Mother's Day is still three weeks away, but Michelle Obama didn't need an excuse to treat her mom on Saturday. Enjoying a perfect spring day in New York City, the First Lady and 'Grandmother-in-chief', Marian Robinson, had a mother-daughter bonding lunch in Greenwich Village. The two sat down for a meal at Lupa, a small Italian eatery on Thompson Street and were looked after by owner and restaurant mogul Mario Batali. Batali was heard telling the photographers waiting out of the trattoria that the pair had the 'Chef's Roman Tasting Menu'. Girls day out: Michelle Obama is seen leaving in an SUV with her mother, Marian Robinson, after they dined  at Lupa restaurant on Thompson Street in  New York's Greenwich Village on Saturday . Fine dining: The two enjoyed a sumptuous five-course Italian lunch at the restaurant, before getting into a waiting SUV . Happy Mother's Day!: Marian Robinson, 76, smiles as she leaves Italian restaurant Lupa in New York City on Saturday with her daughter, Michelle Obama . On guard: White House security agents wait outside the eatery on Thompson for the First Lady and her mom to finish their lunch . Crowd control: Residents in the building above the restaurant scramble onto their fire escapes to try and grab a sight of Michelle Obama and her mom, Marian Robertson, on Saturday . Batali was heard describing Michelle as 'a happy woman'. The menu, priced at $65 per person, plus $49 with wine pairings, is a five-course set meal. It starts with a salad - Puntarelle Alla Romana - and then two pastas - Rigatoni Alla Gricia and Strozzapreti with Sugo Finto. Next comes Coda Alla Vaccinara, a rich Roman oxtail stew. The two then enjoyed a cheese platter, before Tartufo, an Italian ice cream dessert. Outside the eatery a group of bodyguards stood on the sidewalk waiting for the two. As word spread that the First Lady and her mom were dining inside, resident's in the building above the restaurant emerged on their fire escapes, keen to get a look. His work here is done: Mario Batali, owner of Lupa, jumps on his scooter after serving the two women. He was heard describing Michelle to photographers as 'a lovely woman' Lunch: Lupa is a tiny Italian eatery on Thompson Street in New York's Greenwich Village. It opened in 1999 . The scene kept the bodyguards busy. After lunch the two were escorted into a waiting SUV. With official duties over, Batali was also seen leaving his restaurant, pulling out onto the street on his moped. Batali and his business partner, Joe Bastianich, have created a culinary empire together. They own 10 restaurants in New York, four in Las Vegas, two in Los Angeles and two in both Hong Kong and Singapore. Close: First lady Michelle Obama (L) applauds with her mother Marian Robinson (R) during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina . Mrs Robinson, who lives in the White House with the First Family, is known as 'Mrs R' around Washington D.C. She is said to get about town relatively anonymously, according to The Washington Post, and keeps an active social. The 76-year-old moved from her home in Chicago when Barrack Obama was inaugurated in 2009.
The mother-daughter duo dined at Lupa in the Greenwich Village Saturday .
The enjoyed a five-course Italian lunch of pasta, salad, meat and cheese by the restaurant's owner, Mario Batali .
Michelle was in New York this week launching an interactive online map to encourage people to join their local 'Let's Move' program .
Mother's Day is May 10 .