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About this place
At LUCE, one diner ordered 1.5 portions of Japanese Black wagyu bolognese to share with a companion. Rather than ordering one pasta dish per person, it may be worth asking about portions to suit your group. On that visit, the bolognese was shared, while the summer truffle carbonara was ordered as a single portion. The diner described the carbonara as rich, with a pronounced truffle aroma.
Another house speciality is pescatore: a generous pile of shellfish, almost hiding the pasta, in a flavourful tomato sauce. Choose it if you want seafood to take centre stage, or the Japanese Black wagyu bolognese for a meatier, richer dish. For starters, there is freshly sliced prosciutto with seasonal fruit and buffalo mozzarella, as well as fresh fish carpaccio. One diner enjoyed prosciutto with burrata instead of the seasonal-fruit combination.
The day’s recommendations are written on the wall blackboard, making the seasonal menu a useful place to start when choosing antipasti and pasta. You could also try a glass of wine; diners have praised the variety and reported receiving recommendations to match their food. The weekday lunch menu also lists Pranzo C, a set course featuring seasonal ingredients. The meal takes around 1 hours to serve in full, so it may suit a leisurely lunch.
