Cafe Loren

2288 Dune Drive, Avalon
(609) 967-8228

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Seafood Pasta with Fresh Vegetables
Apple Butter Glazed Grilled Salmon
Strawberry Shortcake Panna Cotta
Chili Lime Braised Short Ribs
Lobster and Shrimp Entree
Scallops Appetizer as Main
Vegetable Saffron Risotto
Chili Shrimp Appetizer
Macadamia Carmel Tart
Goat Cheese and Beets

Menu

1st Course

Seafood Bisque
Crab and chive.
Grilled Octopus
Arugula, marinated white bean salad, cucumber, and pesto.
Chili Lime Shrimp
Chili lime seasoned sautéed shrimp, black beans, corn salsa, and chipotle aioli
Pan Seared Scallops
Smoked bacon, fingerling, green apple hash, and cauliflower puree.
Coconut Curry Mussels
Thai coconut broth, garlic, ginger, basil, napa cabbage, jalapeno, and grilled toast.

2nd Course
Caesar Salad
Heart of romaine, parmesan, herbed ricotta crostini, and roasted garlic Caesar dressing.
Goat Cheese and Beets
Arugula, crumbled goat cheese, poached beet, citrus, and pistachio.
Cafe Loren House
Baby field greens, spiced candied walnuts, tomato, imported gorgonzola, and balsamic vinaigrette.
Grilled Artichoke Panzanella
Semolina crouton, roasted red pepper, parmigiano, and tomato vinaigrette.

3rd Course
Pan Seared Sea Scallops
Pumpkin cous cous, prosciutto, red onion marmalade, crispy sage, and apple cider gastrique.
Pan Seared Halibut
Saffron and chorizo risotto, grape tomato chutney, and beurre blanc.
Cafe Crab Cakes
Herbed red bliss potatoes, corn, spinach, and green goddess aioli.
Blueberry BBQ Short Rib
Vanilla-scented peaches, granola, and ginger peach emulsion.
Apple Butter Glazed Grilled Salmon
Butternut squash, pork roll hash, spinach, and maple balsamic reduction.
Veal Loren
Veal medallions, shrimp, crab, herb roasted yukon, garlic cream, and port reduction.
Grilled Marinated Swordfish
Chickpeas, sweet Italian sausage, black olive, caper peperonata, and sicilian salsa verde.

Desserts
Key Lime Pie
Blueberry sauce.
Peanut Butter Pie
Macadamia Caramel Tart
Toasted coconut ice cream.
Honey Almond Ricotta Tart
Nutella and graham cracker crust.
Strawberry Shortcake Panna Cotta
Strawberry sauce, wafer crumble, and whipped cream.
Apple Pear Cobbler
Vanilla ice cream.

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Recent Reviews

Mercy! We celebrated my brother's milestone birthday with an incredible meal! We all loved the mussels appetizer- oh that sauce! Sad for summer to leave, the sweet potato and pumpkin soup excited us for fall. To-go boxes were necessary for our entrees (the pork chop special, the veal Loren, the catch of the day and salmon with a watermelon salad) too full to finish- too delicious to leave behind! We ended our experience with sharing banana foster panna cotta and the tiramisu...
September 2026
Delicious dinner. Definitely get reservations and bring some wine! If you forget theirs a liquor store nextdoor.

Highly recommend the Filter and the Veal. We also enjoyed the beet salad. They can also make most dishes gluten free!
August 2026
My wife and I and two friends dined on Sunday evening at the Cafe Loren. Our table was not completely ready when we arrived for our7:30 reservations. It was well worth the wait, everything about the restaurant was top notch. Our server was knowledgeable, polite and offered great recommendations for all four of us. I had the Grilled Swordfish, which was cooked and prepared to perfection. My wife really enjoyed the Lobster and Shrimp BLT Scampi along with one of our friends and...
July 2026

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Cafe Loren

2288 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ 08202
(609) 967-8228