Ralph’s Tavern Menu (Update 2025)

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Ralph's Tavern is a popular spot in Albany, NY, offering a diverse menu of Italian cuisine, pizzas, and bar snacks. From shrimp cocktail to stuffed mushrooms and jalapeno poppers, the appetizers are sure to kickstart your meal. The salads and soups are fresh and flavorful, with options like double tossed salad and antipasto salad. For family-style dinners, you can enjoy classics like chicken Parmigiana and lasagna. Customers rave about the mozzarella sticks and garlic Parmesan crispy chicken wings. While some dishes like the clams casino may fall short, the pizza with red sauce and ham gets high marks. The cozy atmosphere and friendly service make Ralph's Tavern a go-to spot for a casual and satisfying meal.

Appetizers Salads and Soup Family Style Dinners Hot Sandwiches Cold Sandwiches Torpedo Sandwiches Triple Deckers Egg Sandwiches Burgers Pizza Italian Favorites (please choose side pasta & salad dressing) Chicken (please choose side pasta & salad dressing) Seafood (please choose salad dressing & pasta if included) Steak (please choose side pasta & salad dressing) Pasta 1/2 Order of Pasta Ralph's Tavern Famous Chicken Wings Side Orders Desserts

Appetizers

Shrimp Cocktail

Large shrimp served with cocktail sauce and lemon.
$12.25

Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed with sausage, bread crumbs and more mushrooms, served in white wine and butter sauce, then topped with mozzarella cheese.
$12.25

Fried Mushroom Caps

Breaded and deep fried, served with a tangy horseradish dip.
$10.25

Clams Casino

Stuffed with zesty clam breading combined with chopped clams, diced celery and topped with white wine and butter.
$12.25

Mozzarella Sticks

Homemade sticks served with raspberry or spaghetti sauce.
$11.25

Jalapeno Poppers

Stuffed with cheddar cheese, deep fried and served with salsa.
$10.25

Potato Skins

Filled with cheddar cheese and crisp bacon.
$11.25

Fried Calamari

Rings & tentacles Served with zesty cocktail or marinara sauce.
$12.25

Chicken Fingers

Deep fried to perfection and served with choice of sweet-n-sour, honey, BBQ or spaghetti sauce.
$11.25

Vegas-Style Chicken Fingers

Juicy fingers tossed in famous hot, medium, mild or BBQ wing sauce. Served with celery, carrots and chunky bleu cheese.
$12.25

Garlic Bread

Hot and delicious slices.
$6.95

Garlic Bread with Melted Mozzarella
$8.25

Garlic Bread with Melted Mozzarella and Fresh Diced Tomatoes
$9.25

Pretzel Sticks

Served with Cheddar Cheese sauce
$9.25

Fried Green Beans

served with a side of creamy wasabi sauce
$10.25

Eggplant Fries

served with marinara sauce
$11.25

House Salad

Crisp lettuce with tomato, onion, olives, cucumber and favorite dressing.
$9.25

Double Tossed Salad

Twice the size of house salad with garlic croutons and pepperoni.
$13.25

Chef Salad

Crisp lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olives, turkey, ham, Swiss cheese and hard boiled egg.
$15.25

Caesar Salad

Fresh crisp romaine tossed with homemade dressing, lemon juice, Romano cheese, croutons and hard boiled egg.
$12.25

Antipasto Salad

A meal in itself - made with crisp lettuce, tomato, onion, olives, pepperoni, salami, ham, and provolone cheese, then tossed in house Italian dressing: served with Italian bread.
$15.25

Soup

2 choices daily, call for daily selection
$6.25

Salads and Soup

Family Style Dinners

Chicken Parmigiana Dinner
$45.25

Eggplant Parmigiana Dinner
$45.25

Veal Parmigiana Dinner
$55.25

Lasagna w/ Meat Dinner
$45.25

Meatballs (8) and Pasta Dinner
$45.25

Sausage & Peppers Dinner
$45.25

Bolla Wines

For an additional cost, add on a bottle of red or white. Must be 21 to purchase.
$22.00

Lasagna with cheese

Lasagna filled with season ricotta topped with homemade sauce baked with mozzarella cheese
$40.25

