Luca`s Food Menu

Since 1994 Luca’s has endeavoured to produce great food with no compromise on quality.
This means using the best available ingredients resulting in great tasting food!
However we want your Luca’s experience to be pleasant and complete so if your service (or any other
aspect of your meal) is not up to scratch, please let us know! Please remember that all meals are freshly
prepared, thus they may take a little longer.
We also keep gluten & wheat–free as well as whole-wheat pizza base and gluten-free pasta so please
ask your waiter should this be your preference.
CATERING:
Let Luca’s cater for your dinner party or office lunch. Starters, main course, desserts, or even a wide
range of fabulous finger food. Contact Luca’s on 011 234 1085 to confirm your order. If you find that
you have surprise guests coming for dinner and you don’t have time to cook, you can bring in your
dishes & we’ll fill them with delicious home cooked food.
Luca’s secret NARCOTIC SALAD DRESSING is available freshly bottled in-house at R79 per bottle.
RESERVING TABLES:
When reserving a table of ten or more guests, we require confirmation of seat numbers at least six
hours prior to arrival as we have limited seats. Unoccupied seats and/or guests not eating at
confirmed tables or diners sharing will be subjected to a surcharge of R120 per seat especially on
Friday & Saturday nights at the discretion of the management!
SORRY! NO SPLIT BILLS!
CORKAGE:
R59 per bottle of wine - R79 per bottle of bubbly - magnums R119 per
bottle (corkage limited to 2 bottles per table at our discretion)
BIRTHDAYS:
Bring your own cake? No problem.
Like corkage, “cakage” charged at R10 per head per table at our discretion!
Luca’s Ristorante Italiano
Rivonia Crossing 2
No 3 Achter Road, cnr Witkoppen Road
Sunninghill
011 234-1085
Salads & Starters
House Salad
Now famous mixed salad with fresh Avo*, Robiola
cheese & our secret narcotic dressing,
Regular
Medium (serves 3-4)
Large (serves 4-5)
R59
R89
R119
R89
Or add Chicken, Calamari, Tuna or Anchovy.
Caprese Salad
Thinly sliced tomato & buffalo–style mozzarella dressed
with fresh sweet basil, olive oil and origanum.
Radicchio Salad
R59
Fresh Green Asparagus
R59
Black Mushroom Caprese
R59
Prosciutto Crudo & Melon
R79
Carpaccio
R59
Chicken livers
R59
Fresh Mussel and Clam Soup
R59
Baby Calamari / Tenticles
R59
Minestrone
R49
Slightly bitter red lettuce with rocket, tomatoes & Parmigiano; dress with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic to
your taste.
Steamed & caressed in melted in dolcelatte Gorgonzola
with roasted almond flakes.
Large mushrooms, baked in the pizza oven with tomato,
mozzarella, sweet basil pesto & garlic.
The all-time classic
Thinly sliced raw fillet of beef, dressed with fresh rocket,
shaved Parmigiano & extra virgin olive oil.
Sauté with chilli and onion in beer.
Steamed in white wine, a little garlic, parsley, tomato, a
dash of cream & Parmigiano.
Grilled with olive oil, lemon, a touch of freshly ground black pepper &
parsley.
Needs no introduction, hearty & delicious.
A selection of imported Italian cheese
From R79
Accompanied with crackers, walnuts & honey.
Schiacciata
(Pizza Bread)
Herb or Garlic & extra virgin olive oil
Mozzarella Cheese
Ripe sliced tomato & Gorgonzola
Medium R35
R44
R55
*Apologies when avo is out of season.
Large R44
R49
R65
Classic Pizza
“Wheat- & gluten-free or whole wheat pizza available”
Margherita
Medium R59
Large R69
Regina
R79
R89
Padovana
R79
R89
Pisana
R79
R89
Quattro Stagioni
R79
R89
Napoletana
R79
R89
Siciliana
R85
R95
Livornese
R85
R95
Pompeii
R79
R89
Vegeteriana
R79
R89
Frutti Di Mare
R99
R109
Cheese, tomato & origanum.
Cheese, tomato, ham, mushroom & origanum
Salame, mushroom, cheese & tomato
Bacon, onion, cheese & tomato
Ham, Mushroom, Olive & Artichoke.
