La Luna Restaurant Downtown

La Luna used to be a few blocks east of its present location and was a popular bar and entertainment spot for local bands and also had a Lebanese restaurant on the opposite side of the room.  I enjoyed eating there during the day and spent time in the evenings enjoying the local musical colour along with other fellow enthusiasts.That was quite a few years ago and now La

Luna has moved westward on the street to the corner of Queen and King Street West.  It still has a bar, music and a much larger dining area.  The dining room is large and comfortable, with carpeting, banquettes and some free-standing tables and chairs.  The restaurant is clean and its decor understated – stuccoed walls and the occasional Middle Eastern/Grecian (dare I say both in the same breath?) sculpture and potted plant. Service is friendly, skilled and reasonably prompt and best of all, the food is delicious.  I almost always go at lunch and I invariably order the lunch platter, a hearty,delicious and most economical selection.  Amongst other items, the platter includes baba ganoujh, humuus, tabbouleh and pita bread plus other items I’ve forgotten.  I really should extend myself beyond this selection but it’s so darn good! 

There is another La Luna on the Mountain which I have tried once.  I didn’t enjoy the food as much there as downtown but that could be my  personal taste buds – other diners love it.  Leslie Pesley, another Menuism reviewer covers it on this site.  Try both locations and see what YOU think….