Rafa's Cafe |The best authentic homecooked Tex-Mex in dallas and fort worth

Owner, Raphael Carreon, opened the original Raphael's restaurants in 1975 and Rafa's Cafe in 1994. Raphael's has been an institution in Dallas and in the Metroplex area ever since. Rafa's, the sister to Raphael's, continues the same Mexican family traditions, providing great Tex-Mex and Mexican specialty dishes.

BROWSELUNCH SPECIALS

RIBEYE STEAK MEXICANO

FRESH RED SNAPPER MOJO DE AJO

5617 W Lovers Ln • Dallas, TX 75209

214.357.2080

Complimentary Valet during lunch from 11am-2pm, Tuesday thru Saturday

After 5:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays Add 1.25

NO SUBSTITUTIONS PLEASE

Cheese enchilada, beef taco, Mexican rice and beans. 10.25

Soft Cheese taco, cheese enchilada, refried beans and Mexican rice. 9.95

Chalupa, cheese enchilada and Mexican rice. 9.50

Beef Taco, crispy chalupa, chili con queso on a tostada. 9.75

Sour cream chicken enchilada, special flauta, rice and refried beans. 9.95

Beef and bean burrito, taco and guacamole tostada. 9.75

Beef taco, soft cheese taco, Mexican rice and beans. 9.75

Soft cheese taco, cheese enchilada, shell taco, Mexican rice and beans. 10.75

Spinach enchilada with ranchera sauce, soft bean taco with chili con queso and guacamole tostada. 9.95

Beef or chicken fajitas, served with beans, rice, sour cream, guacamole salad and pico de gallo. 11.50

Tenderloin steak and enchilada with chili, rice, beans and pico 11.75

“Austin Style” enchiladas – Two cheese enchiladas with chili sauce,

Mexican rice, whole beans, topped with guacamole and sour cream. 11.50

Two beef burritos topped with choice of ranchera sauce or queso, served
with Mexican rice and beans. 10.25

Chicken enchilada with sour cream, rice and chicken taco al carbon with chili con queso. 10.25

Pan fried taco, sour cream chicken enchilada, rice and beans. 10.50

Fajita Burritos (beef or chicken with queso) rice, beans and pico. 9.75

Lunch portion of our Taco salad. 8.95

Lunch portion of our Fajita Chalupa, Beef or chicken. 8.95

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PATIO SEATING

MAIN DINING ROOM

RAFA'S BAR

Our dining rooms feature cozy, bright and festive colors, with the feel of a tropical cafe. Rafa's Cafe is family oriented and child-friendly with a relaxed and casual atmosphere where you will feel at home.

Black beans, corn, poblano peppers, tomatoes, jack cheese. 12.25

/with jalapeño peppers. 9.95

/with jalapeño peppers. 10.95

Choice of beef or chicken with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream

& jalapeño peppers. Full 12.95

Our own special chicken wings with a tangy sauce (mild) or chipotle marinade

(spicy) & served with a regular queso dip. 11.75

Cup 5.75; Bowl 7.50

Beef and spicy pico. “My Favorite”- Rafa. Cup 7.50; Bowl 9.50

Layered w/beef, beans, queso, two cheeses & topped w/guacamole

& sour cream. 11.25

Cup 5.95; Bowl 7.50

Whole beans, beef, cheese and tortilla chips. Cup 6.25; Bowl 7.95

Small 5.95; Large 7.50

Jack and Brie cheese with Rojas de Poblano, portobello mushrooms. Served with flour or corn tortillas. 9.50

Choice of chicken or beef. 10.95

Grilled chicken in a chipotle sauce in flour or corn tortillas.

Served with Mexican rice, refried beans and guacamole. 14.75

Cod lightly battered in panko or Talapia grilled and served with Mexican slaw, avocado, cilantro lime rice and black beans. 15.95

Two beef or chicken fajita tacos in whole wheat tortillas, served with frijoles de la hoya, pico de gallo and cilantro lime rice. 15.50

Salad Dressings: honey mustard, bleu cheese, ranch, creamy Italian, Caesar, house or spicy vinaigrette, chipotle ranch, low-cal ranch

or low-cal creamy Italian

With guacamole and sour cream. 10.75

Large chalupa with beans, queso, lettuce. Jack and cheddar cheeses, guaca-mole and sour cream. 10.50

Diced avocados, black beans, corn, tomatoes, tortilla chips and grilled chicken breast. 10.95

Mixed greens, tomatoes, sour cream, pico, avocado and grated cheese. 10.75

Assorted lettuce, cucumber, okra, pepperoncini peppers, mint cilantro, parsley, and green onions with fresh lime juice. 10.50

“My favorite. I think you’ll like it!” Beef enchilada with chili, sour cream chicken enchilada. Mexican rice, refried beans & crispy beef taco topped with guacamole. 16.95

Sour cream chicken enchilada, one cheese enchilada w/chili, soft cheese taco with queso, rice and bean’s. 14.50

Two cheese enchiladas, Mexican rice and refried beans. 10.95

Crispy guacamole tostada, crispy puffed taco, soft cheese taco and cheese enchilada w/chili. 13.95

