Luxe Kitchen & Lounge

We got into Luxe on a Saturday night around 7:30 without having to wait for a table. They don’t take reservations unless it is for 6 or more people. I was nervous we would have to wait, but nope! The place wasn’t dead, either. Nice crowd– not too busy but still lively. They have valet in the front but also complimentary parking behind the bank next door.
I loved their food. Love is actually an understatement. We had the deviled eggs and they blew me away. At first I thought $ 8 for 3 eggs, really? But they stuffed the $h!t out of them!!! Definitely not those skimpy or filled-​with-​junk deviled eggs. In fact, they may have been the best deviled eggs I ever tasted and I order deviled eggs whenever I see them on a menu. The smoked salmon gave it the perfect hint of smokey flavor. I could have ordered 2 more orders and eaten that as my meal!
Everyone else I was with ordered the bone in ribs and didn’t have a complaint. I couldn’t resist ordering the short rib gnocchi after seeing the photos and reading the reviews on the dish and boy am I glad I did. They were heavenly. I think someone described them as soft, flavorful pillows somewhere in another review and that is spot on. The dish was so good that it is almost indescribable!!! The braised beef was delicious (could have been a little more tender but still.) and the gnocchi was bursting with flavor from the gorgonzola, without being too potent. I could only eat a handful of them after polishing off the beef, as they are rather rich. The sauce is perfection with the perfect amount of creaminess. They didn’t slather it in sauce either, which is important to me. All around the dish was just perfect. Order it!!!

Went here with friends later in the evening and throughly enjoyed myself. Lots of great appetizers (I highly recommend the Crispy gnocchi and sweet potato wedges), friendly consistent service despite being busy, and a really good DJ! The only reason I didn’t give this place five stars is because they were out of half the entrees by the time we ordered. I will say we got there around ten and left at midnight on Saturday so if we had shown up at a normal dining hour, perhaps that wouldn’t have been a problem. We’ll definitely be back again!

Went here recently for the second time — I am an out of towner but come to the CLE a few times a year.
Last time I was here, I got some seriously shady treatment from a rude host, but this time was much better. The food is really great, and they were playing some great beats.
Really loved the carbonara and a lot of the small plate/​appetizers, especially the deviled eggs.

I want to give this place 5 stars but I don’t think that is a fair assessment because I didn’t try their food.
Stopped in for drinks and sat at the bar. The atmosphere in this place is great, very trendy and romantic. It was busy. very busy for a random Thursday evening. The bartender tended to us right away and made sure we were always good with our drinks.
Looking over the menu, I would definitely return to try out their food. Their prices seemed fair and their wine was delicious.
Definitely worth a try!

I recently visited Luxe for a birthday party and I must say Luxe is one of Cleveland’s top 20 restaurants in my opinion.
Pros:
— Food (Pizza is Amazing)
— Drinks (The Bloom)
— Décor (Chairs, dishes, etc)
— Lighting (Charming and cozy)
Cons:
— Tight seating
— Inconsistent staff attitudes
— Corny Hipsters (Gentrifiers and Cleveland level socialites)
Overall the food is great and it is what Cleveland needs in developing as a viable city in the U.S. However, the service needs a slight improvement.

Good but I doubt Id go back.
Went tonight with my girlfriend while in town visiting. Read the reviews and was excited to sit on the patio and enjoy ourselves. When we first arrived we were met with total silence standing next to the hostess-​less station. The three patrons at the otherwise empty bar glared at us and the bartender silently went about some task without acknowledging us. Only after two minutes of incredible awkwardness did we finally get seated by a begrudging hostess. The indoor décor was alright, the scent of incense was odd. Walking to the patio we immediately walked past a table of what appeared to be employees smoking in essentially what was the doorway; however, they never moved from the spot the entire time we were there. Then limboed under some poorly placed patio plants to our table. Our paper menus were stained and one stuck together almost completely no doubt by the last patrons meal. For what a meal cost there you’d think they’d replace some of the more tattered menus.
Our waitress was one of the better points of the night, very friendly and welcoming. It helped make up for the overly inebriated customers behind us the whole night. We ordered some drinks and a few appetizers as a meal. The cocktails were tasty and strong enough. The appetizers were good but $ 14 for a small basket of calamari and a few ship felt a bit much. The goat cheese date fritters were practically all date and no goat cheese which was sad. The dish I expected the least from, Crispy Green Bean Sliders, turned out to be quite good.
The ambience of the patio was enhanced by the wonderful weather today but began to fade as you look around and notice the scraps and general disarray of litter intermixed with some pine trees in plastic barrels. The hipster vibe came across snobbish and unwelcoming.

