We welcome you to experience Aqua, where we believe dining out should be both memorable and fun. Executive Chef Jon McGregor and Chef de Cuisine Hannah Minter are proud to use local seafood, meats and produce wherever possible, including: Blue Ocean Seafood, Bogue Sound Seafood, Merrell Farms, and Harlowe Custom Micro Greens. Our wine and martini lists are created with the same focus on the unexpected. Tonight, dine with a curious spirit and experience Aqua!
tapas
french toast$9.00
Grand Marnier-vanilla bean battered, house cured bacon, chai maple syrup
tuna poke*$9.00
marinated fresh local tuna
egg roll$8.00
pulled pork, kimchi, gochujang
boursin and chevre$9.00
housemade boursin cheese, chevre croquettes, toasted lavosh, citrus-fig preserves
small plates
local catch
designed daily by our chef, market price
grilled petite filet*$28.00
CAB Beef tenderloin, veal demi glace, truffle dusted gratin potatoes
seared crab cake$26.00
lump crabmeat, citrus chili aioli, sauteed spinach, leeks, mushrooms, stewed lentils
ravioli$27.00
boursin filled house made pasta, colossal lump crab panned in butter, lobster cream
shrimp & grits provencal$26.00
roasted tomatoes, citrus beurre blanc, house cured bacon, creamy grits
seared local tuna*$26.00
rare curry seared local tuna, soba noodle salad, traditional accompaniments
stuffed trumpet mushroom$20.00
truffle duxelles, chevre, celeriac-cauliflower puree, crispy kale
big plate
sea and shore$46.00
CAB beef petite filet, veal demi glace, smoked gouda mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables. choice of local catch
seared crab cake$45.00
grilled shrimp$38.00
two large sea scallops$46.00
noodle bowl$43.00
sauteed shrimp, rare curry seared local tuna, two large sea scallops, coconut chili broth
beef bourguignon$41.00
slow braised boneless beef short rib, confit fingerlings, pearl onions, parisian carrots, roasted tomatoes
salads
saffron poached pear$13.00
arugula, chevre, whiskey-vanilla bean walnuts, fig vinaigrette
kale$13.00
kale, napa cabbage, mint, carrot, fennel, peanuts, miso-fennel vinaigrette
sweet endings
aqua’s signature crème brûlée$14.00
huge Madagascar vanilla bean crème brûlée
chocolate mousse$11.00
our pastry chef’s creation of the week
bananas foster$12.00
bananas, caramel, brown butter cake, vanilla bean ice cream
baklava$10.00
toasted nuts, crisp phyllo, caramel, tonka diplomat cream
dessert sampler$28.00
choose a sample of three of the above house made confections
add to any dish
CAB petite filet$25.00
crab cake$23.00
local catch (market)
grilled shrimp$13.00
two large sea scallops$23.00
