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Dining Room Specials - Downstairs

  • Lunch Specials -Monday, April 20th
  • Dinner Specials - Monday April 20th
  • 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 • Chicken with mushrooms

Lobster Ravioli

$24.95
Served with lemon tarragon cream

Luncheon Specials

Crow's Nest Enchiladas

$15.95/+
One $15.95 | Two $17.95 • Fresh corn tortillas with tomato, onion, olives, mild green chiles, and cheese. Served with black beans and rice pilaf

Garden Sandwich

$17.95
Cucumber, tomato, onion and avocado on whole grain bread with Havarti cheese and pesto aioli. Served with Caesar salad

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

Blue Buffalo Burger

$25.95
Burger patty blackened with blue cheese, sriracha-buffalo aioli and baby arugula. Served with French fries.

Alfredo Prawn Pasta

$24.95
Sauteed prawns tossed with homemade alfredo sauce and penne pasta. Served with garlic bread.

Today's Entree Specials

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

Alaskan Halibut

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

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.

Petrale Sole

$34.95
Grilled and topped with bay shrimp and a lemon herb beurre blanc. Served with rice pilaf.

Pacific Swordfish

$34.95
Blackened and topped with bay shrimp and a lemon herb beurre blanc. Served with rice pilaf.

House - Made Dessert Specials

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

Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

$14.50
Strawberry ice cream cake with a chocolate crust. Served with a berry sauce.

Blackberry Cheesecake

$14.50
Blackberrries folded into creamy New York Style cheesecake

Wine Specials

Santa Cruz Red Blend

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Medium Bodied dry red wine blend with hints of cherries, blackberries, and vanilla

Cannonball Merlot

$10.00/glass
$39.00/bottle
Aromas of fresh huckleberry, pomegranate, and nuances of toasty oak.

Line 39 Sauvignon Blanc

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle

Brunch

Crab Cake Benedict

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

House-Made Biscuits and Gravy

$18.95
Served with fresh fruit

Today's Appetizers

Oysters on the Halfshell

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

Lobster Ravioli

$24.95
Served with tarragon cream

Soup of the Day

$12.95/+Cup
$16.95/Bowl
Cup $12.95 | Bowl $16.95 • Chicken with mushroom

Pizza Caprese

$18.95
Fresh Mozzarella, Roma tomatoes, and Basil on a hand stretched crust

Entree Salad Specials

Asian Chicken Salad

$29.95
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

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.

Grilled Ribeye Steak

$34.95
Chargrilled with peppercorn sauce served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

California Halibut

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

Hawaiian Mahi Mahi

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

Norwegian Salmon

$39.95
Chargrilled with a honey hoisin glaze and topped with mango salsa. Served with jasmine rice

House - Made Dessert Specials

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

Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

$14.50
Strawberry ice cream cake with a chocolate crust. Served with a berry sauce.

Blackberry Cheesecake

$14.50
Blackberries folded into a creamy New York style cheesecake

Wine Specials

Cannonball Merlot

$10.00/Glass
$38.00/Bottle
Aromas of fresh huckleberry, pomegranate and nuances of toasty oak.

Santa Cruz Red Blend

$9.00/Glass
$36.00/Bottle
Medium-bodied dry red wine with hints of cherries, blackberries, and vanilla

Cannonball Chardonnay

$10.00/Glass
$38.00/Bottle
Abundant stone fruit leading with yellow and white peach scented with orange blossom.

Line 39 Sauvignon Blanc

$10.00/glass
$38.00/bottle
Vibrant aromas of grapefruit and lemon citrus, with subtle grassy characters.

Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Bright and juicy with cherry cola on the nose. Hints of Cherry and plum lead to a silky finish

Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon

$10.00/glass
$38.00/bottle
Aromas of Bright Cherry, currants, raspberry, and notes of spicy oak and vanilla. Known for it's low sulfate count.

Thursdays, Lunch & Dinner • $29.95 • Executive Chef Jeff Westbrook

Main Course Selections

Chicken Enchiladas

Fresh corn tortilla with chicken, tomato, onion and cheese served with black beans and Mexican rice

Kurobuta Pork Chop

Chargrilled and topped with bourbon gravy. Served with green beans and mashed potatoes.

Norwegian Salmon

Grilled and topped with gorgonzola butter. Served over spinach, tomato and asparagus risotto

Dessert Course Selections

Pineapple Napoleon

Pineapple curd layered in a flaky puff pastry with cream

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Lemon poppy seed cake with a lemon curd whip

Salted Caramel Pot de Crème

House made salted caramel in our traditional chocolate pot de crème. Served with a house made hazelnut brittle.
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