The Masthead Restaurant

* Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Basil Bisque
Feta and Chili Cream
or
** Mixed Greens Tossed in Pomegranate & Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Peppered Bacon, Slivered Almonds, Grape Tomatoes

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** Cowichan Valley Breast of Chicken
Roasted Sweet Corn and Cilantro Relish, Sauteed Leeks, Parmesan
Or
Grilled Alberta AAA New York Steak
Grilled Onions, Rosemary, Butter Sauce, Half "Steak Frits"

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Chewy Coconut Macaroons
Lemon Curd and Fresh Berries

Appetizers

* Fresh Whaletown Oysters (4 pcs)   $9.95
Raw On the Half Shell

** Scampi Style "Quick Silver Girl" Spot Prawns   $12.95
Garlic Herb Butter, Pernod "Mobetta Herb" Greens

* Cortes Island Clams and Mussels   $9.95-½ lb / $15.95-1 lb
White Wine, Garlic & Herb Poached, Fennel & Leek,Pomme Frits and Saffron Aioli

** Rock Crab Cakes  $9.95
Lemon Dill Aioli Tossed "Slaw"

* Seared Weathervane Scallops $12.95
Mascarpone Risotto, Truffled "Beurre Noisette"

Soup and Salad

** Quick Silver Girl Spot Prawn Bisque $7.95
Pernod Lemon Creme Fraiche

Masthead Chowder $9.95
Thick with House-Smoked Salmon, Fresh Shellfish and Vegetables

** Providence Farm Simple Salad $7.95
Local Smoked Sockeye Salmon, Hilary’s Goat Cheese and Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Traditional Caesar Salad - $11.50 pp (min two)
Prepared from Scratch at your table

Entrées

* Wild BC Sockeye Salmon - $25.95
Lime Butter Sauce, Warm Lettuce and Edamame Salad

* Pistachio Crusted Halibut - $26.95
Butter Poached Morels and Asparagus, Spiced Yoghurt

House-made Pappardella Pasta - $21.95
"Mobetta Herb" Greens, Tomato and Goat Cheese, Pine Nuts and Parmesan

** Cowichan Valley Breast of Chicken - $24.95
Brown Butter Tossed Sweet Potato Gnochi, Roasted Hazelnuts and Herbs

** Pan Roasted Walchester Farm Venison - $29.95
Local Mushrooms and Demi-Glace

** Masthead “Man Steak" - $28.95
Quist Farm Rib Eye, Green Peppercorn Sauce, Petite Frits

Deconstructed Grilled Tenderloin Wellington - $32.95
Puff Pastry, Mushrooms, Foie Gras Butter and Demi Glaze

