Maria’s Diner Pizzeria & Bakery

We had the pizza today it was excellent, great crust, very good sauce and lots of cheese. The warm and toasted bread was awesome!!!😋 We’ll be back again and will try the dinners. Highly recommend

Had a table of 8 this past Saturday, the food is absolutely delicious, everything was cooked to perfection, the night we were there they also had live entertainment, Joe Leo, this guy can sing, mostly 50s-60s music, really a lot of fun.
-Now for the bad, the service was beyond bad, probably the worst table service I've ever encountered. I don't expect much when I'm at a restaurant, just the basics. After dropping the food the waitress needs to stop back and at least ask if everything is okay,does anyone need anything. After the plates are cleared I don't think it's too much to expect the waitress to come back and offer dessert/coffee, shouldn't have get up and track down the waitress to ask for dessert, then we have to track down the waitress for plates and utensils for the dessert.
Maria's, please straighten out your service issues, your food is amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Superb, flavorful food and amazing customer service. We got rhe eggplant parm sub, steak tacos, baked ziti, chicken strips and fries. All delish!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Ziti Pasta, Tacos

So let me start out first with saying the tacos I had here are the best I’ve ever had. Is it Mexican or Italian? Both? I don’t really know and at this point I don’t care. I drove past this place and there was pastor (pork) being cooked in a parking lot on a spit, Chalino Sanchez on the speaker, a gentleman sitting down at a table drinking a cerveza eating soup, and some of the nicest people I’ve ever met helping me out. You need to go here. Get the tacos. Best I’ve had since moving to Jersey from Arizona. You won’t be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had a terrible experience at this place!The host kept on apologizing to me but still the service was terrible! See the photo that I uploaded here. I ordered the Gnocchi dish for $15.95 and I got spaghetti with vodka sauce instead. I requested this dish, tiramisu & can of Pepsi to eat there then the food & dessert were placed in bags to go!? I was charged $29 for everything. The menu that I attached here is outdated! It would have been nice if it had the current prices! It wasn't worth it at all after the aggravation I went through!? I would not dine out there again!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Don’t let the name of ‘Pizza’ deter you from trying this AMAZING restaurant with a Big menu full of variety. We started with a great salad (included) and fresh hot bread; moved on to the Best veal dish I’ve had in Toms River. All they need is a lil background music. Very unassuming building you might just pass by, but don’t! You’re in for a surprise; we were.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was good, the restaurant, nothing fancy!
Food was good but expensive!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent food !!! The chef is so creative with his delicious dishes. I have looked for this chef for over a year.

Made reservations for 7pm on a Saturday night. The place was packed. Took forever for us to be waited on. We didn't get our dinners until 9:15. They really need to plan better for sell out crowds. Very disappointed.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 2

Italian dinner for 5 was fantastic!!!!
Very kind, polite service.
Rice balls appetizer was great. Ricotta and fresh basil nice touches.
Dinner entrees were delicious and bountiful! Five dinners resulted in five take home dishes. Zuppe de pesce, eggplant parmigiana, rigatoni with broccoli rabe and sausage, and chicken parmigiana x2. We all ate well. Cannoli at the end were made to order fresh. Coffee was brewed fresh. We sat and talked and ate courses for two and a half hours, the way dinner should be. Go here. Support this place. It was excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad

I’ve dined here twice now and I’m just so impressed and excited to have such a great restaurant in my neighborhood.

Everything I’ve ordered and tasted is incredible!! Quality ingredients, perfectly seasoned and prepared and beautifully plated. The portions are so generous too.

I had the garlic vinegar chicken and wowwww!! The flavor was outrageous!

I cannot wait to go back and try more dishes.
The staff is also great… friendly and service minded.

Everyone should support this place and enjoy a great meal !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Pizza and wings are Delicious. I Love their dessert selection especially the chocolate dipped shortbread cookies ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza

Good food atmosphere ?

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Es Una Pizza Sicilian Pie, Tostada

FIVE STARS DEFINITELY!

I really enjoyed the Mussels MARINARA. Chunks of fresh garlic in a rich fresh sauce made with fresh crushed tomatoes, basil and onions. There was plenty of sauce which I always enjoy (served with fresh bread/butter) and the dish was over two dozen fresh Large Mussels. I also got an Italian sub sandwich loaded with meats on a fresh bread and lettuce/ tomato.

Salads, Pastas and Entrees round out the menu the shrimp scampi with risotto - cherry tomatoes and a garlic lemon sauce - I'll be back real soon to try.

Totally satisfied with my lunch here and Gennaro, the owner is very pleasant and really take pride in the freshness of his food menu items. THANK YOU!

Vegetarian options: Eggplant, salads, pastas..

Parking: 30+ spots

Kid-friendliness: Very child friendly

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was terrible. Not going rhere again. Didn't eat my food, as it came 15 minutes after my husband's.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1