Lux37 — Restaurant in Sefton

Located in the heart of Formby village in an old bank, Lux37 is an attempt at a concept I love: a business with separate functions that allows it to open all day (in this case a café and bar). Unfortunately, it misses the mark on both.

I visited during the morning for coffee and cake, and so will be predominantly reviewing it as a Cafe.

The coffee (flat white) was pretty awful. It was so hot that I could still barely drink it after 20 minutes. It was about the right quantity for a flat white, but served in a tall mug, and had no attempt at latte art. The underlying coffee flavour was okay, but that's unfortunately all the good I could say for it. They need to drastically lower the temperature of the milk, train the staff on how to texture it, and choose the right mugs.

The cake was nice, so no complaints there. It was soft enough to taste fresh and was great value for money when included in their coffee and cake deal.

Staff were very friendly, and dealt with a few unusual patrons whilst we were there very well.

The decor of Lux37 is that of a dark and secluded luxury bar / nightclub. This looks like it would work well for the bar side, but works poorly for the cafe. Additionally, they have more recently adapted the place to function as a sports bar, including adding a giant screen and TV showing sports, which clearly clashes with their vibe as a luxury bar and cafe. All of this combines to create a strange concept that fails to function as a Cafe, a high end bar, or a sports bar. I think they're capable of achieving any of them well, maybe even two of them, but they need to focus as currently they seem to be missing the mark on all three. A good example of this is that their table-based bar menu looks luxurious and exclusive, yet the drinks menu above the bar looks like they've printed it on plain white paper and hastily hung it up.

There was apparently only one highchair available. I appreciate that the main function of this spot is not as a Cafe, and thus multiple highchairs may seem like an unfair request, but I do think that if you're opening for a few hours as a Cafe in a family orientated town that you could spend a few quid on some more IKEA chairs.

Unfortunately we won't be back unless they drastically...

Really good addition to the Bars in Formby. Don't know where it is? Well, that would be the old Barclays on the corner. A nice independent place, with a really great team running it, along with staff, who have a great attitude, who want you served happy and enjoying your time with them. Lux37 comes with nice decor, well laid out seating all with a good vibe. The choice of Beers & Cocktails is really good. Don't drink? The good people at Lux37 have that sorted, with Coffee you'll just love. Want an extra shot in that, then just ask.

Just remember, if they are busy or you have to wait a couple of minutes please remember to bear with them, they are only people doing their best. They shall get to you as soon as they can.

*I am just a customer who lives in Formby who has no interest in the Company, other than wishing them well on their entry to the Formby...

My favourite coffee and cake stop in Formby, a great value deal at £4.50. The cake is excellent and my reward after a lane swim early Sunday morning! Service is always good, Keira is a great host, polite with a friendly and welcoming smile. Difficult to mark atmosphere due to the early hour on a Sunday morning, the late night revellers from Saturday night probably still in bed! All in all a good venue and well worth a visit, it’s got to be better than the corporate giants elsewhere in the village! Use it or lose it! It...