I came here for dinner one day after work with fellow Unilocalers Darren R, Dan S, and a large group of our close friends. Some of us got there a little early and were able to partake in their happy hour drink specials at the patio bar, while we waited for everyone to arrive. Their beer specials are good, but they’re only available at the patio bar… lame.
We had a reservation for a table on the patio and it was a great, pleasant dining experience. Their patio is really a nice place to enjoy a good meal, especially with the gorgeous weather we had that evening.
Our server was attentive and we didn’t have to wait too long for our entrées to arrive after ordering. I decided on the Beef Short Ribs with Ricotta Gnocchi after reading P W’s review and holy toledo, he was right! It was absolutely delicious! The fresh gnocchi was pillowy soft and creamy, cooked just right and the short ribs were melt-​in-​your-​mouth super tender! I let Dan S and his wife each try a piece of gnocchi and they also enjoyed it. Darren R had a burger which looked really good and and Dan had a pizza, which he said was da bomb yo! (yeah, he still talks like that in public…)
Everyone seemed to enjoy their meals, even though I couldn’t see what my friends down at the other end of the table had ordered.
It was a great night for all and I’d definitely come back again to try some other tasty morsels! I heard their brunch is worth checking out.
Great food, cold drinks, and cool company! Come spend some bucks at Luxe! You’ll love it! Cheers, Cleveland!

I had dinner at Luxe for the first time last night. This place came highly recommended both for its food and overall atmosphere.
We sat outside and had our dinner + drinks at the bar. Great atmosphere for sure and the menu has a good variety of dishes. My friend and I split the peppercorn crusted tuna and the mediterranean aglio olio. Tuna was excellent but the pasta dish was average.
Luxe has a good beer selection as well as some cocktails. I ordered the Zeus (whiskey based cocktail) and was a little disappointed with my drink.
Overall, a cool spot for dinner with good quality food. I will definitely go back to try different things on the menu but will most likely be ordering a beer next time.

Get the bean burgers under small plates! The gnocchi was good but very rich. I had a taste of someone fries and they were awesome!

Luxe used to be one of my favorite dinner spots and during the time of their management switch, the quality declined a bit so I gave it a break. I’ve now went back for brunch multiple times and I’m so happy it picked back up.
While I can’t speak for their recent dinner menu, their brunch is now easily one of my favorite spots in Cleveland. The Bourbon Peach Crepes are absolutely to die for and the Poached Eggs with potato pancakes are the perfect hangover food.
While the hostess was a little off putting, the servers are super great and friendly! Our food came out fairly quickly and we were able to keep it to a short visit (I like to be in and out for brunch). The patio is also perfect for a sunny Sunday morning — especially if you have a pooch to bring along!
This spot has the perfect atmosphere and menu for a nice meal out with friends or a date without spending much.

Pros: Great burger, atmosphere, back patio area, happy hour deals. Delicious mixed drinks.
Cons: Service ranging from odd to rude. The hostess we dealt with was particularly grouchy and unwelcoming. Additionally, we were told about the happy hour out back on the patio, but only after being seated at a table out there and ordering our food and drinks were we told the happy hour pricing only applied if you were sitting at the bar. Why were we not sat there then when we were told about the happy hour and said we were interested? We would have ordered differently, felt we got a bit misled there into a much pricier dinner.
And the food here IS pricey — but I don’t think the quality of most justifies it, especially with their flatbreads. Which were just ok — the BBQ flatbread was disappointingly bland with minimal toppings. And you’ll be even more unhappy about the cost when you find out you’re not getting the happy hour deals you thought you were ordering.
I probably wouldn’t return here to eat, however could enjoy meeting friends for drinks out on the back patio for the atmosphere.

Great location, great patio, great food, great service! What else could you want?!
Luxe is ‘refined relaxed’. The brunch menu is fantastic. Colleen, my bartender, recommended the short rib hash, which did not disappoint!
I asked for a Bellini to accompany my brunch dish and was offered my choice of purée– pear, apricot, mango or white peach. I couldn’t help but try the pear, which was light and refreshing.
This was the perfect place for a laid back Sunday afternoon. Can’t wait to come back and try more!

Been here a couple times now and this is quickly becoming my new favorite place!
I have to say that while driving by, it can go unnoticed.
It sort of blends in with the building and nothing jumps out at u. It’s located next to a bank, and after a certain time (4 I think), u can park in the back of bank.
I love the patio out back.
They have some unique drink concoctions with pressed/​puréed berries in the summer… love
Servers/​bartenders = all nice
The food… OH THE FOOD!!!
1^st– I love the bread/​butter they give in the beginning.
I’ve had/​tried a special of stuffed trout– oh mah gawd! That’s all I have to say about that one. Then off the menu i had the ricotta gnocchi w/​beef short ribs– I thought I died and went to heaven. Seriously folks, it’s that good! I tried a steak special with fingerling potatoes and carrots– it sounds simple, but packed with flavor-​delicious (we added blue cheese crumbles on top). I want to eat here everyday now and keep trying new things! But, I shall pace myself.
Until next time…

A group of 14 of us had dinner on the patio last night. The weather was perfect and the outside area was very nice and relaxing. The service was excellent and spot on which is hard to pull off for most places when faced with a group as bag as ours was. Our drinks stayed refilled without having to ask. Our server was polite and professional and the food came out pretty quick.
I didn’t hear anybody complain about their meal. I ordered the Luxe Burger. I requested it to be prepared to a medium temperature. It was more of a well done but the first bite was so good I didn’t feel the need to send it back or complain. The toppings on the burger were so flavorful that the burger meat itself acted as more of a compliment of texture and didn’t need the juiciness of medium temperature burger to provide flavor.
The food and the service were great. I just wish they offered more non-​seafood options and more available parking. Other than that, no complaints. I would go back!

