Lunch
AQUA Days
To get you started
AQUA's Signature Sweet Corn & Crab Soup
drizzled with white truffle oil
cup 11.0bowl 14.0
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Vegetarian with a coconut milk base and
garnished with crispy onions and crème fraîche. GF
cup 8.0bowl 10.0
Caesar Salad 11.0
Crispy Romaine tossed in a classic Caesar dressing with housemade croutons and shaved parmesan; add white anchovies 2
Harvest Salad 14.0
Arugula, sliced Honey Crisp apples, dried cranberries, spiced candied pecans, and buttermilk blue cheese tossed in an
apple cider vinaigrette. GF
Mixed Greens Salad 9.0
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
Add to your salad…
Grilled Chicken Breast 8.0Sautéed Shrimp 9.0Scottish Salmon 19.0Grilled Mahi 10.0
Scottish Salmon 19.0Grilled Mahi 10.0
AQUA's Bangin’ Shrimp 16.0
A house favorite! Shrimp are lightly battered and fried then tossed in our signature Bangin’ Sauce and served over a
coriander lime slaw.
Creamy Warm Crab Dip 18.0
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 8.0Truffle Fries tossed in white truffle oil with 11.0parmesan cheese and a bistro aioli
parmesan cheese and a bistro aioli
Cheese and Charcuterie Slate 28.0
Sartori Raspberry Bellavitano
Carr Valley Sheperd's Blend
(Cow, Goat, and Sheep)
Wild Boar Truffle Salami
Speck Alto Adige
Lobster Mac & Cheese 20.0
Trottole pasta in a creamy gouda cheese sauce with langostino lobster and baked with applewood smoked bacon and parsley.
Warm Smoked Pimento Cheese Dip 12.0
Sprinkled with fresh chives and served with house spiced potato chips. GF
*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Lunch Specialties
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap 14.0
Sun dried tomato wrap stuffed with our Caesar
salad, grilled chicken and parmesan cheese.
Served with house spiced potato chips.
Grilled Mahi Fish Tacos 15.0
Grilled local Mahi on flour tortillas with
AQUA’s bangin’ sauce, mixed greens,
and coriander lime slaw.
Bangin' Shrimp Tacos 16.0
AQUA’s Bangin’ Shrimp on flour tortillas with coriander lime slaw and mixed greens.
Natural Beef Burger 15.0
grilled patty, Bibb lettuce, tomato, onion, and house-cut fries offered with choice of Swiss, provolone or cheddar cheese
Add Applewood smoked bacon 2.0Add sautéed foraged mushrooms and shallots 3.0
For the Younger Crowd 12 & under 14.0
all served with a seasonal vegetable
Chicken Tenders and friesPasta with butter and grated parm or creamy cheese sauceFish & Chips (fried Albemarle white perch with fries)
Fish & Chips (fried Albemarle white perch with fries)
"Triple P"-Peppered Pastrami Panini 15.0
Locally baked crispy rye bread loaded with thinly sliced black pepper pastrami, Swiss cheese, and a Russian coleslaw.
Quinoa Bowl 17.0
Red quinoa with sautéed Brussels sprouts,
Parisian carrots, beech mushrooms,
cipollini onions, fig balsamic reduction,
and a rosemary EVOO. GF Vegan
Add to your Quinoa Bowl...Grilled Chicken Breast 8.0Sautéed Shrimp 9.0Scottish Salmon 19.0Grilled Mahi 10.0
Sautéed Shrimp 9.0Scottish Salmon 19.0Grilled Mahi 10.0
Grilled Mahi 10.0
Daily Lunch Fish Special 16.0
Seared Flounder or Crabcake, grilled zucchini, baby carrots, red onion, over couscous with a lemon tumeric sauce.
Teriyaki Beef or Shrimp Bowl
Teriyaki marinated filet mignon or shrimp sautéed with red onions and mixed bell peppers and served over Jasmine rice with chopped scallions.
Beef 19.0Shrimp 17.0
Falafel Pita 15.0
Roasted garlic Pita stuffed with baked falafel,
arugula, heirloom cherry tomatoes, cucumber,
pickled ramps, parsley, and a
Za’atar spiced yogurt sauce.
Served with house spiced chips.
Fish and Chips 16.0
Hand battered and fried local fish with house-cut fries and coriander lime slaw
Sandwich Sides
All Sandwiches are served with house spiced potato chips. Substitute French fries for $1 or truffle fries for $2
Dessert
AQUA Sorbets + Ice Creams
2 scoops 6.01 scoop 3.5
Chocolate Torte 10.0
A rich dark chocolate torte topped with a marshmallow meringue. Served with an espresso chocolate syrup and toasted hazelnuts.
Gingersnap Bread Pudding 8.0
Served warm and topped with brown butter ice cream and a caramel drizzle.
Raspberry Pitachio Parfait 8.0
A smooth creamy vanilla gelato with raspberry jam, whipped cream, and toasted pistachio.
Francie's Peanut Butter Pie 9.0
A creamy peanut butter pie with a Nutter Butter crust and served with salted caramel, whipped cream and toasted peanuts.
