🇬🇧 Luca | Where Tomato Salad Steals the Spotlight 🍅

📝 A sun-drenched Italian lunch in Farringdon that restored my faith in simple ingredients ☀️ 🪟 —— The Vibe —— 🪟 Bathed in natural light (hello, skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows!), Luca's airy space with warm wooden accents feels like a modern Italian villa. Perfect for when London actually remembers to be sunny. Book a midday table—trust me. 🌿 🍴 —— The Standouts —— 🍴 Three dishes that made me want to hug the chef: 🐚 Roast Orkney Scallops That dreamy pastel-blue plate + blush-pink scallops = edible art. Sweet, buttery, and gone too soon. (I nearly licked the shell.) 🎨 🍝 Mazara Prawn Taglierini Lobster pasta so elegantly balanced—rich yet light, with al dente noodles that actually taste homemade. The seafood? Fresh as a Mediterranean breeze. 🌊 🥗 Heirloom Tomato Salad This proved salads can be main characters. Each heirloom slice tasted like summer incarnate—earthy, sweet, and dressed to perfection. (Why only four slices though? Cruel.) ⚠️ Honorable Mentions (with caveats): Parmesan Fries: Cheese overload 🧀 (bring milk) Burrata: Firm texture, but the bean pairing was inspired 🌱 Service: Sweet fridge move for our drinks ❄️, but glacial bill pace 🐢 📍 Luca 88 St John St, London EC1M 4EH 💷 ££ (Worth every penny for that scallop high) #LondonFoodie #ItalianJoy #TomatoRevolution #MichelinMood #LunchCrush #LondonEats