I was passing by this spot a lot and it looks so picturesque. And it was always busy. So one day I decided to have a dinner there. I had lobster roll, desert mars and mocktail. The lobster roll was cold. I was expecting hot. And it didn't meet my expectations. The desert was fancy, small and really good. The waiters were a little bit too annoying, keep coming, keep asking, I had to talk to at least 5 different persons while my dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Bahar Kelekci
Came in for the oysters and ended up loving everything. Great happy hour, tasty bites, solid drinks, and the friendliest service. Definitely coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meg Johansson
Food and cocktails were beyond excellent. I do wish the chairs for outdoor seating were a touch more comfortable but all in all, amazing experience and can’t wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Liz Feeser
Great wine selection (love being able to do half carafes) and excellent fries and mushrooms!
Diana Pop
I've been wanting to go to this place for so long. We finally made it for our anniversary and we loved it. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere and the food was the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vance Barber
Our favorite spot in Astoria. The absolute best cocktails (in all of NY). So much care and passion. A relaxed setting. Service that is untouched. Romantic. Cool. Forever patrons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Skeeter Gee
The escargot was served in a shallow bowl with gummy bread. We brought it up to the server, but we were ignored.. There wasn’t even enough butter if you wanted to soak it up with the bread. The one crab cake portion was tiny and expensive for the serving. The burger bun had a weird texture. It was dry and flat. When I bit into the burger it fell apart. No one came to ask how everything was. We went 20 minutes before the kitchen closed on a Saturday. They should still be on their game for the price of the burger and the $180 we spent. This was big disappointment. When we paid the check, I didn’t mention the burger being bad, but we were so hungry I had to eat it anyway. Also the servers didn’t seem to care about anything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Kanata
This place does not offers too much options on the menu but the food was okay. I was like to mention that this place is an extremely white oriented restaurant, I can feel the passive racism from the workers (all the white ones), unsafe being there as a woman of color. Should’ve not tipped. Fix your attitude before running a business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Dan McClellan
One of favorites in NYC
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jade D
What a lovely evening we had at Mar’s! The cocktails are without a doubt some of the best I’ve had, so many unique yet amazing options. The atmosphere is perfect for a date night. The only downside was the portions… while the fries were amazing and the portion was generous, the cheese plate we ordered consisted of two small slices of cheese with some pecans, and dollop of jam and honey - wasn’t cheap either. It sucks because they do everything else right. Our server, Tristan was such a stand up guy, made the evening even better with his friendliness and quirkiness. I think all in all, a great spot to drink their cocktails and get a snack. I’ll be back!
Excellent service and delicious food! There’s plenty of seating, making it easy to enjoy a relaxed meal. Be sure to try their Oyster Martini—it’s a unique and flavorful must-try!
Has a speakeasy vibe. Very classy spot, perfect for dates.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jazz Chomboon
Perfect spot for a date night with oysters and well-crafted cocktails! The oysters tested really fresh. The atmosphere was also nice, it looked upscale inside but with their everyday happy hour the prices were’not bad at all. We live in the neighborhood and I’m glad we have this bar for our impromptu night out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Augustus Stahl
With one of the best martinis in the city, Mar’s is perfect for a first date or an anniversary dinner. Quick service, elevated bites and a lovely atmosphere makes this neighborhood gem a must visit when in Astoria
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jimmy L
Was there for Valentine's dinner with a prix fixe menu. Was seated at the rounded corner table which gave us a unique view of the restaurant. Service was amazing, you to the waitresses, hostess, and bartender for keeping things in order for the event.
Dinner itself was great, it came with complimentary champagne which was very enjoyable. Most dishes I got, I believe are not from the main menu which I wanted to try.
The lobster salad was good, it did feel lacking with a cold lobster, some grapefruit, and onions on a bed of leaves but it was still good.
The mushroom ravioli was very good, sitting on a sea of butter. I would've liked it to be more filling but it was perfect considering a prix fixe setup.
For the main dish, I got warm whole lobster which came with butter and white asparagus. I focused mainly on the lobster which was nicely cooked and warm theoughout. I personally normally wouldn't get lobster because it can be a messy eating process, but I was glad to have a whole lobster. The white asparagus was also delicious but I didn't get to fully enjoy it since I was focused on the lobster.
For dessert, I got the cocoa bites which consists of 3 items, almonds that were bunched up in chocolate, a brownie, and chocolate mousse. The almond was OK, cant go wrong with chocolate covering but hard to eat because it was a spiky assortment and felt like it was hardened in chocolate than covered. I loved the brownie, it was very moist inside but crispy outside. And the chocolate mousse was very delicious as well, couldn't get any better.
