Luke's Kitchen and Bar 640 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751

"I thought this place was great. Food was very flavorful and had great presentation. Service excellent. Cool modern atmosphere. Not cheap but not super expensive either."

"Went to Luke’s for dinner last night and sat at the chef bar! It was a place we always passed by our new house but finally we had to chance to check it out! Food was delicious, came out right away, and the vibe of the kitchen was great to experience. Beef tartare, fig mushroom prosciutto brick oven flatbread, hangar steak, ajo amarillo snapper ceviche."

"This place is a must try for foodies. I have eaten at Luke’s a few times and I think their food is great. Today I had the ‘lunch special w roasted chicken’ and it was one of the best meals I have had in quite a while. You get quality, beautiful presentations and unique flavor profiles. The decor is perfect for a nice date night or a business lunch. In fact, I need to remember to schedule more of my lunch meetings at Luke’s as sometimes I forget about driving the short distance to this free standing establishment. Also, the parking is MUCH BETTER than trying to find a spot on Park Avenue as you have an entire parking lot to park in at Luke’s. The portions are not huge but frankly I don’t always need to eat large amounts of food like some places serve. This place makes the case that quality is better than quantity …and if you appreciate fresh ingredients then you will love this Maitland gem."

"Visiting Orlando and just randomly selected this restaurant. The food was great. We were there at the start of happy hour and enjoyed fantastic drinks and appetizers. Some of the appetizers we enjoyed were clam strips and deviled eggs. The most exciting however was their okra cooked in the most unusual way, not fried or boiled but pan seared, delicious. For our entree we all selected burgers. Oh yes snd a side salad. We were so incredibly full we didn't save room for dessert but we will definitely return."

"I’ve heard a lot of good things about this place and decided to give it a try for lunch. I ordered the tomato soup and said with shrimp and the key lime pie for dessert. I’ve got to be honest, I wasn’t impressed. The food was good, not great. The vinaigrette was bland and oily, the salad was an ok size, but felt for the price it should’ve been a little bigger, or at least the shrimp to be a little bigger. The soup was tasty, but the cheese they melt into makes it a messy eat. But, it was tasty overall. They’ve got the concept and presentation down, I think they need to kick up the seasonings a notch. The taste was a bit bland and boring. This applies to the key lime too. It looked beautiful, but the flavors did not excite me. I do intend on giving them a second chance for dinner. Maybe lunch just isn’t their thing."