Luc-San, aptly named, for Luc Mangan has open a Japanese / French style izakya in Potts Point.
It’s unlikely you’d find it if you weren’t looking for it, for it is down a side lane up behind the old coke sign. The expansive 90 seat restaurant has a huge bar, bar height seating, banquette seating and plenty of tables. The aesthetic sees red roofs, grey walls and a huge mural of a lady with bright red lips. Scattered with some Japanese postcards, and dim lighting, the venue seems intimate despite the size and it also judging in the crowd, is suited to an older demographic like ourselves.
Being a izakaya style place, dishes an are smallish and designed to share; have things by the bite, like beer tartare morsels, oysters and robata skewers. But there’s larger dishes and sides too.
For the smaller dishes, we enjoyed their Dengaku Eggplant, Black garlic, Sauce Vierge and octopus special. Absolutely delicious!
We loved their confit duck with burnt orange and ume, and this was a decent portion with a very tasty sauce and perfectly cooked duck.
For sides, we had the Dijon Honey House Salad, which states Macadamias, though not sure if they’re there. I think this was a bit bland and probably could have done with some Parmesan for flavour. The Pomme Paille, or shaved chips has a Togarashi Spice but we both feel might have been better as a thicker shoestring style chip. The seasoning was good, but the way they are, are not particularly filling.
There’s a great cocktail menu with a Japanese twist, many featuring yuzu and there’s plenty of sake too. The wine menu is also decent and the barman is happy to offer advice. He’s a ball of fun and a bit of a legend.
We did enjoy our visit and hope you get to make a visit.
Address
Cnr Pennys Ln & Kings Cross Rd, Potts Point NSW 2011
Hours
Monday 4pm – Late
Wednesday – Saturday
4pm – Late