Cheese enchilada, soft cheese taco & crispy meat taco. 10.95

Mix grilled vegetables served with Mexican rice, refried beans, choice of sauce chili, green tomatillo, ranchera and queso 10.95

Homemade tamale with chili, cheese enchilada w/chili, pan-fried taco, Mexican rice & refried beans. 12.75

Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, choice of sauce chili, green tomatillo, ranchera, queso, sour cream. 11.95

Puffy taco, tostada with guacamole, tostada with beans. 10.95

Cheese enchilada with chili, one pan-fried taco, and guacamole salad, served with Mexican rice & beans. 12.95

One taco al carbon (beef or chicken), one cheese enchilada, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and refried beans. 11.75

Chicken flauta with guacamole dressing, sour cream chicken enchilada, Mexican rice and beans. 11.50

(Please No Subs) (1) Chicken Enchilada with sour cream sauce;

(1) Beef Enchilada with ranchera sauce; and (1) Jack Cheese Enchilada

with green tomatillo sauce. 11.95

Pan fried flautas served on a bed of lettuce with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice and refried beans. 11.95

Choice of sauce, queso, ranchera, or verde sauce served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, Mexican rice
and refried beans. 11.95

Chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce, A favorite here! 11.50

Beef, chicken, jumbo shrimp & sausage links & quail. Served with beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, pico, & flour tortillas.

39.95

Served with refried beans, rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, grated cheese and flour tortillas (4). Served sizzling in our fajita sauce.

Rice upon request. Please allow time for preparation.

Beef or chicken with green chilies, served with guacamole and

sour cream. 8.75 - 12.50

Served with guacamole and sour cream. 9.25 - 16.50

Black beans, corn, poblano peppers, tomatoes and jack cheese. 11.95

Three cheeses with guacamole, sour cream and jalapenos. 7.50 - 9.50

Marinated tenderloin fillet, charbroiled and seasoned with spices, served with refried beans, papas enquesadas (Mexican style fried potatoes) and pico de gallo. 19.95

Strips of tenderloin, seasoned and charbroiled. Served with cheese enchilada with chili, papas enquesadas (Mexican style fried potatoes) and pico de gallo. 19.95

Marinated tenderloin steak tacos grilled with onions and, poblano peppers, served with charra beans and Mexican pico. 19.50

Your choice of beef or chicken, pounded flat and lightly breaded and grilled. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and sour cream sauce. 16.95

Cubed chicken breast, vegetables and spices wrapped in foil, cooked in its own juices. Served with cilantro lime rice, charra beans & pico de gallo. 16.95

Marinaded chicken breast grilled with onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice and charra beans. 16.95

Marinaded chicken breast in our special marinade, grilled. Served with cilantro lime rice and assorted vegetables. 16.95

Chicken kabobs marinated with lemon butter-cilantro sauce. Served with Mexican rice, vegetables and pico de gallo. 16.95

Two grilled quail with garlic sauce. Served with cilantro lime rice, charra beans and pico de gallo. 17.95

Fresh red snapper topped with lump crab meat, shrimp, wrapped in foil, with white wine, spices, cooked in oven in its own juices. Served with cilantro lime rice and grilled vegetables. 32.95

Sauteed in lemon butter, fresh garlic, fresh cilantro. Served with cilantro lime rice and grilled vegetables. 27.95

Large shrimp sauteed with garlic, lemon, butter sauce. Served with cilantro lime rice and assorted grilled vegetables. 21.95

Sauteed in lemon, butter, garlic and pepper flakes. Served with cilantro lime rice and assorted vegetables. 21.95

Poblano pepper stuffed with choice of seasoned beef or jack cheese. Served with pico de gallo, Mexican rice and refried beans. 14.50

(3) 1.50

3.75

Sour Cream, Pico de gallo, Guacamole, Jalapeños, or

Grated Cheese (4 oz.) 1.25 each

(8 oz.); 4.50 (16 oz.) 7.95

(8 oz.) 4.25; (16 oz.) 6.75; (32 oz.) 10.95

3.25

4.00

Two scoops – vanilla, cinnamon, coconut or chocolate. 2.95

with two scoops of Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream. 3.95

*Kids Meal includes soft drink and sopapilla or
churro for dessert (milk add .50)
10 Years and Under

with Fries 6.95

Sat. and Sun. til 3 p.m.

Brunch is served with beans, Mexican potatoes,

seasonal fruit and corn or flour tortillas

Fried eggs with ranchero sauce. 9.50

Fried eggs, one with ranchero sauce and one with green tomatillo sauce. 9.50

Scrambled eggs w/tortilla chips, onions, tomatoes, mild poblano peppers and jack cheese. 9.50

Eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes, poblano peppers, jack cheese

with Mexican potatoes, refried beans and fruit. 9.75

Tenderloin steak with two fried eggs. Served with refried beans,

Mexican potatoes and fruit. 11.95

Two tostadas with black beans, topped with two fried eggs and

Rafa's Cafe Mexicano is conveniently located at 5617 West Lovers Lane,
Dallas, Texas, in the Park Cities Area..

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Rafa's Cafe Mexicano • 5617 W Lovers Ln • Dallas, TX 75209 • (214) 357-2080 • Fax (214) 261-9501