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Dinner


 

AQUA Nights

To get you started



AQUA's Signature Sweet Corn & Crab Soup
drizzled with white truffle oil

cup 9.0
bowl 12.0
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Vegetarian, made with coconut milk and drizzled with smoked chive oil.

cup 8.0
bowl 10.0

Caesar Salad 10.0
Crispy Romaine tossed in a classic Caesar dressing with housemade croutons and shaved parmesan; add white anchovies 2

Arcadian Mixed Greens Salad 8.0
A classic green salad made with a blend of European whole leaf petite greens blended with grape tomatoes, julienne carrots and English cucumbers in a red wine vinaigrette

Fall Harvest Salad 12.5
Arugula, sliced Honey Crisp apples, dried cranberries, spiced pecans, and buttermilk blue cheese tossed in an apple cider vinaigrette. GF

Add to your salad…

Grilled Chicken Breast 7.0
Sautéed Shrimp 6.0
Crab Cake 10.0
Scottish Salmon 16.0
Grilled Mahi 6.0

Truffle Mac and Cheese 17.0
Trottole pasta with a creamy black truffle cheddar and White American cheese sauce. Topped with brown butter parmesan bread crumbs

Creamy Warm Crab Dip 16.5
Lump crab meat blended with cream cheese, herbs and topped with melted parmesan, crostini for dipping

Cone of House Cut Fries

AQUA Fries with curry chipotle ketchup 8.0
Truffle Fries tossed in white truffle oil with 10.0
parmesan cheese and a bistro aioli
AQUA's Bangin’ Shrimp 14.0
A house favorite! Shrimp are lightly battered and fried then tossed in our signature Bangin’ Sauce then served over a coriander lime slaw

Cheese and Charcuterie Slate 24.0
Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese by Cypress Grove Merlot BellaVitano by Sartori Rosette de Lyon by Molinari Piccante Prosciutto Served with Chef's selected accompaniments and crostini.
Beef on Weck 14.0
Thinly sliced roasted Wagyu beef, bourbon horseradish crème fraîche on a locally baked kummelweck slider. Served with a smoked au jus.

Dinner Specialties



Pistachio Crusted Scottish Salmon 27.0
Served with lemon rosemary quinoa, petites pois, and a brown butter balsamic sauce. GF
For the Younger Crowd 12 & under 12.5
all served with a seasonal vegetable

Chicken Tenders and fries
Pasta with butter and grated parm or cheese sauce
Fish & Chips (fried Albemarle white perch with fries)
French Cut "Airline" Chicken Breast 26.0
Poached breast with roasted purple potatoes and parsnips, braised red beets, and a green peppercorn, gluten free velouté. GF
Allergy Steak, Chicken or Fish Based on Protein
Jasmine rice, broccolini, braised red beets, petites pois, rosemary, and a balsamic reduction. Does not contain soy, gluten, shellfish, dairy, nuts. Guaranteed to be free from cross-contamination.
Seared Lump Crab Cakes 31.0
Served with Israeli couscous, sundried tomato, artichoke, fresh chive, and a Romanesco broccoli purée.
Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast 32.0
Honey pecan glazed duck breast with a pumpkin risotto, herbed Brussels sprouts, and smoked pork belly. GF
Pasta with Meatballs 24.0
Pappardelle pasta tossed in a basil pesto with Italian pork meatballs cooked in a San Marzano tomato sauce and finished with shaved Romano cheese and herbs.
Shrimp and Grits 26.0
Sautéed shrimp, saffron and shellfish infused stone milled grits, pancetta, leeks, spinach, Manchego cheese crema. GF
Daily Fish Special 34.0
Local Golden Tilefish with a sauté of roasted purple potatoes, asparagus, spinach, golden oak mushrooms, heirloom cherry tomatoes, and butter roasted pearl onions. Served with a saffron carrrot purée and garnished with local micro greens.
Vegan Roasted Squash Bowl 22.0
Seasonal squash with red quinoa, arugula, dried cranberries, red beets, Brussels sprouts, rosemary, orange zest, and spiced pumpkin seeds. Drizzled with Saba grape must reduction.