Cheese, Tomato, Anchovy & Olives.
Anchovy, Olives & Capers.
Tuna & Green Olives.
Chilli, Garlic, Green Pepper & Onion.
mushroom, onion, green pepper, capers, artichoke &
olives.
A taste of the ocean’s bounty (calamari, prawn, mussels
& clams) with garlic & chilli
Calzone
from
R89
(each)
Traditionally filled with Mozarella, tomato,
ham and mushrooms.
Choose whatever ingredients your heart desires and we will envelope them in fresh
pizza dough and bake your “large stocking“ (calzone) to a crisp.
Choose from or add
R22
R10
R18
• bacon
• ham
• salame
• chilli
• garlic
• green pepper
• artichoke
• avo*
• capers
• anchovy
• calamari
• mussle
• tuna
• onion
• tomato
• mozarella
• mushrooms
• olives
• prawn (R18 each)
Please note: because of its domed shape your calzone may be slightly charred!
*Apologies when avo is out of season.
“Fresh” Pizza Range
R89
(Starter for two or main for one)
(each)
• Pecorino (Sardinian sheeps cheese), fior di latte (Mozzarella ball),
Rosa tomatoes & radicchio.
• Taleggio (Italian Camembert), pesto, Rosa tomatoes, & basil leaves.
• Caramelised Balsamic Onions, roasted red & yellow peppers,
fior di latte & rocket.
• Roast Artichoke Paste, sauté porcini, fior di latte & avo*.
• Roast Butternut, Gorgonzola, walnut pesto & rocket.
• Coppa (cured pork), Fontina (Italian Emmenthal), strawberries & rocket
dressed in balsamic and olive oil.
Gourmet Pizza
“Wheat - & gluten-free or whole wheat pizza available”
Roma Special
Medium R95
Large R105
Lamb Peperonata & Rocket
R95
R105
Del Sole
R95
R105
R105
R115
Messicana
R95
R105
Palermitana
R95
R105
Salmonata
R95
R105
Mushrooms, onions, olives, artichokes, green peppers,
capers, anchovy, salame, garlic, chilli & avo*.
Roast lamb, roasted red and yellow peppers
(with fresh rocket dressed in balsamic vinegar & olive oil).
Italian fennel-infused pork sausage, sun-dried tomato,
chilli, garlic & fresh avo*.
Prosciutto Crudo
Fresh sliced Prosciutto ham, rocket & Parmigiano shavings.
Chilli, garlic, green pepper, onion, bolognese & avo*.
Mixed roast veggies – brinjals, artichokes, red & yellow
peppers & tomatoes with rocket.
Oak-smoked Norwegian salmon trout, dollops of
Mascarpone, capers & caviar.
*Apologies when avo is out of season.
Pasta al Forno
Oven Baked Pasta
Lasagne
R89
V Cannelloni
R89
V Melanzane Alla Parmigiana
R89
Layers of fresh homemade pasta, interleaved with
Bolognese & béchamel then baked in the pizza oven
with mozzarella.
Ricotta cheese & spinach rolled in fresh pasta, blessed
with tomato, béchamel & mozzarella, then baked to
perfection
Thinly sliced brinjal, lightly fried, layered with tomato,
mozzarella & Parmigiano.
Penne Alessandro
Bacon, onion, mushroom, chilli, garlic, tomato, a touch
of cream, topped with avo* & mozzarella then baked in
the pizza oven.
R89
Primi Piatti
Pasta
Linguine Catharina
R95
Spaghetti Alle Vongole
R95
Anchovy fillets dissolved in extra virgin olive oil with fresh
chopped ripe tomato chunks, garlic, chilli & rocket.
Fresh clams, steamed in white wine with garlic, parsley &
extra-virgin olive oil.
Tagliolini Ai Gamberi
Fresh home-made “square spaghetti” with prawns and
asparagus, sauté in white wine with a touch of chilli,
garlic, parsley, lemon & tomato. Add Cream and Vodka
Fettuccine Frutti Di Mare
Fresh mussels & clams, baby calamari & prawns
lambasted with tomato, garlic parsley & a little white
wine.
