Shellfest Returns all March at Ray’s!

Shellfest Returns all March at Ray’s!

March 1, 2025

Bask in the flavors of the Pacific Northwest during Ray’s Shellfest, now through March 31!

Savor an exclusive menu brimming with limited-time shellfish creations, available daily at Seattle’s best waterfront restaurant! Join us in our first floor Boathouse and upstairs Café to enjoy this celebration while it lasts!

Littleneck Clams on the Half Shell
a delicately sweet, pure taste of the ocean served with passionfruit mignonette

Chilled Seafood For Two
4 chilled Del Pacifico Day Boat Prawns, 2 kumamoto oysters, 2 beach glass oysters, 4 littleneck clams on the half shell, ahi tuna poke, crisp wontons, passionfruit mignonette, cocktail sauce

Sake Steamed Manila Clams
garlic, green onion, tamari soy sauce, butter, grilled baguette

Ale Steamed Mussels
local pale ale, leeks, shallots, Dijon mustard, butter, herbs, grilled baguette

Baked Oysters
lime-seaweed butter, pickled sea beans GF

Mussels Escabeche
pimentón, house made thick cut potato chips DF

Fried Shrimp Po’ Boy Slider
crispy fried shrimp, shredded lettuce, tomato, rémoulade

Oysters on the Half Shell
shallot mignonette

Ray’s first floor Boathouse is open nightly for dinner from 5-9pm and happy hour from 5-6pm. Reserve below.

Ray’s second floor Cafe is open daily 11:30am to 9pm and accepts walk-ins for lunch, happy hour (4-6pm), and dinner.

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