If you are wondering what Lebanese/Mediterranean food is like, save yourself the plane ticket and eat at Le Mirage on June Street. If you don’t like the food here, you may as well write off all Lebanese/Mediterranean food for the rest of your life because this is as good as it gets. It is family owned and managed so you will feel every bit of that family style of cooking that has undoubtedly been passed down through generations.
Everything on the menu looked good, and I was having a difficult time trying to decide on what to order. I changed my mind about two or three times before our extremely attentive and friendly waitress came over and helped me decide. She told us that she had tried everything on the menu herself and loved it all, but that one of the biggest sellers was the Eggplant Lasagna. Sold. Now you think since we went during restaurant week I would have had taken that awesome deal, but the prices on everything at Le Mirage were so good it was hard to not to go straight from the menu to try something different.
My meal came with complimentary side garden salad that had the oil/lemon and mint dressing that was refreshing. Kudos to them for this because not many places do the complimentary side salad with your meal anymore and I miss that! My homemade eggplant Lasagna came and I was not disappointed. Layers of fresh eggplant and the perfect amount of ricotta and mozzarella cheese were between each layer and topped with a tomato marinara sauce that obviously had been simmering to perfection for hours. It was delicate I could have eaten it with a spoon (which I did towards the end to scoop up that marinara!). Simple, clean, and delicious; I cannot sing the praises of this restaurant loudly enough. I will definitely be heading back there soon to try some of the other dishes they had to offer. The atmosphere was charming and warm and the food was beautifully presented and delicious. The portions were generous. All in all a very relaxed and yummy fine dining experience. -SB
