Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant

Reviews about Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant

• 1 / 5

  By Barry Grooms
  I have been eating at MarVista for more than 20 years and have had considered it the go-to place to eat on the Island. I am a local and appreciate local quality and am sad to say I am very disappointed in the "new" Mar Vista. I have enjoyed the location, ambiance, food quality and service of Mar Vista every time I have been there, however the food quality form the Bud & Old Bay bowl to the fish tacos have left me dumbfounded as to what Ed Chiles is doing. I am not a local that wants to hang on to the past but it seems with the expansion comes a price and the cost is the business of myself and the six local folks that are equally as disappointed and will never eat or recommend Mar Vista ever again! I will give credit to the server, she tried hard to make things better!
  January 07, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By Jade H
  Their food is the only food I've had in the area that is actually worth the menu price. Friendly staff, attentive service, and delicious menu options.
  
  Absolutely a must for a nice night out.
  November 07, 2016
• 1 / 5

  By Rick Fornataro
  I would not recommend this establishment. Mar Vista restaurant was suggested as a dining experience during our visit to adjacent Anna Maria Island. I anticipated the long wait for seating during this time of year but I am severely disappointed with the experience that followed. The food was not commensurate with the quality, quantity and taste I expected irrespective of the tourist traffic. I have no problem paying for $30+ entrees but I expect a better quality experience for that price. Our server was very friendly. The salad was unimaginative at best. The dinner rolls were straight from a grocery store freezer. My entrée, $32 Grouper, appeared lost on the plate adjacent to the four diminutive stalks of plain asparagus that accompanied the meal. If this is what the average vacationers to this reputable area find acceptable while in Florida then so be it. This establishment would not survive it’s first season in the northeast as a restaurant. I have honestly purchased much better fare from a food truck. If you want to take a chance at the limited possibility of a scenic experience, be adventurous but don't expect good food despite the other reviews that seem to be satisfied. More than likely, you'll be seated in the inner area which leads you to hope that the food will make up for the dinghy accommodations. Even the menus were disgustingly dirty. Sorry but that's just an honest opinion. Very, very disappointed.
  July 20, 2016