BLUE WATER CAFE MENU

🐟 Blue Water Cafe in Vancouver is a premier seafood destination celebrated for its sustainable Ocean Wise offerings, innovative sushi creations, and award-winning wine list. Located in the heart of Yaletown, this elegant yet inviting restaurant showcases signature dishes like Haida Gwaii sablefish, fresh oysters, and multi-tier seafood towers, all crafted with exceptional precision and artistry. Perfect for romantic dinners, business gatherings, or special celebrations, Blue Water Cafe delivers an unforgettable dining experience with impeccable service and a true passion for the ocean’s finest flavors.

Blue Water Cafe menu in Vancouver:

🥗 Starters & Salads

• Seasonal Mixed Greens

  Fresh mixed greens tossed with roasted blueberries, shaved fennel heart, and pistachio streusel, finished with a delicate elderflower and pink peppercorn dressing.

• Baked Parmesan Crust Bay Scallops

  Sweet bay scallops baked with a parmesan crust, served over tomato tapenade with green olives and capers, baby spinach, and lemon butter.

• Vichy Carrot Soup

  Velvety carrot soup with smoked duck, toasted almonds, tamarind rye breadcrumbs, and citrus crème fraîche.

• Smoked Sockeye Salmon Terrine

  Layers of cold-smoked sockeye salmon and vermouth-whipped cream cheese with dill and chives, served with upland cress, green apple, pumpernickel, and horseradish ricotta.

• Dungeness Crab & Shrimp Salad

  A refreshing mix of fresh herbs, microgreens, kohlrabi, celery, mango coulis, and parsley-pumpkin seed pesto.

• Seafood Tasting for Two

  A chef’s selection including dungeness crab & matane shrimp salad, bay scallop ceviche, Pacific albacore tuna tartare, and smoked sockeye salmon terrine.

• Tonkatsu

  Panko-crusted pork toro with brown butter and pomegranate teriyaki sauce, paired with cauliflower couscous, golden raisins, and toasted hazelnuts.

🦪 Chilled Seafood & Towers

• Shellfish Plateau

  A single-tier selection of oysters, jumbo prawns, poached mussels and clams, jellyfish salad, and bay scallop ceviche.

• Seafood Tower

  Two tiers of Pacific oysters, jumbo prawns, poached mussels and clams, seared red tuna, jellyfish salad, steelhead trout tartare, and bay scallop ceviche.

• Blue Water Cafe Tower

  The signature three-tier tower featuring the seafood tower plus spicy tuna roll, dungeness crab roll, tuna goma-ae, and a whole chilled 1lb lobster.

• Bay Scallop Ceviche

  Fresh scallops with grapefruit, red onion, sweet pepper, aji amarillo, lime, and cilantro.

• Octopus Aguachile

  Sliced octopus with cucumber, radish, red onion, lime, serrano chili, and cilantro.

• Albacore Tuna & Steelhead Tartare

  Pacific albacore tuna in green onion, sesame, and ponzu sauce with nori tempura; steelhead trout with lemon caper dressing and tomato crostini.

• Cocktail Prawns on Ice

  Oceanwise jumbo prawns poached with lemon, celery, coriander, fennel, and herbs, served with Bloody Mary cocktail sauce.

• Oysters on the Half Shell

  Rotating selection of premium West Coast and East Coast oysters, served with traditional accompaniments.

🍣 Sushi Bar

• Tuna Goma-ae

  Albacore tuna marinated in sesame and soy.

• Kani Salad

  Dungeness crab with wakame seaweed and thin cucumber.

• Ahi Tuna Tataki

  Lightly seared red tuna with daikon, chives, and arima sansho.

• Tsunami

  Torched hamachi with jalapeño, ginger, and sesame oil.

• Beef Sashimi

  Tenderloin slices with garlic chips, green onions, and yu’kke sauce.

• Edamame

  Steamed soybeans with sea salt.

🍣 Nigiri

• Beni Sake – Sockeye salmon

• Aka Maguro – Red tuna

• Shiro Maguro – Albacore tuna

• Suzuki – Seabass

• Kizami Hotate – Chopped scallop

• Hamachi – Yellowtail

• Ebi – Giant prawn

• Unagi – BBQ eel

• Nigiri Platter – Eight assorted pieces

🍣 Sashimi

• Beni Sake – Sockeye salmon

• Aka Maguro – Red tuna

• Shiro Maguro – Albacore tuna

• Suzuki – Seabass

• Hotate – Scallop

• Hamachi – Yellowtail

• Lobster – Market price

• Sashimi Platter – Fourteen assorted pieces

🍱 Rolls

• Chopped Scallop – Cucumber, avocado

• Dungeness Crab – Fresh crabmeat, avocado in egg roll

• Dynamite – Tempura prawns, tobiko, cucumber, spicy mayo

• Lobster – Mango, avocado, lobster salad in omelet crepe

• Stamina – Crab, cucumber, BBQ eel, smoked salmon, sweet soy glaze

• Sockeye Salmon – Local sockeye, avocado, cucumber

• Spicy Tuna – Chopped albacore tuna, cucumber, sesame, chili

• Dragon – Crispy prawns, tobiko, BBQ eel, avocado, mirin mayo

• Aburi Sablefish Battera – Pressed sablefish sushi torched with white miso and kabayaki sauce

• Garden – Cucumber, green beans, avocado, radish sprouts

🐟 From the Waters

• Yukon Arctic Char

  Braised leeks, fennel, wakame seaweed, dungeness crab vermouth beurre blanc, pearl pasta, and ikura.