** “Cowichan Bay Farm” Duck - $29.95
Kumquat and Walnut Risotto, Brandy Poached Pears, Peppercorn Demi

** Fresh Poached “Quick Silver Girl” Cowichan Bay Dungeness Crab - $28.95

~~~All entrées are served with “Pot au Feu” Vegetables and Duck Spuds~~~
Please inform your server of any allergies.

* Main ingredient of this dish comes from within 200 miles of The Masthead
** Main ingredient of this dish comes from within 5 miles of The Masthead

The Masthead uses Hard Red Spring Wheat grown by Tom Henry
on Sea Bluff Farm in Metchosin, and milled by True Grain Bread

Wine List

House Wines

White	6oz Glass	½ Litre
Sauvignon Blanc – Frontera (Chile)	6.50	19.50
Bacchus – Alderlea (Cowichan Valley)	8.50	25.50
Sauvignon Blanc – Oyster Bay (New Zealand)	9.75	29.00
Charlize – Alderlea (Cowichan Valley)	11.00	33.00
Red	6oz Glass	½ Litre
Cab/Merlot/Syrah – Nuviana (Spain)	6.50	19.50
Merlot – Wolf Blass Eaglehawk (Australia)	7.50	22.50
Cab/Syrah/Grenache – Heartland Stickleback (Australia)	8.50	25.50
Petit Syrah – Bogle (Napa)	11.00	33.00
Rose
Somenos Rose- Averill Creek (Cowichan Valley)	8.00	24.00
Sparkling	Glass
Segura Viudas Brut (Spain)	9.00

Wine Cocktails

Alderlea
Bacchus	34.00
Pinot Auxerrois/Chardonnay	45.00
Pinot Gris	45.00
Pinot Noir®	55.00
Pinot Noir Reserve ®	75.00
Silas (Clarinet) ®	58.00
Averill Creek
Somenos Rose	36.00
Gewurztraminer	42.00
Pinot Grigio	38.00
Pinot Gris	45.00
Pinot Noir®	49.00
Merlot®	52.00
Blue Grouse
Ortega	37.00
Siegerrebe	39.00
Pinot Gris	44.00
Pinot Noir ®	47.00
Cherry Point
Ortega	36.00
Pinot Gris	39.00
Echo Valley
Madeline Sylvaner	29.00
Glenterra
Pinot Gris	45.00
Brio – 12 varietals ®	45.00
Rocky Creek
Ortega	39.00
Starling Lane
Ortega	39.00
Pinot Noir ®	52.00
Marechal Foch ®	52.00
Vignetti Zanatta
Pinot Grigio	38.00
Pinot Nero ®	44.00
Venturi Schulze
Primavera – Schoenburger and Secrets	39.00
Estremi – Siegerrebe and Kerner	39.00
Mickey’s Dream – Pinot Noir – Dry Rose	59.00

Chardonnay
Hardy's Nottage Hill (Australia)	28.00
Stags Hollow (Okanagan)	42.00
Mission Hill Reserve (Okanagan)	45.00
Sterling (Coastal California)	42.00
Rodney Strong (Sonoma)	48.00
Pouilly Fuisse Chartron et Trebuchet (France)	62.00
Hawthorne Mountain “See Ya Later " (Okanagan)	45.00
Ferrari Carano (Sonoma)	79.00
Sauvignon Gris
Causino Macul (Chile)	39.00

Ehrenfelser
Cedar Creek (Okanagan)	38.00
Riesling
Pacific Rim Dry (California)	45.00
Marsanne
Chateau Tahbilk (Australia)	35.00

Sylvaner
Hugel (Alsace)	35.00
Fumé Blanc
Ferrari Carano (Sonoma)	58.00
Pinot Blanc
Sandhill (Okanagan)	45.00
Sauvignon Blanc
Oyster Bay (New Zealand)	42.00
Kim Crawford (New Zealand)	49.00
Pertaringa Scarecrow (Australia)	47.00
Cloudy Bay (New Zealand)	75.00

Pinot Noir
Tinhorn Creek (Okanagan)	42.00
Babich (New Zealand)	42.00
Drouhin Cote de Beaune (Burgundy)	62.00
Malbec
Luigi Bosca Reserva (Argentina)	49.00
Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Nuviana (Spain)	24.00
Langhorne Crossing (Australia)	35.00
Stickleback (Australia)	35.00
Wolf Blass Yellow Label (Australia)	42.00
Sandhill (Okanagan)	45.00
Hess Select (Napa)	58.00
Rodney Strong (Sonoma)	58.00
Sterling Estate (Napa)	69.00
Pirrammima (Australia)	62.00
Robert Mondavi (Napa)	75.00
Merlot
Wolf Blass Eaglehawk (Australia)	29.00
Beringer Stone Cellars (Napa)	33.00
Stags Hollow (Okanagan)	45.00
Clos de Bois (Napa)	49.00
Sterling Estate (Napa)	65.00
Benzinger (Sonoma)	65.00
Marilyn (Napa)	85.00
Hess Select (Napa)	58.00
Rodney Strong (Sonoma)	58.00
Sterling Estate (Napa)	69.00
Pirrammima (Australia)	62.00
Robert Mondavi (Napa)	75.00

Segura Viudas, Cava Brut Reserva (Spain)		36.00
Glenora Fantasia, Vignetti Zanatta (Cowichan Valley)		49.00
Venturi Schulze Brut (Cowichan Valley)		59.00
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut (Champagne)	375 ml	69.00
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut (Champagne)	750 ml	129.00

Spritzer: Dry White Wine, Lemon & Soda	6.50
Mimosa: Sparkling Wine, Orange or Cranberry Juice	7.50
Cowichan Kir: Dry White Wine & Cherry Point Blackberry Port	8.95
Cowichan Kir Royal: Sparkling Wine & Cherry Point Blackberry Port	9.95
Classic Champagne Cocktail: Brandy, Bitters & Sparkling Wine	9.95