I was asked if I wanted a nice quiet spot. It was Wednesday and very busy, so I replied yes please.
Wheelchair accessibility: There are about 5 handicap parking spots out front and no stairs to get in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Seafood Linguine, Mario's Spaghetti & Meatballs, Caesar Salad, Italian Wedding Soup, Veal Parmigiana
Dyalne Campbell (TheDrekStang)
she always made sure i was topped up
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine
Georgia Georges
Kid-friendliness: They have a kids menu.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Amber-lyn Gionette
The place was packed with a line up. Luckily we reserved a table. Abby did a great job ensuring we had everything we needed in a very timely manner she had a great attitude and the food was good. Over all we enjoyed our dining experience.
Our server Joseph in the Peterborough restaurant was amazing! He was knowledgeable, helpful and very friendly!
Kid-friendliness: Lots of children at this location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Linguine, Caesar Salad
Raffy Antranikian
Always a great time at this location! Thank you Sora for the excellent service :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Hopkins
What happened to East Side Mario’s? It’s so crappy now! The management has become so stingy with the quality, portions and the place is unclean. Went there tonight with my wife for a quick meal. Everything was way less, lower or substandard. Everything. The young lady serving us was pleasant and capable. But the food quality is/was terrible. The salad is now served in smaller single size portions. Which is honestly, not so bad. As a business owner I understand reducing waste. But salad has discoloured, old bits of lettuce. The chicken parm is my go to and the actual pasta sauce is different. It reminded me of the canned spaghetti I’d eat a kid. Like the Heinz tomato sauce. There were tiny chopped up pieces of inedible bay leaves. The chicken was much thinner and smaller portions. My wife’s dinner was also noticeably smaller. She doesn’t complain usually. But I could see the quality has declined. Cheaper, lower quality ingredients. The salt and pepper shakers were greasy and sticky. Just about everything about the place has significantly declined. New management? Perhaps. Whatever or whoever, the place is not what it used to be. Dirty. Cheapened. Low rent man. Last time going there. Oh and two meals. Chicken parm, a trio of chick parm, lasagna and fet Alf, two soft drink and very small side of marinara, which was $1.99 additional, but over charged, $80.51. Worth $40 at the most. I also apprentices a chef for a couple years and worked in several professional cooking positions over the years. I have had experience. And I know inflation has caused businesses to change things up but you can do so without serving such junky, tasteless, obvious…. I can’t think of a better description, borderline garbage, super low end junk. It’s awful. Nothing like Mario’s usual well managed and certainly not high end but reasonably average quality. Let’s face it. Kind of fast food Italian stuff normally. But this is the worst I’ve seen it. Sorry to say. Used to be a great, reasonably priced, half decent place to go. I just can’t recommend again. Not waste money there. I wonder are all the stores like this? I’ll let you know.
Wheelchair accessibility: It is accessible.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Nicolas Andreoli
I went to East side Mario’s for my birthday on Monday night with my family. There were 8 of us. They forgot a full meal so by the time I got my chicken parm everyone else had all their food for a while. They also had forgotten to bring a salad. Our server was working alone through the whole restaurant so it’s not her fault. A manager made excuses and gave attitude instead of being apologetic at all. But… here’s the worst part. I have eaten nothing since my chicken parm which was all of the sudden rushed out once they forgot which makes me wonder how it was prepared so fast when they didn’t even know I was missing it. I now have had MAJOR stomach issues and cold sweats for two days and haven’t been able to stomach anything but water since. Very disappointing and will not be back. Currently still battling this food poisoning
Went there for lunch on a Tuesday with a couple of friends and had the most amazing waitress. Kristen was fantastic. She was so friendly and we loved her hair. I wish all waitresses could be as good as her.
Parking: lots of free parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mario's Spaghetti & Meatballs, Italian Wedding Soup
I was asked if I wanted a nice quiet spot. It was Wednesday and very busy, so I replied yes please.
