La Sirena Restaurant

What struck me about La Sirena is that it is super fancy and yet makes everyone feel welcome! The night we dined there, in the parking lot were 3 Bentleys and a Rolls Royce. I hadn't realized ahead of time what type of restaurant it was, and I actually showed up wearing shorts! And yet--I felt just as comfortable as everyone more properly dressed. There was no false pretensions, no airs, and not even a hint of snootiness. Thank you!

And, as others have said, the food was exceptional! It also was reasonably priced for that caliber.

What I missed most about New York City when I was living in NYC, were the old-school chef-owned and operated Italian restaurants, most of which were owned by Croatians. But I digress...

It took nearly five years since I relocated to West Palm, to find Marcello's La Sirena (MLS) but as the adage goes, better late than never. This is by far one of two great old-school Italian restaurants in Palm Beach County; I daresay in all of SoFlo.

I've visited several times since my inaugural visit. Each time Chef extraordinaire Marcello Fiorentino was holding court. Occasionally, he would grace the dining room to gauge his exuberant patron's satisfaction with their meals; as any proud king would survey his kingdom alongside Queen Diane, whose domain consisted of all things front-of-house. People enjoyed the Marcello and Diane experience for all the reasons that people--like yours truly--return to restaurants.

During my several visits, my guests and I tried just about every menu item and offering du jour. Highlighting one dish from another is tantamount to picking your favorite twin-child. Since I hail from the Aegean I can't help but mention the Langoustine Alla Grilglia dish. Or, Dan's Steak or Crusty Skined Branzino, dishes but that's it, no more standouts because every dish was worth a return trip to MLS.

The waitstaff was attentive and efficient. One Yelp reviewer complained and one-star rated MLS citing that "The food is good but the staff (maitre d', in particular) are unfriendly to "the point of rudeness." Is there any establishment that doesn't have an off-night? Some of the legendary places I know up north (Rao's, Peter Lugar, et al) are well known for their great food but perpetually dyspeptic staff but you'll folks return for the food. Contrary to my fellow Yelpers experience and review, MLS performed on all fronts, and writing this review entices me to make rezzies for this evening--if there will even be availability on such short notice.

La Sirena continues to impress. Dinner with my family was fantastic. You can't go wrong with any dish here. Such a joy to be here, where they understand the dining experience, providing food and wine and amazing service on such a high level. Oh yeah, they also have a wine list that's amazing. I'll let the photos I post speak for themselves.

I was there tonight and was very disappointed. First of all, I felt very rushed. We barely sat down when one of the suits gave us the specials. We had appetizers and once we were finished with them, our main courses were being brought to the table. I felt that our meal was being timed.
I also complained to a manager that our side orders of pasta were very hard and even though I like al dente pasta, these were way undercooked. He saw that we barely ate it yet we were charged $14 each side order anyway. There are plenty of great restaurants around Jupiter and West Palm Beach where I can have a relaxing, enjoyable dinner far less expensively than La Sirena.

Pork Valdostano was excellent. Vegetables flavorless. Service lacks some polish. No liquor bar possibly, wine was all that seemed available when I was there. I would return but I wouldn't race there.

This place is an absolute gem. The inside is small but all so romantic and very nice. The food here is outstanding in every way. They had the pasta dishes in Palm Beach packed with flavor and fresh. I been here twice and every time I go here the experience gets better. The chef comes out to spot check which I love that. He wants to see his customers enjoying their meals. The service here from all the staff is absolutely superb. They have enough servers that all work well together and stay on top of their tables so smoothly. It's one of the things my spouse pointed out. It's a true treat to come to this place. We will most definitely be back to little Italy !

Excellent staff and for the small portions I had was good .
But, I had ordered lobster ravioli that cost $40 with tax and tip.
I got 4 ,that's right, four small ravioli that cost me $10 each with not one taste of lobster Sauce was bland and I thought that it tasted like Ragu sauce .
It was laughable and will not return.
FYI ,wife's fish was excellent
$168 with tip and I'm still hungry

Nice restaurant, good food and the service was ok. Location was adequate and parking was good

3 of us came here for
Dinner tonight,
The sauce was terrible on My ravioli dish , It tasted burnt. Noone came over to see how our food was for me to tell them,
I scrapped off as much of the sauce as I could but it was not enjoyable at all. At the end of the meal I asked to speak to my waiter, he couldn't care a less. For a 30.00 pasta dish some compensation should have been offered. Nothing was offered . . I would never return or recommend this place .

West Palm Beach has a great place on Dixie Hwy. La Sirena. Been around a long while. It's a high point on the south side of WPB, shortly before Lake Worth. The food aroma within is out of this world incredible. The suggestion is that every thing on the menu is incredible! The mark of a five star place. I had the Scampi Marcello, it was out of this world Glorioso Sumpremeis! It also carries the same name as the composer Benedetto Marcello, of Baroque era music. His father Alessandro was also a composer. Back to the food, the Shrimp Scampi was amazing. The garlic was signature perfect, the shrimp quality was the very finest, as if it had come off of a shrimp boat in downtown Savannah, Georgia!!! And you're missing out, if you don't go have the Marcello shrimp scampi at La Serena!!