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, Camparisoda 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. You are welcome for breakfast, 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 a 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, Langoustine 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

Stuffed fried olives stuffed with smoked mozzarella

4.5

A plate of italian salumi

8

Spiced lamb arancini

5.5

Starters

Gnocchi cacio e pepe

Mussels in acqua pazza

Smoked cod's roe with celery, radish and fennel

Agnolotti with seasonal mushrooms and parsley

Mains

Slow braised ox cheek ragu with creamed polenta and parmesan

Sea bass with new season carrots and mussels in saffron sauce

Fillets of lamb with celery, pickled onions and gentleman's relish

Glazed delica pumpkin with chestnuts and grana padano

Sides

Green salad

4

Onion and fennel seed roasted potatoes

4.5

Bread and fontodi organic olive oil

4

Dessert

Tiramisu

Vin Santo crème caramel and golden raisins

A selection of british and italian cheeses

Restaurant Menu

Parmesan fries

5.5

Spiced lamb arancini

5.5

A plate of italian salumi

19

Antipasti

Crisp raw vegetables with warm bagna cauda

16

Smoked cod’s roe with celery, radish and fennel

14

Roast orkney scallops with jerusalem artichoke and ‘nduja

16

Burrata with winter panzanella and pumpkin seeds

14

Crostini of seasonal mushrooms with duck egg and grana padano

15

Vitello tonnato with radish, tomatoes and caperberries

16

Primi

Taglierini of white alba truffle or emilia romagna black autumn truffle

55 / 35

Risotto of braised radicchio di treviso with nebbiolo and gorgonzola dolce

15

Orecchiette with kale pesto, calabrian chilli and castelmagno

12

Cappelletti with delica pumpkin, chestnut and sage butter

14

Rigatoni with pork sausage ragu, tomato, anchovy and mint

12

Wholemeal agnolotti with seasonal mushrooms and parsley

14

Secondi

Cornish monkfish with jerusalem artichoke, hazelnuts and butter

34

Ox cheek with lemon polenta, cavolo nero and porcini mushrooms

33

Wiltshire trout with almonds and broccoli in mussel and saffron sauce

28

Best end of hebridean lamb with crisp sweetbreads, spiced carrots and kale

34

Glazed delica pumpkin with chestnuts and aged parmesan

28

Devonshire rose veal chop with crisp potatoes, pancetta and bitter leaves

43

Contorni

Cavolo nero with chilli and garlic

5.5

Purple sprouting broccoli with almonds and lemon

6

Green salad

4

Dolci

Tiramisu

9

Freshly churned ice cream - chocolate, milk, hazelnut

9

Vin santo crème caramel and golden raisins

9

Salted caramel custard tart with milk ice cream

9

Baked chocolate mousse and vanilla ice cream

9

Luca's affogato

9

A selection of british and italian cheeses

13

Luca Wine List

Reservations

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

Piedmont Wine Dinner

Christmas at Luca

Pasta Masterclass

Private Dining

We have 2 private areas, the Garden Room sitting up to 8 people and the Pasta Room sitting up to 10

During the Christmas period, we are also taking larger party bookings in our dining room

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