we haven't been to this diner in many years, and decided to 'brave it' today…read more It seems to be much nicer than I remember, clean bright and friendly. Our server was very nice and recommended the spinach quiche which I ordered. Hubby had his usual 2 eggs 2 pancakes 2 bacon etc that he always orders wherever we go. the quiche was very good and came with a cup of fruit salad that was fresh, ripe and tasty. he enjoyed his order but lamented the absence of potatoes. all in all a good breakfast

Service was great as was the pleasant friendly woman at the register…read more The diner and bathroom were very clean and comfy. The food we ordered was a couple of omelettes. I had the "I" Greek omelette, it contained spinach, feta and bacon. This omelette was loaded with fillings. Totally enjoyed it. I also had home fries included with the omelette as well as my choice of rye toast. The home fries were cooked perfect but were unseasoned so very bland tasting. Nothing a bit of salt and ketchup couldn't help. Rue bread was cooked right and was quite enjoyable. My companion had a western, she would have preferred to have cheese in it but at a $2.50 charge a bit too much! They serve Lacas products for coffee and tea, I had a hot tea. I would return on next visit to NJ and recommend it. Good all around Jersey diner!

Food was delicious. Service was great. The fruit bowl was…read moredelicious fresh fruit. The cinnamon raisin French toast was delicious, as well as the blueberry pancakes and the omelette. What else is there to say?

Cute little restaurant on the Avalon boardwalk that you would more than likely miss if you weren't…read morelooking for it. Great service and the breakfast was better than anything I've had at the Jersey Shore in all my years coming.

Busy Sunday Mid morning (10am)…read more Staff appeared to be pretty efficient. Order was taken had food within 15 minutes. The cooks run like a well oiled machine. Coffee is your average run of the mill diner coffee. Waitress was nice. Did not catch her name though. Casual diner. Love the placemats with local services on them.

Horrible diner experience, it actually was comically bad. We were excited because it looks like…read morethis place has good reviews. :( There were not enough menus at first so we were without a menu for a while, until they found one. Then, they were playing extremely sexually explicit music on the speakers ("me so hor** me love you long time -women moaning noises-) Next, our food took an unusually long time, we got a burger and fettuccini Alfredo. The burger was ok but the fettuccini was not able to be eaten, it was literally swimming in sauce: we tried to take some out which the excess was over a cup and still drenched, you could drink it. I also discovered a hair buried in the sauce after I already ate some and as I was trying to scoop out the sauce. it was $20 down the toilet for my meal. Then the waitress dismissed us and ignored that we brought up we couldn't even finish it sadly. She just gave us the check and walked away and ignored us after we tried to nicely mention it a few times. The lady at the counter asked how it was and we admitted pretty disappointing, but then she sort of made a joke about it instead ("some people like a lot of sauce"). She gave us a "small discount" of $2 off a $50 check and then readded $3 for the credit card fee. Then my mom and I walked in the parking lot and she stepped in a huge puddle of sewage coming from the building at the side of the restaurant near the end of the sidewalk. That was really just the grand finale. Really terrible service. It just stinks to work so hard for your money just to throw it out.

We've been vacationing in Ocean City, NJ for years and had no idea this place existed. We stumbled…read moreupon it on our first night of our week-long vacation stay and went back twice more it was so good! On our first night, we had takeout. We had quite a large group, but all of our meals were correct and tasty. We had items from gyros, Philly cheesesteak, chicken quesadilla, chicken salad wrap and every person enjoyed their meals. We dined in on our other two visits. Once for a dinner outside and once for a lunch inside. Hostess seemed a bit disorganized and frazzled, but other than that, service was great and food was wonderful. We will be returning for our vacation next year and hope to eat here again. It's a great atmosphere, easy parking, kid friendly and large portions for a decent price. We highly recommend the coconut shrimp dinner appetizer and the gyros.