Hot Turkey Sandwich

Served on white w/ gravy & choice of fries, baked potato or mashed.
$12.25

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich

Served on white w/ gravy & choice of fries, baked potato or mashed.
$12.25

Hot Meatball Sandwich

Served open-faced with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$12.25

Hot Spicy Sausage Sandwich

Served open-faced with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$12.25

Open Steak Sandwich

Char-broiled 8 oz. sirloin steak served on garlic toast.
$15.25

Steak Supreme Sandwich

Choice sirloin on heal of Italian bread topped with sweet or hot peppers, fried onions, homemade sauce and melted mozzarella.
$18.25

Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$9.25

Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich
$11.25

Grilled Cheese, Tuna and Tomato Sandwich
$11.25

French Dip with Melted Cheese Sandwich
$13.25

Clam Roll

Fried clam stips served on roll with choice cocktail or tartar
$10.25

Fish Fry

Deep fried cod served on a roll with cole slaw; tartar or cocktail
$11.25

Hot Corned Beef Sandwich
$11.25

Grilled Reuben Sandwich

Choice of turkey or corned beef.
$12.25

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

6 oz. chicken breast marinated in Speidies' sauce, char-broiled and served on a hard roll with lettuce and tomato.
$12.25

California Roast Beef Sandwich

Roast beef, horseradish, tomato, bacon, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing served on grilled rye.
$13.25

All Beef Hot Dog
$5.25

Hot Sandwiches

Cold Sandwiches

Ham and Cheese Sandwich
$11.25

Roast Beef Sandwich
$11.25

Turkey Sandwich
$11.25

Salami and Provolone Sandwich
$11.25

Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich
$10.25

Tuna Fish Sandwich
$10.25

Steak Torpedo Sandwich

Thin sliced, choice top round topped with fried onions, grilled peppers, sauce and mozzarella.
$14.25

Sausage Torpedo Sandwich

Sausage topped with fried onions, grilled peppers, sauce and mozzarella. Spicy.
$14.25

Meatball Torpedo Sandwich

Fresh homemade meatballs covered with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$13.25

Eggplant Torpedo Sandwich

Fresh, thinly sliced and deep fried with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$13.25

Veal and Peppers Torpedo Sandwich

Tender pieces of veal mixed with peppers, homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$14.25

Chicken Parmigiana Torpedo Sandwich

Breast of chicken covered with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$13.25

Veal Parmigiana Torpedo Sandwich

Tender veal lightly breaded and topped with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$14.25

Scallops Parmigiana Torpedo Sandwich

Medium sized scallops, deep fried and topped with homemade sauce and mozzarella.
$14.25

Torpedo Sandwiches

Triple Deckers

Turkey Triple Decker
$14.25

Roast Beef Triple Decker
$14.25

Ham Triple Decker
$14.25

Tuna Fish Triple Decker
$13.25

Corned Beef Triple Decker
$13.25

Cheeseburger Triple Decker
$14.25

Grilled Chicken Triple Decker
$13.25

Ralph's Special Triple Decker

Roast beef, turkey and ham, piled high.
$14.25

Western Egg Sandwich
$10.25

Egg Omelet

Made with choice of cheese and toast.
$10.25

Egg, Pepper and Provolone Sandwich
$10.25

Egg Sandwiches

Burgers

8 oz. Charburger

Char-broiled to perfection and served with lettuce and tomato.
$11.25

8 oz. Cheeseburger

Char-broiled and topped with choice of cheese, lettuce and tomato.
$12.25

8 oz. Bleu Cheese Burger

Chare-broiled and topped with chunky bleu cheese dressing or bleu cheese crumbles.
$13.25

Spicy Sausage Burger

Topped with onions, peppers and melted mozzarella.
$14.25

Pizza

Regular or white garlic.
$13.95

Personal Pizza
$11.25

Pizza Supreme

Choose any 5 toppings.
$21.95

Pizza

Italian Favorites (please choose side pasta & salad dressing)

Veal Parmigiana

Milk-fed veal lightly breaded and topped with homemade sauce and melted mozzarella.
$19.25

Sausage and Peppers

3 links of hot Italian sausage with red and green peppers.
$18.25

Veal and Peppers

Sometimes referred to as veal stew: tender chunks of fresh veal with red and green sweet peppers and onions in its own sauce.
$19.25

