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Dining Room Specials - Downstairs

  • Lunch Specials -Friday, October 24th
  • Dinner Specials - Friday, October 24th
  • Downstairs Classic Specials
  • 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

$37.95/+
Half Dozen $19.95| Full Dozen $32.95 • - Fanny Bay, BC

Soup of the Day

$11.50/+
Cup $11.50 | Bowl $14.95 • Cream of Potato

Lobster Ravioli

$20.95
Served with lemon tarragon cream

Luncheon Specials

Crow's Nest Enchiladas

$14.95/+
One $14.95 | Two $16.95 • Fresh corn tortillas with tomato, onion, olives, mild green chiles, and cheese. Served with black beans and rice pilaf

Bay Shrimp and Avocado Croissant

$22.95
Bay shrimp 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 $22.95

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

$27.95
Crisp lettuce and fresh vegetables tossed in a tangy sesame dressing with cilantro, wontons, and almonds

Prime Rib Sandwich

$23.95
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.

Today's Entree Specials

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

Petrale Sole

$32.95
Grilled with bay shrimp and topped with a lemon herb beurre blanc. Served with rice pilaf

California Sea Bass

$32.95
Sauteed with wild mushrooms and asparagus in a chardonnay cream . Served over grilled polenta

Hawaiian Ono

$32.95
Blackened and topped with lemon saffron aioli. Served over sauteed spinach with roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Norwegian Salmon

$34.95
Marinated in a spicy szechwan barbeque sauce. Chargrilled and topped with sesame seeds, cilantro and pickled ginger. Served with jasmine rice.

House - Made Dessert Specials

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

Beetroot Cheesecake

$14.00
Beetroot folded into traditional cheesecake topped with beetroot sauce.

Caramel Mocha Cake

$14.00
Chocolate cake with layers of caramel and caramel whipped cream.

Wine Specials

Maggio Sauvignon Blanc

$10.00/glass
$39.00/bottle
Aromas of bright citrus fruit and pear with notes of grapefruit and herbs.

Rabble Red Blend

$10.00/glass
$39.00/bottle
Notes of cherries, plums, mixed berries, warm spices and tobacco with hints of tannins, cinnamon, and vanilla

Today's Appetizers

Oysters on the Halfshell

Half Dozen $19.95| Full Dozen $37.95 • - Fanny Bay, BC

Lobster Ravioli

$24.95
Served with lemon tarragon cream

Soup of the Day

$11.50/+Cup
$14.95/Bowl
Cup $11.50 | Bowl $14.95 • Cream of Potato

Pizza Caprese

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

Entree Salad Specials

Asian Chicken Salad

$27.95
Crisp lettuce and fresh vegetables tossed in a tangy sesame dressing with wontons, cilantro, and almonds

Steak Salad

$29.25
Served over mixed greens with grilled vegetables, pine nuts, basalmic vinaigrette and goat cheese

Today's Entree Specials

Norwegian Salmon

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

Alder Smoked Prime Rib

$39.95/+
Regular Cut $34.95 | Captain's Cut $39.95 • Covered in our own special seasonings and slow roasted. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Hawaiian Ono

$37.95
Marinated in a spicy szechwan barbeque sauce. Chargrilled and topped with sesame seeds, cilantro and pickled ginger. Served with jasmine rice

Petrale Sole

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

California Halibut

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

Canadian Ling Cod

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

House - Made Dessert Specials

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

Caramel Mocha Cake

$14.00
Chocolate cake with layers of caramel and caramel whipped cream.

Beetroot Cheesecake

$14.00
Beetroot folded into traditional cheesecake and topped with a beetroot sauce

Wine Specials

J Vineyards Pinot Gris

$9.00/Glass
$35.00/Bottle
Zesty and crisp with aromas of guava, cantaloupe, lime zest and notes of white florals with flavors of passionfruit, peach, grapefruit segments into black pepper cream and dry mineral finish.

Rabble Red Blend

$11.00/Glass
$43.00/Bottle
Notes of cherries, plums, mixed berries, warm spices and tobacco with hints of tannins, cinnamon and vanilla

Maggio Sauvignon Blanc

$10.00/Glass
$39.00/Bottle
Aromas of bright citrus fruit and pear with notes of grapefruit and herbs.

Kenwood Yulupa Merlot

$9.00/Glass
$35.00/Bottle
Light bodied with aromas of anise and dark cherries. Notes of ripe red fruit and oak.

Cannonball Chardonnay

$9.00/Glass
$35.00/Bottle
Clean and refreshing with white grapefruit and lime.

Hess "Maverick Ranch" Cabernet Suvignon

$15.00/Glass
$59.00/Bottle
Notes of cherries, plums, and mixed berries followed by smooth tannis and hints of cedar and black pepper

Join us Monday through Thursday for our Classic Specials at Lunch and Dinner.

Mondays: Choice Steak

What’s your beef ? Take your pick of three mouth-watering steak options:

Beef Short Ribs

$25.95
Braised with red wine and topped with pan juices. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Prime Sirloin

$27.95
Specially aged, seasoned, and chargrilled. Served with chef's steak sauce, crispy onions, and baked potato

Prime Rib

$29.95
10 oz of 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 to Enjoy a Culinary Adventure

Our Executive 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 monthly

Wednesdays: Pasta Specials $19.95

Feeling saucy? Take your pick between three fantastic pasta dishes each Wednesday. The pasta menus change every 4 weeks.

Feeling saucy?

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 $4.50 | Add a Small House, Spinach or Caesar Salad $9.50

Autumn Penne Pasta

With prawns, sausage and chicken in a creamy butternut squash and sage sauce

Duck Orecchiette

Duck breast and confit in an herb pan sauce with dried cranberry and wild mushroom

Salmon Azteca Fettucini

With capers, mushrooms, lemon, butter and chili flakes

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

First Course Selections

Autumn Wedge Salad

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

Blue Crab Tostada

with cabbage, avocado, salsa fresca and chipotle lime crema

Caramelized Onion Tart

with hazelnut, goat cheese, and balsamic reduction

Main Course Selections

Braised Beef Short Ribs

with white bean cassoulet and peppercorn sauce

Pork Tenderloin

with pistachio romesco, havarti-potato galette and roasted cauliflower

Coconut Curry Salmon

with roasted red pepper, green onions and cilantro over jasmine rice

Dessert Course Selections

Pistachio and Beetroot Cake

with chocolate ganache

Pumpkin Pot De Creme

with autumn brittle

Pear Tarte Tatin

served with vanilla bean ice cream
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