Restaurant:
Cafe Lurcat
Address:
1624 Harmon Pl
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Category:
American, French
Average:
$25-40/person
Review:
My friends and I tried out this lovely restaurant in Minnesapolis near Loring Park last weekend. The restaurant is facing the park with a gorgeous view. The setting of the restaurant is really clean, simple and semi-fancy. Part of the restaurant was based on a old brick house and they really showcased it by having a old brick tunnel between the the bar and the restaurant. Though kind of sketchy, the tunnel actually added a sense of history to the restaurant. Whether you like it or not is totally personal preference.
For appetizer, I ordered Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese and Sweet Onion Bavarois. I’m normally not a beet person and the sole reason I ordered this dish is that I misread beet as beef… However, this dish changed my idea a little about beets. Beets in this salad is roasted nicely and all the moisture was locked inside. The sweetness was nicely preserved and a hint of freshness also persists. While dish in general was set up in a clean fashion with no excess liquid to make it sloppy. Goat cheese has a great flavor but I did not like it with the veggies. However it matches really well with the freshly baked bread.
For entree, I ordered Hanger Steak with Roasted Onions Madeira and Garlic Confit, The serving was smaller than I expected, with only 6 slices of steak. The steak was a little bit overcooked in my opinion since I forgot to ask for a medium rare. It was cooked really well but the meat quality was not prime. I really like the sauce, which has black pepper and some soy flavor. The combined flavor was quite pleasing.
Finally, I chose Dark Chocolate Profiteroles with Salted Caramel Ice Cream and Spiced Candied Pecans as my desert. I really enjoyed the ice cream and the chocolate profiteroles. The chocolate profiterole was a little hard to cut above a soft ice cream but it was manageable. It is a good closing of a meal.
In general, this is a good restaurant with decent pricing. Food is well cooked but not with prime ingredients. The service was quite well. In the end, it is worth recommending for people who are looking for a casual/semi-formal place to enjoy a nice dinner in the twin cities area.
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