Reviews for Luminary Kitchen & Provisions in Springfield, IL
If you?re a foodie looking for an ever-changing flavorful menu with locally sourced ingredients, then welcome to Luminary! Every... week the menu is updated based on what?s available in the area and what creative + ingenious dishes the chefs come up with.Consistently open for lunch, be sure to call / check their Facebook page for brunch & dinner availability. Reservations are amust for brunch. Ask for a seat at the bar if tables are full? the kind bartenders will take care of you. Been for both brunch,lunch, and dinner and I look forward to my next time in! Read more
Long review but worth the read - esp in the post covid service industry. Luminary is by far the best restaurant in Springfield!... We have been there 3 times in 6 months and have thoroughly enjoyed our experience each and every time and was our new favoriteplace after the first visit. First, the food and drinks: the food is so incredible. We have tried 6-8 different things on themenu, (one lunch date and two dinner dates), and each appetizer or meal is just as good as the next. Each meal is someticulously paired with all the flavors on the plate. Each one is unique, and DIFFERENT than what you find in 99.8% of therestaurants in Springfield. I am so impressed with the fusion of innovation on classic meals. (Highly recommend the CanterburyPrime Ribeye with mojo fries and Cuban slaw. Literally the best dinner I?ve ever had.) The drinks are SO good, so well craftedand clever! I love the drink names! Second, the service and atmosphere: the vibe in the restaurant is so calm and they playgreat music! Everyone is there to eat a good meal, nothing rowdy or overly loud. We have seen the same people working each timewe have been in there. Servers, kitchen staff, and the owners. Every single time the service is impeccable. Quick, SOinformative and knowledgeable about the drinks and food menu. Friendly and personable, and you can tell they LOVE working there!They all operate like a big family! I?m the post covid world, we have had 75% of our dining out experience be poor due to thestaff. The complete opposite can be said for Luminary! We had 3 different people fill out water glasses last night. They allwork together to make sure every table is taken care of and enjoying the dining experience and atmosphere. Third, supporting asmall business: last night at dinner I posted a picture of Grant as soon as we got there about it being our last date until thewedding, tagged them, and then we put our phones away. After our meal, and dessert was ordered, one of the servers Read more
The food and service were enough to rate the five stars, but take back a half for the climate control. If you can arrange to sit... in the middle of the room instead of by a window (especially a west window), do that. Otherwise, you will roast. Now, thefood?don?t you hate when you go to a nice place and they serve you pretty food that?s about sufficient for your cat?s appetite?If you had a small cat? Well, LKP serves people-sized food that?s still pretty. Seriously, I am stuffed. The appetizers hereare someone else?s lunch portion. I had the shrimp gambas and my wife had the bistro salad. For our entrées, I had the Alaskanhalibut, while my wife had the bucatini pasta with shrimp. Loved every bite. They even brought around a box of cookies left overfrom lunch, and sold us the whole box for $8. This is a very nice spot for a special night out. Thanks to LKP for making ouranniversary a little happier! Read more
FIVE STARS! This place is totally legit. I moved here last year from a large city out of state with amazing restaurants. Every... restaurant that we have tried in Springfield completely missed the mark EXCEPT Luminary! Excellent, enthusiastic staff.Beautiful, delicious entrees including creative cocktails. Trendy interior. Can?t wait to go back! Read more
As promised, I would return to Luminary and amend my rating if they gave the flavor and ingenuity that I had grown to love.... Boy, did they deliver last night! We had the Parisian salad, the charred carrot and ruby trout. I highly recommend the Parisiansalad 4/5, but the charred carrot and ruby trout were both a 5/5. I would not change a thing about the latter two dishes. Thecocktails were great. I had the cocktail with the St. Germain that was recently added to the menu which was light andrefreshing. We will be back. Overall 5/5! Prior rating: We are both American Harvest fans so we were REALLY looking forward tothis. I have to be honest, nothing really stood out at all. The go go potatoes were decent and my favorite out of all the disheswe tried. My chicken Caesar not so salad was a 3/5. I don?t think anything really stood out about it at all. It didn?t have anyunique flavor combinations that set it apart from similar sandwiches. They LKP burger was also okay, 3/5. We tend to preferjuicy burgers that are medium. My totally impressed salad had all the component it needed flavor wise but the dressing didn?ttake this salad home for me. It was the ?almost? dish for me. I also wish that my chicken breast had more salt for seasoning andwas more tender in general also a 3/5. Overall, we agreed that this was the appropriate rating. I suggest people gravitate toother dishes on the menu. Read more
Service was great and food was heavenly!! Seriously the best Nashville hot chicken sandwich ever! Can't wait to go back and try... more! Also not the mention the amazing photo of the food God himself in the women's bathroom! Photos below of-French onion soup,barbacoa, Nashville hot chicken sandwich, pistachio pound cake, Anthony bourdain Read more
The food and cocktails are as amazing and innovative as ever. It is still the best place to get a cocktail in Springfield. There... is consistently a vegetarian (and sometimes vegan) option on the menu. The seasonally-inspired menu always has somethingdelicious and unexpected. I prefer this atmosphere over the previous American Harvest location. Much more ambiance and thelighting is perfect. I recommend getting a reservation, as it can fill up quickly here. Read more
Fantastic concept and execution in the atmosphere down to each ingredient. Came during the day while traveling for work. This is... definitely my favorite spot I have been to for lunch in central Illinois. It offers a unique and well thought out menu that willsatisfy anyone. A lot of people are cost minded in dining around here and for the level of quality and pricing of the lunchmenu, you will be hard to find a better value. I am excited to come back and try new things as the seasons change and the menuevolves. My new favorite spot in Springfield. Great job! Read more