Spread holiday cheer and give the gift of Ray’s this season!
For every $100 you spend on Ray’s gift cards you will receive a complimentary $20 gift card now through December 31, 2018. Treat yourself or gift it to a friend!
Gift cards are available in any amount and can be purchased online or at Ray’s Guest Relations desk in the Boathouse.
Ray’s gift cards are perfect for the seafood lover in your life or for anyone who enjoys dining at Seattle’s best waterfront restaurant.
Happy holidays!
Ring in the New Year at Ray’s Boathouse & Café with a special New Year’s Eve menu featuring surf and turf style dishes. Then join us on New Year’s Day to usher in 2019 with a celebratory dinner in the Boathouse… or cure your New Year’s Day hangover with burgers and Bloody Mary’s (psst ours was named one of the best in Seattle) in the Café! Read on for more details.
New Year’s Eve
Boathouse
Celebrate the end of 2018 at the Boathouse with a New Year’s Eve menu featuring elegant surf and turf dishes served alongside our regular Boathouse menu. Don’t forget to toast! The Boathouse will be offering a selection of sparkling wines by the glass or bottle to help you cheers to the New Year.
The Boathouse will be open 5-9pm on New Year’s Eve. Reserve online or call 206.789.3770.
The Boathouse Bar will be open from 5-9pm serving its regular menu offerings and surf and turf specials, no reservations needed.
Café
Bid farewell to 2018 and welcome 2019 with a festive dinner menu including surf and turf specials served in our Café. These special New Year’s Eve dishes will be served alongside our regular Café menu.
The Café will be open from 11:30am-8pm on New Year’s Eve. Reserve online or call 206.789.3770.
The Café Bar will be open from 11:30am-8pm with normal menu offerings including the special surf and turf dishes, no reservations needed.
New Year’s Day
Our Café & Boathouse are open for regular hours New Year’s Day. Start your day in the Café and recover from New Year’s Eve festivities with our excellent Bloody Mary’s, Fish & Chips, our Ray’s Classic Burger and more!
On Sunday, December 9 Ray’s Café is hosting an all-ages Gingerbread House Decorating event and drive benefitting Mary’s Place, to help local families in need!
For $12 guests will receive a gingerbread kit with supplies including icing and festive candy to build any gingerbread house they can dream up, as they sip complimentary hot chocolate. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Note – each guest does not need to purchase a kit to participate, they can be shared within a party.
The event will take place on the Cafe’s heated and covered patio. Dress warm! Reservations are required and two time slots are available: 11:30am or 1:45pm. Call 206.789.3770 to reserve!
Ray’s is asking guests to bring Twin Blankets and/or Baby Formula to the event with them. These are two high-needs items at Mary’s Place that will make a huge difference in the lives of struggling families. Ray’s will personally deliver all of the items to Mary’s Place after the event.
Mary’s Place empowers and supports struggling families by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope in a safe community. For more information on Mary’s Place visit marysplaceseattle.org.
Thank you for helping to spread holiday cheer!
Dear guests,
Since our start in 1973 Rays has supported causes that benefit our local waterways, salmon and sustainable fishing. The water is our lifeblood, not just because we sit atop it but because we love to serve fresh fish at Ray’s and support our local fisherman, who depend on it.
The future of fish is the future of Ray’s. We’ve prided ourselves on doing the right thing from a sustainable fishing standpoint for 45 years and being a culinary leader in the community that helped usher in what is now called Pacific Northwest cuisine. We have a responsibility to protect this and we will not back down.
Earlier this month we announced our partnership with local non-profit Long Live the Kings (LLTK) and we would like to take this opportunity to expand on what that entails, how we’ll be working with them in the fight, and how you can get involved.
LLTK was founded in 1986 with the mission to restore wild salmon and steelhead and support sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest. They combine innovative field work, pioneering science, broad partnerships, and sophisticated new management tools to help decision-makers advance salmon recovery while balancing the needs of fish and people.
Our involvement with LLTK began with an internal education for our entire team where they were fortunate to receive a training session from Executive Director Jacques White about how LLTK is working to restore our local salmon runs. It’s something staff can share with our guests and also take pride in their knowledge of what it takes to keep wild salmon thriving in the Pacific Northwest.
