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 toast9,00 US$
Grand Marnier-vanilla bean battered, house cured bacon, chai maple syrup
tuna poke*9,00 US$
marinated fresh local tuna
egg roll8,00 US$
pulled pork, kimchi, gochujang
boursin and chevre9,00 US$
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 US$
CAB Beef tenderloin, veal demi glace, truffle dusted gratin potatoes
seared crab cake26,00 US$
lump crabmeat, citrus chili aioli, sauteed spinach, leeks, mushrooms, stewed lentils
ravioli27,00 US$
boursin filled house made pasta, colossal lump crab panned in butter, lobster cream
shrimp & grits provencal26,00 US$
roasted tomatoes, citrus beurre blanc, house cured bacon, creamy grits
seared local tuna*26,00 US$
rare curry seared local tuna, soba noodle salad, traditional accompaniments
stuffed trumpet mushroom20,00 US$
truffle duxelles, chevre, celeriac-cauliflower puree, crispy kale
big plate
sea and shore46,00 US$
CAB beef petite filet, veal demi glace, smoked gouda mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables. choice of local catch
seared crab cake45,00 US$
grilled shrimp38,00 US$
two large sea scallops46,00 US$
noodle bowl43,00 US$
sauteed shrimp, rare curry seared local tuna, two large sea scallops, coconut chili broth
beef bourguignon41,00 US$
slow braised boneless beef short rib, confit fingerlings, pearl onions, parisian carrots, roasted tomatoes
salads
saffron poached pear13,00 US$
arugula, chevre, whiskey-vanilla bean walnuts, fig vinaigrette
kale13,00 US$
kale, napa cabbage, mint, carrot, fennel, peanuts, miso-fennel vinaigrette
sweet endings
aqua’s signature crème brûlée14,00 US$
huge Madagascar vanilla bean crème brûlée
chocolate mousse11,00 US$
our pastry chef’s creation of the week
bananas foster12,00 US$
bananas, caramel, brown butter cake, vanilla bean ice cream
baklava10,00 US$
toasted nuts, crisp phyllo, caramel, tonka diplomat cream
dessert sampler28,00 US$
choose a sample of three of the above house made confections
add to any dish
CAB petite filet25,00 US$
crab cake23,00 US$
local catch (market)
grilled shrimp13,00 US$
two large sea scallops23,00 US$
