written by on 24/03/2011
San Lorenzo is my favourite restaurant, anywhere. I'm always upset and confused by the reviews, but can see how they might happen. We love the restaurant, but on taking my traditionalist grandparents we heard nothing but complaints about slow service and unorthodox cooking. They miss the point that San Lorenzo serves ACTUAL Italian dishes, made fresh by staff who care about the food. Lorenzo is a wonderful chef and a fantastic man who will happily talk to his customers about the food or anything else. He makes dishes he has been taught by real italian friends and family. It's not English food and it's not served to middle-class, haute cuisine 'standards' of lightning fast service from a noisy, clinical kitchen. It's homely and it's the best. Please don't miss a fantastic opportunity by listening to perfectly mad people who are missing the charm of the place entirely. The dishes are rearely even the same each time I go (regularly) - that's the FUN of the place. 5*