piccata
Shrimp, veal, chicken or salmon sautéed in a delicate lemon, garlic, white wine sauce with capers. Served over linguine
Veal ~ 17 Shrimp ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16 Salmon ~ 18
Veal ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16
Marsala
Fresh mushrooms are sautéed in an aromatic Marsala wine sauce with your choice of veal or chicken. Served over linguine
Veal ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16
Veal ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16 Shrimp ~ 17 Eggplant ~16
Parmesan
Choice of veal, chicken, or eggplant hand breaded, quickly fried, smothered in marinara sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese. Served over linguine.
Veal ~ 17 Chicken ~ 16 Shrimp ~ 17 Eggplant ~16
Seafood
Seafood Fra Diavlo
Shrimp, mussels, calamari, and fresh clams are simmered in a SPICY red sauce and beautifully presented over linguine ~ 22. Please indicate hot, medium, or mild
Frutti di Mare
Shrimp, mussels and clams are sautéed in a white wine garlic cream sauce and served over linguine ~ 22
Please indicate hot, medium, or mild.
Shrimp Puttenesca
A robust, SPICY tomato sauce consisting of Kalamata olive paste, capers, garlic, and a hint of anchovies, served over linguine ~ 17, without shrimp ~ 14, substitute Salmon ~ 18
Please indicate hot, medium, or mild.
Have it Daniel’s way!! Add goat cheese ~ 2
linguine ~ 16. Please indicate hot, medium, or mild
Shrimp Fra Diavlo
Sautéed shrimp in a spicy red sauce served over
linguine ~ 16. Please indicate hot, medium, or mild
Salmon in a Dill Cream Sauce
Fresh pieces of Atlantic Salmon sautéed in a lemony dill cream sauce with roasted red peppers, fresh spinach, and tossed with fettuccini ~ 18
Clams in Red or White Sauce
Your choice of garlic white wine sauce or red sauce; served over linguine ~ 17
Please indicate hot, medium, or mild
Calamari in Spicy Red Sauce
Available two ways: Calamari either sautéed in a garlicky, spicy marinara sauce served over linguine, or: Calamari fried and piled on top of spicy marinara with linguine. Calamari sautéed ~ 17 , Calamari Fried ~ 17, Calamari sautéed AND fried ~ 21
Please indicate hot, medium, or mild
Cajun Shrimp
Served in a Cajun spiced cream sauce with roasted red peppers and a black bean salsa garnish served over linguine ~ 17 with chicken ~ 16 with salmon filet ~ 18
Penne with Goat Cheese and Shrimp
In a delectable cream sauce with sun dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, onions, and Kalamata olives ~ 18 without shrimp ~ 15 with chicken ~ 17
Shrimp Florentine
Shrimp sautéed in a garlic white wine sauce with spinach, sundried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, tossed with linguine and topped with feta cheese ~ 17
substitute pieces of salmon ~ 18
Linguine Primavera Mediterranean with Shrimp
Artichokes, Kalamata olives, roasted red peppers, broccoli, and sun dried tomatoes are cooked in a garlic white wine sauce, with linguine and sprinkled with feta cheese ~ 18 without shrimp ~ 15, substitute chicken ~ 17
substitute pieces of salmon ~ 18
Please alert your server to any allergies
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, eggs or unpaturized milk may increase the risk of foodborne illness.
Pizza
Thin traditional Neopolitan crust: SM $9, LG $14
Our Hand Tossed & Stone Baked dough is made fresh daily!
Thin traditional Neopolitan crust: SM $9, LG $14
$10 base price, toppings as priced below
Design your own 10” pizza with gluten free crust:
$10 base price, toppings as priced below
$.95 per topping on SM, $1.50 on LG pizzas. **Fresh Garlic is FREE.
Pizza Toppings:
$.95 per topping on SM, $1.50 on LG pizzas. **Fresh Garlic is FREE.
Meats:
Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Bacon, Canadian Bacon, Ground Beef, Meatballs (sliced)
