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(612) 486-5500
1624 Harmon Pl
Minneapolis,
MN
55403
44.9716
-93.2853
Neighborhoods: Loring Park, Central
Hours:
Monday To Thursday From 05:30 PM To 10:00 PM Friday To Saturday From 05:30 PM To 11:00 PM Sunday From 05:30 PM To 09:00 PM
Price:
$$$
Last updated 8.17.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Private Rooms, People Watching, Business Dining, Group Dining, Dine At The Bar, Notable Wine List, Bar Scene
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
At the bar
What People Are Saying About Cafe & Bar Lurcat
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
In Short – Views of Loring Park and the Walker from Cafe Lurcat's floor-to-ceiling windows are some of the Cities' finest. The D'Amico touch is New York chic: diners dressed in black and white accents (lampshades, linens and chair covers) throughout. Service is casual and efficient, but sometimes confused. It's all about artisanal ingredients and simple presentation. The melted Brie and smoked ham crepe is paired sweetly with cool, pulpy figs. Oven roasting sears moistness into miso-marinated sea bass while a lamb porterhouse is succulent and juicy.
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- Arrive early and savor an aperitif at Bar Lurcat next door. After dinner, stop back for a seat on a sofa and a nightcap.
- Save Time:
- For a table at prime times, reserve at least two weeks in advance.
- Where to Sit:
- Score a table outdoors overlooking the park and prime people-watching.
- What to Drink:
- The large, worldly wine list features 30 wines by the glass, and offers many 2-ounce tastes for experimenting.
- What to Order:
- Main dishes include sauteed, broiled and braised dishes, and can come with delicious sides of wild mushrooms and roasted cauliflower to share with the table. On cold nights the pot roast are a good bet. It comes to the table in a steaming bowl with a lid to keep it fresh and tender. And the thick and juicy bone-in-breast chicken goes great with a plate of asparagus ribbons with lemon and garlic.
06/04/11
What a Joke!!
by AustinSteve at Citysearch
Hate to rate a "1" but what a rude staff!!! I'll never return and don't even think about going here...there are too many places in town where the restaurant really cares and doesn't just want you money. F-
01/28/11
Great Ambiance!
by happyinmn at Citysearch
Loved this place when it used to Loring Cafe, so very happy to see the vibe has remained the same! The best part is the patio during the summer, great view and perfect atmosphere!
12/29/10
Great place for a large party
by Mogadishu at Citysearch
My boyfriend and I hosted a going away gathering here on a Sunday evening. We didn't notify anyone at Lurcat that we would be there, and about 30 people ended up showing up for drinks and appetizers. Our one waitress served us all and did so like it was the most natural thing to do. She kept track of everyone's individual orders and didn't make any mix-ups. We were so impressed! She was awesome, the food was awesome and so were the free flowing drinks.
If you want to host a large party, Lurcat is the place. Loungy, comfortable, spacious and you will be taken care of well.
03/15/10
For the level its trying for, this restaurant is average
by Bobak at Citysearch
I've been a foodie in the Twin Cities for years now, and I opted to give Cafe Lurcat another try (I've visited several times over the years). I honestly don't get it, this restaurant (by the D'Amico company) tries to be an upscale restaurant, but it isn't particularly good at anything.
The food is above average for a restaurant of this type (as an experienced local, there are much better in Minneapolis, but you can look them up).
The service was lackluster. I've been to various Michelin starred restaurants elsewhere, and you can tell when you have a server that (1) knows the menu well, (2) cares about your experience, and (3) orchestrates the meal well. Our server only showed competence in (1), the other two categories were markedly inferior. Now, perhaps it wouldn't be fair to compare to the best restaurants in the world, but I've seen servers at various restaurants in the Twin Cities that also score well in all three categories. The best word for our server (and her associated help) was plastic: The attitude towards our well-dressed group of professionals was "Would you just order now?" and there was very, very little follow up (and she kept forgetting things). Just unacceptable for a restaurant at this level.
The real kicker is their valet, who crashed my car. Yes, you're reading right --that's thousands in damage. I then got hassled by the parking manager who tried to con me into using a different estimate than my own after I did what he asked and got me one. Thank god I know my rights. Normally I wouldn't fault the restaurant too much for this ruining experience, but that changed when the restaurant called me a week later assuming things had been resolved --which it hadn't yet. That's what we call poor homework and a restaurant that is trying to connect the dots without any genuine thought.
With the closure of D'Amico Cucina and the so-so brunch they have at their hotel restaurant (D'Amico Kitchen), I thought Cafe Lurcat would the D'Amico companies' jewel. I was wrong. Go elsewhere --there are plenty of good options if you look around on this site or elsewhere.
- Pros: Atmosphere
- Cons: Service doesn't match caliber
04/20/09
Ouch, that hurt. Bad!
Contributor at Citysearch
Overpriced, shmoozy, nothing special. Service was mediocre, food choices Very limited and nothing for vegetarians. I had an issue with my meal and the manager came over, after schmoozing some more-important-then us kind of people, and I'm pretty sure she gave me attitude. Ouch that hurt. I will never return nor will any of my friends,family, or anyone I can possibly stop from making this awful mistake. Ouch that hurt my wallet, stomach and possibly this restra
hat hurt.
