int getValue(const string & prompt)
{
    int val;

    if (cout << prompt, !(cin >> val))
    {
        cin.clear();
        dumpLine();
        return -1;
    }
    return val;
}


int main(void)
{
    //whatever else menu code or w/e you have here
    int userReply = 0;
    do{
        userReply = getValue("Choose something between 1 and 4: ");
    }while(userReply <= 0 || userReply >= 5);

    // and once the user picks a good choice between 1 and 4, do other shit
}