Ray’s Father’s Day Specials Sunday, June 18!

Take Dad, or the Father figure in your life, out for a special celebration on Father’s Day Sunday, June 18, 2023! Treat him to lunch or dinner at Ray’s and enjoy these delicious food and drink specials.

Father’s Day Menu Specials:

Boathouse: Applewood Grilled NY Strip Steak fried marble potatoes, roasted sweet peppers, ramp butter. Our first floor Boathouse is open nightly for dinner. Reservations are available online.

Café: Marinated Hanger Steak charred spring onion, sweet corn, jalapeño, cilantro chimichurri. Our upstairs Cafe is open daily for lunch and dinner starting at 11:30am, seating is walk-ins only.

Father’s Day Cocktail Specials (available in the Boathouse and Cafe):

Man About Town
Old Forester Bourbon, Punt E Mes, Aperol, Crème de Cacao, orange bitters, boozy cherry, up. 16

Dad’s Day Off
Michter’s Rye, Amaro Foro, brown sugar-cinnamon simple, one large rock. 15

Seattle Cocktail Week at Ray’s March 26-April 2!

Join us at Ray’s to imbibe during Seattle Cocktail Week! From March 26-April 2 we’ll be offering four special cocktails created by Ray’s bartender LeAnne Burk, so make sure to join us in the Boathouse or Cafe to try them all!

Foreign Relations Monkey 47 Gin, yuzu, lime leaf, simple, topped with bubbles

Checking Out Plantation Stiggins pineapple rum, Plantation Barbados 5 year rum, passion fruit, lime, falernum, Giffard bitter aperitivo, pebble ice

Off Tropic Ilegal Joven Mezcal, Giffard ginger liqueur, hibiscus agua fresca up with candied ginger

Lost & Found (Zero Proof Cocktail) Pathfinder n/a amaro, Caffe Vita cold brew, lime, soda, rocks

Summer Drinks & Eats at Ray’s Boathouse & Cafe!

Summer has officially hit our Boathouse and Cafe menus! Seattle’s best waterfront restaurant is cooking up fresh, sustainable seafood, local fruits and vegetables and of course plenty of cold cocktails (and beer and wine)!

Join us in our first floor Boathouse for dinner nightly at 5pm or our upstairs Cafe daily at 11:30am for lunch, happy hour and dinner. Boathouse reservations can be made online here for indoor dining (deck is first come), and our Cafe is walk-ins only.

Here’s a peek at some new menu items from starters and cocktails to entrees and desserts. We’ll see you soon!

Boathouse

Seared Yucatan Octopus romesco, red potatoes, salsa verde, pickled red onion and parsley salad

Seared Wild Alaskan Halibut warm orzo and sundried tomato salad, Castelvetrano olives, arugula, onion and fennel slaw

Pan Seared Sea Scallops focaccia and heirloom tomato panzanella, lime aioli, pickled mustard seeds, cucumber, toasted hazelnuts

Strawberries and Cream Washington strawberries, house-made brown sugar ice cream, roasted strawberry sauce, orange sponge cookie, miso streusel

Raspberry Chocolate Verrine milk chocolate mousse, raspberry gelee, brown butter peanut crumble

Dino-Mite! High West American Prairie Bourbon, Amaro Nonino, Aperol, lemon, egg white 17

Rhu the Day El Corazon Blanco tequila, lemon, grapefruit, rhubarb-raspberry-rosemary Syrup 1

Cafe

Hatch Chile Prawns charred corn, red onion, cherry tomatoes, spicy hatch chiles, lime, cilantro

Pan Seared Alaskan Halibut sweet corn purée, charred corn succotash, scallion

Pan Seared Sea Scallops herbed yogurt, roasted summer squash and peppers, fennel/herb salad, lemon oil

Raspberry Chocolate Verrine milk chocolate mousse, raspberry gelee, brown butter peanut crumble

Honey Poached Apricot Tart strawberry-stone fruit sauce, salt & pepper diplomat cream, citrus curd, candied pistachios

Holiday Gifts From Ray’s!

Give the gift of Ray’s!

In addition to the always popular Ray’s gift card we are offering an exciting assortment of holiday gifts hand-selected or hand-crafted by our talented team!

Order gifts online via Toast, schedule your desired pick up date and time and our team will have it ready at the Boathouse host stand–now through December 24.

