Marcello's Coal Fired Restaurant & Pizza Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The crust was thin and crispy, the fresh mozzarella was fantastic and the marzano tomato crushed sauce was fabulous."
• "The Seafood trio appetizer and the Asian wings were absolutely delicious."
• "Amazing food, refreshing and good variety of drinks and delicious desserts."
• "From service to food everything was top notch!"
• "The food is excellent (especially the fig pizza 😋)."
• "The food was great and the atmosphere was a 10/10."
• "Food was phenomenal, and eat in service was exceptional."

Cons:

• "The fig pizza tasted gummy, almost as if it had been sitting out for a bit."
• "Do not try the mimosa ravioli unless you like your food overwhelmingly sweet."
• "The spaghetti it came with was also undercooked and clumped together, and made a noticeable 'thump' as it hit the plate."
• "The food was edible, but not great for the price."
• "Chicken parm (1 small piece) was burnt(black), saltimbocca was overpowered with lemon(2 small pieces), and eggplant rollatini was small (1 small piece)."
• "The calamari tasted super fishy and chewy."
• "The Trenton pizza tasted dry and needed more sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "Shout out to our server Nancy. She was awesome! She made great recommendations and was very helpful with all of our questions."
• "Our server Emma was wonderful."
• "Michael Powell is an amazing waiter, very attentive to every detail even came outside to offer me a drink while I was smoking a cigar."
• "Great GM and staff here at the restaurant that treat you like a valued customer."
• "Nancy went above and beyond to ensure that our dining experience was nothing short of fantastic."
• "Our server Ethan was a beast. His attentiveness made me and my girlfriends experience awesome!"
• "Our server tonight was Olivia. She greeted us the minute we were seated in her section."

Cons:

• "We waited 20 minutes without even meeting a waitress."
• "Went for an early dinner. Not overly crowded, but the service was impossibly slow."
• "The host was flippant with a particularly negative attitude."
• "It took us almost 30 minutes before a waiter even came up to us and got us water."
• "The service is also not good, they attributed the order from another table."
• "Service was not good. Won’t be back."
• "Waitress kept forgetting something and acted like we were ordering it when we asked about it as if we never asked for it."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "I always find myself at their outdoor seating where you can take in the views of the town comfortably seated and shaded by oversized umbrellas."
• "The outdoor seating vibe with light music just made it that much more wonderful."
• "The vibe and atmosphere are top 5."
• "The atmosphere is warm and inviting."
• "We love the ambiance and atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was terrific also great street patio and my waiter was cool as heck."
• "The restaurant has an amazing atmosphere, with nice outdoor seating."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere is awful due to the music being so loud."
• "It is loud, noisy, very hard to have a conversation even at a table for four."
• "Was a little loud, and the table I was at because of the door opening and closing was drafty."
• "It was a little too dark inside for my liking and there's no onsite parking (you have to park on the street)."
• "To top it off the loud wrap music over a noisy room made it hard to hear."
• "Very loud. We could barely hear each other and have a casual conversation."
• "Every check comes with a 3.5% credit card processing fee which is fine but I paid cash and they still charged me the fee anyway, that's dirty Marcello."

Value

Pros:

• "Tables are white table cloth, but the food prices are not typically of white table cloth restaurants; more reasonable!"
• "I felt that the bill was right where it should be for what we had all things considered."
• "Price was to be expected for good food and good service."
• "This place was reasonably priced, nice decor, food was great with friendly and fast service!"
• "The food was fresh, flavorful and inviting to taste and see."
• "The restaurant was decorated beautifully for the holidays!"
• "Beautiful restaurant with a lovely atmosphere and excellent service."

Cons:

• "The food was not the best this time and had to be returned."
• "Just spent $28 for a pizza that was so burnt, it was inedible."
• "Everything was incredibly expensive compared to other local Italian places."
• "It was an extra $2 for oil with our bread, no refills on bread, $4 charge for soda, and $18 for the calamari."
• "Food was definitely Not worth the money."
• "After dining here for years, I have noticed lately the portions & glasses have shrunk!"
• "The only downside was there was little to no parking and you will be limited to street parking."