This was a really peaceful, casual place to eat. They had a nice covered patio area with picnic…read moretables. I ordered the crab cake sandwich and it was full of nice meaty chunks of crab. They had old bay fries which was a plus. My husband had the fried flounder sandwich. The fish was so big he had to fold it over to get it on the bun. We both really enjoyed our meals. Will be back again soon.

This could have been a lot better. We got a ton of food for a lot of people and frankly none of it…read morewas all that good. A lobster tail was flavorless. Fried seafood was bland and overcooked. Oysters on the half shell were unimpressive and poorly served. They sent them home in a ton of ice. It melted and some of them became submerged. Gross. We did eat everything and the prices could have been worse. 3 stars.

Best crab cakes hands down!! We ordered takeout from back bay seafood (because thats how you do it…read morehere) & all of us enjoyed the crab cake dinner. It includes two HUGE deliscious crab cakes full of actual crab. We enjoyed an order fried and an order broiled -- both were great, all about preference! We all got (lots) fries with our crab cakes and they were perfectly crispy (even after our ten min drive home). These are probably the best crab cakes we've ever had & we enjoy crab cakes at most seafood restaurants we eat at! We called in for takeout and scheduled a time for pick up. We arrived 5 min early, gave our name & our food was ready. They were super quick to serve us & the staff was extremely friendly and efficient. Great food, staff, atmosphere & restaurant overall!

Exceptional broiled scallops and pretty good coleslaw, but you may have to take out a loan to…read moreafford them (including tax, almost $50 if you pay cash). The prices are really high for a takeout window (no parking and no overhead), even at the shore. You also get a monster baked potato and a not very fresh sesame roll. Service is very friendly and helpful. However, it's frustrating they charge 3.5% if you use a credit card on top of such high prices. That's a bit more than a pass-through.

food and service was great. entree was tasty and reasonably…read morepriced. on negative was that there had been a full moon and the sourrounding street was flooded. not the fault of the restaurant

A nice little spot by the bay. Very homey. Service was great. They are BYOB. Food was amazing.read more

What a balmy and pretty atmosphere! The on point service. And yes, a Garden State multi course…read moremenu. Three have been here every summer since they opened; three of us were newbies. Appetizers/first courses are served family style. We rack picked a main (thus tried them all). My favorite appetizer: the stuffed peppers. Favorite salad: the wedge. Favorite main: each person adored his or her choice. I loved my scallops. Favorite dessert: olive oil cake. Owner stopped by several times to make sure we were enjoying. Whole heartedly! Truth: my favorite Ocean City boardwalk food is Mack and Manco's pizza but in Avalon, it is Summer Salt!

Nice atmosphere inside, friendly service, and love the BYOB. We were two or three minutes late for…read moreour reservation so I dropped my wife upfront with the bottle of wine while I parked the car. However, they refused to seat her until I showed up. That seemed strange based on the restaurants on the island. Four course fixed price meal. You select your entrée and your dessert. The first two courses of starters are the chefs creation in each person at the table gets to try it. He thought all the food was very good. We especially like the cheese, curds over marinara. For our entrées, my wife enjoyed the pasta with clams, although only six clams. I had the spare ribs which were very nice, but the accompanying corn and sauce was cold and it was a bit weird for me to have a cold sauce with hot spareribs. Our server volunteered to us that it was Jersey corn but I highly doubt that given Jersey Corn doesn't come into play until August typically. Dessert was excellent. We both had the lemon pudding creation.

The restaurant was small, but clean. My wife and I were…read morelooking forward to having clam strip dinner so we ordered two platters and I also got oysters on the half shell. The food was very good. The clam strips could've been a little more meatier--there were a lot of tiny crumbly pieces. The platters came with coleslaw and french fries both were prepared Very good. I also had the blonde brownie with ice cream and caramel sauce for dessert which was very tasty. The service was wonderful and friendly. We would come back and like to try one of their fish dishes some other time.

Ordered take out. One broiled combo, one crab nacho. Food was ready when promised…read more First, the combo. 4 small scallops, one average piece of flounder, six shrimp and a 3-4 oz lobster tail. Handful of fries and a small cup of slaw. Scallops though small very sweet and succulent. Five star. Flounder very mild, almost tasteless cooked perfectly. Lobster and shrimp average at best. Fries cooked great but needed salt. Coleslaw was just cabbage mix and mayo. Crab nachos...a total let down. Chips were very thin and normally that would be a great thing but they quickly became soggy under the weight of the toppings. The tomato Pico tasted like a very garlicky Italian sauce. Don't get me wrong that sauce had a wonderful taste but it just wasn't a fit. The cheese sauce would have been good with the fries. The lump crab was just a smaller than average serving. Crab was fresh and sweet but as a whole these nachos just didn't work. Would we order again. Probably. It was ready as promised and order was packed nicely.

There are many types and sizes of their crab cakes. Our favorite is the large 7 mile. Not…read moresurprisingly they are expensive but excellent. Worth the cost. Another of my favorites is the shrimp salad. Excellent shrimp not overpowered by dressing and seasonings. We go frequently as evidenced by our loyalty card. Nice folks in a clean well stocked take out store. Try it.

While the cake is mostly crab, little filler, the flavor of the cream sauce / filler takes away…read morefrom the natural sweetness of the crabmeat. It was good but not great. If I try it again I'd go for one without breading like I usually prefer my crab cakes. Maybe the coating was too salty. I'm not sure what the issue was but I was underwhelmed.

Excellent food excellent service such an elegant restaurant…read moreTheir veal Loren is outstanding

Returned with a party of 8. I normally get seafood. They all ordered seafood. Seafood here is…read moregreat. But for some reason, wanted a steak. Excellent. Served with excellent carrots, Brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes and horseradish sauce. Oysters grilled appetizer good. And the Caesar salad was good too. So glad my son gets a reservation here for vacation week. Top notch service from Nick. And others. I would encourage Cafe Loren to try a new decor approach rather than just selling art. Pretty but a little staid. Just a suggestion. Go one notch modern and fresh. But the food and service are great.

The food was great. We love to buy fresh shrimp and the lobster rolls. The produce next door is…read morealso a great addition.

Got a sampler of a bunch of different food from here with my girlfriends.. the seafood was terrible…read morethe calamari not good and soggy the seafood bisque was also flavorless mac and cheese had no cheese.... no redeeming quality. I've had better seafood from berks county not near an ocean. We wanted to like it so bad.

Once again, service was impeccable.i got the green salad, king salmon, and corn bread. I requested…read morethe cornbread earlier. The cornbread was amazing. It wasn't too sweet or too dry. Bursts of berry flavor. Salad was refreshing. My friend's wedge with crab meat was awesome! Very loud place but loud in a fun way. My friend ordered to wedge salad and halibut- catch of the day.

The pasta with red sauce is good The steak and french fries is good. You should try a salad there…read more Lots of paintings on the wall love the ambience. Takes a little while but the service is good. Waiters are always nice if you go there, you should 190% try the peanut butter Kitcat. It's gigantic.! I will definitely return if I ever go back to Avalon, New Jersey

Came to pick up some quick food to go. We got the clam chowder, corn and crab chowder, and lobster…read moreroll. Clam chowder was possibly the worst I've ever had - it was basically milky water with bacon flavor, with hardly any clam. The corn and crab was slightly better, as it at least was not the consistency of water, and had good flavor. Still, hardly any crab to be found. The lobster roll actually had visible lobster, unlike the chowders, thank goodness.

... all frozen other than the clams they farm i worked there and was told to tell it was all…read morefresh..its not i wold have to run packets of seafood under hot water my whole time there