Mariners Bistro

Its ok

Made reservations at 7:30pm for Valentine’s Day. Got there and waited at the front for 20 minutes while 2 people in front of us who also had reservations were waiting to be seated. Once they were brought to the seat the hostess told me and my fiancé it’ll just be a minute. We then proceeded to wait another 20 minutes standing there. At 8:10pm a hostess walked by to pick up a menu to provide to someone waiting at the table. They did not even acknowledge us. As we waited we called other restaurants in the area since we already waited 40 minutes. As we were waiting 2 tables got up and walked out as they were not being served and informed us they have been sitting at the table for over 30 minutes and didn’t even get so much as a menu or water. It’s a very small place and it looked like there was only 2 people running the entire show. We ended up leaving at 8:25pm and going to pier 115 down the block because the other 9 places I called in the area didn’t have reservations or spots at the bar available.

Made a reservation for 8pm. Kitchen is "closed" at 8pm. No dinner. Thanks for a call to let me know not to take a trip there on NYE and in the rain.

Outstanding

My wife took me here for my birthday. Birckshire Porkchop was next level and Dante our waiter was very accommodating!! Delicious all around!

Went here about three weeks ago, and I was very surprised to not have seen the place absolutely packed. The food and service was top quality, and very decently priced. It has a very nice vibe with the music and lighting of the dining room. I dare say this is easily one of the most underrated places in the area. Within the Edgewater area, I have had the chance to dine in numerous places, and I have to say this is one of the best in terms of quality. I had the Salmon, and it was very well seasoned and cooked to perfection. Not to mention the bits of sauce do not overwhelm the fish nor the rice that comes with it. In fact, the slightly acidity of it was a great mix with both the rice and fish. My girlfriend had the ravioli, which was actually very well done at the perfect texture. She seemed to have really enjoyed it. To top it off, we had the lava cake, which was very rich and not too sweet. Perfect temperature, where it was warm enough to mix well with the vanilla ice cream that comes with it. Definitely hope to see more and more people giving it attention. If it was not because of the tricky location, this place would easily be one of the top in the area.

A bit disappointing. Food good but not spectacular. Could not get wine as ordered as waitress could not access storage and brought us bottles she could get to us. Only two desserts available. Would love to like this more but they suffer from low patronage and likely need to step up marketing.

Alex the bartender was an amazing host for our first time dining at the restaurant. His drinks were spectacular and his recommendations for snacks were perfection!! Highly recommend :)))

I was very disappointed with the food and service. I didn't realize the main chef, Bennett left the restaurant, so the food may look similar, but did not taste the same at all. The pasta we ordered was overcooked and came out very sticky. Looked very unappealing and tasteless. We also found what looks like a stink bug on the table and asked the waiter to remove it. This will be my last visit.