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
An incredible meal last night at Luca. From the moment we entered the bar and had some delicious snacks we were made to feel so welcome. The staff were fantastic throughout the evening.
Food was all superb. Actually faultless. Great wine suggestions from the som and lovely negroni and espresso martini. Highly recommend this place.
I can't think better than giving 5 starts to this restaurant. Staff is amazing (special mention to Davide and Fabrizio) they treated us with all the comforts!
Food? Food was simply delicious especially sea food!
Definitively a place you must go!
We ate at the bar but it was still some of the best food I have ever eaten. It was all amazing especially the olive stuffed meatballs. Lovely decor & really great staff. Will definitely return.
One of my favourite Italian in London. Lamb Belly is a must have and tastes like heaven!
What a wonderful evening, attentive service by delightful staff, the food was fantastic. Pasta that was so delicate and flavoursome, to the wonderful grouse... can't fault it. All under the watchful eye of the lovely Johnny.
Thankyou Luca, we will be back! X
The food was absolutely outstanding and the service was really relaxed and friendly. Highly recommend the handmade pastas and lamb chops!
Parmesan fries to die for, monkfish amazing and chocolate mousse yum !
Amazing food, lovely wine, great staff, nice ambience, had a wonderful lunch ..
Phenomenonal dinner, the wine we were recommended was gorgeous, not something we would ever have chosen. The pasta was just as good as I've had in Rome! The service was attentive without being suffocating, the 5 ages of parmesan so tasty. We will be back!
Dinner for an early Mother's & Grandmother's Day... Absolutely stunning! Food wise & service wise... Highly recommended!... Design of the restaurant is pretty damn good also, not that I'm biased or anything. (;
Fantastic food and even better service. Loved it!
Amazing food and private dining area and the best lamb I have ever tasted! divine 😍
Best waiter ever! And amazing food!
One of the best meals I've ever had, the parmesan fries were gorgeous as were all the other courses we had, the service from every member of staff was impeccable and fabulous wine! Thank you so much to the Luca team.... we will be back soon I hope!!! �����
We ate at the bar so didn't have the full food options but what we had was excellent and the sommelier knew his list inside out.
Fabulous food, great surroundings and attentive staff! Delicious!
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.
We had lunch a couple of days ago at this restaurant. The service was just okey, I wish they gave recommendations. The dished took a bit too long for them to come and some parts of the lamb fillet was a bit too salty but overall the food was superb!
Hands down, this was my favorite meal while visiting London. I ordered a dairy free option of the chef's menu. Each course was comforting, delicious, and well plated. The restaurant is nestled in between buildings and does not seem like much from the outside but has a beautiful interior with each dining section offering its own vibe.
We hosted our wedding reception dinner on the terrace at Luca on a Saturday evening in September, after getting married at Islington Town Hall.
It was the best choice we made out of everything we organised for the day! The events team were professional and accommodating, the food and wine was exceptional and the atmosphere really lovely!
With the terrace roof open, the greenery and the fire and candles lit, it felt like we had left London altogether. All our guests loved it.
Above everything I have to thank Luca for being so flexible with our group’s dietary requirements. As mainly vegetarians, vegans and pescatarians, we knew we weren’t an easy group to juggle - but the kitchen catered for every single person’s different preferences and the waiting staff made serving it look effortless.
It was a costly option out of all the venues in London we compared, but the best spent money in a long time.
My husband and I had our wedding dinner here on the terrace. It was so simple and perfect. Communication was low maintenance and the meal was perfection. We absolutely loved our time. The only critique is that 10 minutes before we were leaving they told us we had two wine bottles left!! They didn’t offer to gift them to us or return with the bottles on them. We just returned for a 6 month anniversary dinner yesterday.
Really lovely restaurant about 20 min walk from Liverpool Street. Very unassuming from the outside but opens up when you walk through. Very good service. Not sure if they have a sommelier, no one offered to talk us through the wine list or make recommendations. I had a cocktail which was tasty and well made . Water was continually topped up including sparkling water. We opted for the chefs menu, so the chef chooses the food they serve you. The catered for different allergens . The different waiters did say what the food was but was very quietly spoken so did not always hear. Our main server was very attentive and kind. The napkins were very fluffy and left white bobbles on both mine and my husbands trousers that did not brush off easy. Overall very tasty food especially the parmesan fries and a very good service.
Best Italian in London! I think Luca has one the best ingredients among London Italian restaurants - the only competition is River Cafe. Just look at the color of the olives, the bean, the pastas. They are all very fresh, and about the best one would find anywhere. We have many favorite Italian restaurants in London. But none of them is comparable in term of ingredients. They maybe good at different format of cooking, but not ingredients. I’m very much enjoyed everything we ordered, from bread, olive oil (which is so good that I asked if I can buy some bottles from Luca), scallops, pastas and the dessert.
I also like the vented high ceiling and proper decor. Not over the top, but proper high end Italian setting.
The food is great and the atmosphere is really nice. We got the chef menu, the fish crudo, the burrata and the tortellini were our favourite. The pork was delicious but I think by the time we got to the pork we were already really full, and then followed by a really heavy chocolate dessert. I think in terms of menu logic, it would’ve been smarter to finish off with something lighter or more acidic to cut off the fattiness of the pork. We had a great night, but this meal definitely felt overpriced, the ingredients are fresh and probably seasonal but with that price we expected a bit more expensive ingredients.
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Finally got to dine in here as I always walk past it otw to work! As you walk in, the space enchants you with the interior! The exterior of the restaurant seems quite simple and small, but it is a great atmosphere that impressed me!
We managed to sit in the courtyard area and the food was excellent. Highly recommend the tagliatelle with rabbit, was quite unsure at first but I fell in love straight away. Amazing ambience, amazing food and amazing staff that were kind, attentive and super sweet. Will come back more often now 😁
Lunch here was great - we started of with the potato sourdough from the dusty knuckle paired with some Sicilian olive oil. Parmesan fries were a lovely starter paired with some wine. These were Parmesan fries that were piped into the fryer (if that makes sense). Starters: sea bass crudo and burrata, which was both extremely refreshing for a spring day. We had the cacio e pepe cappelletti with white asparagus & morels and mezzi paccheri with pork ragu and a hint of mint, both were delicious. Then shared a Scottish halibut at the end, which we thought was a generous portion of fish and also perfectly cooked. Lemon tart and fennel ice cream was also a great choice to end the meal. Big shout out to Yda, who gave us recommendations, greeted us with a lovely smile and her cheerful attitude for the whole afternoon.
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