Loved it!! My whole family enjoyed their meals. We placed a pickup order, and everything was quick…read moreand seamless. Although we were only inside a couple minutes, the staff were very friendly and welcoming. My mom and I adore Greek and Mediterranean food, so we were super excited to try this place. I ordered the chicken souvlaki platter and it was so delicious. The chicken was really tender and flavorful, and the portion size was great. The Greek side salad was honestly one of the best I have had, the feta on top was generous and delicious, and the side pitas tied it all together nicely. My mom played kept it classic with the Greek salad, which she praised, and my dad got the classic cheeseburger and also loved it. Definitely excited to come back and try more!

Baked clams as an app are amazing, same as shrimp/bacon. THe veal is wonderful. Stay away from…read morecrab cakes. They are a shredded darker meat, and not good at all. No lump - and dry. Ambiance wonderful.

We had a 6:30 reservation that we made the previous week. The hostess wanted to seat us at a high…read moretop table near the noisy bar. We requested another table. We waited for 30 minutes. No table. Complained to the manager and left. Found a better restaurant. Never going back!

I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. We did not have a reservation, but since we were a…read moreparty of 2 they were able to seat us right away. It was definitely not the best seat in the house, but hey, we did show up on a busy July evening! We were seated in the back of the house on the 3rd floor. It would have been great to get the ocean side of the building, but I could still see the ocean from the window near our table. FYI- There is an elevator if you cant do stairs. I had wanted to sit outside, but it was the middle of a heat wave so we chose the air-conditioned indoor table. The indoor temperature was perfect! We were greeted right away, and given menus. The service declined from there, but it was not terrible. The server was just not as attentive as I would have preferred and we waited for things we needed on 2 different occasions. We were surprised to find out it is BYOB. The waiter suggested a nearby liquor store where we quickly picked up a bottle of wine. He gets points for this suggestion! They did not charge an uncorking fee, which surprised us. We ordered an appetizer, one of the salad specials, the Branzino and the seared tuna. The presentation of the meals was very pleasing and the food was excellent. It's very pricey, but the food was delicious and the portion sizes were more than adequate considering the type of restaurant it was. I am still giving this a 5 star rating despite the slight annoyance I felt toward the server's lack of attention. Also, to be fair, he could have been having an off night. (I was a server years ago and you just don't crush it every night waiting tables! Life is hard and I watched other servers crushing it with their guests.) I'm very picky about restaurants and enjoyed this upscale dining experience. I would not recommend this for children( as a mom there are limited choices for littles and its more fine dining than a burger joint) but definitely a great establishment to try if you are interested in paying for good food.

An amazing spot with killer views and food the tops the views. We always have walked past over the…read moreyears and figured it must be good because it's always packed . And it didn't disappoint! Service and food were all top notch. From the moment we sat down we were greeted by our sever who brought us waters and the delicious bread basket. Food came out fast, portions were perfect and you could taste the freshness of everything they do.

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.

As you can see from my prior reviews including my last review in 2014 this is one of my top three…read morerestaurants in Sea Isle City. This is also one of the oldest restaurants, which was founded in 1901 and is now celebrating 150 years of business. My family of three arrived around 5:30 PM on Saturday without a reservation. We were seated at a table for four in the center of the restaurant overlooking the artificial tree and front entrance. It was a windy chilly day, because they left the front door open for customers to enter. I started with and enjoyed my two Maker's Mark Manhattans. I also enjoyed my blackened ahi tuna with seasoned rice, black beans, BBQ sauce and beurre blanc for $32. My tuna was excellent. I also enjoyed the beurre blanc sauce with my tuna. I ended my dinner with a double espresso and a shot of Sambucca. We will continue to return here.

Four of us dined here tonight and chose to sit outside, which unfortunately turned into a really…read moredisappointing experience. The gnats were extremely bad--so much so that they were landing on our food and getting into our drinks. One of the staff members did bring citronella candles to the tables, which we appreciated, but it didn't make a difference. We ended up spending over $200 and barely ate half of our meals because of the conditions. While the food itself was good, it was hard to enjoy anything with bugs constantly swarming. Even our server acknowledged how bad it was and mentioned the gnats before quickly heading back inside. What was most surprising was that no one offered to move us indoors or adjust the bill, despite multiple tables clearly dealing with the same issue. A simple acknowledgment or accommodation would have gone a long way. It's disappointing because the food was good from the few bites we had, but the overall experience makes it hard to justify returning.