Concord Cafe - Étlap

Cafe Loren is the best restaurant between Cape May and Atlantic City. The menu offers upscale dining options and the ambiance is gorgeous. The staff is friendly and professional. The menu is both complex and creative, showcasing the chef's high quality and innovation. Well done, Cafe Loren, you are definitely my top choice for dining on the Jersey Shore!

My granddaughters and I stopped by for lunch at this restaurant. The wings were very good, but it went downhill from there. I usually enjoy the roast pork here, but this time it had a funny taste and I couldn't finish it. The fried haddock on a brioche roll was not great either. The pasta and chicken tenders were just okay. The wait staff started clearing our table while we were still eating, which was off-putting. The bill came to $120 including a couple of drinks, and it's hard to leave a decent tip when you feel like you've been taken advantage of. To top it off, there was a surcharge for paying with a credit card. This restaurant is no longer the hidden gem it used to be.

It seems that there have been some recent changes in management, ownership, or chef at this restaurant. I used to love dining here, but our experiences have not been great lately. The first time we visited in April, the service was good but the pizza was bland. Yesterday, the service was poor and the restaurant was empty at 12:30, which was a stark contrast to how busy it used to be. I was disappointed to find there was no soap in the bathroom to wash my hands, and when I mentioned it to the staff, they simply said they had run out. I had to go to the men's room to get soap. Despite the friendly server, we ordered an appetizer that never arrived. Additionally, when a takeout customer spilled...