Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar
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Housed in a converted warehouse building at the corner Hamilton and Helmcken, the Blue Water Café is a longstanding anchor along Yaletown’s trendy restaurant row. The internationally acclaimed restaurant is known for its innovative East-meets-West seafood menu and raw bar, which combines the best of West Coast cooking with Japanese culinary traditions. The multi-tiered seafood towers – topped with oysters, prawns, scallop ceviche and other fresh-water delights on ice – are a must try. more... See more text

Dishes

  • Seafood,
  • Fish,

Features

  • Restaurant With Bar,

Products and Services

  • Good For Groups,

Languages Spoken

  • English,
Location
1095 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5T4
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  • $26 To $60,

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Menu & Prices

FIRST PLATES MENU - Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar

Seasonal Mixed Greens

fresh ricotta crostini, pickled golden beets, red beet jelly, white balsamic, poppy seeds

$14.50

Gulf Island Swimming Scallops

tomato and caper relish, spinach, toasted bread crumbs, lemon butter with fresh thyme

$15.50

Albacore Tuna Carpaccio

spice crusted local white tuna, nicoise vegetable salad, roasted red pepper anchovy vinaigrette

$16.00

Smoked Sockeye Salmon Terrine

golden caviar marinated in sake, green onion creme fraiche, pumpernickel, toasted filberts

$17.50

Dungeness Crab Salad

baby shrimps, mango, jicama, pumpkin seed and parsley pesto

$18.00

Seafood Tasting for Two

dungeness crab and baby shrimps, scallop ceviche, albacore tuna tartare
smoked sockeye salmon terrine

$17.50 (per person)

Chilled Prawns

house prepared cocktail sauce

$16.50

Northern Pink Shrimp Cocktail

marie rose sauce, romaine leaves, avocado, espelette garlic crostini

$15.50

Carrot Soup

tamarind crumble, duck prosciutto, marcona almonds, citrus creme fraiche

$13.50

Kurobuta Pork Cheeks

milanese style, cauliflower “couscous” with golden raisins and hazelnuts, lemon caper butter

$16.50

SEA MENU - Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar

Whole Fish please ask for selection

Char

braised leeks, wakame seaweed, dungeness crab
trout caviar and pearl couscous

$30.50

Ling Cod

chorizo sausage, eggplant, chickpeas, grape tomatoes
roasted red pepper and smoked paprika sauce

$29.50

Sablefish

miso sake glaze, baby bok choy, edamame, quinoa and shiitake mushrooms
yuzu dashi

$36.50

Sturgeon

pumpernickel crust, cauliflower puree, golden chioggia beets
garnet beet agro dolce

$37.50

Yellowfin Tuna

mixed beans, babe kale, sweet onion puree
soy and balsamic reduction

$35.50

Scallops

caramelized belgian endives, wild rice griddle cake
candied ginger and citrus sauce

$36.50

Lobster / Dungeness Crab from the tank

seasonal vegetables, fork crushed potatoes, white wine nage with tarragon
Market Price

PLATES MENU - Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar

Tuna Goma-ae

albacore tuna marinated with sesame seeds and soy

$12.50

Kani Salad

dungeness crab with wakame seaweed and thinly sliced cucumber

$16.50

Ahi Tuna Tataki

big eye tuna with sliced leeks, chives, arima sansho

$16.50

Tsunami

thinly sliced torched hamachi with jalapeno, ginger and sesame oil

$18.50

Beef Sashimi

garlic chips, chopped green onions, yu’kke sauce

$19.50

Edamame

steamed soybeans

$5.00

NIGIRI

individually priced

Beni Sake

sockeye salmon

$4.50

Kani

dungeness crab

$5.50

Aka Maguro

red tuna

$5.50

Shiro Maguro

albacore tuna

$4.50

Kizami Hotate

chopped scallop

$5.00

Toro

tuna belly

$5.50

Hamachi

yellowtail

$5.50

Unagi

Unagi

$6.50

Ebi

prawn

$4.50

Nigiri Platter

8 assorted pieces

$38.00

SASHIMI

7 pieces

Beni Sake

sockeye salmon

$15.50

Aka Maguro

red tuna

$17.50

Shiro Maguro

albacore tuna

$14.00

Hotate

chopped scallop

$16.50

Toro

tuna belly

$17.50

Hamachi

yellowtail

$17.50

Sashimi Platter

14 assorted pieces

$36.00

Atlantic Lobster Sashimi

from the tank (1lb & up)
market price

ROLLS

Chopped Scallops

cucumber and avocado

$13.50

Dungeness Crab

fresh crab meat and avocado in a egg roll

$15.50

Spicy Tuna

chopped albacore tuna with sesame and chili

$10.50

Dynamite

crispy prawns, tobiko and cucumber with spicy mayonnaise

$13.50

Sockeye Salmon

local wild sockeye, avocado and cucumber

$12.00

Stamina

fresh crab, barbecued eel, smoked salmon, sweet soy glaze

$19.50

Lobster

mango and fresh lobster salad in an omelet crepe

$19.50

Dragon

cryspy prawns, barbecued eel, avocado with mirin mayonnaise

$17.50

Garden

cucumber, green beans, avocado, radish sprouts

$8.50

LIVE TANKS MENU - Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar

the kitchen is home to two state of the art live tanks
please contact us for today’s availability

