Lumiere Cafe & Patisserie - Surry Hills

Lumiere has been around for years and outlasted numerous cafes and businesses in the struggling St Margaret's complex. A quirk of the Sydney market. The place has never really appealed to me because it comes across as just another generic cafe, however I did enjoy the hot cakes. Prices are hefty with many dishes around $20. Food was good, service was very friendly, coffee was okay. Nice outdoor area with shade.

My family and I came here for brunch as it was a cafe I wanted to try that was opened on a public holiday. As the weather was a bit windy and we had kids in tow, we waited about 10mins for a table inside. As the cafe was so busy, it took some time for someone to take our order. Many dishes were ordered but my BIL & I had their corn stack with poached eggs, bacon, avo & homemade tomato relish served on sourdough toast which was pretty generous in size and tasty. My hubbie and MIL had their brekkie burger which they found also found okay. Spaghettini was ordered for one of the kids as well as eggs and toast for my son. With their drinks, we tried their iced chocolate but found it was too much ice and not enough choc in flavour. The highlight being their berry smoothie. My husband had their Summer sunrise but he preferred the berry smoothie. Overall, generous portions and good food. There is a 10% surcharge for public holidays though.

Amazing! Discovered by proxy because I walked to a venue nearby. But this is a hidden gem. The signature toastie stack and French toast with banana and bacon were an amazing start to the day!

Great location and a great menu with lots of options. First time here for breakfast. Ordered my usual of scrambled eggs and bacon. Eggs done beautifully and bacon cooked perfectly. Bread was beautiful. My friends opted for a variety of dishes; all of which were great. Coffee was good but not wow. Only downside is the service which was quite inconsistent. Had to go and grab our own menus, ask to be served and ask for water.

Great vibe, great food and fantastic service. Had an awesome breakfast at lumiere on the weekend and will definitely be back when next in Sydney. The one thing that stood out the most was the service, everyone was so happy and friendly. I had the special breakfast which was hummus and pumpkin on toast with poached eggs and dukkah. Loved it! So tasty and light, great for my hangover :) my friend had the Gruyere, bacon and pumpkin on toast and that was also very tasty and very generous with the bacon. I only have one small complaint, I had the green and lean fresh juice and all I could taste was celery, none of the other ingredients.