Lorenzo's Southside

Great little Italian restaurant tucked away off the beaten path.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Pizza I’ve ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful homemade pasta, service, entrées, and dessrts.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cannot say enough good things about Lorenzo’s Southside. The service, the food, all amazing.
Honestly it’s a friendly and clean atmosphere and If you’re looking for a good place to eat in the area you should definitely check it out.
P.s. the eggplant stack is honestly dream-worthy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmesan with Pasta, Homemade Ravioli

Amazing food and big servings. Very friendly servers!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everything we ever get here is phenomenal! The mozzarella and the seafood bisque are our favorites!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was charged $4 for not getting cheese on pasta. Makes no sense. Food not worth the price.

Had the best experience, cannot wait to go again . I live an hour away is the only reason I didn’t have your food earlier. The bread you guys have is amazing it’s like eating homemade bread made with love by your grandma 💕.

The server didn't let me know there were no refills and charged me 3x for additional drinks when I asked for "a refill." They would not honor our Delta vouchers. Took 90 minutes to order receive a pizza arriving before 5pm.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Me and my family had a lovely time here the pizza was amazing and the pesto pasta was so amazing as well it all felt very fresh good atmosphere friendly stuff definitely recommend

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lasagne Bolognese, Margherita Pizza

Grilled octopus? More like grilled kraken.

Was feeling the urge for some sea food this week and luckily Lorenzo's had me covered with their new Feast of the Seven Fishes menu, I've never been here before as I was trying to hold out until I could actually eat at the location, but this menu was just too good to pass up.

Ordered over the phone going with the Grilled Octopus and the Fritto Misto, coming to a total of $53 before tax and tip. I had heard that Lorenzo's is on the pricier side so I had expected as much, still, not as bad as I was expecting or have experienced before.

Back home I found the two items I got also came with a side salad and a couple slices of bread, which really helped make everything feel like a complete meal. First up was the octopus which was huge! I have never seen octopus tendrils this big before, and they were so meaty! The suction cups adding a little crunch from how they cooked, and the flavor was so mild and unoffensive that the accompanying lemon, tomato dip, and small peppers were bursts of flavor. Then came the Fritto Misto, which is just a fancy was of saying fried dish, as it had fried jumbo shrimp, fried haddock, and french fries. Of course it was super, the fish was flaky and not greasy at all, the shrimp was impressively tough but not a chore to chew, and even the fries were so well seasoned I ate the lot of them. While I was not a fan of the cocktail sauce, being a fair bit too strong for me, I was loving the tartar sauce which was banging with the fish. And while small, the salad was refreshing and crispy. I did have to toast the bread a little as it was so plain and doughy alone, but once toasted it had a wonderful crunch to it. I think for future takeout they could look into toasting the bread a little with some garlic butter, and then wrapping it in tinfoil. I could see that working well.

Overall I was very satisfied with my meal, even at the asking price, with nary a complaint to be made. Given how close they are I could totally see coming back, but, maybe only for special occasions and not a daily eatery.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Saturday is the busiest night in a restaurant, so I shouldn't have been surprised that things were a little slow. But, almost half an hour to get water? And almost an hour to take my order? And another 45 minutes until I got my food. Altogether, it was 2 hours and 45 minutes from the time I left the house until I got back.
Because they were so busy, I opted to sit out on the patio. It was quieter than inside, and there were plenty of heaters, so it was comfortable.
I ordered the Pork Saltambuca, which was one of the specials. It came with salad, broccoli rabe and mashed cauliflower. I also had a glass of wine. The food was tasty and the pork was tender. For dessert, I had the tiramisu, which was as good as I've ever had it.
All in all, not a bad experience, but not a great one either.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The pizza at Lorenzo’s is better than most pizza in Italy! Great shrimp cocktail too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza

Tried to get in for dinner on several occasions and was either turned away or asked to get take out instead by the hostess.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Amazing meal

Food: 5

Service: 5