Handcrafted Cocktails
Tipsy Arnold 12.0
Sweet Tea Vodka & House Made Lemonade
Sazerac 16.0
Bulleit Rye, Absinthe Rinse, Simple Syrup, Peychaud’s and Angostura Bitters
Hooked On Quack 14.0
Malibu Mango, Malibu Coconut & Fresh Juices
Duck Soup 14.0
Myers, Bacardi, Passion, Pineapple & Orange Juices
Duck Diva 12.0
Stoli O, Pomegranate and Citrus Juices, topped with Bubbles
Aquatini 14.0
Stoli Blueberry & our Secret Blend of Antioxidants
AQUA Cosmo 14.0
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 14.0
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 16.0
Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Limoncello, Orange Bitters
Dirty Duck Martini 16.0
Grey Goose & Olive Juice, Hand Stuffed Bleu Cheese Olives
El Capitan 17.0
Patron Silver, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime
Flu Shot Martini 14.0
Absolut Citron, Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime, Blood Orange Juice.
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%)
Delirium Tremens 10.0
Pale blonde in color, this strong Belgian ale is distinguished by its fine,
stable foam head and malty, spicy and bitter flavors.
Belgium (8.5%)
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%)
Bell’s Light Hearted Ale 8.0
Aromatic, balanced and incredibly easy drinking with citrus and pine aromas.
Only 110 calories.
Kalamazoo, Michigan (3.7%)
Stella Artois Belgian Lager 8.0
Hoppy aroma, slight fruitiness. Belgium (5%)
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 2020 10.0
Italy
J Pinot Gris 2018 11.0
Russian River CA
Martin Codex Albariño 2020 12.0
Rias Baixas Spain
Fess Parker Riesling 2018 10.0
Santa Barbara CA
Hugel “Gentil” Alsatian Blend 2018 12.0
France
Talbott Kali Hart Chardonnay 2018 14.0
Monterey CA
Bliss Family Vineyards Chardonnay 2018 10.0
CA
Mt Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc 2020 12.0
NZ
Astoria Bubbly Moscato (split) 12.0
Italy
Domaine Riffault Sancerre 2019 16.0
Loire Valley, France
Da Luca Prosecco (split) 11.0
Italy
Pampalonne Sparkling Wine Cocktail 8.0
Rosé Lime or Blood Orange Spritz
Red Glass
Ken Wright Pinot Noir 2019 16.0
OR
Fantini Farnese Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2018 10.0
Italy
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 2019 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 2019 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
Bubbles
Astoria Bubbly Moscato (split) 12.0
Italy
Da Luca Prosecco (split) 11.0
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
Piper-Heidsieck Brut 98.0
Reims France
Veuve Clicquot Brut 115.0
Reims France
Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut 170.0
Champagne France
Moët & Chandon Brut (split) 25.0
France
Dei Gresy La Serra Moscato D’Asti (Half Bottle) 22.0
Italy
La Marca Rosé Prosecco 45.0
Italy
Avissi Prosecco 40.0
Veneto, Italy
Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008 220.0
Reims France
Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs 2016 80.0
North Coast CA
Caraccioli Cellars Brut Rosé 2013 95.0
CA
Poulet & Fils Clairette de Die Tradition 38.0
Rhône France
Favorite Whites
Left Coast "The Orchard" Pinot Gris 2018 38.0
Oregon
Prisoner Wine Company " Blindfold" Blend 2018 52.0
California
Honig Sauvignon Blanc 2019 43.0
Napa Valley CA
Domaine Vincent Carême Vouvray Sec 2018 62.0
Loire Valley France
Flora Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2017 55.0
Napa CA
Colleleva Verdicchio 2019 38.0
Italy
Davis Family Vineyards Cuvée Luke 2018 53.0
Russian River CA
La Lisse Soie d'Ivoire Chenin Blanc 2019 35.0
France
Kono Sauvignon Blanc 2020 40.0
Marlborough NZ
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Kabinett Riesling 2018 54.0
Mosel Germany
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2020 42.0
Marlborough NZ
Terra d’Oro Rosé 2020 46.0
Amador County CA
Fournier Les Belles Vignes Sancerre 2019 65.0
France
Girard Cuvée Silex Sancerre 2019 62.0
Loire France
Abadía de San Campio Albarino 2018 42.0
Spain
Quinn Rosé NV 45.0
France
Alois Lageder Terra Alpina Pinot Grigio 2019 40.0
Dolomiti Italy
Masseria Li Veli Askos Verdecca 2018 42.0
Puglia Italy
Jermann Pinot Grigio 2018 55.0
Venezia Giulia Italy
Marchesi di Barolo Gavi 2018 34.0
Italy
Mason Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2018 40.0
Napa CA
