Lumiere - Étlap

Very friendly from the manager. The food was excellent and the service was extremely upcoming! We felt very comfortable and enjoyed the positive atmosphere of the restaurant. I'm back.

Can't say enough good things about this restaurant. It is located on a beautiful street with some other restaurants that really came to life as the evening went. The manager and the waiting staff were very friendly from the start and had wonderful recommendations... during the meal, including a particularly delicious bottle of Bordeaux. The house speciality, entrecôte, was charming and the duck and risotto were perfection. We booked the meal with the tuna tart and lemon tart paired with Limoncello both were well executed, but the flavors of the lemon tart were particularly well balanced. If we ever find ourselves in Zurich, this will be our first stop!

Discretely located in Zurich 's lovely Old Town, Lumiere is quite small and easy to miss when your attention is taken by the more prominent restaurants around the area. It clearly has its own 'fan club ', however, because on a Tuesday night, it soon became full...after its 6 pm opening. I guess that reservations are usually essential. The food is the key because while the menu prices seemed high at first sight, the reason was immediately obvious. Do not be deceived by the online menu into thinking that it is too expensive for simple fare. Lumiere does not serve plain French food. Each course that my group had was complex, time consuming to prepare and absolutely delicious. My Caesar Salad wa...