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