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| - I suggested to one of my best friends that she join me for lunch at Lucien. I had heard many great things about this restaurant and in particular, I heard that they had a great Summerlicious menu.
I got there before my friend so I was seated first. We were given a table in the back, so that was nice and cozy.
The beginning of our meal started well enough. The waiter who took our order was very enthusiastic and very nice.
Our order: Starters
Bread (extra $2)
Smoked chicken salad with organic greens, heirloom radish and buttermilk ranch dressing (local)---tasted like tuna not chicken. It was okay. Nothing special. I was warned that it would be spicy, but I did not think it was. But I like my food spicy.
Albacore tuna crudo with leeks, ponzu sauce and tapioca pearls--tasted like sashimi. I guess that is the point. I like sashimi, and so does my friend, so we both liked it.
Overall the appetizers were ok. Not great, but not bad. Meh.
Mains:
It took over 30 minutes for us to get our mains. Everyone around us was being served except for us. The waiter did keep apologizing, but it was not him that was actually serving us the food. Eventually he went and got our plates.
Hand rolled spinach fettucine with jumbo tiger shrimp, chili, fennel, white wine butter sauce and balsamic drizzle---loved the past and shrimps. There were a lot of little pieces of other vegetables throughout the pasta. Some fennel and something else. It did not need it. I also did not taste any chili, but again, I like my food spicy.
Pan roasted Perth County pork with confit of heirloom tomatoes and cilantro dressing (local)--it did not look that great to me, but my friend liked it. She specially liked how the vegetables were cooked.
Desserts:
Cherries jubilee, vanilla ice cream, cream soda (local)--bread was dry. Nothing special about it. A friend had told me that they had great vanilla ice cream, hence the reason I ordered this dessert. But I did not find anything special about the ice cream either.
House made almond milk tofu with fresh berries, lemon sorbet and mint (local)---my friend likes tofu so she enjoyed it. I thought it tasted too much like tofu. Mmm I guess that was the point?
Verdict: I went for lunch to Canoe the day before and I guess that experience really had a great influence on this one. The lunch at Canoe was $25 and the food was amazing, the service impeccable, and the ambiance relaxing. Here at Lucien, the lunch was $20 and even though it was a great deal, it did not feel like it to me. Definitely have no plans of returning.
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