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Carlsbad

Our Menu

Check out our specials for the latest in-season fish and seafood. View the menu below or download.

Grilled Octopus, Potatoes, smoked paprika aioli and pickled onion

Appetizers

  • Baked Crab & Artichoke Dip

    Topped with grated Romano cheese

    $16.50

  • Calamari Fritti

    Sweet chili sauce and cajun remoulade

    $17.50

  • Maryland Style Crabcakes

    Remoulade, scallion oil and micro greens

    $19

  • Ahi Tuna Poké

    Fresh Yellowfin tuna, yuzu kosho avocado purée, ponzu sauce, sliced sweet Maui onion, garnished with green onion and served with wonton crisps

    $18.50

  • Seared Scallops w/Roasted Jalapeño Aioli

    Tomato oil, chopped cilantro and bacon

    $21

  • Grilled Spanish Octopus

    Potatoes, garlic aioli and brava sauce made with tomato, paprika, onion and garlic

    $21

Shellfish

  • New England Clam Chowder

    Sea clams, cream, celery and potato

    cup 10 | bowl 13.5

  • Manhattan Clam Chowder

    Zesty tomato base with clams,potato, onion and herbs

    cup 10 | bowl 13.5

  • Oysters on the "Half Shell"

    Mix and match a ½ dozen from today’s selection

    $19.50

  • Ponzu Sashimi Sea Scallops

    Wasabi aioli, wakame salad and pickled ginger

    $20

  • Oysters Rockefeller

    Four oysters, baked with creamed spinach, melted romano and bacon

    $18.50

  • Mussels with Spanish Chorizo

    Grape tomatoes, garlic, white wine and grilled bread

    $18.50

  • Steamed Shellfish

    Choose all clams, mussels or our “combo” in white wine, garlic and butter

    $22

  • Chilled Shellfish Cocktail

    Housemade cocktail sauce and chive oil

    Prawn $17 | Lobster $24

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Greens

  • Seafood Louie Salad

    Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, egg, avocado, red rock crab, bay shrimp and San Francisco Louie dressing

    $24 or Substitute Lobster 27.5

  • Mediterranean Ahi Salad

    Seared rare tuna, romaine, cucumber, kalamata olives, red onion, tomato and feta with vinaigrette

    $24

  • Crab & Avocado Salad

    Arugula, mixed greens and vinaigrette

    $18.50

  • Roasted Chicken Fall Chopped Salad

    Mixed greens, roasted red and golden beets, chicken, butternut squash with walnuts, Craisins, white balsamic citrus vinaigrette and topped with goat cheese

    $21

  • Caesar Salad

    Romaine hearts, anchovies, fresh grated parmesan

    $12

    + grilled shrimp 9 | roasted chicken 9 | salmon 12

  • Wedge Salad with Bacon

    Blue cheese dressing, grape tomatoes, and red onion

    $13.50

    + grilled shrimp 9 | roasted chicken 9 | salmon 12

Seafood Salad, cucumber, avocado, boiled egg, tomato

Sides

  • Scalloped Potato

  • French fries

  • cole slaw

  • sauteed spinach

  • Sautéed Green Beans

  • Coconut Ginger Rice

  • Goat Cheese Grits

  • Chipotle Dirty Rice

  • Marble Potatoes

    $6

  • Risotto

  • grilled asparagus

    $8

Just for Lunch

  • Two Makes a Combo

    Your choice of two listed items

    Cup of Chowder / Dinner Salad / Fish or Shrimp Taco $18

  • Fish Tacos

    Choice of blackened fish, crispy cod, or shrimp on flour or corn tortillas, with Jack cheese, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, fresh lime crema and avocado

    $21

  • Grilled Salmon Sandwich

    Baby arugula, sliced tomato and tartar sauce

    $19.50

  • Crab BLTA

    Bacon, arugula, avocado, tomato, crab salad on sourdough served with fries

    $19.50

  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips

    With fresh cole slaw and fries

    2 Pieces 17.5 | 3 Pieces 22

  • Fisherman's Platter

    Panko prawns and scallops with beer battered Alaskan Cod, fries and cole slaw

    $26.50

  • Lobster Roll

    Served hot buttered or as a chilled salad on a toasted 
brioche bun with fries or cole slaw

    $28

Blackened shrimp tacos with cheese, cabbage, pico de gallo, lime crema and avocado on a plate with tortilla chips.

