lure restaurant & bar

we enjoyed the stunning view of the inner harbour from our table in lure restaurant, while we studied themenuand decided on our drinks. i chose a glass of gewürtztraminer from thornhaven winery in summerhill, british columbia while my companion drank a citrus chamomile tea from mighty leaf teas. tags delta victoria dining review lure victoria restaurant review read more

first time dining at lure - and to top it off, we had a nice summery day at their patio. staff were friendly and service was good. i wasn't too impressed with the brunch/lunchmenuoptions though. they could've added more to the frittata (aka a side of hash browns? it was looking a bit stingy for the money they're asking for). items ordered were: albacore tuna, crab cakes, frittata, florentine benedict, and fish n chips.

salty. the room disappoints, and terrible chairs at the bar and tables. way to much finishing salt put on everything.


-----25 jun, 2014-----

is this a pub?. themenuwas a huge disappointment, looked more like a pub then a hip new seafood spot. server was confused aboutmenuitems.

i've been reading some posts where people disliked it...i've been about 6 times since the new concept and i don't have a bad thing to say except that it's super busy and sometimes i can't sit outside. lol it's quite the 360 turn about and i love it! now it's more inviting, fun and the food is shareable. who doesn't love to share? good loud music but not intrusive. i've tried almost the wholemenuand i'm very happy with each item. the price point too is acceptable. i mean look where you are and the view! the view...really go see for yourself!
super happy customer! next to try is the pickle pub run so i can stop in lure on the way. cheers!


-----19 may, 2014-----

the new lure is sexy, deliciously fun, the happening best patios and great service! thank you! go try it yourself!

casual, fresh localmenu& best views in victoria. love the new lure!! fantastic fresh new menu, focused on local ingredients, plenty of options and fairly priced menu. everyone can enjoy the amazing views of the inner harbour from inside or outside on the fabulous and funky new patio. in the evening they have outdoor heaters, fireplace and they even give you a cozy blanket to keep you warm under the stars as you enjoy the best views of victoria. will definitely be back again!! oh i almost forgot - they also have free parking anytime so you can relax and enjoy without thinking about parking. afterwards we enjoyed a nice walk along the harbour which was just perfect. if you have not tried the new lure - what are you waiting for? check it out!!

another wonderful experience. this is our second dinner visit to lure. sometimes a new discovery is never the same the next time around. but lure has not disappointed us. everything from the nice complimentary underground parking to friendly delta hotel lobby staff, to the great welcome at the restaurant ..right through to the wait-staff was exemplary. the wait-staff was always in the background but not in our faces. the corner table with a sunset view was wonderful: so much to see and occupy our time. now the food. in one word, excellent. this time around we had the chef's recommendation: a beautiful cut of tenderloin steak, sumptuous halibut cheeks, and their signature (bacon) risotto (however, they could have left off the swiss chard). otherwise, lots to eat on the plate and no rush in getting through it -- mmm, just melted in our mouths! a half-litre of baccus complimented the main plate to a 't'. we finished off the delight with a choice from their desertmenu-- again, anything there is 'to die for'.

yes, all in all such a great experience; one which we will most likely repeat even without being a "special occasion".
this restaurant may just become our "special occasion" all on its own.

bravo!

new menu.... bad food. we've been to well over 100 restaurants in the victoria area, and i can warn you that this one is not at the top of their game. they just changedmenuitems and we waited over one and one half hours to be served. the halibut was tasty, but appetizer sized. stay away from the rack of lamb if you like lamb. it was so badly overcooked that the steak knife wouldn't, or couldn't cut the meat at all.

other patrons were complaining bitterly about the slowness of the kitchen. this so called high quality establishment is more like a low class joint that wants to sell liquor not well prepared food. the only saving grace was the service provided by a very professional wait person named trisha who tired her best to make up for the clear deficiencies in the kitchen.

one can only ask....where was the chef?

save your money, don't bite the lure. dreadful experience for me... wasn't sat where i wanted to because the table was 'reserved'; i was in the restaurant for over an hour and no one sat there, more meat on themenuthan fish;screaming whining kids all over the place, very slow delivery on the main course that was so small it was gone in 3 minutes....thank god there were some potatoes on the plate, albeit very small and very few ones.
some vegetables floating in black muck that was probably something to do with truffle that was just disgusting and completely unappetizing, the piece of fish was minuscule...and all through dinner getting hear kids whine and bawl... i would have enjoyed macdonald's fish sandwich more...

