Award-winning

Lumière

4.9

167 Reviews

£41 and over

British

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2 people

11 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 4 times today

Experiences are available.

Good for special occasions
Great for fine wines
Innovative

Cheltenham’s newest MICHELIN Star - Lumiere is an elegant, ingredient-led, innovative, fine dining experience in the heart of Cheltenham. Lead by husband and wife team, Somerset born Chef Jon and general manager Helen, the restaurant has a focus on the best British produce sourced from a network of dedicated farmers, fishermen, producers & our own family run farm.
Since opening in January 2009, Lumiere has received numerous local and national awards including a MICHELIN Star, AA Restaurant of the Year for England, 3AA Rosettes and is regularly listed amongst the Top 20 Restaurants in the UK by Hardens and Tripadvisor. Jon was also shortlisted for Restauranteur of the Year by The Caterer for all of his efforts during the pandemic.

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Location
Clarence Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucesetershire GL50 3PA
Award-winning
1. MICHELIN 1 Star 2024
Phone number
01242 222200
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
British
Hours of Operation
Lunch Fri, Sat 12:30 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Wed–Sat 7:00 pm–12:00 am
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Jon Howe

Experiences

EIGHT
£170.00 per person
Multiple dates available
EIGHT Courses of our delicate, produce-driven dishes inspired by our home-grown harvest & Jon’s skilful creativity. Vegetarian Menus, along with other dietary specific menus, are prepared only upon request. For customers who are unable to consume meat, fish or shellfish we are happy to substitute courses from our vegetarian menu but please do let us know in advance. Due to the seasonality and complexity of our dishes, we are unable to offer a completely dairy or egg free menu. If you have any other specific dietary requirements and will require a dietary specific menu please do contact our team to discuss when you make your reservation.
SIX
£130.00 per person
Multiple dates available
SIX Courses of our delicate, produce-driven dishes inspired by our home-grown harvest & Jon’s skilful creativity. Vegetarian Menus, along with other dietary specific menus, are prepared only upon request. For customers who are unable to consume meat, fish or shellfish we are happy to substitute courses from our vegetarian menu but please do let us know in advance. Due to the seasonality and complexity of our dishes, we are unable to offer a completely dairy or egg free menu. If you have any other specific dietary requirements and will require a dietary specific menu please do contact our team to discuss when you make your reservation.
FOUR
£85.00 per person
Multiple dates available
FOUR Courses of our delicate, produce-driven dishes inspired by our home-grown harvest & Jon’s skilful creativity. Vegetarian Menus, along with other dietary specific menus, are prepared only upon request. For customers who are unable to consume meat, fish or shellfish we are happy to substitute courses from our vegetarian menu but please do let us know in advance. Due to the seasonality and complexity of our dishes, we are unable to offer a completely dairy or egg free menu. If you have any other specific dietary requirements please do contact our team to discuss when you make your reservation.

What 167 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.9

4.9 based on recent ratings

5Food
4.9Service
4.8Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Best Overall
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Best Food
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Best Service
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Innovative
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Great for fine wines
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
Good for special occasions
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire
British
Cheltenham
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Lumière in Cheltenham offers a "truly excellent" dining experience, noted for its inventive and "exceptional" food and "fabulous" service. With a Michelin star, the restaurant presents tasting menus that are "imaginative" and "beautifully presented." Diners praise the "friendly and attentive staff," making it "highly recommended" for special occasions.

167 Reviews

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Katie
Gloucestershire1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had the best evening at Lumiere! I have been wanting to eat there for years so was such a special experience. The staff were all so welcoming and friendly! We had the 8 course tasting menu and everything was so beautifully presented and the flavours were incredible! The smoked Eel was a highlight as well as the tequila slammer palette cleanser 🥃 Thanks so much Helen and Jon for an unforgettable evening 🫶
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Adam
London22 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A bit too much lemon in the martini and the tequilla slammer " palate cleanser" is a bit too mourh-puckering but otherwise all great. Good flavours, qell presented good service.
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OpenTable Diner
Gloucestershire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 28 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely incredible, we’ve been coming for 15 years now, and first time since the Michelin star - completely blown away as always, Jon knows just how to keep such special food unique but current! Still superfans here, of the incredible food, superbly matched wines, and beautifully attentive service, happy happy diners!
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William
Gloucestershire1 review
5.0
Dined on 28 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Outstanding food, great and fun service and subtly dealt with dietary requirements with no fuss. Fantastic birthday lunch, thank you.
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jean
Worcestershire5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 27 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
fantastic food as always. Lumiere never disappoints
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Lucas
Austin1 review
5.0
Dined on 26 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Outstanding courses and outstanding service. Six course dinner with wine flight was more than enough. All the flavors were delicious and innovative. A great new experience for us.
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jessica
London1 review
5.0
Dined on 22 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic fine dining, lovely staff and great service.
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GeorgeMG
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 21 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Lumiere is outstanding. The quality of everything is superb from ingredients to presentation. The wine pairing was insightful and very well chosen. The staff are charming and efficient. I could not recommend this restaurant more highly. The only negative - and it is a small one - is that the interior design is a little dull and unsophisticated for dining of this calibre. However, that is obviously subjective and certainly wouldn't stop us returning. Congratulations to the owners and the whole team for such a wonderful & memorable evening.
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Leah
Gloucestershire1 review
5.0
Dined on 21 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Amazing food. Lovely staff. Definitely recommend.
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Vik
Gloucestershire6 reviews
5.0
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A wonderful evening! The food was exceptional - creative and delicious. A round of applause to John and the team.
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Lumière is rated 4.9 stars by 167 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

11 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 4 times today

Experiences are available.

Clarence Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucesetershire GL50 3PA

Additional information

Award-winning
1. MICHELIN 1 Star 2024
Phone number
01242 222200
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
British
Hours of Operation
Lunch Fri, Sat 12:30 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Wed–Sat 7:00 pm–12:00 am
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Jon Howe

Lumière

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Private dining

Additional information

Experiences

EIGHT

SIX

FOUR

Menu

Snacks & Sourdough

Stinking Bishop, Pear, Chervil

'Coronation Chicken'

Creedy Carver Duck, Fig, Gingerbread

Meadowland Smoked Eel

Red Desiree, Apple, Sturia Oscietra Prestige Caviar, Smoked Pepper Dulce

Hampshire Chalk Stream Trout

Blood Orange, Heritage Beetroot, Buttermilk

Wye Valley Asparagus

Morel, Black Truffle, Sherry

“Tequila Slammer”

Stokes Marsh Farm Aberdeen Angus x Hereford

Wild Garlic, Roscoff Onion, Sauerkraut

"Rhubarb and Custard"

Valrhona Guanaja 70% Dark Chocolate

Fondant, Mango, Passionfruit, Cotswold Whisky

What 167 people are saying

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Diners' Choice Awards

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