Veal Sorrento

We've taken veal and topped it with fried eggplant then covered both with homemade sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
$19.25

Eggplant Parmigiana

Fresh, breaded and deep fried eggplant, covered with homemade sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese.
$17.25

Meatballs, Peppers and French Fries

Homemade meatballs topped with homemade sauce and red and green peppers with fries on the side.
$18.25

Chicken Francaise

Fresh chicken breast dipped in egg and dredged in flour, sauteed and finished with a white wine-lemon heavy cream sauce. (Same sauce on your choice of pasta)
$19.25

Chicken Parmigiana

Skinless, boneless breast of chicken, dipped in batter and seasoned bread crumbs, deep fried and topped with sauce and mozzarella.
$18.25

Chicken Sorrento

Chicken parm topped with eggplant parmigiana and covered with homemade sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
$19.25

Chicken (please choose side pasta & salad dressing)

Seafood (please choose salad dressing & pasta if included)

Broiled Scallops

Fresh seas scallops broiled in garlic, white wine and drawn butter.
$19.25

Fried Scallops

Medium sized fresh sea scallops, lightly breaded and deep fried to a golden brown and served with french fries and cole slaw
$19.25

Scallops Parmigiana

Fresh sea scallops, lightly breaded and deep fried, topped with homemade sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
$20.25

Haddock

Filet of haddock, broiled with white wine, lemon, butter topped with seasoned breadcrumbs or homemade marinara sauce or broiled in Cajun spices. Also made lightly breaded and deep fried golden brown.
$19.25

Fried Clam Platter

Hearty strips of clams deep fried golden and served with salad, french fries, and cole slaw
$18.25

Prime Rib

The word prime means just that: a generous 14 oz. boneless cut served with au jus. Optional add-on: scallops or fried clams
$25.25

New York Sirloin

14 oz. sirloin cooked up just the way you like it. Optional add-on: scallops or fried clams
$25.25

Steak (please choose side pasta & salad dressing)

Pasta

Cheese Ravioli
$14.25

Pasta (Build your own)
$12.25

Linguine with White Clam Sauce

Chopped clams in a seasoned oil and garlic based sauce, served with 6 fresh Rhode Island clams.
$19.25

Linguine with Red Clam Sauce

Chopped clams in a blend of white clam sauce and homemade marinara sauce, served with 6 Rhode Island clams.
$19.25

Shrimp Scampi

A rich scampi sauce with tomatoes served over favorite pasta or rice with 6 jumbo shrimp.
$20.25

Lasagna

A hearty 1 lb. portion of this old-time favorite, topped with homemade sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
$16.25

1/2 Order Pasta (choose a sauce)
$9.25

1/2 Order Ravioli (choose sauce)
$12.25

1/2 Order Linguine with White Clam Sauce

3 clams.
$13.25

1/2 Order Linguine with Red Clam Sauce

3 clams.
$13.25

1/2 Order Lasagna with Cheese
$11.25

1/2 Order Lasagna with Meat
$12.25

1/2 Order of Pasta

Ralph's Tavern Famous Chicken Wings

Ralph's Tavern Famous Chicken Wings

Due to the increasing costs of chicken wings, prices subject to change based on market.
$15.25

Boneless Wings
$12.25

Onion Rings
$5.95

Sizzling Hot Fries
$5.25

Turkey Gravy
$1.25

Beef Gravy
$1.25

Baked Potato
$2.95

Mashed Potatoes
$4.25

Rice Pilaf
$4.25

Sauteed Mushrooms

Sliced and sauteed in drawn butter, garlic and white wine.
$6.25

Grilled Chicken Breast
$7.25

Broccoli with Cheddar Cheese
$4.25

Coleslaw
$1.25

Side Orders

Desserts

Carrot Cake
$7.25

Chocolate Cake
$7.25

Cheese Cake
$7.25

Rice Pudding
$7.25

Peanut Butter Pie
$7.25

Oreo pie

Homemade
$7.25

Lemon Berry Cream Cake
$9.25

Tiramisu
$7.25

Apple Crisp Pie
$9.25

Cannoli
$7.25