Just went to Luca's on North Cross Road. Food was pretty good apart from the Buddha bowl, which even Buddha himself, with his infinite patience, would have found a little lacklustre (mainly rice and hot spinach). The menu also seemed to contain lots of rules about 'no exceptions or substitutions being made' which set an unfortunate, officious tone, which proved quite apposite as they then asked me to pay the bill upfront (including a tip for service I hadn't received) because I was 'sitting outside', you know, where all the criminals sit. I guess they must've had people do a runner in the past, which is a shame, because it completely killed the chill vibe and gave me the ick. Won't be going back.
