Founded in 1996, Bluewater Grill continues to spread its passion for the freshest, most sustainable seafood. What started as one restaurant in Newport Beach’s historic Cannery Village in 1996 has grown to seven restaurants in California and Arizona, including our familiar and highly regarded Bluewater Boathouse near the Hotel Del Coronado.
Despite such growth, the company maintains close working relationships with industry experts to ensure best-practice standards for sustainable fishing and harvesting. So it’s no surprise that Bluewater’s annual tribute to sustainable seafood and shellfish returns to Coronado as one of the most popular events in the Tuesday Night Tasting Series.
The “Sustainable Seafood Feast: How to Enjoy Seafood and Know Your Menu Choices are Sustainable” on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill will feature a sampling of seafood and shellfish that has been sustainably caught or farmed according to standards established by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® program, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach Seafood for the Future program, or the Marine Stewardship Council.
The special menu allows guests to select three courses (including a raw shellfish or hot seafood starter), a choice of signature chowder or lobster bisque, and an entrée, plus all-you-can eat sourdough bread and butter. Valued at $60, the special $34.95 menu includes a chosen tasting of Acrobat wines from Oregon, voted the best wine to pair with seafood and oysters.
Beyond the Sept. 8 event, which includes the wine pairing, Coronado customers can order the special meal all month long and add the featured Acrobat wines at regular prices.
“We hosted our first sustainable seafood feast in 2012 to show our customers just how easy it is to make responsible seafood choices – and it was such a hit, we made it a permanent part of our monthly tasting series,” said Jimmy Ulcickas, Bluewater Grill co-founder. “In addition to tasting the freshest sustainably caught or harvested fish, participants can learn tips on cooking and serving fish, menu-planning, and wine-pairing. The result is a seafood celebration that is fun, flavorful and fascinating at the same time.”
To date, more than 90 percent of the seafood offerings at Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill are sustainably caught or farmed – among the highest of any seafood restaurant in California. All Bluewater restaurants participate in quarterly audits of their invoices to verify the sustainability of their purchasing actions with the Aquarium of the Pacific’s “Seafood for the Future Program.”
For menus, locations, hours of operation, or to make a reservation, go here or call (619) 435-0155. All Second Tuesday Tastings begin at 6:30pm and feature roving commentary about the monthly specialty by Bluewater Boathouse resident chefs and managers.
To whet your appetite, the menu is included below!
Sustainable Seafood Feast Menu
“How to Enjoy Seafood and Know your Menu Choices are Sustainable”
First Course (Choose One)
Raw Shellfish Sampler
Three Oysters – Sunset Beach (WA), Bristol Bay, (BC), Sol Azul (Baja)
Cherrystone Clam, Rhode Island
Ponzu Sashimi Sea Scallop
Featuring Sustainably Farmed Aquaculture Products
OR
Arugula Crab and Avocado Salad
Featuring MSC Certified and Seafood Watch Best Choice Red Rock Crab
OR
Hot Seafood Platter
Maryland Style Crabcake
Panko Diver Bay Scallop with Meyer Lemon Aioli
Ginger Lime Prawn
Featuring Seafood Watch Best Choices
Second Course (Choose One)
Our Famous New England or Manhattan Clam Chowder
Maine Lobster Bisque
Featuring Seafood Watch Best Choice
Entrée Course (Choose One)
Cedar Plank Farm Raised COHO Salmon
With Citrus Beurre Blanc
A Seafood Watch “Super Green” Best Choice
OR
Linguine Vongole
Featuring Sustainably Farmed Manila Clams
OR
Miso Glazed Tilapia
With Blue Lake Beans and Shiitake Mushrooms
Featuring Sustainably Farmed Golden Tilapia
OR
Seafood Paella Valenciana
Mussels, Clams, Shrimp, Chicken, Andouille Sausage, Saffron
Featuring Seafood Watch Best Choices
OR
Simply Grilled Locally Harpooned Catalina Swordfish
Featuring Seafood Watch Best Choices
Wine Pairings (Choose One)
(Included in Sept. 11 menu; available throughout the month for menu pour price)
2010 Acrobat Pinot Gris by King Estate
Acrobat Pinot Gris is an extremely approachable wine and a versatile food companion. It has been consistently praised for great value and its fit when pairing with seafood
OR
2010 Acrobat Pinot Noir by King Estate
Acrobat Pinot Noir achieves an all too rare goal in this day and age, delivering a high quality, the grapes come from our organic estate vineyards and other sustainably farmed vineyards throughout Western Oregon.
OR
2010 Acrobat Pinot Noir by King Estate
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Becca Garber
Staff Writer
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