Add a side to your meal...

Blanched and SearedBrussels Sprouts 6.0
Green Beans 5.0
Broccolini 6.0
Sautéed Mushrooms, Shallots, and Herbs 8.0
Saffron and Shellfish Infused Grits 8.0

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
 
 

Dessert



AQUA Sorbets + Ice Creams

2 scoops 6.0
1 scoop 3.5
Ginger Snap Bread Pudding 8.0
Served warm with a house made brown butter ice cream.
Chocolate Torte 10.0
Our signature flourless chocolate torte with a Morello cherry gel, shaved chocolate, and a vanilla bean whipped cream.
Unraveled “Peanut Butter Pie” 8.0
peanut butter semmifreddo, graham cracker crumble, toasted peanuts, salted caramel, whipped cream
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake 9.0
Served with a crème Anglaise and topped with a toasted marshmallow meringue.

 
 

Handcrafted Cocktails



El Capitan 16.0
Patron Silver, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime
Flu Shot Martini 13.0
Absolut Citron, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime, Blood Orange Juice.
Tipsy Arnold 11.0
Sweet Tea Vodka & House Made Lemonade
Sazerac 15.0
Bulleit Rye, Absinthe Rinse, Simple Syrup, Peychaud’s and Angostura Bitters
Hooked On Quack 12.0
Malibu Mango, Malibu Coconut & Fresh Juices
Duck Soup 12.0
Myers, Bacardi, Passion, Pineapple & Orange Juices
Duck Diva 11.0
Stoli O, Pomegranate and Citrus Juices, topped with Bubbles
Aquatini 13.0
Stoli Blueberry & our Secret Blend of Antioxidants
AQUA Cosmo 13.0
Rain Organic Vodka, Orange Liqueur, Pomegranate and Lime Juices
The Smoking Gun 17.0
Bulleit Rye, Jalapeño Chipotle Simple, Fresh Lemon, Mission Fig Bitters
Sound Side Manhattan 17.0
Basil Hayden, Sweet Vermouth, Brown Sugar Simple, Choc Bitters
Gingered Pear Martini 13.0
Absolut Pear, Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, Lemon Juice
The Frenchman 14.0
Hendricks Gin, Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur, Lime, Ginger Beer
Southern Gentleman 15.0
Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Limoncello, Orange Bitters
Dirty Duck Martini 16.0
Grey Goose & Olive Juice, Hand Stuffed Bleu Cheese Olives

What's on Tap



Allagash White 8.0
Belgian style wheat beer with spiced coriander and orange peel. Portland, Maine (5.2%)
Yuengling Lager 6.0
America’s Oldest Brewery. Rich amber color and medium bodied. Pottsville, PA (4.5%)
Guinness Irish Stout 8.0
Rich, smooth and creamy. Ireland (4.2%)
Foothills Hoppyum IPA 8.0
Nutty, hoppy with the addition of tangerine-y hops. Clean, dry finish. Winston Salem, NC (6.2%)
Black & Tan 8.0
Combo of Guinness and Yuengling
Lost Colony Hatteras Irish Red Ale 8.0
Roasted English malts produce wonderful toffee and caramel notes in this local beer from Manteo, NC. (5.5%)
Sierra Nevada Hazy Little IPA 8.0
Unfiltered hazy straw color. Aromas of fruity hops. Citrus and pineapple on the palate with a refreshing finish Asheville, NC (6.7%)
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen 8.0
Wheat beer with aromas of banana, mango, and pineapple, A beautifully refreshing balance of sweet and bitter. Munich, Germany (5.5%)
Stella Artois Belgian Lager 8.0
Hoppy aroma, slight fruitiness. Belgium (5%)
Deep River Limoncello Sour Ale 8.0
A bold, bright sour ale with fresh lemon. Clayton, NC (4.7%)

