Lumiere Restaurant

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. We were really looking forward to this place but we probably won't go back there.

A nice place for a romantic dinner. Very quite place with great service. Please, do know the portions are rather small ... Highly recommend

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.

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. The food is extremely good. It was a joy to eat everything brought to us. My fiance and I split an appetizer and then each ordered an entree. I had scallops served on a bed of brussel sprouts and bacon with some sort of maple glaze, with creamy butternut squash puree around the edges. It was delicious. My fiance had the salmon and I tried a bit, and while salmon isn't really my thing, I could tell it was excellent. For dessert, we split a panna cotta, with almonds and a prune compote. It was, as you might expect, also delicious. Nothing here was too heavy on the stomach and I could tell the chef knew how to compose a dish with several complex flavor profiles in mind. Service was top notch and very respectful, as well. Wait staff was incredibly professional. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone that enjoys and can afford fine dining. It's well worth it.

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. The starters, meal and desserts for the night were phenomenal. Every part of the night was superb. I made the reservations but the people and the food at Lumiere made the night for my wife and I. Will be coming back every year for sure.

A West Newton staple. Great food and great service. The prices are extremely reasonable for food that is consistently good.

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.

Everything was perfect until there were 2 tables left. It was an elegant, quite atmosphere. The food was delicious and our waitress was extremely polite and helpful. I would have stayed and enjoy one more glass of wine if the rest of the waitresses did not turn the place into a playground. They were loud and careless about their surroundings. The place was quieter when there were 10 tables with customers.