Luca Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some of the best Italian we’ve had outside of Italy."
• "The food was excellent, well presented and served."
• "The chef’s menu was a strange combination of dishes but not their most inspiring sounding dishes."
• "Everything we had was well balanced."
• "The parmesan fries were to die for."
• "The lamb was made to perfection but had too many things on the plate."
• "The tiramisu was really great, but the panna cotta was out of this world."
• "The pasta was something I never had something like in my life."

Cons:

• "The chefs menu was a strange combination of dishes and not their most inspiring sounding dishes."
• "The primi was well plated but very bland and flavourless."
• "The scallops were boring and I’d avoid ordering."
• "The Rabbit Tagliatelle was good but missing salt."
• "The food is great but the atmosphere is really nice."
• "The halibut was great but nothing exceptional."
• "The primi of roasted red pepper ravioli was ok but didn't blow my wife and I away."
• "The food aimed to be creative. The bufala on pesto sauce was interesting, although it could use more spice and character."

Service

Pros:

• "Our server Amy was friendly and fun, and super knowledgeable about the menu."
• "The waiters were very friendly and professional."
• "The service was just delightful throughout."
• "The service was impeccable to match."
• "Staff were exceptional. very attentive and knowledgeable."
• "Really lovely restaurant about 20 min walk from Liverpool Street. Very good service."
• "The staff were super friendly as well, explained everything and you felt as though you could ask them anything."
• "A great way to celebrate a special occasion, the staff is patient, polite and very accommodating."

Cons:

• "The service was quite rushed (drinks were almost taken away before finishing etc) and not especially friendly."
• "The service was just okey, I wish they gave recommendations."
• "Service is lovely though not all dishes live up to the hype."
• "The service and attention to detail from the Luca team was good, if not a little slow."
• "Service started off as good but deteriorated towards the end."
• "Luca's service was absolutely not up to Michelin standards, not even up to standard of some non-michelin restaurants."
• "My friend and I dined at Luca on September 19th, and sat in the beautiful courtyard. Our dinner ended abruptly when THREE large rats ran over our feet."
• "I was really looking forward to visiting this restaurant, having read the great reviews. When we arrived at the restaurant, we were offered a table in the lovely courtyard. The food was delicious and the service was great, we were all planning our next visit to the restaurant. However, just before we were served our desserts, a RAT jumped down from the foliage surrounding the courtyard and ran across my foot, whipping my ankle with its tail."