Sanctuary Vineyards Pearl Albariño 2019 35.0
NC Mainland
Sanctuary Vineyards Wild Pony White 30.0
NC Mainland
Jones von Drehle Rosa Dia 2018 46.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Chardonnay
Joel Gott Barrel Aged Chardonnay 2019 45.0
CA
Domaine de la Folie Clos St. Jacques 1er Cru 2018 108.0
Rully France
Simi 2018 40.0
Sonoma County CA
Fort Ross Winery "Sea Slopes" 2016 55.0
Sonoma, CA
Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked 2017 42.0
Monterey CA
Left Coast "Truffle Hill" 2018 45.0
Willamette, Oregon
Skyside by Newton 2018 45.0
Sonoma CA
Jones von Drehle Steel Chardonnay 2015 40.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Kistler Sonoma Mountain 2019 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 2018 54.0
France
Napa Cellars 2018 44.0
Napa Valley, CA
Domaine Larue Saint-Aubin 2018 92.0
France
Morgan 2018 48.0
Santa Lucia Highlands, CA
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
Luli 2014 48.0
Santa Lucia Highlands CA
Delicious Reds & Blends from around the World
Poderi Elia Barbaresco 2010 95.0
Piedmont Italy
Jones von Drehle Rock & Rail 2015 45.0
Blue Ridge Mountains NC
Finca Nueva Crianza 2014 40.0
Rioja Spain
Eight Years in the Desert by Orin Swift, 2018 88.0
CA
Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella 2015 110.0
Italy
Martoccia di Brunelli Luca Brunello Riserva 2012 156.0
Tuscany Italy
Quilceda Creek CVR Red 2015 118.0
Columbia Valley WA
Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016 115.0
Rhône France
BV Reserve Tapestry Bordeaux Blend 2015 98.0
Napa CA
Mark Ryan The Long Haul Bordeaux Blend 2016 98.0
Columbia Valley Washington
The Prisoner Red Blend 2018 92.0
Napa CA
Familia Zuccardi “Q” Malbec 2019 46.0
Mendoza Argentina
Abstract Red Blend by Orin Swift 2018 82.0
CA
Palamà “Ninì” Rosso 2018 50.0
Salento Italy
Machete Red Blend by Orin Swift 2017 115.0
CA
Taken Red Blend 2017 85.0
Napa Valley CA
Papillion Bordeaux Blend by Orin Swift 2016 135.0
Napa CA
Neyers Sage Canyon Rhone Blend 2018 55.0
CA
Carte Blanche Proprietary Red 2010 75.0
Napa CA
Alma Negra M Blend 2018 50.0
Mendoza Argentina
Bocelli Tenor Red 2017 52.0
Toscana Italy
Emma Zuccardi Bonarda 2014 55.0
Mendoza Argentina
Giacosa Fratelli Barbera d’Alba 2017 49.0
Piedmont Italy
Brancaia 2016 50.0
Toscana Italy
Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre 2016 48.0
Veneto Italy
Di Gresy Martinenga Barbaresco 2014 105.0
Barola Italy
E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône 2017 42.0
Rhône France
Pinot Noir
King Estate 2017 58.0
Oregon
Ken Wright Cellars 2019 65.0
Willamette Oregon
Gran Moraine 2018 87.0
Yamhill-Carlton Oregon
Domaine Serene Yamhill Cuvée 2017 98.0
Willamette Oregon
Domaine Serene Evenstad 2017 125.0
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 2018 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 75.0
Willamette Oregon
Reata “Three County” 2018 42.0
Monterey, Sonoma, and San Benito Counties CA
Folie à Deux 2017 57.0
Sonoma Coast CA
Merlot, Zinfandel, Syrah/Shiraz
Duckhorn “Decoy” Merlot 2018 48.0
Sonoma County CA
Carte Blanche Three Peaks Syrah 2010 75.0
Bennett Valley CA
Molly Dooker The Boxer 2019 58.0
McLaren Vale Australia
Molly Dooker Blue Eyed Boy 2018 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
Arrowood "Sonoma Estates" 2017 55.0
Sonoma CA
Mt. Veeder 2018 82.0
Napa CA
Honig 2016 88.0
Napa CA
Palermo by Orin Swift 2018 95.0
Napa CA
Duckhorn Vineyards 2017 125.0
Napa CA
Silver Oak 2016 150.0
Alexander Valley CA
Silver Oak 2016 175.0
Napa Valley CA
Honig Bartolucci Vineyard 2014 160.0
St. Helena CA
Mercury Head by Orin Swift 2018 195.0
Napa CA
Obsidian Ridge 2016 64.0
Lake County CA
Cliff Lede 2017 135.0
Napa CA
Prisoner Wine Company “Unshackled” 2018 62.0
CA
IRON + Sand 2017 62.0
Paso Robles CA
Mark Ryan “The Chief” 2017 55.0
Columbia Valley WA
Mark Ryan “Dead Horse” 2016 115.0
Columbia Valley WA
Dessert Wines and Ports
Banfi Rosa Regale 2020 187ml 16.0
Italy
Di Gresy La Serra Moscato D’Asti 2016 375ml 22.0
Italy
Graham's 30 yr Tawny Port 25.0
Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2017 32.0
Niagara Canada
Inniskillin Riesling Ice Wine 2019 28.0
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
Orin Swift Mute Fortified Wine 18.0
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