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Wednesday 4:30pm - 10pm Thursday 4:30pm - 10pm Friday 4:30pm - 10pm Saturday 4:30pm - 10pm Sunday 4:30pm - 10pm

Girasole Ristorante, 4244 Loudoun Avenue, The Plains, VA (2026)

Name: Girasole Ristorante
Address: 4244 Loudoun Avenue, The Plains, VA, 20198, US
Telephone: +15402535501
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.6

Chef-owned and operated restaurant, Girasole uses only the freshest ingredients to create authentic, regional Italian menus. In the picturesque village of The Plains, Virginia, just minutes from Middleburg, Virginia, you’ll experience exceptional service, a relaxing European atmosphere, and the highest quality food and w**e. Girasole
4244 Loudoun Avenue The Plains, VA 20198
(540) 253-5501
www.girasoleva.com

10/16/2026

There are lots of exciting things going on in the area this weekend, but we feel the most exciting may be Chef Lou's featured specials! Although we may be biased😂Here are our featured specials for the week. Please call to reserve, 540-253-5501.
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Featured Cocktail: Clementine Fizz, made with London dry gin, Pierre Ferrand dry Curaçao, & Galvanina Clementine soda, over ice with wild fennel

Appetizers & Salads
- Imported buffalo’s milk mozzarella with thinly sliced Prosciutto di San Daniele ‘Black Label’
- Steamed mussels with shallots and white w**e
- A Roman soup made with wild Italian celery and organic Umbrian chickpeas
- Risotto with mixed foraged mushrooms and Maine Lobster
- Calabrian style roasted cauliflower and Romanesco broccoli tossed with olives, capers, lemon, and extra virgin olive oil
- Radicchio Castelfranco tossed with English peas and a citrus vinaigrette, goat cheese

House made Pastas & Entrees
- Fettuccine with Matsutake mushrooms
- Ricotta gnocchi served in an oxtail ragù
- Butternut squash ravioli served in a sage butter
- Grouper poached with mussels, with mixed foraged mushrooms
- Long Stone Farm heritage breed pork chop brined and pan sautéed, caramelized apple

House Made Desserts
- Hazelnut amaretto torte, Vanilla panna cotta with a blueberry compote, Tiramisu, Passion fruit brulee, Almond pound cake with amarena cherries, Chocolate gianduja, Flourless chocolate torte with fig gelato, Gelato, & Sorbets

10/09/2026

Due to a private wedding party, we will be closed Friday, October 9. We apologize for any inconvenience and we hope to see you Saturday! Here are our featured specials for the week. Please call to reserve, 540-253-5501.
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Featured Cocktail: Clementine Fizz made with London dry gin, Pierre Ferrand dry Curaçao, & Galvanina Clementine soda, over ice with wild fennel

Appetizers & Salads
- Blood orange sliced with leeks, drizzled with Lupinella extra virgin olive oil and blood orange vinegar
- Wagyu beef carpaccio with black truffle and roasted hazelnuts
- Local foraged mushrooms lightly fried tempura style, miso mayo
- A Roman soup made with wild Italian celery, Umbrian chickpeas, and herbs
- Risotto with Matsutake mushrooms
- Local micro greens and English peas tossed with a citrus vinaigrette, house made crostino and shaved pecorino Marzolino

House made Pastas & Entrees
- Fettuccine with mixed locally foraged mushrooms
- Pappardelle with Long Stone Farm chicken livers and sage
- Halibut pan sautéed with olives, tomatoes, onions, and capers
- Long Stone Farm heritage breed pork chop brined and pan sautéed, caramelized apple

House Made Desserts
- Hazelnut amaretto torte, Vanilla panna cotta with a blueberry compote, Tiramisu, Passion fruit brulee, Almond pound cake with amarena cherries, Chocolate gianduja, Flourless chocolate torte with fig gelato, Gelato, & Sorbets

10/02/2026

Cheers to another weekend! And another mouthwatering Chef's specials menu created for you by Chef Lou and his crew😋Here are our featured specials for the week. Please call to reserve or to place a to go order, 540-253-5501.
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Featured Cocktail: After Hours, made with Luxardo Del Santo herbal liqueur, Fernet Branca, & lime, served up

