Laurenzo's Restaurant
Italian · Houston · $$$
Italian · Houston, TX · $$$
Reservations are highly recommended at Milton's, a trattoria in the heart of Rice Village, brought to you by the 30-year institution, Local Foods Group. A crowd favorite, this intimate, approachable 2nd story space from Benjy Levit reflects back to the golden age of gathering with exceptional service, carefully-sourced ingredients and family-style favorites from chef Kent Domas like hand-made pasta, small-but-mighty salads, fresh-baked bread, chicken parm, wood-fired meats and so much more, with components made in house whenever possible. Desserts, cocktails and an award-winning wine list from wine director Mark Sayre round out the experience.
“Brynn was awesome! 👏🏼 She was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and easily answered all of our questions about different items. She also made a great recommendation for a glass of red wine. The food portions were very generous for the price. We ordered the arancini, fried onions, bolognese, and chicken parmesan. Everything was delicious, and we left feeling full with plenty of leftovers to take home. As a bonus, Brynn and the manager were both rooting for the Knicks in Game 5 of the Finals, which made for some fun conversation throughout the evening. It was our first visit, and we really enjoyed the entire experience. We’ll definitely be back!”
“What a gorgeous place to visit! They captured the perfect low lighting old school Italian restaurant setting. The staff were friendly and offered wonderful service. We even had a sommelier come to our table to help us decide a wine we would enjoy best since they had many to choose from. And of course the food was phenomenal, each dish full of flavor that kept us wanting more.”
“I went here for my birthday dinner with my boyfriend, and we are in love with this restaurant! All in all it was a lovely experience. Our waiter Ryan F was the best waiter we could ask for. He was so nice and such a pleasure. The food and the atmosphere were incredible. We got the Arancini, Heart of Palm, Eggplant Parmesan, and Lumache Alla Vodka. It was all delicious and every dish stands out. For dessert we had tiramisu… divine! And of course before we left we did the photobooth which was a perfect end to night! Thank you Ryan F for an amazing experience!! We will be back with friends!”
“The service was amazing! The restaurant is beautiful. Definitely a vibe. Would be a nice date night spot. The food was delicious, although the portions were small. Specifically the lasagna, which claims to be 100 layers but was not. I’ve had a 40 layer lasagna at another fine dining restaurant before and it was literally 40 layers, so I was expecting more. It was a sliver slice of lasagna! I’ll attach a photo. The other pasta dishes were decent size and very tasty. The tiramisu was not good at all. Bland. We took it home and threw it away. The olive oil cake was 10/10 though! A must try. Overall, I’m glad we tried this restaurant, but won’t be back. Solid 4/5 stars!”
“Went with the tamily and definitely enjoyed this place. Service and Ambience was 5 out of 5. Service was amazing and really cool place - upstairs and looks like an Italian Restaurant in NY or Hoboken, NJ. We had a good amount of food. For appetizers, we had Garlic bread and it was a unique twist and delicious. There was a pepper spread and chopped garlic. The bread was great by itself and even better with the garlic spread. My wife and daughter had the hearts of palm salas. I do not like hearts of palm, but they loved it! For dinner, we has the chicken picante (best dish if the night), chicken parm, lasagna and lumacha alla vodka. All the pastas were delicious. Homemade and you can tell. Which leads us to the Lasagna was second best. of the evening. Chicken parm and lumacha were OK. I had the parm, and the chicken itself was not very hot, but the cheese and sauce on top was. Nothing special and was a little disappointed because this js ehag we came for. Will come back and try again!”
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