lure restaurant & bar

we sat in the lounge to watch game 6 of round 1 (canucks of course) during our stay at the delta. the whole restaurant/lounge has a wonderfulviewof the harbour making it bright and open during the day and a greatviewof the nightlife in the evening. my husband had the wings during the first period and i had the mussels both amazing. apparently the best wings he's ever had, and some of the best mussels i've ever had. then i got brave and tried two fresh shucked oysters for the first time ever, and i may have become a convert! during the second period my husband had a roasted tomato, spinach, and feta risotto with grilled chicken. and i had the most amazing piece of sable fish- no piece of any fish- i have ever put in my mouth. it was lightly poached in olive oil and then quickly sautéed on both sides for some colour and seasoned with salt and pepper. if this wasn't delectable enough, the mashed potatoes had bits of salt cod that had been treated to a milk bath prior to inclusion. crisp asparagus rounded off the meal. during the third period we were too full to have dessert, but that's ok because even though the canucks outplayed the hawks, they were still beaten and taken to game 7.

we enjoyed the stunningviewof the inner harbour from our table in lure restaurant, while we studied the menu and 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

theviewfrom our corner window side table was breathtaking! the piano in the background a nice touch and the food was to die for. i have nothing bad say about this resturant.

business lunch. six of us went on a business lunch on a monday in may. the restaurant was empty, but the hostess told us it would take "ten minutes" to put together our table for six, if we wanted one by a window (we did). okay. when we were finally seated, it was a beautiful table, but the service remained slightly harried and inattentive (they must have been short staffed).

we all ordered the inevitable business lunch soda-water-with-lime, and five minutes later the waitress came back to say their soda machine was broken (postscript: they comped us several bottles of san pellegrino). no ice, and wine glasses for the pellegrino - still feeling a little odd.

on the plus side, the meals were served promptly and piping hot, and the food was excellent. i had a spinach, basil and asparagus risotto with a side of grilled prawns (risotto dishes here are always vegetarian - you choose your own meat), and it was modestly portioned, fresh and very good. my neighbours' seafood pasta looked huge, and delicious. same for the clubhouse and mixed green salad across the way from me.

i agree with previous posters who noted this restaurant has the best oceanviewin victoria - definitely true. it's probably best used as a brunch place, since there's a beautiful walk along the ocean right out the front door.

welcoming and attentive service. excellent food. spectacularviewof the harbour. various options for seating ambiance. good accessibility. contemporary and pleasing interior.

have been there a couple of times… not overly impressed, million-dollarviewbut the food so so atmosphere was so so , the waiters i feel could have dressed a little better for a restaurant of this caliber… when i rush back again ?… no i don't think so

went for the happy hour and were seated by the window and had an excellentviewof inner harbour.

we took advantage of the half price appetizers and ordered the mojito, caesar, yam and herb fries, lamb meatballs, fried chicken wings, artisan breads, edamame and bbq pork poutine.

overall, we enjoyed the ambiance, the staff/service was welcoming and the good value meal.

never been to this resurant looked great online! food was ok our waitress was non existent only when it was bill time. goodviewfood for drinks and maybe dessert.

expensive and underwhelming breakfast. lure has a greatviewand good service, but the breakfast is way overpriced.

i got a salmon eggs benedict for $17. the presentation was mediocre-- yellow hollandaise over a yellow english muffin with golden home fries. not even a smattering of parsley to add some contrast. the flavour was fine, but you can get a much better (and cheaper) salmon benny at so many other places in victoria.

not bad, but the food's definitely not worth the price.

great food with a lively new atmosphere.. having eaten at the lure before the renovations i can honestly say the place has changed, but in some great ways!

from the moment i came through the door i was impressed by the new lounge and bar area. a little more modern than before and the music was louder than i remember but it gave the place such a great ambiance. the service was great, servers very friendly and happy to accomodate any requests we had.

we had a flawlessviewof the harbour and city from our seat on the sunny new patio.

i had the calamari to start (fresh and crispy) and the burger for entree (incredibly tasty, on a pretzel bun, rival for bin 4 if you ask me!) tried the 'cocojito' cocktail (a twist on the original) which was refreshing and really well balanced. the kicker for this great experience? the food and drinks are easily as good as they were before but the prices have become much more reasonable. win win. i think i've found a new regular hangout!

fireworks!. we were excited to make reservations (online) to watch the canada day fireworks from the new lure patio. their stunning website, www.lurevictoria.com, confirmed our choice.

when we arrived, we were greeted by two harried staff at the hosting desk who practically said 'who are you & what do you want?' - then informed us we got the last table on the deck...which led me to wonder silently why a table hadn't been reserved as per our request.

luckily our server was equipped with more tact and a winning smile. she led us to a little table on the side deck, where ourviewof the fireworks was sure to be obstructed by the roof of the restaurant. she could appreciate this observation and promised to ask the manager about moving us to a more desirous location when a table for two became available.

i enjoyed a 9 oz glass of bacchus wine from alderlea (light & dry), while my husband slowly quaffed a pint of thirst quenching hoyne's dark matter.

we started off with a side of grilled artisan bread which comes with a small dish of humous & one of olive tapenade. it was tasty & artfully presented, but the humous (at least) had been sitting out so long it had developed a bit of a crust on the top edges.

i ordered the vegetarian option of the cast iron flatbread - which turned out to be a personal sized pizza - and requested the addition of asparagus and mushrooms, to which our helpful server and busy kitchen staff kindly obliged. yum.

my husband tried the fresh rotini pasta, and reported at the end of the meal that he was sufficiently suffoncified. :)

meanwhile, our fiesty little waitress had secured an amazing table for us on the front deck & thoughtfully scooted us over to our new seats prior to the main dishes arriving. we spent dinner watching the mingling crowd below - so many families with adorable little toddlers abound - and were famously positioned to experience the sonorous & sparkling array of fireworks close up.

as sure as blazes, as soon as the first burst of pyrotechnics lit up the sky and the twinkling lights cascaded down, people from inside crowded onto the deck to drink it all in. it was magic.

a very disappointing dinner menu.
wanted a decent dinner and got pub food with fries.
need a dinner menu!
niceview, slow service.

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 sunsetviewwas 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 desert menu -- 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!

aviewto 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-heavy menu looked 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 excellentviewfrom 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 theviewand 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-free menu twice. 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.