R139
R149
R149
V Panzarotti Al Salmone
R89
V Zucchini Triangoli Tartufati
R99
V Butternut Panzerotti
R89
Penne Arrabbiata
R79
Half-moon shaped pasta filled with spinach & ricotta in a
delicate blend of smoked salmon, leeks, tomato, cream
& brandy.
Spinach pasta triangles filled with baby marrow & ricotta,
lavished in fresh farm-cream, truffles & wild mushrooms.
Half-moon shaped pasta filled with butternut served in
fresh sage butter with Parmigiano.
Short tubular pasta, (with quill tips) tossed with tomato,
chilli, garlic & green pepper (optional).
*Apologies when avo is out of season.
Primi Piatti
Pasta
V Penne Vegetariana
R95
V Spaghetti Primavera
R89
V Tagliolini Incazzati
R89
Tomato–based mixed veggie sauce with mushrooms, onions, green
peppers, artichokes, olives, baby corn, sugar-snap peas & carrots.
A delicate blend of fresh chopped tomato, a little onion, fresh sweet basil
pesto, broccoli, extra virgin olive oil & Parmigiano.
Chilli, garlic, green pepper, fresh sweet basil pesto, tomato and a dash
of cream.
Mafaldine Mediterranea
Red & Yellow peppers, brinjal, onions, baby marrow & garlic all roasted
with olive oil, tossed with broad ribbon pasta & finished with an olive,
anchovy & caper tapenade.
V Gnocchi Al Pesto
Darling little dumplings (made with potato, flour & eggs) dusted with
nutmeg, smothered in a sauce of fresh sweet basil, garlic, olive oil,
Parmigiano, pine kernels & cream (optional).
R99
R109
Spaghetti Bolognese
R89
Ravioli Con Salsa Ai Funghi
R95
Fettuccine Rodolfo
R89
Spaghetti Carbonara
R89
Penne Amatriciana
R89
Fettuccine Caruso
R99
Penne Cacciatore
R99
The conqueror of all known worlds needs no introduction.
Cushions of pasta, filled with tasty ground beef suggested in freash
farm-cream & mushroom.
Alfredo se moer! Try this for size! Fresh homemade egg pasta in cream,
ham, mushroom, Parmigiano, a little black pepper & garlic.
Egg, bacon, black pepper & Pecorino.
Bacon, onion, seasoned & spiced tomato & the ever
essential garlic!
Fresh homemade ribbon pasta with julienne of veal, sauté in red wine
with chilli, garlic, mushroom, onion, cream & tomato.
Chicken, mushrooms & onion sauté in red wine, finished with tomato,
peas and a touch of garlic.
Risotto Del Giorno
Made to order and to your taste: (Allow at least 20 mins cooking time)
Porcini
R109
Frutti Di Mare
R149
Rabbit, Salsiccia & Spinach
R139
Ricotta, Rosemary, Lemon Zest & Basilico
R105
Carne
Meat
Lamb Al Caffe
R159
Fillet of Beef
R149
Calf Liver Alla Veneziana
R129
Ossobuco
R159
Also known as Lamb-Borghini, our signature dish was invented and
fashioned by my Mamma, Alma (whose maiden name was Borghini).
De-boned leg of lamb, pot-roasted in espresso & apricots with carrots,
onions & a little double cream. (Suggested with rice or polenta)
Rubbed in herbs and spices, seared in olive oil and served on a bed of
fresh rocket.
Sliced julienne, sauté in white wine, onions, a little tomato and herbs.
Try this served with polenta.
Shin of veal, slow cooked in white wine with celery, carrot, onion &
tomato until falling off the bone.
Served on your choice of Polenta OR Fettucine.
Chicken Breast
Lightly pan-fried, finished in either lemon, white wine & tomato
OR white wine, olives, mushrooms & fennel
OR alla Milanese (Crumbed and lightly fried).
R99
R109
R99
Trippa Alla Parmigiana
R129
Fennel Infused Salsiccia
R119
Rabbit Cacciatora/Madagascar
R149
Veal tripe stewed in white wine, tomato & onion with Parmigiano and
lemon zest.
Grilled pork sausage on pesto polenta.
Jointed, cassaroled in tomato, red wine, mushrooms and peas / green
peppercorns, Dijon mustard, cream and brandy.
