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.

Open Monday to Saturday from 8.00 – 11.00 for breakfast, then from 12.00 – late with an express lunch offer / pre-theatre menu until 18.30. 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 and post theatre offer 12.00 - 6.30 / 9.30 - 10.30

2 courses

17

3 courses

21

Parmesan fries

4.5

Fresh peas in a pod

4

Stuffed fried olives - pork and fennel sausage or mozzarella

4.5

Fried monkfish cheeks, wild garlic and bieber chilli

6

A plate of Italian salumi

8

Starters

Burrata with romana courgettes and capezzana olive oil

14

Fried baby squid with devilled spices and lemon mayonnaise

14

Rigatoni with pork sausage ragu, tomato, anchovy and mint

11

Cornish mussels alla puttanesca

13

Mains

Guinea fowl leg, pancetta, Jersey royals and spring vegetable vignarola

18

Crisp pork belly, caramelised chicory, dried figs and pickled apple

17

Cornish cod with creamed potatoes, peas, morels and lettuce

17

Mafaldine with pistachio pesto and parmesan

16

Sides

Bread and Fontodi organic olive oil

4

Crisp roast potatoes with parsley and garlic

4.5

Green salad

4

Dessert

Tiramisu

8

Sicilian lemon tart, roast fennel and black pepper ice cream

9

A selection of British and Italian cheeses

13

Restaurant Menu

Marinated olives

4

Parmesan fries

5.5

Antipasti

A plate of Tuscan coppa and culatello di montagna

19

Crisp raw vegetables with warm bagna cauda

16

Whipped salt cod, peppers, olives and croutons

13

Tartare of Hereford beef, crisp potato and riseley cheese

16

Burrata with peas, broad bean pesto and almond milk

15

Roast Orkney scallops, Jerusalem artichoke and ‘nduja

16

Scottish langoustines with lemon, chilli and Capezzana olive oil

30

Primi

Agnolotti of asparagus, pecorino and lardo di Colonnata

13

Risotto of spring greens, fresh herbs and Grana Padano

11

Mafaldine with pistachio pesto and parmesan

9

Ravioli of spinach and ricotta with lemon and sage butter

10

Rigatoni with pork sausage, tomato, anchovy and mint

11

Chitarra nera with St. Austell Bay mussels and preserved lemon

12

Secondi

Wild brill roasted on the bone with morels, crushed courgettes and parsley

34

Pan roasted Cornish pollock with clam and mussel sauce, asparagus and Jersey Royals

29

Cornish Monkfish with fennel, Morecambe Bay shrimp and spiced carrot

32

Rib eye of 40-day dry aged Hereford beef with wild garlic, crisp onion rings and rocket

36

Roast guinea fowl with Jersey royals and spring vegetable vignarola

35

Best End of spring lamb, black olive, peas and creamed potatoes

33

Chickpea panella with ogleshield cheese, asparagus, broad beans and Tropea onion

26

Contorni

English spinach with chilli and garlic

5

Crisp roast potatoes with parsley and garlic

4.5

Green salad

4

Dolci

Tiramisu

8

Rum baba with blood orange and Ivy House crème fraîche

9

Sicilian lemon tart, roast fennel and black pepper ice cream

8

Freshly churned ice cream - chocolate, puffed corn and hazelnut

10

Baked chocolate mousse and puffed corn ice cream

9

A selection of British and Italian cheeses

13

Breakfast Luca Wine List

Reservations

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

Chef's Five Course Menu

Pasta Masterclass

The Saturday Lunch Experience

Private Dining

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

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