Alaskan King Crab

Dungeness Crab

Atlantic Lobster

Spot Prawn

OYSTERS MENU - Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar

British Columbia

Beach Angel

Read Island, delicate with a briny clean flavour, smooth finish

$3.25

Black Pearl

Quadra Island, small cup, firm flesh, light brine, lettuce like finish

$3.25

Chef’s Creek

Deep Bay, Vancouver Island, round, deep cup, salty, sweet flavour

$2.75

Effingham Inlet

Barkley Sound West Vancouver, vibrant briny, smooth lettuce finish

$2.75

Fanny Bay

Nanaimo Bay, firm flesh, pronounced sweetness, slightly metallic taste

$2.75

Gorge Inlet

Vancouver Island, small, smooth light finish

$2.75

Komo Gway

Baynes Sound, firm ivory meat, refreshing brininess, sweet cucumber finish

$2.75

Kusshi

Cortes Island, smaller, deep cup, mild taste

$3.75

Okeover

Okeover Arm, ocean flavour, cucumber finish, medium shell

$2.75

Read Island

beach hardened oyster with plump meat, rich and mildly salty flavour

$3.00

Royal Miyagi

Cortes Island, smooth texture, mild flavour, kiwi-like aftertaste

$2.75

Satori

Denman Island, slightly salty, plump, medium sized oyster, sweet flavour

$3.00

Sawmill Bay

Read Island, deep cup tray oyster, sweet flavour with a smoky finish

$3.00

Zen

Denman Island, tender and rich in flavour with a hint of cucumber

$3.00

Kumamoto

small sized, deep cup, rich, buttery, salt flavour, sweet, light finish

$3.75

Shigoku

Willapa Bay, clean taste of cucumber and salt, finish of water chestnut and Jerusalem artichoke

$3.75

Caraquet

from New Brunswick, plump, juicy and salty

$3.50

Malpeque

Malpeque Bay, PEI, slight lettuce like flavour, very mild

$3.50

Raspberry Point

Prince Edward Island, salty taste, clean flavour, subtle fruity finish

$3.75

St.Simon

New Brunswick, firm meat, medium salinity, sweet citrus finish

$3.75

CEVICHE

Scallop

grapefruit, cucumber, lime, red onion, cilantro

Atlantic Lobster

avocado, sweet potatoes, creamy red jalapeno sauce

$19.50

Mixed Ceviche

octopus, scallop, prawn, shrimps, clams and mussels

$16.50

SEAFOOD TOWERS

Shellfish Plateau

single tier with oysters, prawns, mussels, clams, jellyfish and scallop ceviche

$28.00

Seafood Tower

two tiers with oysters, prawns, seared red tuna, salmon tartare, jellyfish, scallop ceviche clams and mussels

$89.00 add chilled lobster (1lb) $29.00

Blue Water Cafe Tower

seafood tower with spicy tuna roll, fresh crab meat roll, tuna goma-ae and chilled lobster (1lb)

$149.00

DESSERT MENU - Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar

Warm Dark Cuban Chocolate Cake

brandy truffle center, vanilla bean ice cream

$12.50

Pomegranate Panna Cotta

pear and passion fruit compote, yoghurt gelato with sugar cane molasses

$12.50

Coffee Mascarpone Macaroon

chocolate caramel bar with almonds and hazelnuts, espresso gelato

$12.00

Sticky Brioche Pudding with Apple + Cranberries

maple creme anglaise, maple bergamot ice cream

$12.50

Mont Blanc

chesnut cheese cake, poached okanagan quince, vanilla ice cream

$11.00

Grand Marnier Creme Brulee

toasted banana bread, orange caramel compote, caramelia gelato

$11.50

Daily Selection of Sorbets

three scoops served with fresh berries

$12.00
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    My wife and I went down to Yaletown for dinner but unfortunately almost every restaurant was full and we got stuck going to the Blue Water Cafe. Although we had heard good things about the restaurant we were not impressed. The food is overpriced, the restaurant is very pretentious and the staff were unfriendly. We will never go again.

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