28 to 35 Day matured Free-Range Specialist cuts
(When available)
300g Rib-Eye Tartufata
R169
1Kg Fiorentina
R269
350g Argentian Rump
R139
Char-grilled to order, accompanied with truffled mushrooms in a little
farm cream.
(T-Bone)
Medium rare only, with Porcini! Ideal for two to share
NEW
Triangular point of rump. Grilled through the fat.
Scaloppine di Vitello
Veal Porcini
Thinly sliced pan fried escalope of veal, with wild porcini
mushrooms, lemon, white wine & parsley.
R129
Veal Daniele
Finished in fresh sweet basil pesto & served with gnocchi
Gorgonzola
R129
Veal Madagascar
Madagascar green-peppercorns, Dijon
mustard, cream & brandy.
R129
Veal Milanese
Herbed, spiced, crumbed & lightly fried.
(suggested with fresh chopped tomato & rocket)
R129
Veal Saltimbocca
Prosciutto ham, fresh sage & white wine.
R139
Pesce
Fish
Baby Calamari
Grilled with olive oil, lemon, a touch of freshly ground black
pepper and parsley.
R109
Fresh Pepper-Crusted Seared Tuna
Super healthy & delicious – when available!
(suggested served on linguine pesto)
R159
Fresh Scottish Salmon
Lightly grilled, brushed with olive oil, lemon, capers &
origanum, then served on a bed of steamed green beans
lightly dressed in olive oil & Balsamic vinegar.
R169
Fresh Line Fish*
Always fresh, either simply grilled OR baked in the pizza
oven with roasted tomatoes, fresh sweet basil pesto & virgin
olive oil. The availability of line fish may vary, please ask your
waiter what we have today.
SQ
Mussel and Clam Soup
Steamed in white wine, garlic & parsley, then finished in
tomato with a dash of cream & Parmigiano.
R99
Fresh River Trout
Butterfly cut, de-boned (as much as possible!) & grilled,
finished with lemon, white wine, parsley & toasted almonds.
R99
*luca’s subscribes to SASSI indictors of sustainable fishing; we will therefore
only purchase “green fish” and never any endangered or over exploited
fish whether they are on the orange or red indicators.
Dolci
Desserts
Double Choc Crunch NEW
Layers of chocolate Gelato and nuts on a thin
chocolate sponge.
R29
Classic Cassata NEW
Layered Vanilla, chocolate and “crema” Gelato with nuts,
glazed fruit on chocolate sponge
R29
Classic Tartufo NEW
Cassata ice cream wrapped in chocolate Gelato and dusted with cocoa
R29
Gelati
A choice or mix of Gianduia, Pistacchio & Italian Vanilla
OR Sorbet of the Day – all delicious!.
R29
Baci
A firm favourite, Italian kisses in assorted flavours.
(Otherwise known as “Nipples of Venus”!)
R29
Crema Cotta Con Frutti Di Bosco
Creme “un”-brulee!!! No caramel crust, instead a tart
compote of mixed berries enhances this creamy
delectation.
R55
Baked Chocolate Cake
Handmade in-house with the finest dark chocolate & Jamaican Rum, complimented by a roasted hazelnut-brittle base.
R55
Tiramisu
Home–made and very traditional, prepared
with layered Mascarpone, eggs, boudoir biscuits soaked in espresso & Marsala, then sprinkled with cocoa.
R55
Baked Cheese Cake
Fresh home-made with a hint of lemon.
R49
Affogato
Gianduia ice cream “drowned” in espresso &
Amaretto, served in a coffee cup!
R49
Pistacchio & Grappa Don Pedro
(Unique to Luca’s - tastes like marzipan!)
