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Dining Room Specials - Downstairs

  • Lunch Specials -Sunday, September 13th
  • Dinner Specials - Sunday, September 13th
  • Downstairs Classic Specials
  • Thursdays: Chef's 3-Course Prix Fixe Menu

Today's Appetizers

Pizza Caprese

$18.95
Fresh mozzarella, roma tomatoes, and basil on a hand stretched crust

Oysters on the Halfshell

$22.95/+
Half Dozen $22.95| Full Dozen $38.95 • - Fanny Bay, BC

Soup of the Day

$12.95/+
Cup $12.95 | Bowl $16.95 • Hungarian Beef

Lobster Ravioli

$24.95
Served with lemon tarragon cream

Luncheon Specials

Asian Chicken Salad

$28.25
Crisp lettuce and fresh vegetables tossed in a tangy sesame dressing with cilantro, wontons, and almonds

Prime Rib Sandwich

$24.95
Alderwood smoked prime rib served just on francese bread with sour cream-horseradish, and french fries

Today's Entree Specials

Many of today's seafood items may be prepared without sauce or breading, or simply char-broiled upon request.

Hawaiian Ahi

$34.95
Grilled with a wasabi crust and topped with a soy ginger sauce. Served over jasmine rice.

Norwegian Salmon

$36.95
Marinated in a spicy szechwan barbeque sauce. Chargrilled and topped with sesame seeds, cilantro and pickled ginger. Served with jasmine rice.

California Halibut

$36.95
Sauteed with wild mushrooms and asparagus in a chardonnay cream. Served over grilled polenta.

Pacific Swordfish

$34.95
Blackened and topped with a lemon saffron aioli. Served over sauteed spinach with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Pacific Swordfish

$34.95
Blackened and topped with bay shrimp and a chipotle lime buerre blanc. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

House - Made Dessert Specials

...to complement our After-Dinner Drink, Espresso Coffees, and Dessert menu

Walnut Apricot Cheesecake

$14.50
Walnut and apricot folded into a traditional cheesecake

Strawberry Shortcake

$14.50
Our house made poundcake smothered with fresh berries, vanilla bean ice cream and whipped cream

Wine Specials

Brut Opera Prima Sparkling

$10.00/Glass
$38.00/Bottle
Aromas of pear, green apple and fresh citrus zest

Mark West Pinot Noir

$8.00/Glass
$34.00/Bottle
Ripe dark fruits balanced with sweet baking spices, vanilla and a soft, silky finish.

Brunch

Dungeness Crabcake Benedict

$32.95
Crabcakes topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. Served with an English muffin and home-fried potatoes and fresh fruit

Eggs Benedict

$28.95
Two poached eggs and Canadian bacon on frilled English muffins with hollandaise sauce, home-fried potatoes and fresh fruit

Chicken Apple Sausage Omelette

$23.95
Stuffed with tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, cheddar, and jack cheese. Served with home-fried potatoes and toast

Ham or Bacon and Cheese Omelette

$21.95
With jack or cheddar cheese. Served with home fries and toast

Brioche French Toast

$19.95
With strawberries and vanilla syrup

House-Made Biscuits and Gravy

$18.95
Served with fresh fruit

Tofu Scramble

$20.95
Tofu, garlic, shallot, artichoke hearts, spinach, mushroom and tomato. Served with salsa Add egg s3.50

Today's Appetizers

Lobster Ravioli

$24.95
Served with tarragon cream

Soup of the Day

$12.95/+Cup
$16.95/Bowl
Cup $12.95 | Bowl $16.95 • Cream of Artichoke

Crab Cocktail

$26.95
Dungeness crab with cocktail sauce, lemon and avocado

Pizza Caprese

$18.95
Fresh mozzarella, roma tomatoes, and fresh basil on a hand stretched crust.

Entree Salad Specials

Asian Chicken Salad

$28.95
Crisp lettuce and fresh vegetables tossed in a tangy sesame dressing with wontons, cilantro, and almonds

Steak Salad

$30.95
Served over mixed greens with grilled vegetables, pine nuts, basalmic vinaigrette and goat cheese

Today's Entree Specials

Pacific Swordfish

$37.95
Chargrilled with a sugar crust and topped with Dijon cream. Served with sauteed spinach, artichoke hearts, and roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Norwegian Salmon

$39.95
Chargrilled and topped with porcini butter and pecorino cheese. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Alder Smoked Prime Rib

$36.95/+
Regular Cut $36.95 | Captain's Cut $41.95 • Covered in our own special seasonings and slow roasted. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Hawaiian Ahi

$37.95
Grilled with a wasabi crust and topped with a soy ginger sauce. Served over jasmine rice.

