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Dining Room Specials - Downstairs

  • Lunch Specials - Monday, May 18th
  • Dinner Specials -Monday, May 18th
  • Chef's 3-Course Prix Fixe Menu

Today's Appetizers

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 • Corn Chowder

Lobster Ravioli

$24.95
Served with lemon tarragon cream

BBQ Chicken Pizza

$18.95
Fresh mozzarella, barbecue sauce and chicken on a hand stretched crust

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

Turkey, Bacon, and Avocado Croissant

$24.95
Turkey, bacon and avocado with pesto aioli on our house-baked croissant. Served with Caesar salad or Half Croissant, as above, with a cup of soup and a choice of house salad, Caesar or spinach salad.

Today's Entree Specials

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

Pacific Swordfish

$34.95
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.

Canadian Lingcod

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

Norwegian Salmon

$36.95
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

Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

$14.50
Pecans folded into our traditional cheesecake topped with a house-made caramel whip. Served with caramel sauce.

Strawberry Shortcake

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

Wine Specials

Cannonball Sauvignon Blanc

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Vibrant and fresh with bright acidity. Flavors of stone fruit, green apple and hints of pear.

Rabble Red Blend

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Vibrant notes of cherry and cocoa. Flavors of blueberry pie with black tea and a plum finish.

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

Eggs Benedict

$27.95
Two poached eggs and Canadian bacon on frilled English muffins with hollandaise sauce, home-fried potatoes and fresh fruit

Chicken Apple Sausage Omelette

$22.95
Stuffed with tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, cheddar, and jack cheese. Served with home-fried potatoes and toast

Ham or Bacon and Cheese Omelette

$20.95
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

$19.95
Tofu, garlic, shallot, artichoke hearts, spinach, mushroom and tomato. Served with salsa Add egg s3.50

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 • Corn Chowder

BBQ Chicken Pizza

$18.95
Fresh mozzarella, barbecue sauce, and chicken 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

Pacific Swordfish

$37.95
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.

Petrale Sole

$37.95
Grilled and topped with bay shrimp and topped with a lemon herb beurre blanc. Served with rice pilaf

Canadian Lingcod

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

Norwegian Salmon Szechwan

$39.95
Marinated in a spicy szechwan barbeque sauce. Chargrilled and topped with sesame seeds, cilantro and pickled ginger. Served with jasmine rice.

Alaskan 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

Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

$14.50
Pecans folded into our traditional cheesecake topped with a house-made caramel whip. Served with caramel sauce.

Strawberry Shortcake

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

Wine Specials

Cannonball Chardonnay

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

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.

Cloudline Pinot Noir

$10.00/Glass
$38.00/Bottle
Light bodied red with notes of red cherry, raspberry and strawberry with silky tannins

Cannonball Sauvignon Blanc

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Vibrant and fresh with bright acidity. Flavors of stone fruit, green apple and hints of pear.

Rabble Red Blend

$9.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Vibrant notes of cherry and cocoa. Flavors of blueberry pie with a black tea and plum finish.

Jekel Riesling

$9.00/Glass
$36.00/Bottle
Dry and crisp with notes of lemon, green apple and jasmine. Finish is clean and zesty.

West Cliff Syrah

$8.00/Glass
$34.00/Bottle
Locally crafted and sophisticated. Fruit forward notes of black currant, plum, blueberry and cherry.

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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