Lauren's Restaurant

Our meal date: July 27, 2013

Lauren's Restaurant

601 Metacom Avenue - Warren RI 02885

401-245-0735

Lauren's restaurant hold a special little place in our hearts as it was the first place we took our daughter out to eat at when she was just a tiny peanut. That time we had breakfast so we decided to hit it up again for an early dinner while peanut was with the grandparents in nearby Bristol.

Lauren's is a cute little place. It's very cozy and is quiet enough to hold conversations in a pretty laid back atmosphere. Unfortunately, we had the rudest seating we've ever had. The lady who sat us practically ran to our table and took off. I don't like to have to scamper along behind my husband like a child. I like to have a little dignity as I walk through the restaurant. As I am not 6 feet tall I can not see over my husbands shoulder and I heard him say to me, "Uh, I guess here" as he turned to sit I was going to smile at the woman and say thank you but *poof* she was already gone. Like down the aisle, around the corner heading to the back. That lady was quick. No word from her mouth. Ya' know, usually they say something like, "Your waiter/ waitress will be with you in minute."  or... something. Nope. My husband just said, "Wow. That was the rudest seating ever..." Yeah, we sure don't want to have to disturb her with us being customers and giving money to the place that gives her her pay check. Those pesky paying customers!

Luckily we didn't see her again and was replaced by the sweetest waitress ever. I loved her. My husband ordered Ben's Bacon Burger with fries. You can also get it with chips or, for an extra buck, sweet potato fries. He liked it, especially the fries. I believe they had a very light bit of coating/ batter on them that gave them a little extra something.

I had the lasagna. Boy was there a lot!  I was a little overwhelmed with the amount of sauce at first glance. It wasn't overwhelming when you actually dug in though and I enjoyed a little extra to dip my bread in. The bread was nice and crisp yet tender and buttery. I enjoyed the sauce on this. It was simple, light and fresh tasting. It wasn't too filled with herbs or too sweet and it wasn't super heavy and thick, like it had been sitting in the pot for a million years. Very good. The lasagna itself was tender and light- in a heavy lasagna sort of way. I'm very much used to my mother's lasagna that you could anchor a boat with due to the amount of cheese and meat. This was not like that. I love my mothers but this was a nice alternative. Even though it was lighter than my mothers I still couldn't finish it because of the shear volume of food.

The prices were reasonable. The grand total being $24.80 for the two meals and two cokes. We left an $8 tip for our sweet waitress. I think we threw in an extra "pity" buck because she had to work along side Sunshine and Happiness all day. That made the total $32.80

I'm sure we will be back to Lauren's in the future. I hope whatever chip was on Sunshine and Happiness's shoulder will be gone next time. The food was good and our waitress was a doll.

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