Luca’s Italian Restaurant celebrates 27 years of family dining
Luca’s Italian Restaurant is inspired by a home-cooked feeling, where the kitchen is the heart of the home.
Luca’s Italian Restaurant was established in 1994 and captures the essence of the Italian lifestyle – colourful and flavour-filled.
They honour centuries-old traditions essential to authentic Italian cuisine – simplicity and passion.
Their grand wood-burning oven, which uses specialised refractory brick and mortar, is designed to deliver even heat throughout the dome. Built single-handedly by Signor Guido, a perfectionist Italian artisan, it delivers pizzas, pasta and other dishes in an authentic manner that is certain to delight the gods.
Slow-food specialities, including Osso Buco rabbit casserole, served with polenta and the most unusual lamb, pot-roasted in coffee and apricots (Mamma Alma’s recipe), will have you coming back for more.
Their comprehensive menu promises you the ultimate Italian food experience. The extensive menu goes hand-in-hand with a collection of carefully selected fine South African and Italian wines to complement your choice of meal.
Winter months are made cosy with gas heaters and in the summer, you can enjoy warm afternoon lunches and lingering evening dinners outside under magnificent London Plane trees.
Over years they have been given a few accolades that they are very proud of:
- They have been voted twice the Best Italian Restaurant in the Best of Joburg Awards.
- They carry the Marchio Ospitalità Italiana seal of approval for restaurants that embrace the tradition of culinary excellence and are considered genuine “Ambassadors of the ‘Italian palate’ and Italy’s rich culture.”
- They are the proud bearers of multiple Dinners Club Wine List Diamond Award.
Luca’s Food Philosophy
We live to eat! We feel the value of life can be celebrated with good food and wine and, more importantly, through sharing experiences and laughter with friends and family. Our restaurant is inspired by a home-cooked feeling, where the kitchen is the heart of the home! A space in which anyone feels “Parte Della Famiglia”.
As an example, Veal Daniele originates from making a dinner for a friend, Daniel, including all the ingredients that he was craving at the time!
To build an authentic feeling we are always drawing inspiration from Italy, our family roots, and the raw produce from which we make our dishes from. We take pride in our menu and believe in supporting local farmers with sustainable farming practices, wherever possible!
However, we do make use of Italian ingredients to maintain authenticity and, again as far as possible, ingredients that are free-range and definitely free from additives, colourants, hormones, GMO & MSG.
For example, each cut of meat is carefully selected from grass-fed livestock, then matured to perfection, ensuring great flavour and tenderness. We will not compromise on the quality of the ingredients used!
OPENING TIMES
MONDAY – OPEN: 11:30 – 21:30
TUESDAY – THURSDAY: 11:30 – 21:30
FRIDAY / SATURDAY: 11:30 – 21:30
SUNDAY: 11:30 – 21:00
Contact: 011 234 1085 / 083 601 8145
Facebook: @lucasristoranteitaliano
Rivonia Crossing
Tree Court
3 Achter Road
Sandton
