New Cafe Summer Menu!

New Cafe Summer Menu!

It’s Summer at Ray’s Cafe and our new menu is filled with fresh PNW seafood, local ingredients and the best seasonal produce available! Enjoy lunch, happy hour and dinner at Ray’s upstairs Cafe daily starting at 11:30am, and see why Ray’s has the best waterfront dining in Seattle! Walk-ins welcome. See you soon!

Oysters on the Half Shell rotating selection with red wine mignonette

Alaskan Tanner Crab Cajun Boil red potatoes, corn on the cob, Cajun butter sauce

Warm Brie honey drizzle, bourbon blueberry compote, Marcona almonds, rosemary croccantini

Charred Corn & Dungeness Crab Salad shredded romaine, lime aïoli, cherry tomatoes, onion, avocado, cotija cheese, jalapeño, cilantro, lime

Smoked Scallop & Bay Shrimp Salad chilled smoked scallops and bay shrimp, mixed greens, shaved fennel, avocado, grapefruit, Marcona almonds, citrus vinaigrette

Fresh Wild Alaskan Halibut garlic whipped potatoes, sautéed green beans, roasted grape & fennel salad, Banyuls gastrique 

Steamed Alaskan Tanner Crab WA asparagus, fried Yukon Gold potatoes, butter sauce, lemon

Seared Dungeness Crab Cakes cucumber-peach salsa, basil-lime aïoli, blistered mini sweet peppers, basil

Pan Seared Sea Scallops coconut milk-green curry sauce, jasmine rice, fresh mango-cabbage slaw, crispy shallots, Thai basil, lime

Spring Pea Cacio e Pepe bucatini, pancetta, green peas, snap peas, cacio e pepe butter, breadcrumbs, herbs

Roasted Zucchini and Yellow Squash sautéed quinoa, mushrooms, spinach, roasted red bell pepper sauce

Grilled Double R Ranch Bavette Steak roasted baby carrots, toasted walnuts, bleu cheese crumbles, Banyuls gastrique

New Summer Menus!

All the fresh summer flavors are here! Our new Boathouse and Cafe menus are filled with sustainable local seafood and seasonal ingredients. Here’s a peek, come try them all this summer!

Cafe
Charred Corn & Crab Salad shredded romaine, lime aioli, cherry tomatoes, avocado, cotija cheese, jalapeno, cilantro
Warm Brie strawberry-balsamic, fresh strawberries, basil, toasted hazelnuts, rosemary croccantini
Tanner Crab Cluster fried Yukon gold potatoes, asparagus, butter sauce, lemon
Seafood Tom Kha PNW salmon and whitefish, clams mussels, prawns, seasoned coconut milk broth, jasmine rice, red bell pepper, basil, scallion
Creamy Lemon Ricotta Rotini seared zucchini, asparagus, herbs, breadcrumbs
Roasted Summer Squash quinoa tabbouleh, lemon-tahini dressing, watermelon radish, fresh herbs

Boathouse
Fried Oysters sweet peppers, pickled shallots, frisée, Calabrian chili aioli, scallion oil
Seared Octopus yogurt, smashed cucumber salad, pickled red onion, radish, mint, dill oil
Penn Cove Manila Clams Tom Kha, pickled serrano peppers, chili oil, chorizo, basil, baguette
Applewood Grilled Sake Kasu brown rice, gai lan, miso glaze, pickled ginger anddaikon
Dungeness Crab Cakes fried green tomatoes, corn salad, cherry tomatoes, cotija, lime, scallions, garlic aioli

Ray’s Cafe: Located upstairs is open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-9pm, Friday & Saturday 11:30am-10pm. Walk ins only for indoor and outdoor dining.

Ray’s Boathouse: Located on our first floor is open Monday-Friday 5-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 4:30-9pm. Reservations accepted and encouraged for indoor dining, deck is seated on a first come basis.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Ray’s May 10!

Celebrate your Mother and the Mother figures in your life on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Seattle’s best waterfront restaurant! Our first floor Boathouse will serve some of our best-selling appetizers, salads and entrées along with Mother’s Day inspired a la carte breakfast and brunch specials. And our upstairs Cafe will offer a grand holiday brunch buffet. RESERVATIONS We can accommodate parties of 8 people or …

Lunch Has a Fresh New Look at Ray’s Cafe

Patio season has arrived in Seattle, and there’s no better place to soak it all in than Ray’s Cafe on the Ballard waterfront. Just in time for sunnier days and waterfront lunches, we’re excited to introduce a refreshed lunch program that brings new energy—and plenty of flavor—to your midday plans. Our 2nd floor Cafe now …

6049 Seaview Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107-2690

BOOK A TABLE  AT RAY’S BOATHOUSE

Ray’s Boathouse elevates local, sustainable seafood with global flavors and Northwest inspiration nightly.

BOOK A TABLE  AT RAY’S CAFE

Classic seafood dishes with seasonal preparations in our upstairs Café overlooking Puget Sound.

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