Lumiere Restaurant Cheltenham

Fantastic food, fantastic service. If I'm ever in Cheltenham again, I will be going again. Fine dining with great wine pairing. Thankyou

Lovely spot! Had a fantastic meal at Lumière in Cheltenham-delicious tasting menu with fresh, local flavours. The atmosphere was cozy yet refined, and the price, while not insignificant, felt entirely justified for such a splendid experience. Would definitely go back in a heartbeat.

Lumiere was to be the highlight at the end of our trip to the Cotswold last month. Sadly this place disappointed on so many levels. As a regular to fine dining establishments, and the great reviews, we had very high expectations in a town known for great food. I will start at when we entered, first to arrive for the evening. We were shown to a table in the corner, furtherest away from the kitchen. Not the best table in the restaurant. When we asked if they had a better table, they said no. Well that’s not true, as we could over hear other guest getting a choice. The restaurant has no atmosphere, feels cold and lacks any ambience. 1/10 Thou the service was above average for a one star, it felt very robotic, with staff just providing a rehearsed script when explaining the dish. 5/10 As for the sommelier, he lack passion when attempting to explain the pairing to the dish. No attempt was given to explain why it was paired. Don’t get me wrong, the pairings were spot on, but a little more energy and explanation for it paring goes a long way. 2/10 Now for the food. The canapés on the whole weee good but nothing special. The Taramasalata, lemon and red pepper was beautiful to look at but bland and tasteless. The Measowlqnd Smoked Eel was amazing and is regarded as one of the chefs specially. We agree The Line Caught Cornish Day Boat Bass was another hit. The Bishops canning pork belly was a complete flop for us. The sweetcorn completely over powered the dish and pork belly was nothing to rave about. The Tequila Slammer cleanser was a hit, 10/10 for the theatrics and did what it was suppose to do. Bravo Overall, we rate the dishes 6/7 but the whole experience lacked what we expect from a one star.

I went with my family for my birthday and had a great time. It’s a small, understated restaurant from the outside, with the only clue that you are about to enter the best fine dining restaurant in Cheltenham being the famous red plaque and white star sitting pride of place next to the sample menu. We had the 6 course menu which was full of dishes packed with exquisite flavours, all served with brilliant, friendly staff. The menus are on tablets, which I was a bit skeptical at first, but with them being left on the table it was great to read about all the detail that goes into the dishes and the origin for all the locally sourced produce, as you eat them. Would highly recommend it’s a real treat!