600 Washington Avenue / Newport, KY 41071 / 859-581-3065 / pompilios.com

Catering is available from our kitchen

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Build Your Own

Sides

antipasti platter

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housemade meatsauce lasagna

Mama Rose’s raviolis

Homemade Mannicotti

Cannelloni

Italian sampler

pastas

Sauces

Artichoke spinach dip

Fried polenta sticks

risotto balls

pomp wings

Fresh calAmari

mixed mediterranean olive platter

Prince edward island mussels

House salad / 2.99Caesar salad / 3.59Pomp salad / 3.99Meatballs (2) / 2.99Sausage / 3.79

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grilled sausage withpeppers and onions

Toasted ravioli meator cheese

Meat and cheeses, with peppers and olives / 9.99

Made in-house layered with fresh ricotta cheese , topped with meatsauce / 12.89

Our homemade meat or cheese ravioli with choice of sauce.

Filled with ricotta cheese and spices.Topped with provolone / 11.99Meatsauce / 12.29 Alfredo / 12.79Meatballs / 12.79

Filled with seasoned beef.Topped with provolone / 12.29Meatballs / 12.79Meatsauce / 12.99Alfredo / 12.99

Lasagna, meat & cheese ravioli, egg-plant, sausage and a meatball. / 14.89

Choose spaghetti, angel hair, rigatoni, fettuccine or penne pasta. Served with choice of sauce.

Gluten Free Pasta +2.99

Marinara /10.89 • Robusto / 11.29 • Putanesca / 11.29*Meatsauce / 11.49 • *Meatballs /11.49 • Alfredo / 11.99

*Bolognese / 11.99 • Carbonara / 12.29 • Tomato Vodka Cream / 12.29 *Clam Sauce / 12.49 • *Mussel Sauce / 13.79

*Add Chicken / 3.59 • *Add Salmon / 6.99

Marinara / 10.29 • *Meatsauce / 10.99 Meatballs / 12.99 • Alfredo / 11.99 Bolognese / 12.99 • Tomato Vodka Cream / 11.99

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Housemade artichoke spinach dip. served with tomato basil flat bread chips / 9.29

Served with marinara / 9.69

Slow simmered rice, hand rolled around a cube of fontina cheese, fried / 9.99

Bone-in, spicy / 10.29

Fried and served on a bed of robusto marinara / 10.29

With oven baked bread and oil dip / 7.99

Steamed mussels simmered in white wineand fresh garlic, tossed with our robusto marinara sauce / 10.29

Housemade sausage, served with marinara sauce / 9.99

Served with marinara / 9.69

Antipasti House Classics

BEEF

Brasciole

Rigatoni bolognese

VEAL PARMIGIANA Veal Portabella marsala

FILET MIGNONPARMIGIANA

Chicken Alfredo

Rigatoni TERESA

Shrimp Alfredo

Seasoned and rolled round steak, served with spaghetti marinara / 15.99

Rigatoni pasta tossed in our homemade bolognese meat sauce / 11.99

Sautéed and topped with homemade parmigiana sauce, melted provolone and linguine marinara / 20.00 Sautéed in a marsala wine and

mushroom sauce. Served over linguine / 20.00

Tender, choice 6 oz. filet simmered in our parmigiana sauce and topped with provolone cheese. Served with linguine marinara / 27.99

Seasoned grilled chicken breast over a bed of fettucini alfredo / 15.79

Pasta layered with sausage and sliced hard boiled eggs topped with melted provolone, our marinara sauce and a meatball. / 13.59

Grilled shrimp over a bed of fettucini alfredo / 15.99

Add a house salad or cup of soup / 1.99 • All items are served A la Carte.

Garlic bread / 2.59Coleslaw / 3.49Italian Slaw / 3.49Oven baked bread / 3.99Cup of soup / 3.59

Add a house salad or cup of soup / 1.99 • All items are served A la Carte.

Add a house salad or cup of soup / 1.99 • All items are served A la Carte.

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chicken parmigiana

Shrimp Ronaldo

Scallop Pesto

Scampi

Pan seared fresh salmon

Cacciatore

Primavera

Whole wheat cheese Ravioli

EGGPLANT PARMIGANA

Mediterranean salad

chicken parm hoagie

Steak hoagie

col pomp’s cod

POMP Salad

Ronaldo

Antipasto salad

Meatball sub

Italian sausage hoagie

pomp burger

Chef salad

Chicken PORTABELLA Marsala

San Luci

Chicken Ronaldo

chicken cacciatore

Served with linguine marinara / 15.79

Oil and garlic sautéed sundried tomato, feta cheese, black olives and fresh basil. Tossed with angel hair pasta / 15.69

Pan seared over a bed of angel hair pasta tossed with basil pesto cream and sundried tomato / 23

Garlic sautéed shrimp, tossed with oil and garlic white wine butter sauce. Served over linguine / 15.49

Over pappardelle with tomatopodoromo / 21.96

Garlic sautéed mushrooms, green peppers and onions over a bed of linguine robusto / 11.29

Add grilled chicken / 3.59Add grilled salmon / 6.99

Served with french fries.

