Lorenzos Italian Cafe

Reviews

• Paul K.

  star star star star star 13 June 2026

  My wife and I are always on the lookout for someplace to go for breakfast after church on Sunday's. I have been driving past Lorenzo's for years, but never at a meal time. Well, this week we were in the area looking for breakfast and stopped in.
  The atmosphere is bright and friendly, the service excellent. I was happily surprised to find homemade hash, and even happier with the taste. The home fries are seasoned wonderfully and the Italian bread toast is light and airy.
  We've added Lorenzo's to our list of places to come back to.
  
  UPDATE: We've been back a number of times and always happy with both food and service. Then we stopped in for breakfast on Mother's Day. Lorenzo's was very busy and we had about a half-hour wait for a table. How any business deals with a situation that goes wrong is a true measure of the business and its commitment to its customers. We ended up waiting well over an hour for our food. There was a mixup with tickets in the kitchen. Both our waiter and the on shift manager apologized. They comp'd our entire bill. The wait was inconvenient, but not catastrophic and the apology was heartfelt and very welcome. They did not try to make excuses, just admitted their mistake and apologized. We'll be back.
  
  2019-08-24 UPDATE
  Just had the best "Bacon / BarBeeQue" burger I have ever had. Listed on the specials board as the "Cowboy Burger", beef patty, bacon, fried onions, cheese, and BBQ sauce. The balance between all the ingredients/flavors is perfect.

• Joel M.

  star star star star_border star_border 12 June 2026

  Hmmmmm. Maybe this place is good? I have a feeling this might be the kind of place you need to eat at a few times to figure out what is truly good.
  
  This diner is a dive for sure located in a spot in Schenectady NY that might be considered dangerous. It isn't. Don't buy in to that. The staff was mostly attentive. Food came out a bit slower than expected but nothing too alarming.
  
  My wife and I ordered breakfast on this trip and I was super hungry. Nice Arnold Palmer to start (they called it a half and half).
  
  We split the following items:
  
  The Breakfast Frittata (wow, cool option!) with Chorizo. Either that was the wimpiest Chorizo ever or they screwed up the order. I swear that wasn't Chorizo. I also felt it was over cooked. Crispy brown edges to the extreme (not good) The frittata came with Italian Bread toast which they said is home made. It was excellent!
  
  Sausage biscuits and gravy. A diner staple. Loved it! Would order again for sure. Great biscuits.
  
  Irish Benedict. Canned hollandaise (not really a surprise). Huge (Like Billy Facillo) hunks of corned beef. I am guessing they just chopped up the corned beef from St. Patrick's day dinner. My wife loved the potatoes.
  
  We finished up with a fruit bowl. The most bizarre combination of ingredients ever... Bananas, Apples, Strawberries, and Blueberries. The berries should not have been served.
  
  So, I may raise this review down the road. I will certainly try this place again. Really it is more like three and a half stars.

• Daniel B.

  star star star star star_border 7 June 2026

  It's the details.
  
  They make their own corned beef hash.
  They make their own Italian bread for Italian toast.
  They ask if you want onions in your potatoes.
  They fill their cannoli to order.
  
  Yes, it's still a small ramshackle diner in Schenectady. And it does not put on any airs.
  
  There is traditional canned corned beef hash on the menu too.
  Syrup is "pancake" syrup served in a mystery squeeze bottle.
  The fat used to fried the potatoes tastes like food service goo.
  Placemats are printed with ads for businesses in the community.
  Sugar replacement packets are generic versions of brand names.
  
  But the crust the kitchen gets on that corned beef hash goes on for miles. And the tender strips of meat are just incredible succulent. Additionally, the lingering flavor satisfied me deep down until dinner. Plus the soft poached eggs crowning the whole thing had beautiful golden yolks.
  
  Real butter was used copiously, where it counted most... on the Italian toast.
  
  What I truly loved was when I asked the waitress if they filled their cannoli to order, she sounded almost insulted by the question. And it's an insulting insinuation. I get it. I really really do. But there are plenty of places where that's the norm. Even in Schenectady.
  
  Oh yeah. Also there was no line to get on on a Sunday around noon. Yet.
  
  This was my first visit, and I'm already a big fan. There will be many more. Five star love comes over time. But Lorenzo's is off to a very strong start.

• Michael D.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  I came in for a bite to eat. The waitress was so friendly. The cook, who I believe is the owner, came out and shook my hand. It feels like home here. I ordered the pancakes. Let's me tell you. They were the fluffiest best pancakes I had in a long time. I never leave a review, but I wanted to recommend this place to everyone.

• Joe M.

  star star star star star_border 23 May 2026

  A very nice mom and pop sort of restaurant with excellent food. The sausage gravy and biscuits were as good as any as I have had in the south. A nice menu with very down to earth good home cooking