Cafe Luluc
(718) 625-3815
214 Smith St
Brooklyn,
NY
11201
40.6845
-73.9921
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
What People Are Saying About Cafe Luluc
The Editor
Kara Zuaro
Citysearch
The Scene
It's as close to Paris as the F train will take you. Smiling waiters greet regular patrons with kisses on both cheeks; French pop fills the air and rich aromas from the kitchen meet you at the door. Reasonable prices keep a stream of customers waiting in line outside. The authentic bistro fare lures them back for more.
The Food
Luluc's affordable, French-inspired menu offers something different during each meal. Pancakes, crisp on the outside with a sweet, melt-in-your mouth center, rival any breakfast special on Smith Street. The tangy, grilled tiger shrimp salad, with asparagus, white beans and a lemon vinaigrette, makes a great lunch. Dinner highlights include succulent salmon fillet, drenched in roasted tomato shallot sauce and grilled hangar steak with light fries and caramelized onions. Save room for the piece de resistance, a subtly sweet, berry-topped creme brulee.
User Reviews
crazylegs08
July 28, 2008
This probably comes and no surprise--LuLuc's has the BEST PANCAKES (excuse my enthusiasm) I've and the people who surround me, have ever had. Hands down. The prices are good (and will hopefully stay that way)...but honestly, if you do go, the eggs benedict with bacon are dandy but the pancakes are amazing Good eats!
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shutupandeat
July 20, 2008
My fiancee & I are hard-core gourmands & typically prefer our own cooking to what we're served in run of the mill spots. [We only eat at chains when dragged there against our will (we are, after all, New Yorkers).] So we enter every new restaurant with a "prove yourself" attitude. Drifted in for dinner last night. As we entered, the manager apologized that his A/C was broken & offered a seat in the back patio. We decided to take a table in the front of the restaurant instead since the breeze was delightful coming in from the fully open front doors. We each ordered an app, entree & dessert & were equally ecstatic about the meal. The curry soy sauce with the calamari was incredible & the yellow tomato gazpacho a treat, but the entrees were even better. I got the seared striped bass with avocado, mango deliciousness from the regular menu & was blown away by the subtlety of the flavors. Truly sublime. My fiancee got the red snapper special with portobellos & couscous, which was equally stellar. Wherever we go, usually one of us hits a high note & the other an "eh" note, but we both agreed we could trade dishes & enjoy them just as much as our own. For dessert, mint gelato for him & molten chocolate cake a la mode for me. He loved his gelato, though it was like gum for dessert to me -- why bother? The first few bites of the chocolate cake were all I should've had, but it was so damn good, it disappeared. Cest la vie -- today's workout made it totally worth it. The service was wonderfully attentive all the way until it was time to get the check. We'd drunk 2 of the 3 carafes of water they'd brought us & lingered for a good amount of time after our dessert plates were cleared. We both thought we'd signaled for the check at least 3 times before it finally arrived several minutes later ($70 for 2 non-drinkers). I can't complain though -- that made it feel even more like being in Paris. They're not rude. They're French.
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jasminespringer
July 02, 2008
My friend got the Tortellini, and right away noticed that there was something strange about his meal, I thought they were potato skins, then saw the wwwww shape between two pieces of cardboard. We got the manager over and explained that that was not part of the meal and he said, "ohh?" and walked away with the plate still in front of him and out of site for almost 10 minutes. Finally our waiter came over and said, "I understand that there was something wrong with your dish" and smiled? I thought he was joking so asked him to repeat, he then said "I talked to the manager and we will remove it from the bill, anything else" this whole time not one I'm sorry was ever uttered. He finally brought the bill and I asked for exact change, I've never NOT left a tip ever in my life. I was baffled by the lack of response and shear non chalant attitude of all the staff, by the way the manager never, never came back to our table. I've gotten a better reaction and apology when Starbucks gave me the wrong drink, (not 2 pieces of cardboard 1x2 in my friends plate from obviously frozen tortellini) maybe the staff at Luluk needs to spend a week with a barrista at starbucks or a cashier at mcdonalds.
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Know Before You Go:
Get there early -- once the outside tables and dining room fills, these francophiles tend to linger for hours.
