The last day of Restaurant Week two friends and I made the best last-minute decision possible. We found a restaurant near us that we could go have lunch at for the fixed price of $25. Lure was the place that truly lured us in. This classy restaurant on the corner of Mercer and Prince st. is underground and decorated to look like the inside of a boat. So clever!
The menu for restaurant week had so many delicious options, including kabocha squash soup (which I ordered), oysters on the half shell, and salmon tartar as appetizers. For the main course, I picked the roasted Atlantic salmon with apple purée and mushrooms, but other options were honey-glazed cod and a sushi combo. And let's not forget the dessert! Before I tell you the piece of heaven that I ordered, I want to show you some pictures. When I go to a restaurant I like, I go crazy with pictures!
This is the entrance of the restaurant, which looks like you are entering the subway station, except you're not! You're actually entering into another realm of deliciousness.
And this is a window on the inside; just like a boat! It was snowing/hailing/raining/disgustingness on the day we went so we ordered a nice coffee with our desserts and that was just lovely.
Brace yourself for the next pictures because they are quite amazing...
This was Mia's appetizer, fresh shucked oysters. Mmmmmm
This was my kabocha squash soup. I had a cold and this soup was just what I needed. Good thing I don't lose my sense of taste when I have cold.
Christina ordered the Salmon Tartare. Yeah, she's pretty classy.
This was my main course, the roasted Atlantic
salmo with mushrooms and apple purée.
Now are you ready to see what I ordered for dessert? I don't think you are.
For dessert I ordered the Apple walnut crumble...
I swear, this is food porn.
And this was Christina and Mia's dessert...warm chocolate cake with salted caramel ice cream and candied popcorn. I honestly don't know which one looks better. Food is so beautiful.
The entire meal was absolutely amazinggg. I have such a sweet tooth (nooo, really?) that I looked forward to dessert during the appetizer and entree. This is why the dessert menu should be hidden from me until after I finish my main course because if not, I just get distracted. The apple walnut crumble was seriously a gift from heaven. My goodness it was just perfection. I was in such an apple mood (could you tell? with the apple in the soup and puree in the salmon) that day and it truly satisfied all my cravings. Now that is hard to accomplish. Actually no it's not, I'm not picky at all, it's a problem, but that's a different story. If you want fresh seafood, delectable dishes and, not to mention, mouth-watering desserts, Lure is where it's at. It is not one of my cheap finds, but it is MOST DEFINITELY worth to splurge on a little. A meal at Lure meets the value it costs and surpasses it because it is honestly incredible. So treat yourself to an unforgettable meal. Or just have your boyfriend/hubby take you ;) 142 Mercer St.
P.S: I took all the pictures in this blog, but this is Lure's tumblr if you want to see the menu and more pictures: http://lurefishbar.tumblr.com/
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