Luca

British seasonal ingredients through an Italian lens.

88 St. John Street
London, EC1M 4EH
+44 (0)20 3859 3000

Things to share. Salads and small plates, Campari soda and freshly shaken cocktails. The bar at Luca is a separate space, perfect for a drop-in bite with bar snacks, small plates and pasta. We are open for lunch and dinner.

Monday – Saturday from 12.00 we serve an express lunch offer / pre-theatre menu until 18.30. After 18.30 you can dine from our full dining room à la carte menu. Closed Sundays.

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The restaurant serves high quality ingredients from around the British Isles with a focus on pasta. Seasonal produce such as shrimps from Morecambe Bay, grouse from Yorkshire, langoustines from Scotland and cheeses from across the country. It is food that observes the established traditions of Italian cooking, but breaks the rules a little.

Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner.
Closed Sundays.

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Bar Menu

express lunch/pre-theatre offer 12.00-18.30

2 courses

19

3 courses

23

Parmesan fries

4.5

A plate of italian salumi

8

Stuffed fried olives with smoked mozzarella

4.5

Spiced lamb arancini

5.5

Starters

Gnocchi cacio e pepe

Canederli with speck and green onions in brodo

Burrata with with winter tomatoes and black olive

Tagliatelle with pork sausage ragu, tomato, anchovy and mint

Mains

Flame grilled mackerel with jerusalem artichokes and hazelnuts

Braised duck leg with castelluccio lentils and spring greens

Lamb fillets with celery, pickled onions and gentleman’s relish

Roast salsify with pearl barley, mushrooms and parmesan

Sides

Green salad

4

Onion and fennel seed roasted potatoes

4.5

Bread and fontodi organic olive oil

4

Dessert

Tiramisu

Rice pudding with rhubarb and ginger

A selection of british and italian cheeses

Restaurant Menu

Parmesan fries

5.5

A plate of italian salumi

19

Antipasti

Burrata with winter tomatoes and black olive

14

Crisp raw vegetables with warm bagna cauda

16

Roast orkney scallops with jerusalem artichoke and ‘nduja

16

Whipped salt cod with mussels and peperonata

14

Crostini of seasonal mushrooms with duck egg and grana padano

15

Salad of italian bitter leaves with pears and hazelnut dressing

11

Vitello tonnato with radish, tomatoes and caperberries

16

Primi

Taglierini of emilia romagna black winter truffle

42

Bucatini with kale pesto, calabrian chilli and castelmagno

12

Tagliatelle with seasonal mushrooms and parsley

14

Cappelletti with delica pumpkin, chestnut and sage butter

14

Rigatoni with pork sausage ragu, tomato, anchovy and mint

12

Secondi

Roast venison with smoked beetroot, pancetta and liquorice

36

Best end of hebridean lamb with crisp sweetbreads and spiced carrots

34

Roast halibut in seaweed butter with romanesco and pancetta

36

Roasted salsify with pearl barley, mushrooms and westcombe cheddar

28

Rib eye of hereford beef with borettane onions and potato

37

Cornish skate with jerusalem artichoke, hazelnuts and brown butter

31

Contorni

January king cabbage with crisp pancetta

5.5

Braised british pulses with winter soffritto

5

Purple sprouting broccoli with almonds and lemon

6

Green salad

4

Dolci

Tiramisu

9

Rice pudding with rhubarb and ginger

9

Freshly churned ice cream - chocolate, milk, hazelnut

9

Sicilian lemon tart with fennel ice cream

9

Warm chocolate mousse with blood orange ice cream

9

Luca's affogato

9

A selection of british and italian cheeses

13

Luca Wine List

Reservations

We are open for lunch & dinner Monday to Saturday. Closed Sundays.

Valentine's Day

Pasta Masterclass

Private Dining

We have two private dining rooms, the Garden Room sitting up to eight people and the Pasta Room sitting up to 10.

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