Melba's Culinary Canvas

Appetizers & Salads

• Artichoke & Tomato Barigoule$15.00

  Provence spring chokes braised, classic veloute, micro herbs

• Caesar Salad$11.00

  Blond romaine, classic dressing house grissini, parmesan

• Laitue$9.00

  Red cash romaine, almonds, roasted tomato vinaigrette, house grissini

• Columbine Lounge Egg Rolls$12.00

  Filled with chili rellano, spicy jack cheese and cilantro onion, jalisco green chili and avacado leche

• Arugula Ginger Vincotta$12.00

  Arugula, bibb, ginger vincotta, pinenuts, orange segments, house grissini

Entrees

All entrees come with house vegetable

• Three Traditional Ramen$22.00

  Braised pork, corn, broth, glass noodles, kimchee, shitiake, duck fat, daikon, orange

• Montana Meatloaf$19.00

  Irish loaf of buffalo, brown onion gravy, blue cheese compound butter

• Spaghetti Bolognese$23.00

  Traditional ragu of milk reduced veal & pork, beef jus, tomato, onion, garlic, parmesan, house herbs

• Lemon Lamb Leg & Rice$28.00

  Grilled lamb leg, onion, cucumber, tomato lamb jus, sumac, lemon, butter

• Rainbow Trout Grenobloise$29.00

  Sauteed, with lemon, capers, cauliflower, buerre noisette, white crumb

• Texas Brick Hen$25.00

  Chicken broth, pearl onion, house herbs butter mount

• Braised Lamb Shank$29.00

  Colorado lamb, lamb jus, mirepoix, lime, garlic, buttermount

• Rib Eye Steak$34.00

  Chicago searcrust with continental mustard onion butter & hollandaise

• New York Steak$41.00

  Chicago searcrust crumble blue cheese butter & hollandaise

• Western Teri-Ramen$24.00

  Beef skirt, kale, Napa cabbage, carrot, sprout 6 minute egg, bacon fat, lemon peel basil, glass noodle

• Shrimp & Shells$28.00

  Grilled shrimp, white cheddar cheese, shells leeks, tomato, proscuitto, parmesan cheese house herbs, cream

• Shrimp & Grits$25.00

  Pepper jack cheese filled, bacon wrapped with Cajun sugar coat, BBQ bourbon butter

• Red Table Cloth Linguini$21.00

  Duck eggpasta, San Marzano toms, big "o" veal meatball, house herbs, romano

• Chicken Schnitzel & Pappadella$24.00

  Seared chicken schnitzel, chicken broth, grana prado, barola butter mount, house herbs, bitter greens, lemon caper butter

• Loch Durat$26.00

  Scotish salmon, Dijon, honey, brown sugar fume, buerre monte, chardonnay, 5215 herbs

• Alaskan Halibut$32.00

  Fume, fennel, white wine, tomato, cauliflower buerre blanc topped with house aioli, jumbo lump crabmeat

• Saltimboca alla Romano

  • Veal Scallopini$33.00
  • Chicken Scallopini$29.00

Sides

$6

• Sauteed Spinach

• White Cream Whipped Potatoes

• Pomme Frits-House Fry's

• Lyonnaise Potato

• Milk Truffle Rissoto

• Mushroom Buerre Monte

Gumbo

Cup $6, Pint $12, Quart $22

• French Creole, Trinity, Dark Roux, Rice

• Chicken & Sausage

• Shrimp & Sausage

• Oyster & Sausage

Featured Items

• Croque Madame$17.00

  Ham, emmenthaler, sourdough, egg, bechamel frits

• Oysters

  French creole grilled parmesan gratinee

  • ea$3.00

• Bourge Beef Sandwich$21.00

  Filet mignon, beef steak tomato, buffalo mozzerella grilled Spanish onion, tomatoe dressing on a French bauguette. It is only served melbas way, no changes, no subs

Signature Cocktails

$14

• Gin Rickey

  Nations capital classic official cocktail of gin, lime juice, club soda and lime wedge

• Sidecar

  Publications during prohibition always listed the sidecar in bartender drink guides. The sour drinks of all sour drinks and there is no rival, consisting of cognac, cointreau, lemon juice and a lemon twist

• Bee's Knees

  The true odd addition cocktail that introduced honey into a bartendars list. Gin, honey, fresh lemon juice. If you see our bartendar pour juice from a bottle, its time for a new bartendar…. Lol

• Corpse Reviver

  Cheers to the "hair of the dog that bit you". From londons savoy hotel cocktail handbook. Feature gin, cointreau, lillet blond, fresh lemon juice, absinthe

• Old Fashion

  The bourbon cocktail that survived prohibition and is titled the true whiskey cocktail. Features Kentucky bourbon, angostura bitters, a cube of sugar, club soda and orange peel

• French 75

  Classic turn of the century champagne cocktail named after a rather indimidating French military gun the "75". Consist of champagne, gin, simple syrup and lemon juice

• Ward "8"

  Our drink honoring all the prosecutors, judges and lawyers that fill our establishment. Comes with rye, lemon juice, orange juice, grenadine and 2 speared cherries

Margarita & Tequila Thursday

• Margarita & Tequila Thursday$4.00

  All margerita's and house tequilla shots. We offer classic lime, pinapple, strawberry and mango chili margerita's

Wines

White Wines

• Cave de Lugny Macon Lugny les Charmes 2019$14.00

• Ferrari Carano Chardonnay Sonoma 2020$15.00

• French Blue Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc 2021$10.00

• Legende Bordeaux Blanc 2019$14.00

• Louis Latour Pouilly Fuisse 2019$18.00

• Columbia Crest Chardonnay Grand$10.00

• Chateau Ste. Michele Chardonnay$11.00

Red Wines

• Cave de Lugny Macon Reserve 2020$12.00

• Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace Rose$16.00

• Dreaming Tree Pinot Noir France 2020$11.00

• Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon$10.00

• 14 Hands Merlot$10.00

• The Velvet Devil Merlot$10.00

• Chateau Ste. Michele Indian Wells Merlot$11.00