Lorenzo’s Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret

We went here with another family.
It was a Wednesday night.
It was very quiet there but wait staff was very attentive and food was delicious.
We had a variety of apps, all were very good.
Everyone at the table enjoyed their dinner, no complaints.
We all left there talking about how good the food was.

Decent food, nice piano music, but the atmosphere of a diner :( Visited Lorenzo's with my wife on 02/16/24 for a romantic dinner with live piano music.
Unfortunately, the visit turned out to be a great disappointment :( It's very sad as we planned this for a while and the place indeed had all the potential to live to the expectations.
But it didn't :( The food was decent; service was excellent and flawless; piano music was great, the guy played non-stop for 1.5h! However, there were two big tables which got occupied with large families shortly after we came.
One was just next us with about 8 people and the other was one table away with about 15 people including children and even babies.
Very soon it became so noisy we could hardly hear the piano.
All these people didn't care about the music at all being fully occupied with their family gatherings.
And then a baby started crying...
We felt like sitting in a busy diner rather than an upscale romantic place :( The setting, the piano, the waiters in suits, the prices were not in line with what was going on.
It was weird. The food was pretty good but falling short of 5 stars on all dishes except soup. Appetizers Bread basket with butter, olive oil, and ricotta - this one was on the house and it was excellent.
Fresh, warm, perfect. Roasted Peppers with Fresh Mozzarella - this was a special of the day.
The peppers tasted fine, but were most likely from a can, not freshly roasted.
Mozzarella slices were quite tasteless with no dressing on top.
We had to add salt on them the get some taste. Rooftop Kale Salad - this was fine, but could benefit from a bit more goat cheese and walnuts.
It was mostly kale... Mushroom Soup - this was a special of the day.
The soup was absolutely delicious! One of the best mushroom soups I ever had in a restaurant.
This was the only flawless dish of the evening. Mains Slow Simmered Beef Short Rib - the portion was good size, with nice presentation, sauce, and garnishes.
The meat however was quite dry, certainly not melting in the mouth as the rightly cooked short ribs should be.
On one side the meat was actually burned! :( I could request a replacement, but really didn't want to go into this and wait while my wife was eating.
The salt level was on a higher side - ok, but on a border line. Basil Pesto Crusted Salmon - it was pretty good, though on dry side, not as juicy and tender as you would expect in such a place. Dessert Warm Apple Crumb - the tart with ice-cream was ok, nothing special.
The white stuff they added around would be better off a whipped cream, but instead it tasted like a super sweet liquid marshmallow. We cannot recommend this restaurant.
They need to figure out their identity.

We went to Lorenzo to celebrate our anniversary.
Although the ambiance is pretty, spacious and elegant, unfortunately the food quality isn't.
The French onion soup was so thick that it tasted as if we were drinking gravy instead of soup.
The clam appetizer tasted very wine-heavy, as if the alcohol wasn't cooked thoroughly through, resulting in a bitter and unsavory taste.
The pappardelle was incredibly bland and the sauce was mild in flavor.
The pasta was a bit overly al dente, which detracted from the already negative experience.
The ribeye had a nice crust, but the seasoning was once again lacking.
The accompanied mushroom and onions had a sour taste to it, which made the entire dish less enjoyable.
Overall we were unfortunately disappointed in our dining experience.
Although the ambiance is nice and service is friendly, especially with Jakup who was funny, accommodating, and easy to talk to, there is so much room for improvement in regards to the quality of the food. Thank you for reading and best of luck! (:

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