Seasonal Special

A Taste of Spain

  • Seafood Paella Valenciana

    Shrimp, clams, mussels, Spanish chorizo, and chicken atop arborio rice with saffron, petite peas and red piquillo peppers

    $32

  • Chipotle Blackened Swordfish

    Chipotle dirty rice, smoked Spanish paprika oil, roasted corn and avocado relish

    $38

Today’s Fish

  • Tuscan Artichoke Rockfish (Snapper), CA

    Coated with oven dried tomato pesto, topped with panko artichoke hearts over parmesan risotto

    $26

  • Sautéed Sanddabs, CA

    Scalloped potatoes, spinach and lemon caper beurre blanc

    $26.50

  • Rainbow Trout Amandine, ID

    Crusted with toasted almonds and sautéed, served with scalloped potatoes and sautéed green beans

    $27

  • Cedar Plank Salmon, Norway

    Salmon cooked on a cedar plank and topped with a maple dijon glaze with scalloped potatoes and sautéed green beans

    $32

  • Lemon Pepper Mahi Mahi, Pacific

    Lemon pepper crust, atop scalloped potatoes and sautéed spinach with a chili cilantro hollandaise

    $34

  • Togarashi Spiced Ahi Tuna

    Seared rare over a miso butter sauce served with coconut ginger rice, sautéed green beans and ponzu sauce

    $36

  • Pan-Seared Sea Scallops, MA

    Goat cheese grits, sweet corn, asparagus and chive oil

    $38

  • Misoyaki Butterfish, Black Cod

    Miso glazed and served with green beans, coconut rice and eel sauce with green onion and daikon sprouts

    $38

  • Walnut Crusted Halibut, AK

    Orange and walnut crusted with lemon caper butter served with scalloped potatoes and asparagus

    $38

clams, mussels, crabmeat, shrimp, scallops and fish in marinara sauce

Favorites

  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips

    Served with fresh cole slaw and fries

    $24

  • Panko Calamari Steak

    Pounded thin, panko breaded and pan-fried served with fresh cole slaw and fries

    $20

  • Fisherman's Platter

    Panko prawns and scallops with beer battered Alaskan Cod, fries and cole slaw

    $26.50

  • Prawn Linguine

    Pan seared shrimp in a zesty marinara with fresh tomatoes

    $25

  • Gemelli Pasta with Shrimp & Scallops

    Cremini mushrooms, asparagus, pesto cream and parmesan

    $28

  • San Francisco Cioppino

    A zesty marinara sauce, clams, mussels, calamari, shrimp, scallops and fish

    $36

  • Alaskan King Crab Legs

    1.25 lbs served steamed with melted butter

    MKT

  • Lobster Tail

    Oven baked and served with melted butter

    $58

  • Bluewater Surf and Turf

    Lobster tail and an 8 oz filet with scalloped potatoes and sautéed green beans

    $82

Meat & Poultry

  • Chicken Under a Brick

    Herb-crusted with parsley, rosemary, lemon, thyme and garlic, served with scalloped potatoes and sautéed green beans

    $27.50

  • Filet Mignon

    An 8 oz filet with blue cheese butter, asparagus and scalloped potatoes

    $44

  • Angus Cheeseburger

    Traditional works, cheddar cheese, and french fries

    21 +Bacon 1

  • 14oz New York Strip

    Topped with blue cheese butter, served with Scallop potato and grilled asparagus

    $40

Kid's Catch

For guppies 10 years and younger. Choose an entrée and your choice of side (garden salad, edamame, rice, scalloped potato, or french fries) and drink (apple, cranberry, orange, or pineapple juice or low-fat milk)

  • Kid's Meal

    Shrimp, Chicken, Steak or Salmon dipping sticks with ranch $9

    Burger Patty (no bun)* or Cheeseburger Slider $9

    Pasta with Tomato Sauce or Butter & Romano Cheese $9

    Grilled Cheese Sandwich $9

  • Shark Attack

    Plunge into this blueberry soda as gummy sharks circle waiting for you to feed them shark bait – red POM juice!

