Restaurante Lumière — Restaurant in León

Lumière does provide a beautiful interior design, the room is modernly decorated and we liked that the tables were far apart enough so that even loud speakers would be toned down by the size of the room.

Service was quick but felt rushed all evening. Either a lot of attention when the dishes come out or you do not see the waiter for a while as he is attending other tables. Not bad, just did not have a flow compared to other establishments.

Food was left and right: artichokes were OK, average tasting. The toasts with the tartare were great but the meat texture felt too beaten up into a sludge, not the texture we prefer for a tartare. Finally, the tuna tataki was very deceiving: there is another dish with red tuna on the menu however, for a reason we do not understand, they serve Albacore tuna as tataki which does work at all. The taste of albacore is way too strong and off putting. The person who ordered that dish did not finish it.

Overall, not the upscale evening we thought. The design is stunning however the combination of rushed service and underwhelming dishes left us hungry for more. Average experience so 3/5.

€160 for 4 persons.

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We dined there on Tuesday, August 5th, and Friday, August 8th! On our first visit, after a bottle of champagne, several dishes to share, and impeccable service, we left with a positive opinion of this restaurant! So we decided to return a second time this Friday, and what a surprise: between our main course and dessert, we usually smoke a cigarette. However, just like on Tuesday, we wanted to throw our cigarette in a trash can 20 meters away, and to our great surprise, we were caught by the "manager," who treated us like thieves, even though there had been no problem on Tuesday when we did the same thing. We'd barely gotten in when they brought us the bill, even though we hadn't finished our meal. In short, the server seemed embarrassed and explained that it was at the request of his manager... In short, we finished our desserts anyway, left a tip for the server who was incredible to us, but we will not return to your establishment despite the fact that we often come to visit our family. Perhaps I can suggest that you install an ashtray at the entrance in the future and not attack people when they respect the environment and do not throw their cigarettes in front of your...

It took them a couple days to warm up to us and to correctly fill our order (my wife is native Spanish speaker) but after that it was superb. Our go-to place for breakfast every morning. Excellent coffee, toast and tortilla española. If you order a cafe con leche grande you will get a regular sized cup. A large one is called "....grande en vaso." Makes sense, but they don't always volunteer that information. Like I said, it took a couple days but after that they brought us anything we asked for as fast as they could. Another advantage is that Lumiere is attached to a hotel that hosts groups which can be seen gathered for breakfast in the adjacent dining room. So it's a cut above for cleanliness, lighting, and the staff's ability to handle a large pulse of customers appearing simultaneously with the locals streaming in from the front door (and there are many locals who are regulars.) Don't get me wrong, we love the rustic tapas bars with their slightly grunge ambience, little trash bins on the tables, etc...but for our first coffee in the morning this is a perfect change of pace. We hope to revisit on...