Gift cards are available at rays.com/gift-card in any amount of your choosing. Based on the constraints of the covid-19 pandemic we are not able to offer our December gift card bonus as we’ve done in years past. We apologize for any inconvenience and are grateful for your continued support.

Browse our holiday gift highlights below and view the full list here.

Ray’s Exclusive Bourbons & Wines

  • Ray’s Old Forrester Bourbon Single Barrel
  • Red Blend – Ray’s Red from L’Ecole N°41
  • Chardonnay – Ray’s L’Ecole N°41

Barrel Aged Cocktails

  • Barrel Aged Brooklyn (32 oz., serves 11 drinks)
  • Barrel Aged Negroni (32 oz., serves 11 drinks)
  • Barrel Aged Vieux Carré (1 liter cocktail kit, serves 16 drinks)
  • Housemade Brandied Cherries (10oz) – Toschi cherries steeped in toasted fall spice and brandy

Rare Wines from Ray’s Cellar

  • Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee Champagne
  • Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
  • Delille Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
  • Gaja Barbaresco 2013
  • And more!

Wine Experiences

  • Washington Wine is Delicious Pack – 1 bottle each of Treveri Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine, àMaurice Viognier, Hedges Syrah, Sleight of Hand ‘Illusionist” Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Legends of Oregon Pinot Noir – 1 bottle each from these legendary producers: Rex Hill, The Eyrie Vineyard, Brickhouse ‘Les Dijonaise’
  • And more!

New Fall Dishes & Drinks at Ray’s!

Crisp Fall weather has arrived and with it comes a new menu of cozy dishes in our first floor Boathouse and upstairs Cafe! Grab a table and order one of our new Fall cocktails with your meal as you take in the views from our dining rooms or on our covered and heated Cafe patio.

Delicious new menu items include:

Boathouse

Seared Albacore whipped goat cheese, roasted beets, beet relish, pistachios
Grilled Spanish Octopus cannellini bean purée, chickpea ragu, Uli’s chorizo, micro radish mix, crispy potato
Seared Pacific Northwest Halibut cauliflower purée, roasted cauliflower steak, grape & pomegranate vinaigrette, toasted hazelnuts
Dungeness Crab Cakes griddled focaccia, braised greens, old bay hollandaise, fennel, green apple, scallion oil
Pan Seared Sea Scallops white grits, Uli’s chorizo, micro arugula, radish, goat cheese, shallots, garlic, sherry
Braised Delicata Squash wild mushrooms, miso, farro, butternut squash, coconut-squash emulsion
Albacore Tagliatelle house made pasta, amatriciana, olive oil poached albacore, pancetta, shaved Parmesan

Barrel Aged Vieux Carré Sazerac 6 year rye, Martel Blue Swift VSOP cognac, Dolin Rouge, Benedictine, Peyshauds and Angostura bitters, on one big rock
Tequilling Me Softly Mi Campo Reposado tequila, St. George spiced pear liqueur, agave, Fee Brother’s black walnut bitters, served up

Cafe

Kale & Apple Salad chiffonade of Lacinato kale, lemon vinaigrette, sliced honeycrisp apples, pickled shallots, toasted pine nuts, Grana Padano
Grilled Wild Alaskan King Salmon garlic whipped potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, tomato-beurre blanc, crispy fried onions
Release the Kraken Kraken spiced rum, cinnamon-clove brown sugar simple, lemon, on the rocks with soda
Cowboy Cappuccino Four Roses Bourbon, St. George ‘Nola’ coffee liqueur, demerara, Scrappy’s chocolate bitters, up topped with cold brew infused egg white foam

Reserve a table in the Boathouse online today. Cafe is walk-ins only. We’ll see you soon!

Batched Cocktails & Kits To-Go

Bring home a craft cocktail in a bottle! Our seasonal selection of batched cocktails is now available for pickup on Toast. All you have to worry about is “rocks, or neat,” and choosing a worthy glass. Just grab from the fridge and pour, no mixing required!

If you prefer to make your own beverage, opt for our Private Selection Manhattan Cocktail Kit complete with Ray’s Custom Woodford Reserve Bourbon, a bottle of Dolin Sweet Vermouth and house-made Brandied Cherries. It’s the perfect cocktail kit to spruce up your home bar cart! Stock up for the holidays now via Toast.

