Appetizers

Smoked Salmon with fresh dill, swiss cheese crepe, and yogurt-cucumber sauce...$4.50
Grape Leaf Parcels filled with rice, pine nuts, and currants, flavored with olive oil and lemon juice...$3.95
Raffi’s Triple Dip a trio of hummus, (bean and sesame), baba ghanouj (eggplant puree), and jajic (yogurt and cucumber) served with hearth baked pita bread...$4.95
Brushetta-French bread with tomato salad, basil, and olive oil...$3.95
Sautéed Spinach Mediterranean style with onion and coriander...$3.50
Alaskan Crab Cake with beurre blanc mustard sauce, served over a bed of fresh spinach...$5.95

Soups

Lentil Soup...$ 2.50 Soup of the Day

Salads

House Salad- a bounty of seasonal green vegetables with dry mint and red wine vinaigrette...$3.50
Caesar Salad Classic Style...$5.95 with chicken...$8.95
Salad Nicoise--Classic French salad of tuna, tomato, boiled eggs, anchovy, green beans, and olives..$9.95
Tabouleh- Cracked wheat, diced tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and parsley, dressed in olive oil, fresh lemon juice and fresh mint...$3.95

Raffi’s Grill plates
served with aromatic rice pilaf and roasted vegetables

Lamb Kebab marinated in red wine and tomatoes flavored with fresh mint...$9.95
Chicken Kebab marinated in lemon and thyme with black peppercorn juice...$8.95

Sandwiches
served with aromatic rice pilaf and house green salad

Grilled Chicken Panini with tomato and fresh basil...$6.95
Lula Kebab- ground beef and lamb croquettes mixed with parsley and onion, served with sliced tomato in pita bread...$6.95
Sautéed Chicken with onions, bell peppers and tomato in pita bread...$5.95
Sautéed Lamb with onions, bell peppers and tomato in pita bread...$6.95

Entrees

Pasta of the day

Fresh Fish of the day

Grilled Atlantic Salmon with balsamic vinaigrette and cous cous...$11.95
Rib Eye Steak with red wine reduction and mashed potato...$14.95
Chicken Picatta coated medallions of chicken with tomato, parmesan cheese and parsley...$11.95
Penne Arrabiata- Pasta with spice infused tomato sauce and fresh basil...$8.95

Dinner Menu

Smoked Salmon with fresh dill, swiss cheese crepe and yogurt-cucumber sauce...$7.95
Beef Tenderloin Carpaccio with arugula-black olive salad, parmesan cheese, and spicy mayonnaise sauce...$8.95
Boereg phyllo pastry triangles with crab meat, spinach, munster cheese filling, and baby greens...$5.95
Goat Cheese Fondue grilled seasonal green vegetables with goat cheese fondue sauce...$6.95
Sautéed Shrimp Tapas Style flavored with garlic cloves and hot peppers...$8.95
Grape Leaf Parcels filled with rice, pine nuts, and currants flavored with olive oil and lemon juice...$5.95
Raffi’s Triple Dip a trio of hummus (bean and sesame seed), baba ghanouj (eggplant puree), and jajic (mint and yogurt) served with hearth-baked pita bread...$6.95
Grilled Vegetable Terrine a colorful bouquet of eggplant, peppers, squash, and onions dressed with feta cheese...$7.95
Roasted Eggplant filled with rillette, tomato, and mozzarella cheese. Seasoned with basil, sundried tomatoes, and pine nuts...$7.95
West Coast Black Mussels in a tomato and hot pepper broth infused with garlic, lemon, and basil...$7.95

Soups

Red Lentil and Onion Soup, or Soup Du Jour. cup...$2.95 bowl...$3.95
French Onion Gratin...$6.95

Salads

Tabouleh cracked wheat, chopped tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and parsley dressed in olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh mint.
Fattoush chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, scallion, and olives with pita wafers and sumac...$6.95
Tricolor Salad tomato, mozzarella cheese, and avocado to ssed with fresh basil and olive oil...$7.95
Spinach Salad with sautéed bacon, walnuts, and raisins dressed in a warm balsamic vinaigrette...$7.50
Salad Nicoise classic French salad of tuna, tomatoes, boiled eggs, anchovies, green beans, and olives...$9.95
House Salad a bounty of seasonal green vegetables, dry mint, and red wine vinaigrette...$3.95
Warm Goat Cheese Salad with baby frisee flavored with black pepper...$8.95
Caesar Salad classic style...$6.95

