FoodForThought
Lucca hits the high notes with all the assurance of Italy’s greatest tenor, Luciano Pavarotti
Finally, in November 2013, Lucca, the long-awaited Italian bistro, flung open its polished glass doors, housed in one of the two dawn-pink towers that stand to either side of the Villa’s gates.
Shaded With seating for 74 inside and 56 outside (on both its shaded rear terrace and highway-facing, white balustraded balcony), Lucca falls well outside the intimate, red and white chequered tablecloth and candle in Chianti bottle school of Italian restaurants (and some might say it doesn’t look or feel much like an Italian restaurant at all). When it comes to the food, however, Lucca hits the high notes
with all the assurance of Italy’s greatest tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. What is more, although the operatically inspired menu is comprehensive, it is neither pretentious nor overpriced; and if all that you feel like eating is a pizza, that’s absolutely fine: you can even order your takeaway Caruso or Norma pizzas from the Deli counter. Add to this the fact that the service is faultless, the underground parking effortless and the Villa Rosa herself a diva in undeniably full bloom, and a visit to Lucca has got to be worth a first night. Even an encore.
Dishes Delicious choices in trendy setting
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