A friend brought us here on her recommendation. When I first walked in I was thinking this place was more of a bar. WOW was I wrong! This place is a hidden gem the pizza was incredible. It was one of the best pizzas I have ever had, if not the best.
I’m a State Farm Agent here in Portsmouth and I try to give as much business as possible to other businesses in my city. My wife and I visited Mario’s on our anniversary last Friday and we were very pleased. The food and the service was great. We will definitely be repeat visitors. Thank you, Mario’s for a great experience.
A GREAT place since they switched ownership several years ago. Great food, great folks & fun atmosphere.
Elsie Doughty Ackerman
+5
I starting eating Mario's pizza when it was in downtown Portsmouth, still love their pizza as well as some if the other delicious dishes on the menu. AND, my sons & their wives also love their pizza. What more can I say?
Wonderful food and great people to hang out with there. Always meeting locals there. I'm new to the area so it seems like a great place that everyone knows you and very friendly
Great place for lunch,We like eating outside, food was exelent as well as the service�
We enjoyed great music, great pizza, and great service!!!
The food is great Have enjoyed many of the menus items and have been happy with each.
Nice place and great food!
One of the best for Awesome local entertainment....
Check out FIRE & ICE next time they play there!
They are the Bomb!
Overall the food is pretty good; sometimes better than other times, so lacking consistency. Red pasta sauce was runny last time we ate here. The first time we ate here the chicken parm was incredible, the second time it was good but definitely different.
Loved the food!! Even the kid menu was delicious!!! I had the shrimp and scallop diavlo. I expected Something creamy but it was not. More of a soup. The she crab soup though!! Awesome!!! What made our food so yummy was our waitress Ashley. She was amazing! She made my kids laugh and help us decide very quickly on what we wanted. She is definitely the reason we will be coming back
Yummy!. Enjoyed the ranch dressing, love the marinara, the pizza, the fried shrimp. My husband had shrimp & scallop diablo - super yummy. I was too full to try dessert, the portions are enough for a hungry person, or lunch for a snacker the next day. Live music at the time we were finishing, we stayed for a few good songs! Very friendly service. Seat yourself! Recently went back for lunch - great and fast!
Great food and great staff. Went here over the weekend for the 1st time. Great food, live entertainment and awesome wait staff. Glad I went. OH! If you're a fan of mussels, then you HAVE to try Mario's version. EXCELLENT!!!!
Loved It. A group of friends and I went here this past Friday. It was my first time. We had a great time. Great food, Great music and Great drinks. It was kind of crowded, but our group of 7 was quickly seated. There was live music which made the dining experience even better. I’m glad I finally got to try this place.
What a find. My wife and I found this place while searching another, boy did we luck out. First, the place look great inside, the service was great. Our server was a hoot, she was personable and fun. The food was awesome, our salad the appetizer all fantastic. The main course was top notch, we are looking forward to going back. We recommend his restaurant!
Me and my son went had lunch and it was great.the pizza was the closest to the old lone pine pizza that I have had since lone pine closed years ago.my son had buffalo chicken hero and was also great and he is very picky.
Good Food But..... Was so looking forward to this but... People and band members with equipment walking thru the somewhat tight walking area in the dinning room to get to the bar because the front door to the bar was closed due to the band. There are other entries to the bar, give the diners a break from that intrusion while eating. I had the Lasagna, it was good but it had very little ricotta cheese. Friend had the Ahi Tuna, menu said with goat cheese, Feta is goat cheese but when you see Goat cheese you think something different soft and creamy. Capers were pickled not fresh. We ordered She Crab soup it took more that 10 mins to get it after we ate the salad. Not sure if the kitchen or the server was the holdup. All in all the food is good and the atmosphere has a good vibe if but it's the small things that make our decision maybe not to return.
NEW MARIOS-WOW!!! FANTASTIC. The new reaturant is terrific. I have been there 3 times and have LOVED every item I ordered. The Caprese Salad is wonderful!!!
This is resturant is BRAND NEW!!! The old Mario's which was horrid closed early spring of 2011. The new management and chef have NOTHING to do with the old, so if you bought a RESTURANTS.COM certificate it was not under the new ownership and you should not have a complaint about them not taking the certificate. I, too have one of those certificates, but the new management has NOTHING to do with the old regime. If you stopped going there because of that, YOUR LOSS!! And, by the way, you didn't mention that after you threw such a fit, they took it. Be honest in your review.
Happy Customer. Ate there last night, it was fantastic. I'm very impressed with the remodeling efforts, the staff were pleasant and knowledgeable, the food was out of this world. Would recommend Veal Marsala but everyone at the table had a different entree and they were all to die for.
7/15/2011
Just to let everyone know we are now under new ownership and a lot has changed all for the better! We look forward to everyone to give Mario's a second chance if you have had a previous bad experiance.. :)
Grand Opening 6/20/11. Had the Smoked Mozzarella Fonduta and "Create Your Own Pasta" (I chose penne, red & alfredo sauce, and grilled veggies....TO DIE FOR! I brought both home, and am nibbling on the pasta for lunch today...probably tomorrow too. Service was great, quality food, great wine list.
Every time I go there I have a great experience. Today I got a house special steak. The sauce was fantastic. My wife got the salmon and stated it was wonderful too
To cold to eat on the patio. Food was great n large servings.
This place is the one I like best. I eat in plenty of restaurants but to this one I go the most. The crew is very affectionate and the cooking they offer is so yummy. I would always prefer to have a decent meal in this place. Highly recommended.
Friendly bar staff, excellent food. Try the aloe margarita!
The Tuesday lunch special is soooooo good!
Exceptional and tasty food, I like the character this spot has, and the employees were friendly. Will definitely visit here when I’m around.
Unfortunately as great as the food was. As wonderful as the staff and owners were. They have closed. I feel terrible for not patronizing as much as I should. I also wish all the workers and owners good luck in their new Ventures
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