Second visit after a first amazing experience. Stunning building and lovely knowledgable staff. Buratta dish was beautiful, light and fresh. Pasta with truffles was everything it should be, warming and indulgent. Grouse was beautiful accompanied with that dreamy silky bread sauce. JJ The head waiter, sorry if i got his name wrong.... is awesome, his passion and style of service is slick! Cant recommend Luca enough, amazing!
Fantastic venue and beautiful decor great atmosphere fabulous food and wonderful service what a cracking recipe for success
JJ was our server and was charming knowledgable and nothing was too much trouble for him some really nice touches on arrival and departure from the Maître D also
We loved this place and will be back our expectations were totally exceeded the most fantastic customer experience
Try the Parmesan Fries they are a must as is the tiramisu both delightful to start and finish your meal
Recently I had lunch with my colleagues at a new restaurant in Clerkenwell. 'Luca' is located on St John Street (where the restaurant Portal was previously) and serves Italian-British cuisine. It was opened in 2016 by the head chef Isaac McHale and his partners Johnny Smith and Daniel Willis, who have also opened the michelin star restaurant Clove Club in Shoreditch.
Some of the best Italian we’ve had outside of Italy. We shared several different plates with a table of four so got to try several different plates and all of them were done perfectly and with beautiful presentation. Our server Amy was friendly and fun, and super knowledgeable about the menu. Michelin quality food with family feeling service.
Our favorites on the menu were the monkfish crudo, the halibut, and the pasta with rabbit. 6 stars! Would absolutely come back.
The atmosphere of the restaurant was amazing. We had a quick drink at the waiting area and then we moved to the dinning room. The waiters were very friendly and professional. We were impressed by the food and the portions were sufficient.
We would recommend this restaurant, especially for a special occasion!!!
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Luca
a phenomenal restaurant from start to finish.
it is rare that I ever give 5 stars to a restaurant. it is even rare I give 4 stars.
in this case, it is an easy 5.
I’ll start with the decor, the place is simply stunning, giving you a feeling of a high end restaurant in Sicily.
Staff were exceptional. very attentive and knowledgeable. excellent wine selection and a phenomenal sommelier (who’s also the GM and looked after us the whole evening) - Stephan.
we were 2 and ordered 9 dishes and 5 desserts. ofc, all staff members were shocked. but we’ve had to try. we don’t go east often. plus, this is how we roll.
I’ll start with the phenomenal bread which is made by a separate bakery and it is simply phenomenal. accommodating throughout the whole meal, as you dip the bread and the mouthwatering genius sauces.
their Sicilian olive oil is to die for. how can an olive oil be this exceptional?
the parmesan fries were to die for. such thin batter that melts in your mouth, made me think - how the hell it didn’t break frying it!
the Monk fish starter was probably one of the best dishes of the night. so as the burrata with the fig, beetroot and hazelnut. both dishes had multiple textures and flavors accumulating throughout. seconds after you took the bite.
the scallops were boring and I’d avoid ordering.
we’ve had 3 pastas, the Rabbit Tagliatelle was good but missing salt.
the Cappelletti and Tortelli were both amazing. empowering and full of flavor.
The lamb was made to perfection but had too many things on the plate. so I’d simply would of had just the lamb with the goats curd and would of found the dish perfect. everything else took away for the perfectly cooked meat.
the halibot was great but nothing exceptional.
all 5 desserts were amazing. very light and simply accurate.
I would avoid the mains and focus on the Anti Pasti, Primi and desserts.
Hands down the best food in London. Everything was so well presented and tasted out of this world. The service was impeccable to match. We had the pleasure of chatting with Nancy and Christina (I hope I got the spelling right) and they made the experience so memorable. Highly recommended.
I loved the food at Lucas and the restaurant decor is no nice! We were sat in the terrace and had a great time.
They have fantastic non alcoholic wines which was a plus for me. The food is incredible and would recommend this place highly.
The only thing I noticed (feedback for the restaurant) is that staff were very rigid / very serious, not much interaction or suggestions etc which you would exit from this type of place.
Such an amazing restaurant, traditional Italian comfort food but make it classy. Went with a couple of friend and we got seated in a very lovely location. The bread was stunning, and the wine selection really good too!
Wow, the only word for this restaurant.
Loved the vibe of this place, the food was amazing especially the parmesan fries. The pasta was something I never had something like in my life.
Will visit again
Me and my sister had an amazing lunch at Luca, celebrating our birthdays! We had the chef’s menu of 2 antipasto to share, primo, secondo e dolce. It was all amazing, especially bucatini and tiramisu. Very fast and smart service. I absolutely recommend this location. Thank you!!
An incredible Italian restaurant that deserves its Michelin Star!
Food:
- Really great sized portions with amazing flavours
- Highly recommend the parmesan fries, roast orkney scallops, and burrata from the anti pasti
- Really really great ravioli and brilliant beef fillet
- The tiramisu was really great, but the panna cotta was out of this world
- Slightly more expensive than other similar standard restaurants per person at £140+ for 3 anti pasti, 2 primi, 1 secondi, 2 desserts, and 2 glasses of wine but I would say that it was an insane experience
Service:
- Superb, as expected from a restaurant of this standard
Atmosphere:
- Beautiful interior that has a modern yet homely feel - nice enclosed terrace area which is really cool
Recently visiting the latest additions to the Michelin scene in London for lunch.
Thai place totally deserved their award, and my first Italian inspired restaurant.
The service from the greeting on arrival, through the service whilst dining, was worthy of their new status.
As for the menu, here is my recommendation:
The Parmesan fries were simply delicious and we could have order a portion each. Don’t leave without having one.
I then opted for the Mezzi paccheri with pork sausage pork. Lovely but I would it a little too heavy as a Primi course and unable to finish it
I had to have the wild Cornish turbot, and I wasn’t disappointed.
I ended with their signature desert, lemon tart. Highly recommend it…
Overall, worthy of a second visit to try some of the other incredible dishes.
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