This is a very small but formal restaurant. Super friendly staff! The food was very authentic, fresh and very well prepared. The tastes were amazing! Great wine menu. The owner personally cooked everything, and you could tell he took great pride in his work. His wife was our server and she was great! This was a excellent dining experience. Would highly recommend!
This is a very small but formal restaurant. The food was very authentic, fresh and very well prepared. Great wine menu. The owner took great pride in his work. Not only did he personally cook everything he served us as well. Being in the restaurant business for 22 years I'm very critical, this was best dining experience we've ever had.
A must anytime we are in the area. Love the wonderful service, the amazing food and my kids love it too! It is a home run for the whole family! So thankful for this gem in the coco beach area! The service and food just can’t be beat! We recommend it to everyone!
My wife and I had dinner at Marina last night.
Behind the simple facade hides an equally simple and cozy restaurant with very good authentic food, prepared personally and fresh by the chef, a native of Italy.
We were served by a very pleasant woman who comes from Portugal.
We enjoyed the real Italian food very much.
So if you are in the area and want to enjoy real Italian food, you must go there.
What a pleasant surprise … authentic Italian cuisine served by a sweet, knowledgable server. The setting is small, quaint and rustic but the food was obviously made from scratch and was delicious. Highly recommend.
A wonderful surprise to find such an excellent Italian restaurant. Don’t let the outside appearance fool you. Inside is beautifully decorated to the point of being elegant. The food is even better. I had eggplant parmigiana that I must say is the best I have ever had. My daughter had lasagna which was also outstanding. My husband went for a pizza and also totally enjoyed it. Well worth a visit. Will be back for sure.
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Whenever we want to treat ourselves to a really good meal in Cape Canaveral we go to Marina Ristorante! I e ordered many different things and am never disappointed. We are Italian and are picky when it comes to Italian food, but their food is extremely tasty, portions are generous and they have a large selection of great wines to go with dinner. We have eaten here many times and have never been disappointed
Best Italian food I've had in 20 years. Amazing food, great family owned and run small restaurant. So good. Great people. Make a reservation.
Great cozy authentic Italian restaurant lots of House made meals
Two words….Hidden treasure. This is the most cozy, lovely place to dine. Added, the food being excellent. The calamari and pizza was delish. I will definitely be back once I visit cocoa beach again.
The linguine with white clam sauce had sand/shell bits in the sauce, and when I told the waitress, she and the chef/owner apologized and said that this is normal. I just had the same dish at another restaurant and didn’t eat crunchy and nearly painful sand/shell bits. Nevertheless, they’re affordable and provide good service
Me, my husband and my 7YO kid are doing a trip through Florida and this restaurant has been a wonderful discovery. We are italian and it’s not so easy to find good italian food because generally portions are huge but the food is not yummy.
Here everything was perfect: quality, taste, portions and price.
We also had a nice chat with the owner, a really nice genuine person.
We truly recommend this REAL italian restaurant
What a great surprise to find this gem so close to home! The food was amazing! The service was awesome! Family owned! A must try for great Italian!!
Absolutely delicious food, cooked and served by friendly and attentive wait staff. The food tasted homemade, and the restaurant is cozy which really adds to the "eating at grandma's table" effect. Highly recommend the Rigatoni salsiccia e piselli!
1st of all, I have never left a review before - but I absolutely had to share my thoughts. Initially I was a little worried when we pulled up - we almost left but decided to trust the other reviews and we are so glad we did! The food was delicious! We had the best Caesar Salad, Spaghetti Fruitti Mare, and Crab & Shrimp Ravioli Special. Everything was beyond delicious! Do not pass up an opportunity to dine here!
Listen, if you know real Italian food or if you want to try the real deal… You HAVE to try this place!
I come from an old school Italian family in New England and let me tell you , eating here was like being home at my nonna’s(grandma) house!
The owner cooks the food himself and you can see the pride and love he puts into every dish. He came out after we ate to introduce himself and make sure everything was good.
Excellent food, excellent service!
I want to say thank you for everything! We felt at home even so far away!
My only suggestion would be is…. Please open in New England so we can come more often! 😁
Wow! I’m kicking myself for driving past this place so many times. Been on the hunt for an Italian restaurant with flavor and the search has ended!! I had the Bucatini all' Amatriciana and it was like being transported to Manarola, my boyfriend enjoyed the pasta carbonara paired with the fresh baked bread….. “le sigh”. The ambience of this restaurant is very relaxing, the owners are adorable! I’m already planning on what to choose when we return.
Gino and Elizabeth were amazing! My family went a few night ago and had nothing but great things to say- so we had to go tonight. All I can say is that this is real, authentic Italian food that is worth traveling hours for! We enjoyed a variety of food on the menu, all which were spectacular. Ended the night bringing a few desserts home which were all homemade and phenomenal. If you’re visiting cocoa beach, visit marina ristorante. Thank you for everything you guys do!
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