Cheeses:
Extra Cheese, Cheddar, Feta, Provolone
Other Toppings:
Broccoli, Green Peppers, Green Olives, Spinach, Tomatoes, Banana Peppers, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Jalapeno, Onion, Basil, Pineapple
Double Priced Toppings:
Roasted Red Peppers*, Goat Cheese*, Anchovies*, Blue Cheese*, Sun Dried Tomatoes*
ONLY ONE SUBSTITUTION PER PIZZA / NO HALF AND HALF SPECIALTIES - SUBSTITUTE A GLUTEN FREE CRUST FOR $2 (SMALL SIZE ONLY)
Specialty Pizzas
ONLY ONE SUBSTITUTION PER PIZZA / NO HALF AND HALF SPECIALTIES - SUBSTITUTE A GLUTEN FREE CRUST FOR $2 (SMALL SIZE ONLY)
Fresh sliced roma tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil (no red sauce, cheese does not cover entire top) SM ~ $12 LG ~ $18
Margarita
Fresh sliced roma tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil (no red sauce, cheese does not cover entire top) SM ~ $12 LG ~ $18
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, bacon, ground beef and mozzarella cheese SM ~ $12 LG ~ $18
Meat Lover
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, bacon, ground beef and mozzarella cheese SM ~ $12 LG ~ $18
SM ~ $12 LG ~ $18
Deluxe
Pepperoni, Italian sausage, green pepper, onion, mushroom and mozzarella cheese on a traditional red sauce
SM ~ $12 LG ~ $18
Spinach, tomato, onion, mushroom, garlic, and mozzarella cheese on a traditional red sauce SM ~ $11 LG ~ $16
Garden
Spinach, tomato, onion, mushroom, garlic, and mozzarella cheese on a traditional red sauce SM ~ $11 LG ~ $16
SM ~ $11 LG ~ $16
BLT
Bacon, Mozzarella cheese and Tomatoes on a sauce-less pizza crust, topped with shredded iceberg lettuce and drizzled with our homemade ranch dressing
SM ~ $11 LG ~ $16
Canadian bacon, pineapple, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses SM ~ $10.5 LG ~ $15.5
Hawaiian
Canadian bacon, pineapple, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses SM ~ $10.5 LG ~ $15.5
Mozzarella, provolone, Romano and ricotta cheese (no pizza sauce) SM ~ $11 LG ~ $16
White
Mozzarella, provolone, Romano and ricotta cheese (no pizza sauce) SM ~ $11 LG ~ $16
Make your favorite Small Specialty Pizza Gluten free for only $2 more.
Now Offering IMAGINE THAT Gluten Free Organic 10” Pizza Crust. Locally made in Durham
Make your favorite Small Specialty Pizza Gluten free for only $2 more.
*Crust contains egg whites.
Desserts
$5
Decadent Brownie
$5
$7
Tres Leche
$7
$7
Creme Brulee
$7
$7
Tiramisu
$7
$6
Mini Cannolies
$6
$7
Zeppolis
$7
$6
Chocolate Cream Pie
$6
$7
Chocolate Truffle
$7
$7
Chocolate Marble Cheesecake
$7
$7
Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake
$7
$6
"Oh My God" Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
$6
$7
Key Lime Pie
$7
$7
Strawberry Shortcake
$7
$3.50
Gelato
$3.50
Call about weekly dessert specials.
Other Business...
* Daniel's offers catering off premise. Please call to schedule an appointment
* Reservations accepted. Same day reservations not accepted after 5 pm.
* We accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover. Personal Checks not accepted.
$1 per person
* You are welcome to bring in your own special occasion cake. There will be a charge of
$1 per person
$15
*Our Corking Fee is
$15
* Our entire menu is available for take out; you can now order online through a link on our website!
* Gift Cards are available.
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DANIEL'S RESTAURANT & CATERING

HOURS

1430 W. Williams St.
Apex, NC 27523

919.303.1006

 

Sunday - Monday   
11:30am - 9pm

Tuesday - Friday 
11:30am - 10pm

Saturday  
5pm - 10pm

Annual Holiday Closings:

CHRISTMAS EVE: LAST SEATING AT 8PM - RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECCOMENDED

Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

Halloween - Closed at 8:00pm

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