    $4

  • Root Beer Float

    Old fashioned root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!

    $5

  • Cup of Dirt with Worms

    Vanilla ice cream, Oreo cookie crumbles and Gummi worms!

    $4

  • Ice Cream Sundae

    Vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and a cherry!

    $4

Dessert

  • Bread Puddings

    $10

  • Housemade Key Lime Pie

    $11

  • Java Mud Pie

    $12

Cucumber mojito garnished with cucumber in a mason jar

Cocktails

  • Captain’s Mai Tai

    Gosling’s Black Seal and Bacardi Silver Rum, Cruzan Coconut Rum, pineapple juice, lime, triple sec, almond and simple syrup

    $14

  • Napa Gin and Tonic

    Rigby American Gin, tonic, rosemary simple syrup, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice and a rosemary sprig served over ice

    $13.50

  • Apple Pie Old Fashioned

    Old Grand Dad 100 Bourbon, Liquid Alchemist Apple Syrup and Angostura Bitters served over ice

    $13.50

  • American Mule

    New Amsterdam American Vodka, Amaro Averna, ginger beer and fresh lime

    $13.50

  • Pilikia Margarita

    Cuervo Tradicional Silver Tequila, De Kuyper Triple Sec, fresh lime juice, agave syrup and orange bitters

    $13.50

  • Cucumber Mojito

    Myer’s Platinum Rum, fresh cucumber and mint, fresh lime juice, soda water and agave syrup

    $13.50

  • Serrano Margarita

    Cuervo Tradicional Silver Tequila, De Kuyper Triple Sec, fresh lime juice, splash of fresh orange, organic agave nectar and hand-crushed fresh serrano chili

    $13.50

  • Fisherman’s Mary

    New Amsterdam American Vodka, housemade Bloody Mary mix, served with bamboo skewered shrimp, pimento stuffed olive, lime and pickled green bean

    $14

  • Eastern Medicine

    Suntory whisky, lemon, honey and ginger syrup, mezcal float, and candied ginger

    $15

Bluewater Jugs

  • Classic Spanish Sangria

    Sangria, served over ice with seasonal fruit

    glass 9.50 | litre 30.00

Shooters

  • Michelada Oyster Shooter

    Salted rim, beer, worcestershire, tabasco and lime

    $5

  • Islander Oyster Shooter

    Tequila, orange juice, black currant, lime and ginger beer

    $6

  • Shucker’s Choice Oyster Shooter

    Vodka, bloody mary mix, horseradish and lemon

    $6

Draft

  • High Spot, 182 IPA

  • High Spot, 289 Blonde Ale

  • High Spot, 152 Amber Ale

    $8.50

  • 805 Blonde Ale, Paso Robles

  • Pacifico

  • Mind Haze, Hazy IPA

  • Cali Squeeze, Blood Orange Hef

    $9

  • Seasonal Selection

    $9

  • Hard Kombucha

    $9.50

Bottled

  • Stella Artois

  • Heineken

  • Samuel Adams Boston Lager

  • Modelo

    $8.50

  • Budweiser

  • Michelob Ultra

  • Coors Light

  • Beck’s (Non-Alcoholic)

  • Draft Beer Flight

    Choose three 5 oz samples

    $9

Beverages

  • Panna Still / San Pellegrino Sparkling

    Liter $8

  • Iced Tea, Lemonade, Sodas, Hot Tea and Coffee

    $4

Vino

  • 6oz / 9oz / bottle available

  • Listed from sweetest to least sweet or milder to stronger. We feature the most recent vintage available from each winery. Please inquire for more information.