We have staff field trips in the works and our goal is to get as many of our team as possible out there with LLTK to experience a hands-on working trip and understand their work even further.
We are currently running our Salmon Safe Wine promotion in the Café and Boathouse with $1 from each glass or bottle sold going to LLTK now until November 7. This is a first step to invite our guests to get familiar with LLTK and do something simple to help make a difference.
You can look forward to many more ways to support LLTK at Ray’s through the end of this year and into 2019! We also encourage you to visit lltk.org to sign up for their newsletter and get informed on the many exciting projects and events they have in the works.
Please join us in this important cause and contact us if you would like to get involved in a bigger way. rays@rays.com
Warmly,
Douglas Zellers, GM and Co-owner
Raise a glass to support salmon restoration at Ray’s Boathouse & Café this fall!
We are excited to announce our Salmon Safe wine promotion in partnership with Long Live the Kings! $1 from each glass or bottle sold from these special wine lists, will be donated to Long Live the Kings, a local non-profit and proud partner of Ray’s, that works to restore wild salmon and steelhead, and support sustainable fishing in the Salish Sea. Their programs―combining on-the-ground field work with scientific innovation and broad partnerships―help decision-makers advance salmon recovery.
The ‘Salmon Safe‘ certification for a vineyard reflects a grape growers commitment to vineyard management focused on the impact on water quality and salmon habitat.
This wine promotion will run in both the Boathouse and Café now through November 7th, each with different offerings. Scroll down to view the full menus and visit rays.com or call 206.789.3770 to reserve. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Boathouse Salmon Safe Wine Menu*
Hedges Family Estate Syrah
‘DLD’ Cuvée Marcel Dupont
Red Mountain, WA 2013
15 gls / 55 btl
Dedicated to Anne-Marie Hedges’s grandfather, Marcel Dupont, this cuvée displays the greatest qualities of low yield farming and the hallmarks of Red Mountain Syrah: earthy minerality, rich dark fruits, dried spices, cocoa, leather and smoke.
Bethel Heights Vineyard Pinot Gris
Eola-Amity-Hills, OR 2017
15 gls / 55 btl
A rich and textured pinot gris with nectarine, apricot and peach flavors set against a bright core of mouth watering acidity. Elegant yet powerful.
Brickhouse Vineyard Chardonnay
Ribbon Ridge, OR 2015
16 gls / 64 btl
A very ‘old world’ and Burgundian style wine using 100% organic grapes and biodynamic farming. Lemon cream, yellow apple, nutty minerality and saline tinged wet stone.
Sokol Blosser Esate Rosé
Dundee Hills, OR 2017
13 gls / 50 btl
It may not be summer but it’s certainly still a great time to enjoy this rosé made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes. Fresh strawberry, pink grapefruit and blood orange with a hint of pepper spicing up the finish.
Brickhouse Vineyards Pinot Noir
Les Dijonnaise
Ribbon Ridge, OR 2016
30 gls / 110 btl
From the opening aroma, the complexities compound, offering pepper, spice, cranberry, candied rose petal, red berry and cherry notes. Sautéed herbs, underbrush and a stony minerality frame the elegant fruit flavors.
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cold Creek Vineyard
Columbia Valley, WA 2013
16 gls / 60 btl
Inky black in color, this Cab is ripe, sexy, textured and with real density; it gives up lots of chocolate, caramelized plum, vanilla bean, and currant-like aromas and flavors.
àMaurice Cellars ‘Night Owl’
Merlot/Cab Sauv & Franc/Petit Verdot
Walla Walla, WA 2013
23 gls / 85 btl
Offering an exotic, complex bouquet of lavender, wild herbs, loamy earth and both red and black fruits, this estate grown blend is medium-bodied and elegant with a dark, meaty, chocolaty, earthy core.
Cafe Salmon Safe Wine Menu*
Sokol Blosser Estate Pinot Gris
Willamette Valley, OR 2017 12 gls / 46 btl
Fresh citrus rind, grapefruit, white flowers and wet stone.