Cold Bottles & Cans



Bud Light, Miller Lite 4.5
Heineken, Corona Light, Blue Moon Belgian White, Duck Rabbit Amber Ale, Haake Beck (nonalcoholic) 6.0
Chimay Trappist Ale Blue Label 10.0
JuneShine Blood Orange Mint Hard Kombucha 6.5
White Claw Hard Seltzer 6.0
ask about available flavors
Devil’s Backbone Vienna Lager 6.5
Unibroue Blanche de Chambly Belgian White 8.0
The Standard Bearer Dry Hard Cider by Noble Cider 6.5
Asheville, NC

 
 

White Glass



Alois Lageder's Riff Pinot Grigio 2019 9.0
Italy
J Pinot Gris 2018 11.0
Russian River CA
Martin Codex Albariño 2019 11.0
Rias Baixas Spain
Fess Parker Riesling 2018 10.0
Santa Barbara CA
Hugel “Gentil” Alsatian Blend 2018 11.0
France
Talbott Kali Hart Chardonnay 2018 13.0
Monterey CA
Bliss Family Vineyards Chardonnay 2018 10.0
CA
Mt Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc 2019 10.0
NZ
Domaine Riffault Sancerre 2019 16.0
Loire Valley, France
Da Luca Prosecco (split) 10.0
Italy
Pampalonne Sparkling Wine Cocktail 8.0
Rosé Lime or Blood Orange Spritz
Da Luca Prosecco (split) 10.0
Italy

Red Glass



Ken Wright Pinot Noir 2019 16.0
OR
Fantini Farnese Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2018 10.0
Central Coast CA
Diseño Old Vines Malbec 2018 10.0
Argentina
Bila-Haut Rhone Blend 2018 13.0
France
Daou Vineyards Pessimist Blend 2018 14.0
CA
"Unshackled" Cabernet by Prisoner Wine Company 2018 16.0
CA
Highway 12 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 12.0
CA
J Vineyards Pinot Noir 2018 11.0
CA

Grown & Bottled in North Carolina



Sanctuary Vineyards Wild Pony White 30.0
NC Mainland
Sanctuary Vineyards Pearl Albariño 2018 35.0
NC Mainland
Jones von Drehle Steel Chardonnay 2015 40.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Jones von Drehle Rosa Dia 2018 46.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Jones von Drehle Rock & Rail 2015 45.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Jones von Drehle Cabernet Franc 2014 45.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC

Bubbles



Treveri Cellars Sparkling Rosé 40.0
Columbia Valley Washington
Caraccioli Cellars Brut Rosé 2013 95.0
CA
Poulet & Fils Clairette de Die Tradition 38.0
Rhône France
Da Luca Prosecco (split) 10.0
Italy
Ruffino Extra Dry Prosecco 28.0
Italy
Sommariva Brut Prosecco 37.0
Veneto Italy
Gloria Ferrer Private Cuvée Brut 50.0
Carneros CA
J Brut Rosé 82.0
Russian River CA
Moët & Chandon Brut (split) 25.0
France
Piper-Heidsieck Brut 98.0
Reims France
Veuve Clicquot Brut 105.0
Reims France
Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut 170.0
Champagne France
Dei Gresy La Serra Moscato D’Asti (Half Bottle) 22.0
Italy
Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008 220.0
Reims France
Avissi Prosecco 32.0
Veneto, Italy
Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs 2016 80.0
North Coast CA