Appetizers & Salads
- House made heritage breed pork terrine, with cornichons and frisée tossed with a grainy mustard vinaigrette
- Mussels and saffron bisque
- Risotto with Matsutake mushrooms
- Frisée with thinly sliced prosciutto di San Daniele, house vinaigrette
- Local greens with house smoked duck, sun dried cherries, pecans, and a balsamic vinaigrette

House made Pastas & Entrees
- Fettuccine with Matsutake mushrooms
- Pappardelle with Long Stone Farm chicken livers and sage
- Halibut pan sautéed with olives, tomatoes, onions, and capers
- Long Stone Farm heritage breed pork loin chop brined and pan sautéed, caramelized figs

House Made Desserts
- Raspberry custard tart, Vanilla panna cotta with a blueberry compote, Tiramisu, Passion fruit brulee, Almond pound cake with amarena cherries, Chocolate gianduja, Flourless chocolate torte with fig gelato, Gelato, & Sorbets

10/01/2026

Just one of the inspired dishes that will be served Sunday, October 11 at our Venica & Venica Friuli W**e Dinner! Hosted by visionary w**emaker and fourth generation of Venica & Venica, Giampaolo Venica. Call to reserve, 540-253-5501. Find out more under 'Events'.
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📸 Polpette di Coda alla Vaccinara: braised oxtail lightly fried, served with a salsa verde. A dish prepared by Chef Lou not to reflect the traditional food of the region but rather to complement and celebrate Friulian w**emaking at its finest. Paired with Venica & Venica's Malvasia 'Petris', a grape grown by the Greeks that can be dated back in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia to the 13th century Venetian Republic. Venica's Malvasia is a w**e of strong mineral character and long aromatic persistence, and a wonderful introduction to the whites of Venica and the terroir of Collio. Now being served by the glass leading up to the dinner.

09/27/2026

On Sunday, October 11th, join us for an extraordinary evening with visionary Friulian w**emaker and fourth generation of Venica & Venica, Giampaolo Venica. Each course has been thoughtfully created by Chef Lou to compliment and celebrate Friulian w**emaking at its finest, and to transport you to the hills of Collio in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where Venica & Venica is nestled between the city of Udine and Slovenia. Giampaolo will be our host for this intimate gathering, as he shares his family’s story through each glass, one of biodynamic principles and minimal intervention, allowing the unique terroir of Collio to shine with vibrant honesty and purity, and resulting in some of Italy’s most unforgettable w**es!
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Sunday, October 11th at 6:30pm
Venica & Venica Friulian w**e dinner, hosted by Giampaolo Venica of Venica & Venica. Call to reserve, 540-253-5501. Discover more under 'Events'.

09/25/2026

It seems that fall is at our door this week and we are here to meet it with warming herbal cocktails, a rich mussel and saffron soup, and comforting house made pastas! Here are our featured specials for the week. Please call to reserve or to place a to go order, 540-253-5501.
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Featured Cocktail: After Hours, made with Luxardo Del Santo herbal liqueur, Fernet Branca, & fresh lime, served up

Appetizers & Salads
- House made heritage breed pork terrine, with pickled Chanterelle mushrooms
- Burrata with fava beans and shaved 24-month aged parmigiano Reggiano, extra virgin olive oil
- Mussels and saffron bisque
- Frisée tossed with local pear, candied pecans, and a house vinaigrette, pecorino Sardo
- Carpaccio di Funghi: Matsutake mushrooms and fennel sliced thinly, topped with gremolata, shaved 24-month aged parmigiano Reggiano, and local mixed greens

House made Pastas & Entrees
- Fettuccine with Matsutake mushrooms
- Ravioli filled with Taleggio cheese, butter and pear
- Rockfish pan sautéed with olives, tomatoes from our garden, onions, and capers
- Tagliata: Local strip loin pan sautéed, over wilted greens with raisins and pine nuts

House Made Desserts
- Lemon meringue, Vanilla panna cotta with a blueberry compote, Tiramisu, Passion fruit brulee, Almond pound cake with amarena cherries, Chocolate gianduja, Flourless chocolate torte with fig gelato, Gelato, & Sorbets

Address

4244 Loudoun Avenue
The Plains, VA
20198

Opening Hours

Wednesday	4:30pm - 10pm
Thursday	4:30pm - 10pm
Friday	4:30pm - 10pm
Saturday	4:30pm - 10pm
Sunday	4:30pm - 10pm

Telephone

+15402535501

Website

http://www.girasoleva.com/

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