• Haida Gwaii Sablefish

  Soy- and sake-marinated, glazed with white miso, served with bok choy, edamame, shiitake mushrooms, kombu dashi, quinoa, and yuzu.

• Western Pacific Yellowfin Tuna

  Served with red and yellow pepper ragout, roasted grape tomatoes, grilled scallions, crispy potato nest, and romesco sauce.

• Atlantic Scallops

  Broccolini, snap peas, grape tomatoes, panisse, and preserved lemon sauce with fennel and capers.

• Maritime Lobster

  Butter-poached with broccolini, snap peas, baby carrots, parsley potatoes, and tarragon nage; also available grilled or steamed with drawn butter.

• Whole Fish

  Ask for daily selection and preparation.

🥩 From the Pastures

• Alberta Beef Tenderloin

  Pomme anna, heirloom carrots, creamed spinach, and bordelaise sauce.

• Wagyu Beef

  Ask for selection and preparation.

• Slow Braised Beef Shortribs

  Porcini-dusted roasted carrots, pear, broccolini tips, parsnip purée, and coffee-ancho chili jus with hazelnut gremolata.

• Rossdown Farms Chicken Supreme

  Mushroom ragout, fingerling potatoes, broccolini, snap peas, roasted chicken jus, and truffle mascarpone.

• Baked Polenta with Black Truffle Miso

  Zucchini ribbons, broccolini, sautéed mushrooms, arugula, roasted tomato-pepper sauce, and parsley pesto.

🍽 Accompaniments

• Pommes Frites – White truffle oil, parmesan

• Sautéed Baby Spinach – Lemon, garlic

• Broccolini – Spicy sesame sauce

• Roasted Heirloom Carrots – Dukkha, carrot tops, chermoula

• Sautéed Mushroom Medley – Parsley pesto

• Oceanwise Jumbo Prawn – Garlic butter

• Seared Sea Scallop – White wine sauce

🍰 Desserts

• Lime Panna Cotta – Mango compote, cilantro, mango gelato with passionfruit and chili

• Greek Yoghurt Mascarpone Cheesecake – Fresh raspberries, vanilla meringue, raspberry gelato

• Elderflower Crème Brûlée – Roasted pineapple compote, coconut meringue, chocolate mousse

• Black Forest Cake Bar – Chocolate mousse with cherries, chocolate biscuit, morello cherry gelato

• Warm Dark Chocolate Cake – Brandy truffle center, vanilla bean ice cream

• Daily Selection of Sorbets – Three scoops with fresh berries

• Fine Canadian Cheese – Served with dried fruit bread

🎁 Take Home Boxes

• Hand Crafted Financiers – 6 or 12 pieces

• Dark Chocolate Rochers – 6 or 12 pieces

• Macarons – 6 pieces

📖 See the current Blue Water Cafe menu on their website

🍽 Customer Favorite Menu Items

• Haida Gwaii Sablefish – A signature dish marinated in soy and sake, glazed with shiro miso, and paired with baby bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, edamame, quinoa, and yuzu-kombu dashi.

• Seafood Tower – An indulgent two-tier feast featuring Pacific oysters, jumbo prawns, poached mussels and clams, seared red tuna, jellyfish salad, steelhead trout tartare, and bay scallop ceviche.

• Bay Scallop Ceviche – Fresh scallops with grapefruit, red onion, sweet pepper, and aji amarillo lime marinade.

• Tuna Goma-ae – Delicate albacore tuna marinated with sesame seeds and soy.

• Warm Dark Chocolate Cake – Rich cake with a brandy truffle center, served with vanilla bean ice cream.

🌊 Dining Experience

• Sophisticated yet warm atmosphere with modern coastal design.

• Known for world-class sustainable seafood, artistic plating, and an exceptional sushi bar.

• Open-concept kitchen lets guests watch culinary artistry in action.

• Award-winning wine list and professional service add to the fine dining experience.

🚗 Parking & Accessibility

• Located in Yaletown, close to Vancouver’s waterfront.

• Street parking and nearby paid parkades available.

• Fully wheelchair accessible, with wide doorways and accessible restrooms.

📦 Ordering Options

• Dine-in reservations recommended, especially on weekends.

• Takeout available for select menu items, with careful packaging to preserve quality.

• Private dining options for special occasions and corporate events.

💬 Customer Feedback

• Guests praise the exceptional freshness and quality of seafood.

• Service is consistently described as attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly.

• The sushi and sashimi receive particular acclaim for precision and flavor.

• Many consider it a must-visit for seafood lovers in Vancouver.

This menu was last updated: 2 weeks ago.