Sorrento Grill — Restaurant in McNair

We popped in for a late lunch as the temperature began to drop and decided to try out the special, Lamb Soup. Our bill came to about $35 for two soups and two hot teas. Fresh bread came out within minutes. This was delicious. We had to serve ourselves the water which is ok, and pretty standard in a lot of restaurants. When the soup came up, the owner called us to go pickup and it was piping hot served in styrofoam bowels and looked nothing like the photo on the wall. Eager to try this special Iranian dish and hungry, we requested some proper bowls, took our tray to the table to notice there was no silverware on the table or tray. So we then had to get up a 3rd time to learn it was self served. The soup came with some lentils that were not cooked fully, so after finally being able to eat we were unable to enjoy our meal. It’s really difficult to understand the required tipping of 20-25% and having to get up to get our food and use plastic or styrofoam to eat, at such...

Sorrento Grill

2443 Centreville Road G2, Herndon, VA 20171 www.sorrentogrill.com Date of Visit: Friday, February 25, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM Lunch

Overall Impression: Sorrento Grill is a small, family-run establishment where the owners are very friendly, attentive and create a welcoming atmosphere.

Food Ratings (0-10, 10 being the best):

House Bread: 10/10 (freshly baked and served with a yogurt sauce)

Grilled Shrimp: 10/10 (excellent grilled shrimp served on a salad with tapioca pearls)

Chicken Kabob: 12/10 (one skewer of chunks of juicy marinated chicken breast served with rice and grilled vegetables)

Friday Special - Lamb Shank: 15/10 (a very generous and flavorful portion; highly recommended)

Dessert - Sholeh Zard (Persian Saffron Rice Pudding): Good

Additional Notes: This review is based on the reviewer's experience as both a consumer and a chef. There is no hostess or waitstaff; customers order and pay at the bar and pick up their food when...

Food is good but service is bad. I went on. Monday to order kebab platter but they forgot to give me bread while they gave everyone else bread. They simply forgot so I simply asked and they gave me some. I came back on Tueaday to try the falafel platter and the ladies from the kitchen said they did not make it. Why have something on the menu if you don't make it or cannot make it? So instead I ordered a hummus platter which was very tasty but I was waiting 30 minutes for just hummus! Then the lady from the kitchen finally came out with my hummus after gossiping in Spanish with the other ladies she said she was sorry and she forgot. At least she apologized. Like mentioned before the food is fresh and taste very good but the service is...