{"id":14193,"date":"2011-01-08T14:46:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T14:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noexpert.co.uk\/?p=14193"},"modified":"2024-08-22T15:18:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:18:45","slug":"cafe-luc-european-grand-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/?p=14193","title":{"rendered":"Cafe Luc &#8211; European Grand Cafe (Closed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Cafe Luc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cafeluc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cafe Luc<\/a> in Marylebone is as advertised, a European Grand Cafe.\u00a0 The atmosphere on entering is inviting and the service is efficient. It was running like a well oiled machine when we popped in for brunch &#8211; well the idea was to just have brunch, but we extended it to having dessert as well.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14193 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030234.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030234-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030228.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030228-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030231.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030231-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030227.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030232.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030232-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030233.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/tn_P1030233-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We ordered the Eggs Royale, and a couple of glasses of wine, and sat back to relax and people watch.\u00a0 The wine and food arrived quickly. The clientel seemed to be pretty international.\u00a0 American, German and Australian accents could be heard.\u00a0 The age group was fairly mixed too, ranging from young families to older couples. The place had a real buzz to it.<\/p>\n<p>We moved on to dessert, I just had coffee and a selection of petits fours &#8211; Palmiers, canel\u00e9 de Bordeaux and chocolate truffle.\u00a0 My companion made a better choice by going for the Roasted pineapple with coconut sorbet and pistachio.\u00a0 This was delicious. A larger portion of pineapple than expected, with some rather good coconut sorbet. The dish is served with a knife, fork and spoon. The spoon is essential for the juice, which is not to be missed. The combination of the pineapple juice, coconut and a hint of pistachio, makes for a very moorish sweet soup.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are in the Marylebone area, Cafe Luc is worth remembering.<\/p>\n<p>Marks out of 10<\/p>\n<p>Food 5.9<\/p>\n<p>Service 6.1<\/p>\n<p>Ambience 6<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE Dec 2011 &#8211; Cafe Luc is now closed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top page - Noexpert.co.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\">Return to Top Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cafe Luc in Marylebone is as advertised, a European Grand Cafe.\u00a0 The atmosphere on entering is inviting and the service is efficient. It was running like a well oiled machine when we popped in for brunch &#8211; well the idea was to just have brunch, but we extended it to having dessert as well. 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