R49
Dessert Wines
R35
• Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2004
(Muscat de Frontignan)
(500ml bottle) R599
(50ml glass) R59
• Catherine Marshal Myriad
“The Little Black Number”
(61% Pinot Noir 39% Merlot)
(375ml bottle) R179
(50ml glass)
R25
Soft Drinks
Rock Shandy
R22
Soda’s & Iced Teas
R19
Tizers & Fresh Fruit Juice
R25
Aqua
Acqua Panna (IT)
(750ml bottle) R39
S. Pellegrino Sparkling Mineral Water (IT)
(750ml bottle) R39
La Vie Still/Sparkling (SA)
(750ml bottle) R33
Valpre Still/Sparkling (SA)
(500ml bottle) R19
Caffe
Espresso / Filter
R16
Cappuccino
R18
Macchiato/Corretto
R18
Add 3 Almond Biscotti
R15
Digestivi & Grappa
Averna
R21
Fernet Branca/Menta
R29
Jägermeister
R21
Ruta
R19
Trentina
R21
Fior Di Latte
R27
Dalla Cia Cab/Merlot (Western Cape)
R29
Stravecchia
R33
Craft Beers
Teo Musso (Italy)
330ml
Open Rock ‘n Roll
Super Bitter
Isaac
Nazionale
R65
R65
R65
R65
Cape Brewing Company
Amber Weiss
Mandarina Bavaria IPA
Lager
Darling Brew
Bone Crusher
Slow Beer
Native Ale
Jack Black
Butchers Block
Skeleton Coast
750ml
R160 Lager
R160 Pilsner
R160
R160 Dragon
Copperlake
Light lager
English Ale
IPA
Heffe Weiss
Brewing Company
R42 Cluver & Jack
R45
R35 Apple Cider
500ml
Citizen
R48 Alliance
R44
R44
Stellenbrau
440ml
R41
R48
440ml
440ml
R38
330ml
R28
440ml
R36
440ml
Jonkers Weiss
R38
Wild Beast
550ml
Blonde Ale
R38
R46
330ml
R33
R33
440ml Ginger Beer
Devils Peak Brewery
First Light
Kings Blockhouse IPA
Striped Horse
R45
Brewers and Union
Unfiltered Lager
R49
Friday / Sunday / All Day IPA
R49
R38 Beast of the Deep
R38
R43 Steph Weiss
R38
R59
R49
Imported Beers and Draughts
Peroni/ Heineken
Peroni Draught
Stella Artois Draught (Belgium)
(330ml bottle) R23
(500ml) R32
(330ml) R32
(500ml) R42
Moretti (Italy)
Hunters, Savanna, Fruit Coolers
(330ml bottle) R25
(660ml bottle) R45
R19
Herbal infused,
Classic & Grappa
Cocktails
Orient Express
R39
Mojito
R39
Green Destiny
R45
Momo Martini
R39
Cosmopolitan
R39
Caipirinha
R39
Classic Daiquiris
R39
Lemongrass Martini
R39
Strawberry Ling
R39
Bloody Mary
R39
La Suprema
R39
In honour of my inspirational friend,
Ernesto! Absolut Mandarin, fresh
ginger, coriander syrup, & ginger beer.
Barcadi Rum, fresh mint, gomme
syrup, with a dash of soda over
crushed ice.
Bombay Sapphire, Smirnoff Vodka,
apple juice, cucumber & kiwi (when
available)
Barcadi Rum, Cointreau, lemon juice,
lemongrass syrup.
Absolut Citron, cranberry juice, Triple
Sec & lemon juice.
Germana Cachaca Rum, lime, cane
sugar over crushed ice.
Barcardi Rum, Triple Sec, lemon juice &
any availabe fruit of your choice.
Absolut Citron, litchi juice, lemongrass
& a dash of gomme syrup.
Absolute Kurant, ginger, mint, strawberry, soda water & a dash of gomme
syrup.
Vodka, lemon juice, salt, pepper,
Worcester sauce, tomato juice &
celery.
Premium Grappa, gomme syrup,
lemon juice, egg white & touch of
bitters.
Aperitif
Campari & Soda/Orange
Pastis
R27/R35
R19
Some of our tall drinks do take time to prepare, & all
can be enjoyed alcohol free.
Shooters
From R19
(Each)
You name it, we'll do it.
Single Malt Whiskeys
Juror 10 Yr Old
R35
Glenfiddich 12 Yr Old
R29
Talisker 10 Yr Old
R55
Jura Supersition
R57
Springbank 10 Yr Old
R52
Ardberg 10 Yr Old
R52
Belevine Doublewood 12 Yr Old
R58
Glenmorangie Nectar Dór
R52