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  • Rosé All Day

  • Chateau D'esclans, Whispering Angel, Provence

    15 / 22 / 58

  • Quivira, Sonoma

    $54

  • Davis Bynum, Pinot Noir, Russian River

    14.5 / 21 / 54

  • Margerum, Grenache, Santa Barbara

    14 / 21 / 52

  • Sables d’Azur, Provence France

    12 / 18 / 46

  • Bubbly

  • J Brut Rose

    $88

  • La Marca, Rose Prosecco, Italy (187ml/split)

    $14.50

  • Ruffino, Prosecco, Italy

    12 / 46

  • Veuve Du Vernay, Brut, France

    10.5 / 48

  • Nicolas Feuillate, Brut

    $78

  • Schramsberg, Blanc de Noir, Napa

    $84

  • Veuve Clicquot "Yellow Label", France

    $150

  • Sauvignon Blanc

  • Charles Krug, Napa

    13.5 / 20.5 / 52

  • Oyster Bay, New Zealand

    12 / 18 / 46

  • Bianchi Vineyards, Monterey

    13 / 19.5 / 50

  • B&G Bordeaux Blanc, France

    12.5 / 18.5 / 48

  • Rusack, Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara, CA Estate Reserve

    15 / 22.5 / 58

  • Chardonnay

  • Simonnet-Febvre, Chablis, France

    $68

  • Argyle, Willamette, WA

    13.5 / 20 / 50

  • Joseph Drouhin, Macon Villages, France

    14 / 21 / 52

  • William Hill, Napa

    12 / 18 / 46

  • Edna Valley, San Luis Obispo

    12.5 / 18.5 / 48

  • Rombauer, Carneros, Napa

    $84

  • Trefethen, Oak Knoll, Napa

    15 / 22.5 / 58

  • Cakebread Cellars, Carneros, Napa

    $95

  • Mer Soleil, Santa Lucia, Monterey County

    14.5 / 21.75 / 56

  • Chalk Hill, Sonoma

    13 / 19.5 / 50

  • The Landing Boathouse, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

    14.5 / 21.5 / 56

  • Pahlmeyer, Napa

    $160

  • White Varietals

  • Kung Fu Girl, Riesling, Washington

    12 / 18 / 46

  • Maso Canali, Pino Grigio, Italy

    13.5 / 20 / 52

  • Acrobat, Pinot Gris, Oregon

    13.5 / 20 / 52

  • Abadía de San Campio, Albariño, Estate

    13 / 19.5 / 50

  • Marqués de Riscal, Verdejo, Spain

    11.5 / 17.5 / 44

  • Trimbach, Pinot Blanc, France

    15 / 22.5 / 58

  • Hermit Crab, Viognier-Marsanne, Australia

    14.5 / 21.5 / 55

  • B&G, Chenin Blanc, Vouvray, France

    12.5 / 18.5 / 48

  • Pinot Noir

  • Château de la Crée, Burgundy

    $78

  • Castle Rock, Monterey

    11.5 / 17 / 44

  • Oyster Bay, New Zealand

    12 / 18 / 46

  • Four Graces, Willamette, OR

    16 / 24 / 62

  • Weather, Sonoma Coast

    15.5 / 23 / 60

  • Gary Farrell, Russian River Valley, California

    $88

  • Belle Glos, Balade, Santa Rita Hills

    18 / 27 / 64

  • Cabernet

  • Avalon Cabernet, Napa Cellars, California

    11.5 / 17 / 44

  • Jordan Cabernet, Alexander Valley

    $120

  • Serial Cabernet, Paso Robles, John Anthony

    14 / 21 / 54

  • Red Blends/Varietals

  • Querceto, Chianti Classico, Tuscany

    13 / 20 / 48

  • Don Miguel, Malbec, Argentina

    12 / 18 / 46

  • Mouton Cadet-Rothschild, Bordeaux

    15 / 22 / 62

Sushi

Any time is sushi time!

speciality sushi rolls

Nigiri

  • Salmon

    $7.50

  • Tuna

    $7.50

  • Yellowtail (Hamachi)

    $7.50

Sashimi

  • Salmon

    $15

  • Tuna

    $16

  • Yellowtail (Hamachi)

    $16

  • ponzu scallops (6)

