Louronzo's - Stuart

This is a difficult review to write so I will write what happened from my point of view. My husband and I arrived a few minutes early for our reservation and were seated promptly. The hostess was pleasant but not overly friendly. The tables for 2 are set the long way so your partner is pretty far away. The room is noisy so it is very difficult to hold a conversation without yelling. We waited a bit to be served and our waitress did eventually show up and offered to bring us different types of water but no drinks. She returned with the waters and then took our drink order. My husband’s wine arrived and my drink came a bit later. The waitress then took our dinner orders. I ordered the shot ribs and was told they no longer offer them. I was quite disappointed because that was a major reason for dining at LouRonzo. I then ordered the salmon but asked for the baked potato instead of the red potatoes that come with it. I was told they will remove the red potatoes but it will be an upcharge of $7 for the baked potato. I honestly was shocked and told the waitress to forget it I would order later. My husband ordered the linguine with clams and suggested I have the meatball appetizer. I agreed. The waitress offered to send the manager over to discuss the substitution policy and I said ok. He can by and restated that was the policy and walked away. Waitress stopped by after about 20 minutes to say our meals would arrive in 6 minutes. About 20 minutes later the meals arrived. My meatballs were warm on the outside due to the hot sweet sauce poured over them but cold on the inside. My husband’s pasta was so overdone it was mush. The clams were good though. Waitress came back to check on the meals and we told her the issues and that we were done. As we waited for our to go boxes, the manager came by and told us our meals had been comped and we did not owe anything. We left a generous tip for the waitress and left.

The restaurant was very busy. Waiter did as well as possible under the circumstances but too noisy and hectic to be enjoyable. May try again earlier or outside

We arrived at 6:30 PM and were seated right away as we waited for our guest. We ordered drinks which seemed to take much too long to be served. Our waiter was very pleasant and professional. We spilt a salad 3 ways which worked out well. Our only complaint was that the green beans were undercooked, in our opinion,as we asked for them to be cooked tender.

Hostess was rude,there were several booths available and was seated next to bar which was Quite loud! We Requested one of several open booths and was told had to wait outside or bar. We chose bar, at least 20 min until seated. Restaurant had only 4 tables occupied! Lisa our server was terrific and friendly. She should be considered for Hostess position!!

Lou Ronzo's is back! The food is delicious fresh flavors and creative combinations. Give it a try sitting outside in the heart of Stuart.