The best meal I have had in a long time!!! Everything we ate was expertly crafted and delicious! We got the fig and goat cheese fritters — divine, the grilled peaches — sweet and savory, kale salad — hearty, chicken wings — spicy, tangy, and cooked perfectly, and the sausage pizza — cheesy with excellent sauce. Each item was better than the last and we finished every single bite! The cocktails were delicious, too; I got the margarita — and their beer list is extensive. The servers were kind, funny, helpful, and incredibly passionate about their work! Amazing and beautiful place that I will definitely go back to!

I have such a hard time with this place. I am always so torn because I love the food and happy hour but the service when I sit at a table for a meal it always seems to end up badly. I’ve had great experiences sitting at the bar but no matter how many times I eat sitting at a table the server seems to start out strong and end my experience with a bad taste in my mouth.
My most recent visit was for brunch and there were 4 of us at the table. Our waitress was friendly and told us about the brunch happy hour and brought us our drinks quickly and took our orders. The food was delicious! No one had any complaints. As we finished up our waitress brought us our check and never came back. We hadn’t even paid and she didn’t come back. After waiting 20 minutes or so we had to ask the person pouring us water if they could find her for us.
I can’t recommend coming here with a group of friends and dining in unless you sit at the bar– which is a shame because I really like the food here.

Planned an event here for my husband’s HS reunion. Spoke with the private event coordinator plently of times and she had «marked us down» for the reservation. So imagine my surprise when we showed up and there was no reservation for our party of 20ish. They were able to fit us in the lounge, but it wasn’t a private event like we had discussed.
Regardless, they made it work so we let it go. The beer and cocktails are pretty expensive. Their food leaves a lot to be desired. Everything sounds like its going to be good, but nothing really blew us out of the water. It gets super loud in there. They do have an adorable looking patio, but it was raining on the evening we were there.
Personally, we would NEVER come back here and would not recommend this place for private events!

I went for some light bites and ordered a few things off the aptly labeled snack menu. Unfortunately I wasn’t feeling the food choices I made tonight, though the atmosphere is still spot on and the staff still friendly and upbeat.
I got three snacks:
The Bolognese Meatballs were served three in a bowl — always an awkward number for sharing. It’s a small thing, but two larger or four smaller ones would be better. Anyways, they were good. I loved the meat flavor. While parmesan is only in the description and not the menu item title, it is a major part of the dish. The meatballs were sitting in a lot of parmesan cream sauce which was something I was hoping to avoid large quantities of — nearly impossible. The blistered tomato mention on the menu… I have no recollection of it.
We tried the calamari. It was served with a side bowl of also creamy sauce. The actual plate of calamari was dry. Though I do have to say the flavor of the calamari without the sauce was good — the heavy breading clearly had some good spice mix in it.
Finally I tried the mussels. I love mussels, but what makes them is the broth. This broth was not very plentiful and slightly bland. As mussels usually do these came with some type of bread to mop up all the sauce. The chosen bread was French fries. In my opinion this is the wrong kind of bread to choose because fries are not good at absorbing liquid sauce. Fries are good for scooping and picking up thick sauce, but not mussel broth. Fries are also kind of greasy and just really didn’t seem to fit the dish at all as the broth just made them soggy. Of the three snacks this was my least favourite. Though I will say the server gets credit for brining out a side plate for the empty shells, a spoon and a tiny fork for removing the mussels — three needed things too many places overlook.

I loved the food here. Giving it a three because the portions are small and outrageously high-​priced. Also, the mixed drinks we got were not very well made. We had to ask for them to be improved with additions.

The first time I visited Luxe was for my boyfriends birthday over the summer. I had the most phenomenal experience. The food was outstanding and the service matched. Their patio is an oasis and happy hour specials are avaliable their outdoor bar.
We tried several different types of bruschetta and my favorite was their white bean tapenade. The presentation was beautiful and the flavor even better. My boyfriend and I both got one of their dinner special were fantastic. Their dinner specials were rivaled by their seasonal drink specials. Each one was even more tasty and refreshing then the previous.
Ever since my first visit I have been dying to get back. Several friends and I went for dinner on New Years Eve and they did not disappoint. Our waitress was outstanding and made us feel absolutely welcomed. Her bubbly personality and attentiveness were off the charts! The specials were spectacular as always. I had the filet which just melted in my mouth which came with delicious a prosciutto wrapped twice baked potato. I don’t think I can look at a potato the same way again!