Lumière Brasserie

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   Doug

   Unspecified

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Only parking available is valet so add $17 with validation and be prepared to wait for your car.
   

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   Rowan

   Unspecified

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible Incredible food ! The baguette, Steak, chicken, layered potatoes, and greens. So so good.
   

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   Chris

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   My partner and I visited on Valentine’s Day 2025, and enjoyed being seated early by a few minutes. We had a reservation, and the restaurant wasn’t at capacity, but service was slower than what you would expect. The staff was delightful, but clearly working too many tables (poor management/planning). It was quite loud even in the back areas from the live music and people talking over it. Food was extremely great with the steak tartar, escargot, braised pork, and ink squid spaghetti being our favorites. Cocktails were okay too. Valet from the hotel took about 12 minutes to retrieve our vehicle. Overall great food and solid dining experience, but not equipped to handle a Valentine’s Day “rush” and slightly overpriced.
   

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   Christian

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 26 January 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   I am French, this place is a disgrace for the French cuisine. There are many great French restaurants in Los Angeles.. chez Mia for example . Juliette is an other one. This restaurant serve a French cuisine you cannot even tolerate in a a gas station on the freeway in France.!
   

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   Tomoko

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved it! The food portion was small (not American size), so we could enjoy a lot of plate! Thank you!
   

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   Michael

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   53 reviews

   5.0

   53 reviews

   Dined on 5 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food….service…. and the atmosphere is very good. One note…. The music should be softer… lower key…. perhaps more European.
   

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   Ibra

   Los Angeles

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We are huge fans of the Fairmont hotels. Their consistency across locations is remarkable. Their staff is highly trained. As for Lumiere in particular, the restaurant is phenomenal. We have been there many times and every time without fail we have an amazing time and amazing food. Juan, our server today was phenomenal.
   

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   Mr .

   Los Angeles

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Food - The bread and escargot were good. The steak and assorted seafood was average. The french fries were good. The banana dessert was not good. Service- not good. Having to ask for water multiple times at a restaurant charging over $100 ahead is pretty ridiculous. The meal was not coursed out correctly. Almost everything the waitress said she didn't follow through with almost became funny. Almost. Waiting for my car at valet I spoke to another gentleman who just came out of the restaurant and asked him what he thought of the restaurant and he said average and I asked him if he would come back and he said no and I said same here. All that glitters isn't gold. It's a nice restaurant, but I only go to restaurants for good food.
   

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   Yehuda

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We just left Lumiere for NYE dinner and we had an awful experience. First, we found the Open Table listing to be extremely misleading. It states that there would be live music and the live music ended about 15 mins after we were seated (8:30pm reservation). It also stated there would be a champagne toast, which was assumed it would be at midnightas as one does on NYE, but it was not.  Secondly, the prefixed menu only offered meat and shellfish, no vegetarian option was available. This seems incredibly shortsighted especially in LA. None of these limitations were posted in the listing. Third, our waitress really soured the night. She seemed new and incredibly inexperienced. She struggled to guide us through the menu, which we had to order à la carte, due to a restricted prefixed menu. We were told we had to spend the same amount as the prefix, which we have no issues doing, but we struggled to get drinks to even make that possible (we’re not checked in on once after placing order). We were constantly reminded that the kitchen was closing and we were being rushed even though nothing was being brought out quickly and it was only 9:30pm on New Year’s Eve. The waitress went as far to tell us we could join the party in the lobby and she was wrong. The party was ticketed and we weren’t allowed in. She most certainly was incorrect in her information.  The manger on duty, agreed that we were problematic, after I made a statement trying to be nice saying “I hope we aren’t being problematic.” This was one of the worst experiences I have ever had at a dinner out in LA. It was obvious that the staff and the place are new and do not have the kinks worked out yet. Putting on a special event without any foresight or planning ruined what we had hoped would be a truly memorable or even enjoyable evening.
   

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    MARK

    VIP

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    4.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on 29 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Very well prepared french bistro classics. Food was served hot and in a pleasing way. Quality ingredients and very tasty. The vegetarian ravioli dauphinois were a hit. Millefeuille dessert ( although a steep departure on traditional recipe) was excellent.
    

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