Entrees

Four Cheese Penne coated with a cream sauce of gorgonzola, mozzarella, ricotta, and parmesan...$12.95
Rigatoni in hot tomato sauce and fresh basil...$11.95
Fedelini Puttanesca with black olives, tomato, and caper sauce...$11.95
Pescatore spaghetti, shrimp, mussels, and seasoned seafood flavored with lemon zest...$14.95
Grilled Colorado Lamb Chops served with couscous, basil paste, and natural jus...$24.95
Grilled Pork Chop with garlic mashed potatoes, lemon, thyme, and natural jus...$18.95
Rib Eye Steak with sweet potato gratin, white mushroom, and shitake sauce...$21.95
Chicken Leg Confi with braised savoy cabbage and polenta...$16.95
Roasted Black Cod smoked and roasted filet with mashed potatoes and a soy sauce glaze...$18.95
Roasted Whole Trout traditional French style roast with lemon, capers, and parsley sauce...$17.95
Grilled Atlantic Salmon cooked medium-rare with portabella mushrooms, served with balsamic vinaigrette...$19.95

Raffi’s Grill Plates
(Served with rice pilaf and roasted vegetables)

Lamb Kebabs marinated in red wine and tomatoes, flavored with fresh mint...$16.95
Chicken Kebabs marinated in lemon and thyme with black peppercorn juice...$14.95
Shrimp Kebabs served with cilantro and coconut curry sauce...$19.95
Lamb and Chicken Tango Kebabs in a red wine reduction...$15.95
Lula Kebab ground beef and lamb croquettes...$14.95

Catering
Raffi’s on 5th is pleased to announce that we are now accepting catering jobs from 5 to 500 people. We can cater your home or office for as little as $8 per person. The following is an example of different types of menus to choose from that we like to call “Med Packages”

Choose two of the following:
- Chicken Kebab...Boneless, skinless chicken breast marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, and other spices.
- Chicken Breast marinated the same way, however, stuffed with spinach and brick cheese.
- Lula Kebab...Ground Lamb and Beef mixed with parsley and onion, and char broiled to your taste.
- Rigatoni in a hot tomato sauce with fresh basil
- Four Cheese Penne Pasta coated with a cream sauce of ricotta, mozzarella, gorgonzola, and parmesan.
- Vegetarian Kebab...Onion, Green Pepper, Tomato, Eggplant, and Zucchini, marinated in balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Choose one of the following:
- Rice Pilaf
- Mashed Potatoes

Choose one of the following:
- Steamed Vegetables
- Mediterranean style spinach sautéed in olive oil with onions and coriander
- All packages also include Hummus and Pita Bread.

Please note, we also provide soda and bottled water for $1 and $1.25, respectively.

WINES

White Wines

Trocadero Sparkling Brut
Liberty School Chardonnay, Central Coast
B.R. Cohn Chardonnay, Carneros

Marques de Caceres White Rioja, Spain
Due Torri Pinot Grigio
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
La Terre White Zinfandel, California
Piesporter Riesling, Hirschbach & Sohne
Errazuriz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Chile

Red Wines

Markham’s “Glass Mountain Merlot”
J. Lohr “Paso Robles” Merlot
Montevina Zinfandel, Amador County
Ironstone, Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Hugh Hamilton “The Villain” Cabernet, Australia
Parducci Pinot Noir, Mendocino County
Paringa Shiraz, Australia
Badia di Coltibuono, Sangiovese, Tuscany

Champagne & Sparkling Wines

Argyle Brut, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Roederer Estate Brut, Anderson Valley
Pacific Echo Brut, Mendocino County
Beserat de Bellefon, Rose, France
Moet & Chandon, "White Star", France
Mumm Extra Dry, France
Piper-Heidsieck Brut, France
Taittinger La Francaise, Brut, France

Chardonnay/White

Burgundy Napa Valley
Buena Vista, Carneros
Domaine Chandon, Carneros Keenan Cakebread
Sonoma=Cutrer, "Russian River Ranches"
Landmark "Overlook"
Belvedere, Healdsburg
Hanna Estate Russian River Valley
Elizabeth Spencer
Sonoma=Cutrer, "The Cutrer"
Edna Valley, Chalone, Santa Barbara, and Monterey
Edna Valley Vineyards, "Parragon"
Chalone Estate, Chalone
Fess Parker, Santa Barbara
Blackjack Ranch “Twenty One” Santa Barbara
Au Bon Climat, Santa Barbara
Paraiso, MontereyOregon
Witness Tree Vineyard, Willamette Burgundy
Pouilly-Fuisse, Chateau de Beauregard

