Luz Restaurant - Launceston, Tasmania

Natalie J.

My wife and I dined at Luz last night. Cute little place, quiet and relaxed ambiance, two very friendly and attentive wait staff. Menu is fairly small but still felt like plenty of options. Good list of local wines. We had the scallaps to start, which were delicious. Great flavour balance. We then had the wallaby with cauliflower puree, onion and jus and the market fish - blue eyed trevally with beurre blanc, pearl barley and corn. The wallaby was good, absolutely no complaints but the standout was the fish. Truly incredible flavour, texture and balance.

Now, we'd read some of the other reviews here about the chef's strong reaction to feedback and were curious - and not disappointed. Not long after we arrived and ordered, the chef came out to address some feedback that the fish was so dry as to be inedible. He was polite but strained at first, in explaining that two other patrons ordered the fish at the same time, cooked in the same pan and loved it, so she would have to pay for the fish rather than have it taken off the bill. She said, fine, I just won't eat then, and he offered to make her some popcorn (which is the free appetiser they bring out before the food). He turned to leave, she muttered something under her breath that I couldn't make out, and he clapped back. Told her she had come with an attitude all night, rolled her eyes at him, poked her tongue out and been rude, so she could leave the restaurant. He then went back to the kitchen. She stayed with her friends for a bit, who all proceeded to finish their meals before paying and leaving. Not gonna lie, was a bit awkward.

However, as we realised later - there is no other fish dish on the menu than the one we ordered, which straight up was the best fish dish we've had this year. So I honestly can't work out what she would've had to complain about. Chef came out to us after we'd finished our meal and was stoked we liked it so much and was quite polite to us. Just seems really passionate about his food and wants to be treated with respect.

So all in all, giving it 5 stars for great food, lovely wait staff, and a show during dinner.

Amanda B.

We had a fabulous time at Luz. Lewis and Layla did a wonderful job!
We felt so bad because it seemed like they stayed open for us.
The food was perfect, the lamb was pull apart soft, the fish and gnochi were delicious. The desserts were 11/10 we can't wait to come back to Launceston and dine here again, we will be telling all our friends and family about Luz.
They catered wonderfully to our dietary requirements too.
Fantastic dinner!

denise S.

We stopped in for dinner with friends while passing through town and were absolutely blown away. The experience was phenomenal from start to finish. Layla and Louis, were incredibly kind and made sure we had everything we needed. You can tell how much care goes into the food here; every dish is so well-thought-out and executed. I was so impressed by the head chef's caution with dietary restrictions-he even brought out the packages of the ingredients to walk us through what was in our food. Even the seemingly simple entrées, like the roasted cauliflower variation and the Tasmanian octopus, were absolutely unforgettable. We finished with the apple tarte tatin, which was the perfect sweet ending. This was easily a 5+ star dining experience, and am already looking for an excuse to come back!

Christine S.

2nd visit
We came to dine at Luz two weeks ago and couldn't resist another meal. The food is divine. We had the octopus for the 3rd time now, it's just too good. The tender venison ragu with the soft velvety gnocchi was perfect. The duck was tender also, it was so amazing, perfectly paired with the beetroot puree (just divinely made), red cabbage and jus. I will still be dreaming of this meal tomorrow. The lemon tart was delicious, love how it's not too sweet and even the bourbon vanilla ice cream tasted like the chef made it as it wasn't too sweet. We met and spoke to the chef to compliment his skills. What a lovely person he was. Such an enjoyable evening. The staff once again were so friendly and caring that we were enjoying our meal. Just wish we could come here more often.
Thank you again.

1st visit
What a wonderful place to dine, the atmosphere was lovely, the waitress was lovely and friendly. They really care. The food was exquisite, the Pork cheek with gnocchi and jus was amazing. The homemade gnocchi were the best I have ever eaten. The crusted lamb and potato gratin, delicious. The octopus was the best octopus we have eaten and we have had many. We ordered another after the meal instead of dessert. Thank you for a lovely experience. Highly recommend this place.

Linda B.

My husband and I had a fabulous dinner tonight. Food was superb (he had gnocchi and I had fish) and dessert was to die for. My new fave dessert is the Baked Alaska (with raspberry ice-cream and coulis). The tartness of the raspberry was perfect with the sweet meringue. And most exciting is they have good non-alcoholic wine and really good mocktails (not just a mix of fruit juices). So tired of LLB or soft drink. Atmosphere was perfect for a special night out. Thank you, we'll be back for sure

Mai T.

Everything during our visit was exceptional! No complaints or even room for improvement. I’ve got no idea how they don’t have a hat yet - I feel it easily ranks as one of the best restaurants in Tassie and one of the best I've been to overall.

Venus L.

Absolutely perfect, much better than Hobart’s restaurants! Especially recommend the pork cheek and gnocchi 100/100

Paul S.

If you travel to Launceston and don’t dine here, you’re crazy. In a word, WOW. Absolutely perfect meal. If this place was in Sydney, you’d need to book 3 months out and it would be twice the price.