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

Crostini of chicken liver with giardiniera salad

Burrata with sprouting broccoli, almonds and calabrian chilli

Tagliatelle with pork sausage ragu, tomato, anchovy and mint

Mains

Slow braised ox cheek ragu with creamed polenta and parmesan

Cornish cod with spiced carrots and mussel and 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

Panettone bread and butter pudding with solerno custard

A selection of british and italian cheeses

Restaurant Menu

Parmesan fries

5.5

A plate of italian salumi

19

Crostini of chicken liver and giardiniera

3ea

Antipasti

Crisp raw vegetables with warm bagna cauda

16

Whipped salt cod with mussels and peperonata

14

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

Salad of italian bitter leaves with pears and hazelnut dressing

13

Primi

Taglierini of white alba truffle or emilia romagna black autumn truffle

55 / 35

Tagliatelle with seasonal mushrooms and parsley

14

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

Secondi

Rib eye of hereford beef with borettane onions, potato and charred leek mayonnaise

36

Roasted ray with jerusalem artichoke, hazelnuts and butter

31

Glazed delica pumpkin with chestnuts and aged parmesan

28

Braised ox cheek with lemon polenta, chanterelles and horseradish

33

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

34

Wiltshire trout with almonds and broccoli in mussel and saffron sauce

28

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

Panettone bread and butter pudding with solerno custard

9

Sicilian lemon tart with fennel 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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