Overall nice experience, I do recommend looking at the menu beforehand to decide if you'd like to dine at the restaurant. I mainly did so to eat dishes that were normally not served.
I was passing by this spot a lot and it looks so picturesque. And it was always busy. So one day I decided to have a dinner there. I had lobster roll, desert mars and mocktail. The lobster roll was cold. I was expecting hot. And it didn't meet my expectations. The desert was fancy, small and really good. The waiters were a little bit too annoying, keep coming, keep asking, I had to talk to at least 5 different persons while my dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Came in for the oysters and ended up loving everything. Great happy hour, tasty bites, solid drinks, and the friendliest service. Definitely coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and cocktails were beyond excellent. I do wish the chairs for outdoor seating were a touch more comfortable but all in all, amazing experience and can’t wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great wine selection (love being able to do half carafes) and excellent fries and mushrooms!
I've been wanting to go to this place for so long. We finally made it for our anniversary and we loved it. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere and the food was the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our favorite spot in Astoria. The absolute best cocktails (in all of NY). So much care and passion. A relaxed setting. Service that is untouched. Romantic. Cool. Forever patrons.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The escargot was served in a shallow bowl with gummy bread. We brought it up to the server, but we were ignored.. There wasn’t even enough butter if you wanted to soak it up with the bread.
The one crab cake portion was tiny and expensive for the serving. The burger bun had a weird texture. It was dry and flat. When I bit into the burger it fell apart. No one came to ask how everything was. We went 20 minutes before the kitchen closed on a Saturday. They should still be on their game for the price of the burger and the $180 we spent. This was big disappointment. When we paid the check, I didn’t mention the burger being bad, but we were so hungry I had to eat it anyway. Also the servers didn’t seem to care about anything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
This place does not offers too much options on the menu but the food was okay. I was like to mention that this place is an extremely white oriented restaurant, I can feel the passive racism from the workers (all the white ones), unsafe being there as a woman of color. Should’ve not tipped. Fix your attitude before running a business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
One of favorites in NYC
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a lovely evening we had at Mar’s! The cocktails are without a doubt some of the best I’ve had, so many unique yet amazing options. The atmosphere is perfect for a date night. The only downside was the portions… while the fries were amazing and the portion was generous, the cheese plate we ordered consisted of two small slices of cheese with some pecans, and dollop of jam and honey - wasn’t cheap either. It sucks because they do everything else right. Our server, Tristan was such a stand up guy, made the evening even better with his friendliness and quirkiness. I think all in all, a great spot to drink their cocktails and get a snack. I’ll be back!
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent service and delicious food! There’s plenty of seating, making it easy to enjoy a relaxed meal. Be sure to try their Oyster Martini—it’s a unique and flavorful must-try!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clams, Charred Octopus, Ceviche
Has a speakeasy vibe. Very classy spot, perfect for dates.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Perfect spot for a date night with oysters and well-crafted cocktails! The oysters tested really fresh. The atmosphere was also nice, it looked upscale inside but with their everyday happy hour the prices were’not bad at all.
We live in the neighborhood and I’m glad we have this bar for our impromptu night out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
With one of the best martinis in the city, Mar’s is perfect for a first date or an anniversary dinner. Quick service, elevated bites and a lovely atmosphere makes this neighborhood gem a must visit when in Astoria
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was there for Valentine's dinner with a prix fixe menu. Was seated at the rounded corner table which gave us a unique view of the restaurant. Service was amazing, you to the waitresses, hostess, and bartender for keeping things in order for the event.
Dinner itself was great, it came with complimentary champagne which was very enjoyable. Most dishes I got, I believe are not from the main menu which I wanted to try.
The lobster salad was good, it did feel lacking with a cold lobster, some grapefruit, and onions on a bed of leaves but it was still good.
The mushroom ravioli was very good, sitting on a sea of butter. I would've liked it to be more filling but it was perfect considering a prix fixe setup.
For the main dish, I got warm whole lobster which came with butter and white asparagus. I focused mainly on the lobster which was nicely cooked and warm theoughout. I personally normally wouldn't get lobster because it can be a messy eating process, but I was glad to have a whole lobster. The white asparagus was also delicious but I didn't get to fully enjoy it since I was focused on the lobster.
For dessert, I got the cocoa bites which consists of 3 items, almonds that were bunched up in chocolate, a brownie, and chocolate mousse. The almond was OK, cant go wrong with chocolate covering but hard to eat because it was a spiky assortment and felt like it was hardened in chocolate than covered. I loved the brownie, it was very moist inside but crispy outside. And the chocolate mousse was very delicious as well, couldn't get any better.
Overall nice experience, I do recommend looking at the menu beforehand to decide if you'd like to dine at the restaurant. I mainly did so to eat dishes that were normally not served.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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