Terra Blanca Chardonnay ‘Arch Terrace’
Red Mountain, WA 2017 11 gls / 40 btl
Barrel fermented featuring yellow apple, ripe pears and creamy citrus.
Hedges Family Estate Syrah ‘DLD’
Red Mountain, WA 2013 15 gls / 55 btl
All the hallmarks of Red Mountain Syrah: earthy minerality, rich dark fruits, dried spices, cocoa, leather and smoke.
Bethel Heights Vineyard Pinot Gris
Eola-Amity-Hills, OR 2017 55 btl
A rich and textured pinot gris with nectarine, apricot and peach flavors set against a bright core of mouthwatering acidity
Brickhouse Vineyards Pinot Noir ‘Les Dijonnaise’
Ribbon Ridge, OR 2016 110 btl
Pepper, spice, cranberry, candied rose petal, red berry and cherry notes with sautéed herbs, underbrush and a stony minerality.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon
Cold Creek Vineyard Columbia Valley, WA 2013 60 btl
Inky black in color with chocolate, caramelized plum, vanilla bean, and currant-like aromas and flavors.
àMaurice Cellars ‘Night Owl’
Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon & Franc/Petit Verdot
Walla Walla, WA 2013 85 btl
A complex bouquet of lavender, wild herbs, loamy earth and both red and black fruits with a dark, meaty, chocolaty, earthy core.
* Menus subject to change.
Please join us at Ray’s Café on Tuesday, September 25 as we celebrate the legacy and contributions of our beloved co-owner Elizabeth Gingrich who recently passed.
We will be offering a special a la carte menu of her favorite Ray’s dishes, dessert and cocktail from 11:30am to 9pm in the Cafe.
All proceeds from Elizabeth’s menu on this date will be donated to MultiCare Hospice of Tacoma where she was president of the board for five years and instrumental in establishing the program. We can also accept monetary donations to the hospice in the form of checks. Ray’s will match 100% of donations from the day!
Ray’s alumni will receive 10% off their Cafe bill that day (discount excludes the special menu), and are encouraged to share stories about Elizabeth and bring photos of her!
Elizabeth Gingrich Menu
Dungeness Crab Salad
King Salmon
Mixed Nut Tart
Bombay Sapphire Martini
Reservations strongly recommended. Contact the Cafe at 206.789.3770 or online to reserve today.
Thank you to our loyal guests for voting Ray’s ‘Best View’ in Seattle Magazine’s Best of Seattle readers’ choice poll 2018!!!
We are honored to receive this recognition and owe it all to you, our lovely, loyal guests!! Our view is Seattle, it is quintessential Northwest and we love sharing it with everyone who comes through our doors from casual lunches to celebrations, weddings and more.
Thank you from all of us at Ray’s!
(photo by Emma Lee Photography)
Bring Ray’s local, sustainable seafood and award winning service to your next in-home event and earn Loyalty Points!
For the first time, Ray’s Catering is extending Loyalty Card Points to any guest that books an in-home catering event with us in October 2018. This means you’ll earn 1.5 points for every $10 spent on your in-home catering event with Ray’s.
From cocktail parties with casual bites to multi-course sit down dinners we handle the details from start to finish!
Contact our Director of Catering, Amanda Viereck, to book your event and start earning Loyalty Points today! 206.789.6309 rayscatering@rays.com.
If you don’t have a Loyalty Card it’s free to sign up online or at Ray’s!
Drink wine with us this August during Washington State Wine Month!
To celebrate WA Wine Month and our recent Seattle Magazine Wine Awards win, our Wine Director Chip Croteau has created an excellent ‘Washington Wine by the glass’ list August 1-31 in our first floor Boathouse.
Chip and his team’s passion for wine is exceptional and we highly recommend asking one of our 12 sommeliers for pairing recommendations during your next visit!
Click here or call 206.789.3770 to reserve today.
Our Boathouse Washington Wines By the Glass Menu includes:
Syncline Winery Grenache Blanc, Boushey Vineyard Yakima Valley, WA 2017 16 gls / 62 btl
Rich, yet fresh and lively, this intriguing wine has aromas of orchard blossoms and citrus, complimented by flavors of fresh apple and star fruit. Minerality, texture, acidity and enticing aromas make this a standout wine.