Hawaiian Ono

$37.95
Blackened and topped with a lemon saffron aioli. Served over sauteed spinach with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

California Halibut

$39.95
Sauteed with wild mushrooms and asparagus in a chardonnay cream. Served over grilled polenta

House - Made Dessert Specials

...to complement our After-Dinner Drink, Espresso Coffees, and Dessert menu

Walnut Apricot Cheesecake

$14.50
Walnut and apricot folded into a traditional cheesecake

Strawberry Shortcake

$14.50
Our house made poundcake smothered with fresh berries, vanilla bean ice cream and whipped cream

Wine Specials

Brut Opera Prima Sparkling

$38.00/Bottle
Aromas of pear, green apple and fresh citrus zest

Sea Sun Pinot Noir

$8.00/Glass
$34.00/Bottle
Aromas of baked cherries, vanilla and brown spice with a smooth creamy texture.

Mark West Pinot Noir

$8.00/34.00
Ripe dark fruits balanced with sweet baking spices, vanilla, and a soft, sikly finish

Robert Hall Sauvignon Blanc

$10.00/Glass
$38.00/Bottle
Bright, refreshing and dry with flavors of grapefruit. lime and a steely mineral core

Twenty Acres Chardonnay

$8.00/Glass
$34.00/Bottle
A creamy texture with aromas of green apple, ripe Asian pear, and honeydew melon.

Drop of Sunshine Red Blend

$8.00/Glass
$34.00/Bottle
Vibrant and full-bodied featuring a unique blend of Pinot Noir and Syrah. Flavors of blackberry and black cherry, complemented by toasty oak, vanilla, and a hint of spice.

Mondays: Steakhouse Classics $29.95

Three cuts. One exceptional Monday

Petite Filet Mignon

Our mocha-rubbed filet specially aged, corn-fed and chargrilled to perfection. Topped with porcini butter and served with garlic mashed potatoes. • Add Petite Maine Lobster Tail +$14.95

Angus New York Steak

Specially aged, seasoned, and chargrilled with pink peppercorns. Served with sherry Dijon sauce and garlic mashed potatoes. • Add Petite Maine Lobster Tail +$14.95

Prime Rib

Our alderwood-smoked prime rib. Covered in our own special seasonings and slow-roasted. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes • Add Petite Maine Lobster Tail +$14.95

Tuesdays: Lobster for Locals $29.95

Meals worthy of a tale...

Lobster Tail

Caribbean lobster served with baked potato, lemon, and drawn butter

Lobster Fettuccine

Cold water lobster meat sauteed with garlic, shallot, tomato, and asparagus tossed in our homemade alfredo sauce

Lobster Salad

Maine lobster with pancetta lardons, arugula, rainbow tomatoes, cucumbers, and crispy shallots in a champagne vinaigrette

Thursdays: Prix Fixe Menu $29.95

Set Your Course for a Culinary Adventure

Our Chef has prepared a three course gourmet experience. Begin by choosing a delicious first course, followed by a main entrée choice, and finally finish with a delectable dessert selection. The Prix Fixe menu changes every four weeks.

Wednesdays: Pasta Specials $19.95

Feeling saucy?

Oh the Pasta-bilities!

Take your pick between three fantastic pasta dishes each Wednesday. The pasta menus change monthly. Ask your server about this month’s special selections. • Add a Side of Garlic Bread $5.50 | Add a Small House, Spinach or Caesar Salad $10.95

Chicken Azteca Fettuccini

With capers, mushrooms, lemon butter and chili flakes

Prawn Alfredo Penne

Sauteed prawns, with mushrooms tossed in a house made Alfredo sauce

Zucchini Tomato Orecchiette

With cherry tomatoes, onions, and garlic in a light tomato sauce and topped with feta cheese

Thursdays, Lunch & Dinner • $29.95 • A New Culinary Destination Every 4 Weeks

First Course Selections

Caramelized Onion Tart

With hazelnut, goat cheese and balsamic reduction

Autumn Wedge Salad

With walnuts, dried cranberries, and bacon in a maple Dijon vinaigrette

Rock Shrimp Cake

With lemon chive aioli

Main Course Selections

Pacific Swordfish

Chargrilled with a mustard seed crust, topped with Gorgonzola butter and served with steamed broccoli

Flat Iron Steak

With a Pinot Noir reduction, served with grilled asparagus and roasted red potato

Chicken Parmesan

Served with pomodoro penne pasta

Dessert Course Selections

Plum Cake

Spiced plum cake topped with a sweet mascarpone whip and garnished with our house made hazelnut brittle

Coconut Panna Cotta

Creamy coconut panna cotta served with a coconut crunch cookie

Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Bar

Shortbread crust filled with a pecan chocolate brown sugar bourbon filling and served with vanilla bean ice cream
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