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Dining Room Specials - Downstairs

  • Lunch Specials Friday, November 7th
  • Dinner Specials - Friday, November 7th
  • 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 • Hungarian Beef

Short Rib Ravioli

$20.95
Served with wild mushrooms in an herb pan sauce

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

Aloha Burger

$21.95
With grilled pineapple, sauteed Maui onion, and teriyaki glaze. Also available as a hamburger or cheese burger. Served with french fries

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

Today's Entree Specials

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

Norwegian Salmon

$34.95
Chargrilled and topped with porcini butter and pecorino cheese. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Petrale Sole

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

Hawaiian Mahi Mahi

$32.95
Grilled with a macadamia nut crust and topped with mango salsa and a coconut key lime sauce. Served with jasmine rice.

Norwegian Salmon

$34.95
Chargrilled with adobo rub in a lobster cream sauce. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

California Halibut

$34.95
Sauteed with cherry tomatoes, caper, and Kalamata olives in a white wine butter sauce. Served over frilled polenta.

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.

Carrot Cake

$14.00
A rich carrot cake topped with a cream cheese frosting. Served with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

Wine Specials

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

Rabble Sauvignon Blanc

$10.00/glass
$39.00/bottle
Bright notes of grapefruit, lemon and mango

Today's Appetizers

Oysters on the Halfshell

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

Short Rib Ravioli

$24.95
Served with wild mushrooms and an herb pan sauce

Soup of the Day

$11.50/+Cup
$14.95/Bowl
Cup $11.50 | Bowl $14.95 • Hungarian Beef

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 Mahi Mahi

$37.95
Grilled with a macadamia nut crust and topped with mango salsa and a coconut key lime sauce. 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 cherry tomatoes, caper, and Kalamata olives in a white wine butter sauce. Served over grilled polenta.

Pacific Swordfish

$37.95
Chargrilled with an adobo rub and topped with lobster cream sauce. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

House - Made Dessert Specials

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

Beetroot Cheesecake

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

Carrot Cake

$14.00
A rich carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting and served with vanilla bean ice cream

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

Rabble Sauvignon Blanc

$10.00/Glass
$39.00/Bottle
Bright notes of grapefruit, lemon and mango

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.

Bonny Doon Vineyard Rose

$9.00/Glass
$35.00/Bottle
"Pink wine of the Earth" with crisp tropical notes of strawberry, peach and guava

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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