Lumiere Restaurant

High end French Bistro. Ok beer menu. Decent wine list. The food is delicious

Very good restaurant. We had the tasting menu, 6 courses, all very good. Parking can be difficult.

Delicious, worth the price (most entrees are around $35, small plates around $15), and surprisingly unfussy for a nice night out. Our cocktails were a real highlight. Pictured is the whole roasted fish and the pork milanese. The tartare was different than I've experienced (closer to a pate than a fine dice) but very delicious. The waitstaff are friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive.

High-end restaurant with a very human staff. Food is ridiculously good, atmosphere is wonderful, it is not like other super high-end restaurants where the wait-staff smother you. It is relaxing just sitting in the restaurant. The wait for the food was very reasonable. This restaurant has the culinary expertise of some restaurants in France, and I have been to 100s of restaurants in France.

Overview:
Atmosphere: Amazing, relaxing, formal, but not to formal.
Staff: Best way to describe them is like finding that really chill and reliable old friend you haven't seen in a while. They are helpful, but not smothering, and you would be surprised how normal conversations with them are.
Food: Having been born in France and visiting family there 2 times a year, I can safely say that the food here is just as good, if not better than many restaurants actually in France.

Verdict: #1 place on my list for going whenever I have an excuse to eat out.

We recently moved to the area and decided to pop in on a whim last night. The oysters we're prepared perfectly and both the Beet as well as the Sole dish was amazing. In our opinion Lumiere is a Two Star Michelin restaurant worth the detour. Be sure to grab a reservation early, as it is an intimate setting.