Long Shadows Winery Poet’s Leap Riesling, Columbia Valley, WA 2016 12 gls / 44 btl
Long Shadows Winery pairs Gilles Nicault with famed German producer, Armen Diel to create a slightly off-dry riesling, bright with honeysuckle, ripe peach, mandarin orange, slate and lime zest notes. Abundant stone fruit flavors, mouthwatering acidity!
DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon, Columbia Valley, WA 2016 16 gls / 60 btl
Riffing on the classic white Bordeaux style, this vibrant, lightly golden wine offers aromas of grapefruit, apples and pears, complimented by earthy notes of golden hay, wet stones and toasty oak.
Betz Family Winery Éleganté Grenache/Counoise/Syrah/Cinsault, Columbia Valley, WA 2015 16 gls / 60 btl
Made from grapes usually destined for Betz’s Bésoleil, this blend is named such because of the way it elegantly walks the line between an almost Pinot-like sense of silky texture and freshness, with plenty of savoury minerality, and the spicy and floral qualities of the Southern Rhone.
Ambassador Vineyards ‘Diplomat’ Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah, Red Mountain, WA 2012 15 gls / 60 btl
Famed grower Dick Boushey and Hedges winemaker Sarah Goedhart teamed up for this blend featuring blackberry, cassis and plum mixing beautifully with black licorice, spices, cocoa, and just a hint of graphite.
àMaurice Cellars ‘Night Owl’ Merlot/Cab Sauv & Franc/Pet Verdot, Walla Walla, WA 2013 23 gls / 85 btl
Offering an exotic, complex bouquet of lavender, wild herbs, loamy earth and both red and black fruits, this estate grown blend is medium-bodied and elegant with a dark, meaty, chocolaty, earthy core.
Photo Credit: Seattle Magazine
Ray’s is thrilled to be awarded “The Best place to Enjoy Washington Wine”in Seattle Magazine’s 2018 Wine Awards! And we are honored that you, our lovely, loyal guests voted for us to win!
Check out our feature with Wine Director Chip Croteau (pictured right) and Co-owner/GM Douglas Zellers in the August issue of Seattle Magazine or online here.
Excerpt from Seattle Magazine:
Best Restaurant to Experience Washington Wine
A Puget Sound-area restaurant that hasn’t won in this category before and that offers exceptional opportunities to taste Washington state wine through Washington-wine-focused lists, unique tasting events and a professional, educated wine service staff.
Ray’s Boathouse and Café
Ray’s in Ballard, overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympics, boasts some of the best views available to Seattle diners. And yet a certain subset of wine-obsessed patrons is as likely to be staring at Ray’s remarkable wine list as it is at the sunset descending into the Olympic Mountains. Depending on your perspective, the views can be equally divine.
As you’d expect from a seafood-focused restaurant, the selection of Washington white wines is extensive. Perhaps more surprising is the breadth of red wine options, ranging from traditional (Washington Cabs, Merlots, Syrahs) to a section of the list called “Interesting Washington Reds” (Sangioveses, Cab-Syrah blends, etc.) The list at Ray’s (curated by wine director Chip Croteau) includes both treasures—library vintages from Quilceda Creek Vintners and Long Shadows Vintners’ Poet’s Leap—and under-the-radar gems like Amavi Cabernet Sauvignon. The restaurant also hosts numerous winemaker dinners and catered events for Washington winery clubs. A partnership with Walla Walla-based L’Ecole No. 41 produces “Ray’s Cuvees,” a lovely Chardonnay-based white and a red blend, both of which are poured by the glass and presumably guzzled on the Ray’s deck all summer long. Ballard, 6049 Seaview Ave. NW; 206.789.3770
Ray’s Boathouse elevates local, sustainable seafood with global flavors and Northwest inspiration nightly.
Classic seafood dishes with seasonal preparations in our upstairs Café overlooking Puget Sound.
Simply choose either Ray’s Boathouse or Ray’s Cafe in the first drop down, then find your table.