Cocktails include:

Barrel-Aged Brooklyn – 1-liter, $50
Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, Dolin dry vermouth, Amaro Ramazzotti. Aged onsite in small American oak barrels. Add on House-Made Brandied Cherries (10oz) for an additional $10.

Barrel-Aged Negroni – 1-liter, $50
Hendricks Gin, Carpano Antica formula vermouth, Dolin rouge vermouth, Campari, aged onsite in small American oak barrels.

Private Selection Manhattan Cocktail Kit – 1-liter, $100
One liter of Woodford Reserve ‘Ray’s Private Selection No.1’ Bourbon, 750 ml of Dolin sweet vermouth and house-made brandied cherries (optional).

House-Made Brandied Cherries – 10oz, $10
Dress up any drink with brandy-drenched holiday festivity. This also serves as a sweet, boozy topper for ice cream and desserts!

New! Ray’s Family Meals To-go

Try our new Ray’s Family Meals to-go with four delicious family-style menus! Each ones comes fully cooked and is hot and ready to eat at pickup. Family Meals are available to order online daily from 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. only on Ray’s Toast page.

Order a meal for one to two people or build a bigger family meal by adding two or three of the same meal or mixing and matching. We’ve also included recommended wine and cocktail pairings for each meal that can be added on for an additional cost. Cheers!

Ray’s Family Meal Menu:

True Cod Fish & Chips Meal (serves 1-2) $30
Cup of Ray’s New England Style Clam Chowder
2 piece True Cod fish and Chips
Cookie Bag (house baked cookies that change daily)

Pairing suggestions:
Torre Oria Brut Cava Sparkling Wine (bottle)
Underground Wine Projects ‘Mr Pink’ Washington Rosé 2019(bottle)
Black Cherry Margarita (serves 2)

Ray’s Famous Sablefish Dinner (serves 1-2) $62
Caesar Salad
1 large Crab Cake with orange-tarragon aïoli
Sablefish in Sake Kasu

Pairing suggestions:
Willakenzie Estate Pinot Noir ‘Pierre Leon’ Willamette Valley, OR 2014 (bottle)
Sokol Blosser Estate Pinot Gris Willamette Valley, OR 2018 (bottle)
Barrel-Aged Brooklyn Cocktail (serves 2)

An Evening of Seafood (serves 2) $80
Bowl of Ray’s New England Style Clam Chowder
Ray’s Seafood Salad featuring Oregon bay shrimp, house smoked Alaskan Coho salmon and house smoked scallops
Pan Seared Sea Scallops with squid ink spaghetti OR Alaskan King Salmon with sweet corn purée and sautéed asparagus
Mississippi Mud Pie

Pairing suggestions:
Treveri Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine from Washington (bottle)
Seven Hills Sauvignon Blanc Walla Walla, WA 2019 (bottle)
Ray’s Barrel-Aged Negroni Cocktail (serves 2)

Ray’s ShellFeast (serves 2-3) $105
Bowl of Ray’s New England Style Clam Chowder
Prawn Cocktail
Mediterranean Mussels with Thai style red curry, coconut milk broth
1lb King Crab with butter and lemon
Grilled Asparagus
Grilled Corn on the Cob
2 rolls with Butter

Pairing Suggestions:
Bollinger Champagne (bottle)
Treveri Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine from Washington (bottle)
Ray’s Private Select Woodford Reserve Perfect Manhattan (serves 2)

Educator Gift Card Special all September!

Back to school looks different this year for almost every family and educator. Parents and caretakers are becoming educators and teachers face the challenges of not being able to educate in person.

To spread a little back-to-school cheer this September, Ray’s is offering a gift card special: for every $100 you spend on Ray’s gift cards you will receive a complimentary $20 Ray’s gift card now through September 30, 2020!

Buy a $100 gift card for those who are making this new way of schooling possible and keep the $20 for yourself (or gift it to anyone who needs a pick-me-up)!

You can put that $20 gift card to good work with our new Ray’s Woodford Reserve Private Selection Perfect Manhattan, a bottle of Washington wine, daily Cafe Happy Hour and more!

Gift cards are available in any amount and can be purchased online (recommended) or at Ray’s Guest Relations desk in the Boathouse.

