I came in here with a small group during Winterlicious and while most of the group went with the Winterlicious menu I opted to order off their regular menu (not that there was anything wrong with the winterlicious menu) but I saw a couple of things I found interesting in the menu I wanted to give a try.
They have a small but exciting sounding cocktail menu with many interesting sounding drinks and most of our group went for the same drink which was the Lazy Caprese which came garnished with 2 pieces of bocconcini and was spectacular.
For my starter I went for the "tongue and cheek" appetizer which had spized raw beef and chicken liver parfait, cheese and "wild Canadian flavours" (could anything have been more open for interpretation?!), it's pictured above and it had an interesting dish presentation and ended up being very good, it's also perfect for sharing.
My main was their lingcod dish (never heard of lingcod before) and our server (who by the way was very friendly) suggested that over whatever else I was pondering. And it really was very delicious even with a hint of lobster thrown in there. I was extremely satisfied and both those dishes cost me less than $40 (before tip and tax) which I would say is reasonable for a restaurant of this calibre.
There was also a special event being held at the Lightbox that evening and Luma also had a visiting chef and they were preparing a dish that was identical to one that was served in a particular scene of this movie that was involved with the event. And as a result us diners had the option of ordering a very fancy sounding pancake type dish as an appetizer, I was very tempted but opted for my tongue and cheek instead. But that is a great example of how Luma benefits from being housed in Toronto's "home for the movies" and how us the patrons stand to benefit from this partnership. A big reason why I'm awarding Luma that 5 star rating. I will most definitely be doing repeat visits here with their regular menu changes which I've heard of.