Wheelchair accessibility: There are about 5 handicap parking spots out front and no stairs to get in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Seafood Linguine, Mario's Spaghetti & Meatballs, Caesar Salad, Italian Wedding Soup, Veal Parmigiana
she always made sure i was topped up
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine
Kid-friendliness: They have a kids menu.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
The place was packed with a line up. Luckily we reserved a table. Abby did a great job ensuring we had everything we needed in a very timely manner she had a great attitude and the food was good. Over all we enjoyed our dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sara our waitress was fabulous! Amazing Service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mario's Spaghetti & Meatballs, Salads, Garden Salad, Italian Wedding Soup, Mozzarella Sticks
Our server Joseph in the Peterborough restaurant was amazing! He was knowledgeable, helpful and very friendly!
Kid-friendliness: Lots of children at this location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Linguine, Caesar Salad
Always a great time at this location! Thank you Sora for the excellent service :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What happened to East Side Mario’s?
It’s so crappy now! The management has become so stingy with the quality, portions and the place is unclean. Went there tonight with my wife for a quick meal. Everything was way less, lower or substandard. Everything. The young lady serving us was pleasant and capable. But the food quality is/was terrible.
The salad is now served in smaller single size portions. Which is honestly, not so bad. As a business owner I understand reducing waste. But salad has discoloured, old bits of lettuce.
The chicken parm is my go to and the actual pasta sauce is different. It reminded me of the canned spaghetti I’d eat a kid. Like the Heinz tomato sauce. There were tiny chopped up pieces of inedible bay leaves. The chicken was much thinner and smaller portions. My wife’s dinner was also noticeably smaller. She doesn’t complain usually. But I could see the quality has declined. Cheaper, lower quality ingredients.
The salt and pepper shakers were greasy and sticky.
Just about everything about the place has significantly declined.
New management? Perhaps. Whatever or whoever, the place is not what it used to be. Dirty. Cheapened. Low rent man.
Last time going there. Oh and two meals. Chicken parm, a trio of chick parm, lasagna and fet Alf, two soft drink and very small side of marinara, which was $1.99 additional, but over charged, $80.51. Worth $40 at the most.
I also apprentices a chef for a couple years and worked in several professional cooking positions over the years. I have had experience. And
I know inflation has caused businesses to change things up but you can do so without serving such junky, tasteless, obvious…. I can’t think of a better description, borderline garbage, super low end junk. It’s awful. Nothing like Mario’s usual well managed and certainly not high end but reasonably average quality. Let’s face it. Kind of fast food Italian stuff normally. But this is the worst I’ve seen it.
Sorry to say. Used to be a great, reasonably priced, half decent place to go. I just can’t recommend again. Not waste money there.
I wonder are all the stores like this?
I’ll let you know.
Wheelchair accessibility: It is accessible.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
I went to East side Mario’s for my birthday
on Monday night with my family. There were 8 of us. They forgot a full meal so by the time I got my chicken parm everyone else had all their food for a while. They also had forgotten to bring a salad. Our server was working alone through the whole restaurant so it’s not her fault. A manager made excuses and gave attitude instead of being apologetic at all. But… here’s the worst part. I have eaten nothing since my chicken parm which was all of the sudden rushed out once they forgot which makes me wonder how it was prepared so fast when they didn’t even know I was missing it. I now have had MAJOR stomach issues and cold sweats for two days and haven’t been able to stomach anything but water since. Very disappointing and will not be back. Currently still battling this food poisoning
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Went there for lunch on a Tuesday with a couple of friends and had the most amazing waitress. Kristen was fantastic. She was so friendly and we loved her hair. I wish all waitresses could be as good as her.
Parking: lots of free parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mario's Spaghetti & Meatballs, Italian Wedding Soup
Ryan was excellent
Parking: No issues
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads, Italian Wedding Soup
Service was 10/10 by my server Rachel!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thank you Joelle for the amazing service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine, Sauce, Salads
Thanks to Joelle for her amazing service!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine, Salads
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