Amazing food and staff. The waitress was fantastic and service was spot on just like the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
LR
How the mighty have fallen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Valerie
I went to Marea after a few weeks, the week after I had been there a couple of weeks ago. The food was amazing as always.
Cristiano Vincentini
We visited Marea as a family with two kids. At first, we were seated at what was clearly the least desirable four-top available, but that’s understandable and sometimes part of the game when you arrive with children. As the evening went on, once the staff noticed we were genuine guests who appreciate good food and ordered generously, the service became much warmer. Our waiter was attentive and kind, and overall the service started positive. The food, however, was absolutely outstanding. Everything was refined and beautifully prepared, from the raw seafood to the lobster, scampi (langoustine), and top-quality oysters. The pastas were excellent: our daughter’s butter pasta was surprisingly special, the mushroom-and-taleggio risotto was rich and creamy, the lobster risotto was spectacular, and the homemade spaghetti with clams was truly sublime. For the main course, we shared a Dover sole, which was good, delicate and flavorful, though a bit dry and with a few bones, so there was some room for improvement. What didn’t quite work were the side dishes recommended by the waiter. The butternut squash/zucchini with curry and salted ricotta, while interesting, clashed completely with the fish. The sautéed mushrooms were also well seasoned, maybe too much, with rosemary and herbs, again not really matching the main. Both sides were tasty on their own but simply not the right pairing. So, in summary: the kitchen delivered excellence, even the sides were good, just mismatched. The service, while friendly at first, faded toward the end, the waiter never came back after we finished, and someone else dropped off the bill without a goodbye. We would have left a higher tip if the service had ended on the same positive note it began with. That said, we’ll definitely return, Marea is an excellent restaurant with exceptional cuisine. The only area that fell short this time was the service toward the end of the meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Ashish Patel
Top notch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Tierney
Great food and service in a lovely room that's lively without being noisy. Excellent pasta and fish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michel Nee
I recognize the value this place offers its customers. The team remains observant, addresses questions enthusiastically and performs wonderfully. I've found every dish to be worthy of recommendation. The best food quality in the area. I'm ready to go back to this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rennie Newmark
Wow! A delightful dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johnnie McBride
Get the fusilli with octopus and a Negroni at the bar… SUPERB!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Flight
Phenomenal food and exquisite service. We sat outside which was ok, would have preferred inside. Overall, one of the best meals I have ever had. Thank you, wonderful to spend anniversary here.
Marea truly showed me what fine dining with seafood can be. The dishes were refined and flavorful, and the whole experience set a new standard for how seafood should be enjoyed at its best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alfred Shaw
Been to this restaurant multiple times, and I found the quality of their food is consistently excellent and the service is also top-notch as it usually is. I highly recommend their octopus fusilli, one of their signature dishes, and their halibut, which, in my opinion, is one of the best dishes on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Khoi Pham
Excellent upscale spot for Italian seafood cuisine. The octopus fusilli is one of the main dishes they are known for (we enjoyed it), but the clam spaghetti was definitely one of our favorites. Definitely also get at least one of the crudo starters, the raw fish selections were amazing. Attentive, friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yavor Ivanov
Yes I did a DNA sequence on this lobster roll and there is infact lobstah in here, somewhere under the tomatoes, eggplant and on top of the burrata that takes 90% of the volume of the so called lobster roll. Yes I know you can't tell that's a lobster roll, yes it's $52 a pop, and yes an absolute joke...
Amazing food and staff. The waitress was fantastic and service was spot on just like the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
How the mighty have fallen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
I went to Marea after a few weeks, the week after I had been there a couple of weeks ago. The food was amazing as always.
We visited Marea as a family with two kids. At first, we were seated at what was clearly the least desirable four-top available, but that’s understandable and sometimes part of the game when you arrive with children.
As the evening went on, once the staff noticed we were genuine guests who appreciate good food and ordered generously, the service became much warmer. Our waiter was attentive and kind, and overall the service started positive.
The food, however, was absolutely outstanding. Everything was refined and beautifully prepared, from the raw seafood to the lobster, scampi (langoustine), and top-quality oysters.
The pastas were excellent: our daughter’s butter pasta was surprisingly special, the mushroom-and-taleggio risotto was rich and creamy, the lobster risotto was spectacular, and the homemade spaghetti with clams was truly sublime.
For the main course, we shared a Dover sole, which was good, delicate and flavorful, though a bit dry and with a few bones, so there was some room for improvement. What didn’t quite work were the side dishes recommended by the waiter. The butternut squash/zucchini with curry and salted ricotta, while interesting, clashed completely with the fish. The sautéed mushrooms were also well seasoned, maybe too much, with rosemary and herbs, again not really matching the main. Both sides were tasty on their own but simply not the right pairing.
So, in summary: the kitchen delivered excellence, even the sides were good, just mismatched. The service, while friendly at first, faded toward the end, the waiter never came back after we finished, and someone else dropped off the bill without a goodbye. We would have left a higher tip if the service had ended on the same positive note it began with.
That said, we’ll definitely return, Marea is an excellent restaurant with exceptional cuisine. The only area that fell short this time was the service toward the end of the meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Top notch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and service in a lovely room that's lively without being noisy. Excellent pasta and fish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I recognize the value this place offers its customers. The team remains observant, addresses questions enthusiastically and performs wonderfully. I've found every dish to be worthy of recommendation. The best food quality in the area. I'm ready to go back to this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wow! A delightful dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get the fusilli with octopus and a Negroni at the bar… SUPERB!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Phenomenal food and exquisite service. We sat outside which was ok, would have preferred inside. Overall, one of the best meals I have ever had. Thank you, wonderful to spend anniversary here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
this was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Marea truly showed me what fine dining with seafood can be. The dishes were refined and flavorful, and the whole experience set a new standard for how seafood should be enjoyed at its best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been to this restaurant multiple times, and I found the quality of their food is consistently excellent and the service is also top-notch as it usually is. I highly recommend their octopus fusilli, one of their signature dishes, and their halibut, which, in my opinion, is one of the best dishes on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent upscale spot for Italian seafood cuisine. The octopus fusilli is one of the main dishes they are known for (we enjoyed it), but the clam spaghetti was definitely one of our favorites. Definitely also get at least one of the crudo starters, the raw fish selections were amazing. Attentive, friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yes I did a DNA sequence on this lobster roll and there is infact lobstah in here, somewhere under the tomatoes, eggplant and on top of the burrata that takes 90% of the volume of the so called lobster roll. Yes I know you can't tell that's a lobster roll, yes it's $52 a pop, and yes an absolute joke...
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
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