fantastic food, warm, welcoming staff. i have been visiting camarillo, ca for three of the last seven weeks on business. on my first of these many evenings i was fortunate enough to find lure fish house on urbanspoon. i am a seafood lover, and saw the great reviews and thought that it had to be tried.
i could not have been happier with my choice. in fact, i continued to eat there every night of each of my stays. i have learned the hard way from being a road warrior what can happen when you choose to explore after finding a restaurant that meets all of your expectations.
certainly you have to like seafood to eat at lure. in fact there is no chicken, or pork on the menu and the only two non-seafood entrees are steaks (did not try either).
i can vouch for the following:
oysters, oysters, oysters. extremely fresh, shucked by skilled folks behind the oyster bar (i encourage small parties to take in the action at the kitchenside oyster bar), and very tasty.
ahi martinie ceviche - wonderful, and almost a meal in itself (it's an app).
tried three of the fresh grilled fish: salmon, swordfish, sea bass, all of excellent calibre.
seared ahi tuna entree. omg - wonderful. for my last meal this evening i enjoyed the seafood louiesalad(with shrimp and crab meat), and added the ahi tuna add-on for salad. huge portion, with wonderfully tasting fish. a+ forsaladlovers who want the ahi!.
finally the staff are ultimately what make the dining experience one to savor. lots of restaurants can serve good, and even excellent food, but lure made me feel welcome from the first moment that i walked in. such personable staff, eager to help in anyway.
five stars all the way.
if you haven't been - what are you waiting for?
sadly, i'm back to canada and won't return to the area for a year or so. i take with me many fond memories of my meals and the friends that i have made at lure.