Garlic sautéed vegetables tossed with linguine alfredo or oil and garlic / 12.29

Topped with butternut squash sauce / 16.29

Soft baked eggplant with provolone cheese. Served with rigatoni / 12.29

Garden greens topped with black olives, green olives, feta cheese, cucumbers, peppers and onions. Served with greek dressing / 8.99

With provolone cheese / 9.49

Marinara or mushroom / 9.49

Hand-breaded cod, rye bread / 10.29

Romaine lettuce tossed with homemade ranch dressing, tomato, bacon, red onion and shaved parmesan / 8.99

Oil and garlic sautéed sundried tomato, feta cheese, black olives and fresh basil. Tossed with angel hair pasta / 12.29

Garden greens, topped with salami, provolone and pepperoni. Served with homemade red wine vinaigrette / 8.99

With provolone cheese / 9.49

With peppers, onions and provolone cheese / 9.49

Fresh ground beef / 10.29

Garden greens topped with ham, turkey, cheddar cheese, tomato and egg. Choice of dressing / 8.99

Sautéed in a marsala wine and mushroom wine sauce. Served over linguine / 15.79

Sautéed chicken with sundried tomato, fresh basil and onion simmered in an artichoke cream sauce. Tossed with cheese tortellini / 15.79

Oil and garlic, sautéed sun dried tomato, feta cheese, black olives and fresh basil. Tossed with angel hair pasta / 15.79

Green peppers, onions and mushrooms, tossed with linguine pasta and robusto marinara / 15.79

Chicken

seafood

Meatless Options

specialty salads

specialty sandwiches

Add a house salad or cup of soup / 1.99

Add a house salad or cup of soup / 1.99All items are served A la Carte.

Add a house salad or cup of soup / 1.99 • All items are served A la Carte.

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PRE 1933

THE POMPILIO ERA 1933

The Mazzei & Argento Families

– MANGIA!

Our true history begins in 1901, with the start of construction for a bar at the corner of 6th street and Washington Ave. A loan from the George Wiedemann Brewing in the amount of $6000 was enough to get Kettenackers Saloon open for business. Kettenackers was open until 1912, when a new business moved in, Kohsin Saloon. Kohsin’s operating plan was changed on January 16 1920, with the enforcement of the 18th Amendment. Selling and manufacturing intoxicating liquor was put to an end. In 1926, after several raids by the Kentucky National Guard for bootlegging; the Kohsin story came to an end. 1927-1933 saw two more attempts to open saloons and restaurants, both of which failed.

John Michael Pompilio (The Colonel) was born along the Adriatic coast on May 3,1888. The family settled in Hamilton County, Ohio around 1908. He married Johanna Colletta in 1910, and started a family. Matthew was born in 1913, followed by Michael in 1916, and Daniel in 1917. The three sons would become the workhorses of the family’s new business. On April 1, 1933, Pompilio House opened for business. The passage of the 21st Amendment, with the help of newly elected FDR, was monumental to the future of this tiny restaurant.

The colonel landed the first liquor license in the state of Kentucky, LD1. The Colonel passed, in 1968, followed by his wife in 1974. The boys continued the family business until May 17, 1982, when a small family from Cincinnati purchased Pompilios Cafe.

Coming from Fuscaldo and settling in Over-the-Rhine, the restaurant and bar business wasn’t new to these families. They owned PFC restaurant and tavern in Harrison and The Fireside Restaurante in Mt. Healthy. They also operated a small Pizza parlor in Price hill. The family matriarch was Mamma Rose, she and her brother Carmen Argento, were raised making homemade Italian meals with their mother for a dozen or more hungry immigrant workers at a time. The love of cooking and hosting guests was embedded into her sons, Frank and Pete at an early age. It was business as usual until 1987, when some producers were in the Cincinnati area working on a movie called Fresh Horses. They stopped in for lunch and loved what they saw. They were working on another film, Rainman. You can still see today, reminders of the 1988 film, located in the rainman room.

From 1982 to 2011 Frank, Pete and Rose Mazzei along with Uncle Carmen, were able to change the overall experience associated with Pompilios. They added more traditional Italian dishes, an outdoor patio, one of the areas only Bocce Courts. Today the second generation of the Mazzei family continue to honor and improve this rich history started in 1933. The bar has been re-branded, Colonel Pomp’s Tavern. Nightly bar specials, live music have also been added. Additionally Catering services have been expanded.

We promise never to forget those important people that came before us. They have paved the way with a rich history of family, food and memories. We attempt to honor them everyday with everything we do. From our families to yours; Welcome, and Thank you!

Our History

Spaghetti and Meatball

Macaroni & Cheese

Kids burger

Chicken tenders*

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Fettuccine alfredo

With Pompilios marinara sauce / 5.99

Pasta in a creamy cheese sauce / 3.99

Served with french fries or onion rings / 6.29

Served with french fries or onion rings / 5.99

With Pompilios alfredo sauce / 6.29Add fried chicken tenders / .99 each

kidsmenu

8 oz glass bottle

pellegrino

Fountain beverages

Happily serving Coke products. Fountain beverages with refills.

10 years and under.

Coke / Diet Coke / Sprite

Sparkling Water

Coke / Diet Coke / Sprite / Cherry Coke / Sweet Gold Peak Tea

Drinks

* Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness.