Had their winterlicious menu and was thoroughly disappointed. I know that a lot of restaurants tend not to bring their A-game on their winterlicious/summerlicious menus, but I expected a lot more from Luma, an O&B chain restaurant.
Here's my opinion on the food:
Appetizer: Chicken Confit Pate
The star of our entire meal. I really enjoyed the flavours and the mushroom sauce was the perfect complement for the dish. I only wished they gave more than 2 small croutons to eat the pate with.
Entree: Pork Loin
Three word, "dry and tough". It was not what I expected. The dish just failed in all aspects. The flavours were weak, the pork loin was cooked as though there was some fat on the meat to retain some moisture. The fact that it was a lean cut, the final product was maybe 2 degrees away from being a hockey puck. Sent it back and had it re-fired. The second attempt was better but still lacked in flavour. A big fail in my books
Dessert: Date Cake
Way too sweet. The sponge cake soaked up a lot the dates sweetness that made the heavy handed helping of caramel sauce dumped on top overwhelming.
Service
Excellent service. The waitress was very engaging at the appropriate times and made us all feel very welcomed.
Final verdict
If this is how they execute their winterlicious menu, I have serious doubts their regular menu would be any better. I won't be back.