Sauvignon Blanc/Fume Blanc

Benziger Fume Blanc, Sonoma
Murphy-Goode Reserve Fume Blanc, Alexander
Valley
Cain Musque, Monterey
Turnbull, Napa Valley
Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand

Pinot Gris & Pinot Grigio

Van Duzer Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette
Valley, Oregon
Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio, Italy
Maso Canali Pinot Grigio, Italy

Riesling & Other interesting Whites

Villa Maria Riesling, Marlborough New Zealand
Caymus, "Conundrum", California

Eola Hills Reserve Late Harvest Viognier

Yalumba Viognier, South Australia

Cabernet Sauvignon

Dry Creek Vineyards, Sonoma 2002
Merryvale, Napa 2002
Justin, Paso Robles 2003
Louis Martini, Napa 2002
Twenty Bench, Napa 2002
Burrton, Napa Valley 2000

Markham, Napa Valley 2000
Alexander Valley Vineyards, Sonoma 2003
San Simeon, Paso Robles 2001
Casa Lapostolle, Colchuaga Valley, Chile 2003
Franciscan, "Oakville", Napa Valley 2003
Hanna “Estate”, Sonoma Valley 2002
Simi “Landslide” Alexander Valley 2002
Gary Farell “Hillside”, Sonoma 2000
Milat, St Helena 2000
Mt. Veeder, Napa 2002
Raymond Reserve, Napa Valley 2002
Turnbull, Napa 2003
Robert Craig “Affinity” Napa Valley 2001
Benzinger, Reserve, Sonoma 1999
Spring Mountain, Napa Valley 2000
Chimney Rock “Stags Leap District” Napa Valley 2003
Raymond "Generations", Napa Valley 1998
Caymus, Napa Valley 2003

Merlot

Dynamite, North Coast 2003
Ballenteine, Napa valley 1999
Maddalena, Paso Robles 2001
Hawk Crest by Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, 2003
Torres “Atrium” Spain 2001
Burrton, Napa 2003
Clos La Chance, Central Coast 2002
Markham, Napa Valley 2002
Rutherford Hill, Napa valley 2001
Burgess, Napa Valley 2000
Clos Pegase, Napa Valley 2000
Deerfield Ranch, Sonoma 2000
St Clement, Napa Valley 2001
Steltzner, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District 2001
Keenan, Napa Valley 2002

Meritage & Blends

Steltzner Claret, Napa 2003
Trinchero “Mario’s Reserve” 2002
Cain Concept, Napa Valley 2002
Rodney Stong “Symmetry”, Alexander Valley 1999
Justin “Isoceles” Paso Robles 2003
Cain “Five”, Napa Valley 2001
Niebaum Coppola “Rubiccon” Napa Valley 2000
Ridge “Monte Bello” 2001


Bordeaux

Chateau L'Argenteyere, Medoc 2001
Chateau St Georges, St Emilion 2000
Chateau La Ferme D'Angludet, Margaux 2000

Pinot Noir

Wild Horse, Central Coast 2004
Burrton “Special Selection” Sonoma Coast 2004
Argyle, Willamette Valley 2004
Landmark, "Grand Detour", Sonoma 2003
Robert Stemmler, Sonoma 200
Alma Rosa, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara 2004
Gary farell, Sonoma 2002
King Estate Domaine Reserve, Oregon 2002

Rhone

Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2002

Zinfandel
Rosenblum, "Oakley", Paso Robles 2003
Dry Creek “Heritage” Sonoma, 2003
Murphy-Goode, "Liars Dice", Sonoma 2003
St Francis "old Vines", Sonoma 2002
Rancho Zabaco Reserve Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley 2002
Ridge "Geyserville" 2002

Syrah & Shiraz

Hope Estate Shiraz, Australia 2003
Wyndham Estate Shiraz Bin 555, Australia 2003
Kays Brothers Hillside Shiraz, McLaren Vale Australia 2001
Hugh Hamilton Shiraz/Viognier McLaren ValeAustralia 2003

Italian Reds

Ricasoli "1141" Chianti Classico 2001
San Fabiano, Chianti Classico 2002
Boroli, Barolo "Villero" 1999
Altesino, Brunello Di Montalcino 1998

Spanish Reds
Marques de Caceres, Rioja, 2002
Torres “Nerola” 2001