Ray’s Custom Woodford Reserve Whiskey Has Arrived!

Our Woodford Reserve whiskey barrel has arrived from Louisville, Kentucky filled with our custom-blended Private Selection No.1 Bourbon! Purchase it now by the 1-liter bottle via *Toast or in-person for $60. You can also sip it in a cocktail with our Private Selection Perfect Manhattan available now in the Café

Woodford Reserve Ray’s Private Selection No. 1 – $60
One-liter bottle
Proof: 90.4 (45.2% ABV)
Nose: Orange peel, leather, cherry-soaked oak, fruitcake. Alcohol is present but in balance.
Palette: Honey graham crackers, caramel, toffee.
Finish: Long, rich and decadent.

Private Selection Perfect Manhattan – $16
Woodford Reserve ‘Ray’s Private Selection No.1’ bourbon, Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth, Dolin dry vermouth, Angostura bitters, served up with a house-made brandied cherry.

How Our Custom Whiskey Got Here
Our GM and Co-Owner Doug Zellers, Ray’s Wine Director Chip Croteau and Manager Emmett Niland visited the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Louisville in late winter 2020 to taste and hand-select the blends to create Ray’s own custom bourbon.

Traveling from downtown Louisville took them through picturesque country landscapes complete with horse farms and beautiful scenery. Upon arrival, the team was greeted with incredible hospitality from Brown Forman and the team at Woodford Reserve. They were taken on an exhilarating tour of the grounds, admiring the historic landmark that has been making and aging whiskey since 1812.

After a tour of the grounds, distillery and rickhouses where the barrels live while they age, they began the tasting and selection process.

Woodford Reserve whiskey is crafted from a grain recipe of 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% malted barley. This recipe balances the sweetness of corn with the spice of rye, and the nuttiness of malt to build the base for an incredibly flavorful bourbon!

They started the tasting with four different single-barrel samples, all pulled directly from the barrel with proofs ranging from 130-140! After the tasting, they chose their least favorite of the four and eliminated it.

Woodford’s master taster then created three blends; each blend comprised of two barrels. Our team blind-tasted the samples of these three blends and chose the favorite. The ultimate decision was meant-to-be as it happened to be the blend compromised of the two best-liked single barrels from the initial tasting of four. Thus, Ray’s Woodford Reserve Private Selection No. 1 Bourbon was born!

It was a dream come true for our team to create a custom bourbon and age it in a personalized Ray’s barrel! Each barrel matures at its own rate, so this is a truly unique whiskey unlike any other.

Purchase a bottle for home or gifting or enjoy a cocktail at Ray’s of this limited-time bourbon, available while supplies last!

*Please note that per Washington State law you must purchase food when you order bottles of liquor or cocktails to-go.

It’s Summer Patio Season at Ray’s Café!

It’s that time of year! Our upstairs Café deck is bathed in sunshine and offers gorgeous views of Shilshole Bay and the Olympic Mountains, plus colorful summer sunsets! Soak up some vitamin d while enjoying your favorite fresh seafood dishes, Ballard beers, and daily Happy Hour specials.

The Café is serving up Ray’s favorites like True Cod Fish & Chips, Ahi Poke, Dungeness Crab Cakes, Oysters on the Half Shell and more with summer specials like Wild Alaskan King Salmon with sweet corn pureeFarm Lettuce Salad with seasonal berries, Zucchini Feta Cakesand more. Sip chilled Washington wine, ice cold beer, or a Black Cherry Margarita while you take in the fresh air and spectacular views!

Daily Happy Hour from 4-6pm brings drink specials like Bad Jimmy’s Brewing ‘Bad Light’ Golden Ale, Negronis, Moscow Mules, Margaritas and more. Dishes include Caesar Salad, Crispy Calamari, Tuna Poke, Manila Clams, Penn Cove Mussels and more all at special Happy Hour pricing!

We’re now accepting walk-ins only for parties of five people or less and we kindly ask that you wear your mask at all times when not seated at your table eating and drinking. All of our tables on the deck and indoors are spaced 6ft apart and we are practicing social distancing in all areas of the restaurant. 

The Cafe is open seven days a week! Joins us Sunday-Thursday from 11:30am-9pm and Friday and Saturday from 11:30am-10pm. We’ll see you soon!