Food was okay, but service was sub-par. We visited twice - once for dinner, once for lunch. Both times, service was very, very slow. We felt neglected. We had to flag down our waiter a couple times during our lunch, and it wasn't even busy. It was just there were only two waiters working, and they were usually in the back and not checking in with guests.
Dress code for lunch is dry casual, smart casual for dinner.
Dinner
- There was a 30 minute wait when we arrived on a Tuesday evening around 7pm. We were put on a waiting list and given a beeper, so we walked around and got some drinks before dinner.
Starters:
- Build-your-own charcuterie board: Ask the staff at the bar for what you want! We got some cheese, berries, prosciutto, salami, nuts, figs.
- Insalata Lorenzo's (Organic lettuce, goat cheese, walnuts, poached pear toasted bacon, balsamic vinegar reduction): Good salad, I like goat cheese.
- Frittura di calamari (Fried squid, arrabbiata sauce): The squid was too big for my liking. I usually like the smaller squid because it's more crispy and easier to eat in small bites.
- Lasagna (Traditional lasagna bolognese gratinated): I generally don't like lasagna, and this was one of those.
Entrees:
- Filetto di manzo al gorgonzola (Beef steak, mashed potatoes sautéed spinach & gorgonzola sauce): The filet was done medium rare as we'd asked, but it didn't pair very well with the gorgonzola sauce.
- Costolette d' agnello al forno (Lamb chops, vegetable caponata, polenta & parsley provencal): Excellent lamb chop! Yay!
Dessert:
- Tiramisu (Classic Italian dessert with a base of savoiardi cookies, mascarpone cheese mousse and amaretto di Saronno): This was a delicious tiramisu! Loved the soft and sugary layers. Good end to the meal, although the start of it was a little rocky.
Lunch
- funghi e salciccia pizza (Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, portobello, Italian sausage): Pizza was pretty good - we had to try it, since they have a nice wood-fired oven and we saw all the pizzas coming out fresh from the oven. However, our pizza sat on the countertop for about 10 minutes before our waiter noticed and brought it to us. It was still warm, but the crust had gotten a little moist by the time it reached our table. When we ordered our dishes (tuna and pizza), we were told the tuna would take 10 minutes longer than the pizza, but they came out at basically the same time because of the delay on the pizza being brought to our table.
- Tonno ai semi di sesamo (Tuna with sesame seed, candied onions, asparagus berry jam): I hoped the tuna would be more seared rather than grilled, but the tuna was pretty much grilled to medium, making it more chewy than I expected. Heavy on the sesame seeds. I didn't like the asparagus berry jam, the sweet/sour taste of it didn't go well with the tuna.
- Lorenzo's crepes (Filled with mascarpone mousse and chopped fresh fruit & passion fruit sauce): Not the typical crepes you think of. I'd expect crepes to be the thin type, not rolled up in thick batter. My crepes didn't have fruit on the inside, just had a few berries on top. I had to wave to our waiter to make this order, as our waiter hadn't checked in on us since bringing out our entrees.
I generally don't give 2 stars unless I have serious complaints... in this case, it's a combination of sub-par service and meh food. Maybe Lorenzo's will pick up on its service front as more guests come through, but right now, it's not worth the time it takes for your orders to be taken and food to come out. read more