    $19.50

  • Trio (Salmon, Tuna, Yellowtail)

close up of sushi roll being held up by chopsticks

Rolls

  • Surfrider Roll

    Tempura shrimp, krab mix and avocado topped with ahi sashimi, sriracha and eel sauce

    $18

  • Phoenix Roll

    Fresh tuna, krab mix, and avocado topped with tempura flakes, eel sauce and turnip sprouts

    $14

  • Spicy Avalon Roll

    Yellowtail, avocado and cucumber topped with chopped jalapeño, crispy carrot strings, spicy mayo and sriracha

    $16

  • California Roll

    Crab, avocado, cucumber and sesame seeds

    $12.50

  • Spicy Tuna Roll

    With sriracha and cucumber

    $12

  • Bluewater Roll

    Cajun seared ahi wrapped around tempura shrimp, krab mix, eel sauce and avocado

    $18

Cocktails

  • Eastern Medicine

    Suntory whisky, lemon, honey and ginger syrup, mezcal float, and candied ginger

    $15

  • Sakura Sour

    Suntory roku gin, lemon, rose water, luxardo cherry liqueur, pomegranate, aquafaba

    $15

Sides

  • charred edamame

    $8

  • Sushi rice

    $4

Beer

  • sapporo 20oz

    $10

Sake

  • Hot

    9oz 15

Happy Hour

Get Happy Sunday to Thursday 3-6pm. Available in the bar only.

Cheeseburger with Lettuce + Tomato, Ketchup and French Fries

Drinks

  • Bottled Beer

    $6

  • Draft Beers

    $6.50

  • House Cocktails, Margarita, Wine & Bubbly

    $8

  • Handcrafted Cocktails

    $10

  • House Vodka or Gin Martini

    $9

$6

  • Panko Artichoke Hearts

  • Charred Edamame

  • Pretzel Bites with Cheese Sauce

  • Garlic Parmesan Fries

$8

  • Crispy Calamari Strips

  • 2 Blackened Fish Tacos

  • 2 Firecracker Shrimp "Tacos" in Lettuce Cup

  • 3 Oysters on the 1/2 shell

$12

  • Bar Burger & Fries

  • Steamed Clams

  • BBQ Ribs

  • Baked Crab & Artichoke Dip

Sushi

  • Nigiri

    Salmon

    Tuna

    Yellowtail

  • Rolls

    Kalifornia 9

    Spicy Tuna 10

    Phoenix 12

    Spicy Avalon 14

    Surfrider 16

    Bluewater 16

Platters

Prices subject to change

  • 2 lb Shrimp Cocktail Platters

    30 chilled jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce and lemon

    $45

  • 4lb Shrimp Cocktail Platter

    60 chilled jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce and lemon

    $85

  • Salad & Chowder Combos

    Choose a pint for two, quart for four or gallon for 16 cups of our housemade chowder with fresh garden salad, choice of dressing and fresh hot sourdough bread and butter

    Quart of Chowder with Salad $150

    Pint of Chowder with Salad $19.50

    Gallon of Chowder with Salad $150

Cioppino ingredients including pot of marina and assortment of shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, fish and crabmeat.

Family Style

  • Cioppino Family Style

    A zesty marinara broth with shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, fresh fish and crabmeat. Includes salad and garlic bread

    Serving for Two $55

    Serving for Four $110

cardboard tray with lobster kit ingredients including lobster, lemons, butter, rolls and crackers

Meal Kits

Prices subject to change

  • Fresh Fish Meal Kit for 2

    Your choice of two uncooked 7 oz fresh fish portions with choice of two sides and our housemade chowder or dinner salad with hot sourdough bread

    Salmon 50

    Mahi 50

    Swordfish 55

  • Lobster Roll Kit

    Includes ingredients to assemble two or four lobster rolls with cole slaw and housemade chowder for each portion

    Serving for Two $65

    Serving for Four $130

  • Steak & Lobster Kit for 2

    Includes two 8 oz. prime top sirloin steaks, two 11 oz. lobster tail, drawn butter, choice of chowder or salad for two, two side dishes and fresh hot sourdough bread & butter, choice of two sides

    $150

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