Intimate, farm-to-fork French bistro with an ever-changing menu & a bar with specialty cocktails. Based on 149 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$$
Address:
1293 Washington St, West Newton, MA 02465
Phone: (617) 244-9199
Website: http://www.lumiererestaurant.com/
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Varun Mitra
This place came highly recommended and we decided to give it a try. We got there rather early at around 5:30 pm and we had the whole place to ourselves. The decor is breathtaking. Minimalistic but yet very elegant. The wait staff is incredibly attentive and always eager to help and make suggestions. The food however, is a different story. And given the good things I have heard about this place, I am willing to place the blame on my palette. That being said the food wasn’t anyway close to what we expected it to be. Salad wasn’t flavourful. We tried chicken and beef and both of the dishes weren’t exactly bursting with flavour. Chicken was downright bland and beef was cooked with a rather overpowering sauce.
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Jessica Silverman
Delicious, worth the price (most entrees are around $35, small plates around $15), and surprisingly unfussy for a nice night out. Our cocktails were a real highlight. Pictured is the whole roasted fish and the pork milanese. The tartare was different than I’ve experienced (closer to a pate than a fine dice) but very delicious. The waitstaff are friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive.
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E. K.
A nice place for a romantic dinner. Very quite place with great service. Please, do know the portions are rather small … Highly recommend
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Vince Cheney
Lumiere is exactly the caliber of restaurant you would want to find in Newton. It’s upscale but charming and casual. It is pricey, but I don’t think it’s ever misrepresenting itself either. It is the most refined and low key fine dining experience you could ask for.
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W. Pierre
I love this restaurant!! My wife and I can not rave enough about everything and everyone we’ve encountered here. We came back for an anniversary dinner and mentioned it to the hostess who greeted us. She smiled and perked upwhich got my wife Super giddy. She and my wife chatted fort a little bit and after seating us and getting our water and bread we were treated to some champagne from the chef.
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Umair Ishaq Khan
What an excellent dining experience! Everything tasted like nothing I’ve tasted before. Yes, even the roasted chicken tasted so unique! My sincere complements to the chef. The reception and wait staff were also extremely friendly. Kostas seemed to be one of the most expert servers I’ve ever encountered. No complaints whatsoever!
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Abhishek Chatterjee
I have dined at this place multiple times, mostly work related dinners, and it has been a great experience each time. The menu is relatively short but each dish is great. Add to that a great selection of various drinks and very nice servers. No wonder it has been one of our regular go to place.
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Rebecca Stahl
Food was good. Whole place suffered from an identity crisis. Bistro food, but room had a quiet fine dining atmosphere. But no tablecloths.
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Liam Patrick
Been going here since 2007. Changed owners some years ago but always great food and service. Wonderful menu and sustainably sourced ingredients. Nice wine list. Have even gone here solo on a quiet night.
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Elizabeth McLean
I was looking forward to trying this restaurant after all the positive reviews. The interior was sweet and the staff were good. However, or food was very expensive and not well prepared. We had a breaded duck sausage that tasted like an egg roll. The pork was overcooked and chewy. The steak was fine but rather salty. Pretty disappointed.
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