Favorite Whites



Marchesi di Barolo Gavi 2018 34.0
Italy
Mason Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2018 36.0
Napa CA
Sanctuary Vineyards Pearl Albariño 2018 35.0
NC Mainland
Left Coast "The Orchard" Pinot Gris 2018 38.0
Oregon
Sanctuary Vineyards Wild Pony White 30.0
NC Mainland
Honig Sauvignon Blanc 2019 43.0
Napa Valley CA
Jones von Drehle Rosa Dia 2018 46.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Flora Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2017 55.0
Napa CA
Prisoner Wine Company " Blindfold" Blend 2018 52.0
California
Davis Family Vineyards Cuvée Luke 2018 53.0
Russian River CA
Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec 2018 62.0
Loire Valley France
Kono Sauvignon Blanc 2019 35.0
Marlborough NZ
La Lisse Soie d'Ivoire Chenin Blanc 2019 35.0
France
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2019 40.0
Marlborough NZ
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Kabinett Riesling 2018 54.0
Mosel Germany
Bieler Père & Fils Rosé 2019 35.0
Provence France
Domaine Sautereau Sancerre 2019 58.0
Loire France
Fournier Les Belles Vignes Sancerre 2019 62.0
France
Abadía de San Campio Albarino 2018 39.0
Spain
Alois Lageder Terra Alpina Pinot Grigio 2019 37.0
Dolomiti Italy
Masseria Li Veli Askos Verdecca 2018 42.0
Puglia Italy
Jermann Pinot Grigio 2018 55.0
Venezia Giulia Italy

Chardonnay



Adelsheim “Staking Claim” 2015 76.0
Willamette OR
J. Lohr Arroyo Vista 2018 46.0
Monterey CA
Mark Ryan The Vincent 2017 38.0
Columbia Valley Washington
Joel Gott Barrel Aged Chardonnay 2019 45.0
CA
Luli 2014 48.0
Santa Lucia Highlands CA
Simi 2018 40.0
Sonoma County CA
Domaine de la Folie Clos St. Jacques 1er Cru 2018 108.0
Rully France
Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked 2017 42.0
Monterey CA
Fort Ross Winery "Sea Slopes" 2016 60.0
Sonoma, CA
Skyside by Newton 2018 45.0
Sonoma CA
Left Coast "Truffle Hill" 2018 45.0
Willamette, Oregon
Jones von Drehle Steel Chardonnay 2015 40.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Carte Blanche 2013 110.0
Sonoma Coast CA
Kistler Sonoma Mountain 2018 125.0
Sonoma County CA
Gran Moraine 2015 75.0
Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon
Domaine Serene Evenstad 2016 115.0
Dundee Hills Oregon
Domaine Laroche Saint Martin Chablis 2016 54.0
France
Napa Cellars 2018 44.0
Napa Valley, CA
Domaine Larue Saint-Aubin 2018 92.0
France
Morgan 2016 48.0
Santa Lucia Highlands, CA

Delicious Reds & Blends from around the World



Brancaia 2015 50.0
Toscana Italy
La Quercia Montepulciano d’Abbruzzo 2015 55.0
Italy
Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre 2016 48.0
Veneto Italy
Mark Ryan The Dissident Bordeaux Blend 2017 75.0
Columbia Valley Washington
Di Gresy Martinenga Barbaresco 2014 105.0
Barola Italy
Emma Zuccardi Bonarda 2014 76.0
Mendoza Argentina
Poderi Elia Barbaresco 2010 95.0
Piedmont Italy
E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône 2016 35.0
Rhône France
Emma Zuccardi Bonarda 2014 55.0
Mendoza Argentina
Martoccia di Brunelli Luca Brunello di Montalcino 2014 132.0
Italy
Domaine Palon Vacqueyras 2015 50.0
Rhône France
Finca Nueva Crianza 2014 40.0
Rioja Spain
Jones von Drehle Cabernet Franc 2014 45.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015 110.0
Italy
Jones von Drehle Rock & Rail 2015 45.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Quilceda Creek CVR Red 2015 118.0
Columbia Valley WA
Eight Days in the Desert by Orin Swift, 2018 88.0
CA
BV Reserve Tapestry Bordeaux Blend 2015 98.0
Napa CA
Martoccia di Brunelli Luca Brunello 2014 110.0
Tuscany Italy
The Prisoner Red Blend 2018 92.0
Napa CA
Martoccia di Brunelli Luca Brunello Riserva 2012 156.0
Tuscany Italy
Abstract Red Blend by Orin Swift 2018 82.0
CA
Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016 115.0
Rhône France
Machete Red Blend by Orin Swift 2017 115.0
CA
Mark Ryan The Long Haul Bordeaux Blend 2016 98.0
Columbia Valley Washington
Papillion Bordeaux Blend by Orin Swift 2016 135.0
Napa CA
Familia Zuccardi “Q” Malbec 2018 42.0
Mendoza Argentina
Carte Blanche Proprietary Red 2010 75.0
Napa CA
Palamà “Ninì” Rosso 2018 50.0
Salento Italy
Bocelli Tenor Red 2017 52.0
Toscana Italy