great food, meh prices.... ate here last year when visiting some friends and i was immediately impressed with themenuand service from the moment we walked in the door. the crab was fresh and i assume caught locally, along with the fish. presentation was very colorful and thoughtful, but for the price, we all left just a little bit hungry. perhaps we're too used to unhealthy portions of food, but i like to think that at that price i could bring a little home for a midnight snack. may return if it's a special occasion.

a view to dine for. we didn't eat at lure the night we stayed at the delta ocean pointe hotel -- so many restaurants to try, so little time! -- but the innovative seafood-heavymenulooked great. (and pricey) breakfast the next morning (included in our room fee package) was good, real canadian, lotsa sausage, bacon (and not back bacon) for me and salmon in my wife's frittata. but it's hard to screw up breakfast unless you're really trying. our cappucinos were not as good as australian coffees always are, but very few outside oz or italia ever reach that standard.

what merits a mention is the excellent view from lure's picture windows. they have a great east- and southern-facing aspect over victoria's inner harbour. you can watch the passenger ferries cruising to and from washington state, seaplanes taxiing in to their landing, b.c.'s parliament house, kayakers and sculling teams paddling by... if i was a tourist from someplace far away (instead of just a visitor from the other side of the georgia strait) i would totally want to book a table by the plate glass just to drink in the scenery. that's as intoxicating as half a bottle of wine!

a pleasant father's day meal. table for 4 in the window - you can't beat the view and how much it impressed our parents. for that alone i would return to lure. service was a definite highlight other than having to ask for a gluten-freemenutwice. our server went far out of her way to ensure we were happy. dinners were a bit old-school w/baby veg and styling. sauces were hit and miss... well, maybe mostly miss. my steak had a very sweet vanilla sauce which i avoided but my partner gobbled. mother-in-law's chicken was on a bed of a couple of vegetable sauces (?) - the fennel was nice but there was a cold (as in salad-cold) cubed white bit which was a complete mystery to all of us and not particularly enjoyable, father-in-law's halibut (perfectly cooked) had a grey sauce which someone identified as mushroom reduction but the colour alone was off-putting. our steaks were a tad over-cooked for both medium-rare and medium, but they were very tasty and tender. steaks came with delicious potato croquet-of-sorts wrapped in bacon which was the highlight for me. coffee was great. we all declined dessert so they provided us with a nibble of chocolate, strawberries and a little taste of mousse - how thoughtful! (because you know we all wanted dessert anyway). we really enjoyed the night and would return regardless of the low-points. would be nice if they updated things a bit though.

upon being seated i was actually given a dining option, i could either order from the a la cartemenuor have the chef put together a tasting menu. what!? really!? you do tasting menus!? yes please!

the wine, cocktails and foodmenuwere not dull or pretentious and i was pleased. the food was better than i expected and the view was incredible.

spectacular view, so-so food and service. gorgeous setting! disappointing restaurant though. halibut was overcooked and over sauced. service was aloof, as though they only get one-time tourist visitors. service just mechanical and too sterile. themenureads well, but the execution is lacking, as though the youngsters are cranking out the food but no one is doing quality control....sort of felt like the place has no soul when the food just misses the mark.

overly-composed, fussy presentations give this place a dated feel....like it's so 10 years ago.

that's it???. we were impressed by the efficient reservation, the fact that we were given a window-side table as requested, and the phenomenal server, who was personable and exceedingly knowledgeable about everything on themenuincluding the wine. two things were less than stellar though: the entrees that were delivered while we were still having our cocktails (even surprised our main server who commented how fast they had come out and ran off to get our wine) and like another reviewer mentioned, the size of the entrees. my wife's halibut was small but reasonable, but my sablefish was just a couple of inches square and was only about 5 bites... even my wife was shocked when it was served. we are not big eaters but had a second bread basket with the entrees and separate desserts because we were worried they would be too small to share like normal. (they weren't, my flourless choco cake was almost larger than my entree.) overall, the service was excellent, the food was good, but the portions were a big disappointment.