Pinot Noir



Reata “Three County” 2016 42.0
Monterey, Sonoma, and San Benito Counties CA
Folie à Deux 2017 57.0
Sonoma Coast CA
King Estate 2017 58.0
Oregon
Ken Wright Cellars 2017 65.0
Willamette Oregon
Gran Moraine 2014 87.0
Yamhill-Carlton Oregon
Domaine Serene Yamhill Cuvée 2017 98.0
Willamette Oregon
Domaine Serene Evenstad 2014 125
Willamette Oregon
La Crema 2018 55.0
Sonoma CA
Fritz 2014 78.0
Russian River Valley CA
Paul Hobbs 2017 105.0
Russian River CA
Kistler 2016 125.0
Sonoma Coast CA
Joseph Drouhin Chorey-les-Beaune 2017 68.0
Burgundy France
Adelsheim “Elizabeth’s Reserve” 2014 105.0
Willamette Oregon
Francois Confuron-Gindre 2013 90.0
Nuits-Saint-Georges Fr
Résonance 2017 60.0
Willamette Oregon

Merlot, Zinfandel, Syrah/Shiraz



Duckhorn “Decoy” Merlot 2018 48.0
Sonoma County CA
Podere Ciona “Le Diacce” Merlot 2011 75.0
Toscana Italy
Carte Blanche Three Peaks Syrah 2010 75.0
Bennett Valley CA
Molly Dooker The Boxer 2018 58.0
McLaren Vale Australia
Molly Dooker Blue Eyed Boy 2017 88.0
McLaren Vale Australia
Terra d’Oro Zinfandel 2017 40.0
Amador County CA
Prisoner Wine Company Saldo Zinfandel 2017 65.0
CA

Cabernet Sauvignon



Daou Vineyards Purity and Grace 2017 46.0
Paso Robles CA
Prisoner Wine Company “Unshackled” 2018 62.0
CA
IRON + Sand 2017 62.0
Paso Robles CA
Eberle Vineyard Selection 2017 45.0
Paso Robles CA
Jamieson Ranch “Double Lariat” 2016 75.0
Napa CA
Arrowood "Sonoma Estates" 2017 55.0
Sonoma CA
Mark Ryan “The Chief” 2017 55.0
Columbia Valley WA
Mt. Veeder 2017 82.0
Napa CA
Mark Ryan “Dead Horse” 2016 115.0
Columbia Valley WA
Honig 2016 88.0
Napa CA
Palermo by Orin Swift 2018 95.0
Napa CA
Duckhorn Vineyards 2017 125
Napa CA
Silver Oak 2015 150.0
Alexander Valley CA
Silver Oak 2015 175.0
Napa Valley CA
Honig Bartolucci Vineyard 2014 160.0
St. Helena CA
Mercury Head by Orin Swift 2014 195.0
Napa CA
Obsidian Ridge 2016 64.0
Lake County CA
Cliff Lede 2017 135.0
Napa CA
Clos La Chance 2018 40.0
Santa Clara Valley

Dessert Wines and Ports



Banfi Rosa Regale 2015 187ml 16.0
Italy
Di Gresy La Serra Moscato D’Asti 2016 375ml 22.0
Italy
Susana Balbo Late Harvest Malbec 2013 12.0
Mendoza Argentina
Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2014 29.0
Niagara Canada
Inniskillin Riesling Ice Wine 2014 26.0
Niagara Canada
Dow’s 10 year Tawny Port 12.0
Portugal
Graham’s 20 year Tawny Port 19.0
Portugal
Hartley & Gibson’s Oloroso Sherry 7.0
Spain