LOVE the all you can eat salad and bread... haha I always have to take my main course home in a carry out bag, but it's so worth it. Our waitress was very friendly and everything came out in a timely manner. Prices are very reasonable- and the renovations are beautiful as well. I'm not a HUGE fan of the bolognaise they use for their pasta, but all in all was a good experience. read more

This place is my favorite restaurant in Metro...both my girlfriend and I are regulars...so much the staff all know us and know our regular orders from memory...lol I'm the wingman at this place...and the wings are the best i have had anywhere hands down!! Staff here are amazing and everyone is friendly and especially value their regular customers which i think is awesome!! I cant say enough about this place it is truly awesome!! read more

Great Ambience! Great Food! Great Staff! Do I need to say more? I have tried almost every vegetarian dish they offer. Everything from Soups, Salads, Pizza, Pasta, Nachos. I love visiting here. At times they also have all you can eat promotion. On every wednesday they have a pasta deal (all you can eat). I do make sure to take my dinner here if I go that side for movies/shopping. If you are a vegetarian, for once you have many options to choose from in Halifax. The complimentary warm bread they offer with butter does taste so fresh and soft. Food Prices are not too high. You can redeem/earn scene points too. The staff would sing birthday song for you and offer you to spin the wheel and you can win gifts. The staff are friendly and welcoming. 8 out of 10 times I have experience the server was really nice, polite and friendly. Couple of times I have had a very bad experience and so I din't give them any tips. Get what you give guys!! Fair enough! Good news is soon we will see east side mario in HFX downtown. I'm eagerly waiting for it so that I could visit east side mario more often. read more

Pretty good food! My husband and I split a meal, and got a free kids meal for our son and it was TONS of food and pretty affordable! I would definitely recommend this place. read more

A group of friends and I went here for a "catching up" supper. It was right around supper time so the wait was around 45min which I don't mind because they were swamped. Two of my friends have kids and the waitress could only find one tray for the high chair... which was odd. Timings weren't too long salad and bread came out quickly and this is where my review gets its 2 stars, they either change their bread or they had a bad batch because it was bland and very crumbly, was not impressed. Besides navigating my way through a few pieces of rotten lettuce the salad was ok. Everyone enjoyed their meals, nothing spectacular just your regular big chain Italian fare. read more

Ordered on line delivery for the first time. Never again! Both our pasta dishes were dry and cold. Both had to go in the microwave and barely had any sauce on them. Wasted $50. read more

So, depending on what day it is & who your server might be, the service can be either good or bad... May be hit or miss for Ya! There's a server who normally works on the bar side. He's terribly rude & never gets the order right. I also asked for lemon water, but he brought plain water. (I forgave him) So, I asked for a lemon for my water. He brought the lemon wedge to me WITH HIS FINGERS. His bare hands, he brought me a food item. First of all, that is totally not appropriate & how disgusting is that? He is always so irritable, & I'm not rude. I'm actually a very gently person & soft spoken, so, I'm not sure exactly why he would be so rude. (I never caught his name, since he doesn't put his name on the receipt) The management isn't the greatest there, from what I've seen. There is one lady (Caryn) and she is so nice. She gets the order right everytime, she always asks if everything is okay or if we need anything. She's a prefect server for east side. There are some other servers who are pretty good too, but it doesn't look like they LOVE their job or anything. Based on food, there never seems to be a problem. The taste is always on point. Salad may come out a little soggy & bread might come a little cold, but hey, it's free! read more

Ordered a steak. Worst steak I've ever eaten. Says wet aged steak but was dry, thin and had the consistency of a boot and had 0, that's ZERO spices or marinade. I asked for it medium and it came out well done. So food is terrible, however, service was top notch. The waitress was very friendly and helpful. She brought me a new steak and after the meal a 15.00 gift card and a card for $10.00 off my next visit. I wish Eastside Mario's would revamp their menu and actually TASTE something before they send it out, because if it doesn't taste good to you it's not going to taste good to the guy shelling out $25 for a steak! If they were to buy local food and make their dishes using fresh ingredients instead of frozen or precooked ones they might be able to stay in business a little longer. If not I'm afraid they may share the same fate as their sister store in the Mic Mac mall. P.S. Stay away from the chicken parm as well. Burnt to a crisp and dryer than a sheep with wool socks on. read more

Initially upon arrival, I felt a bit discouraged as there were a lot people waiting for tables and I was hungry. Surprisingly, we waited less than 10 minutes for a table for 2. We were greeted and seated our order was taken very promptly. Our beer and Cesar salad and bread was delivered almost immediately. Followed shortly by our starter, crispy fried cheese ravioli. The beer was cold, the salad was perfect (bacon, fresh cheese and they didn't skimp on the dressing like most places). I had chicken parmigiana for an entree and my girlfriend had the seafood Alfredo. Wait time between appetizer and entree was perfect. Just enough time to enjoy our drinks without feeling rushed. The chicken parm might have been the best I ever had. It was huge, I couldn't finish it all. Fantastic! Seafood Alfredo was also a very generous portion. It was heaping full of scallops. The whole experience was pure pleasure and I'll be back again soon. The prices are a little high but well worth it given the quality and quantity. Eh bada boom bada bing!! read more

East Side Mario's - Chicken parm. - Italian Near Me - Halifax, Nova Scotia

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I ate a pizza here with some pasta. Pasta was ok but the pizza tasted like cheap pizza you buy at the grocery stores, i might give it a second chance but not in the near future. read more

I would much rather implode than come back here. The food was under par quality. The "free bread" only happened once. This was such a generic place. Quite sure they went over to Jack Astors or Montanas and grab something from their microwave. read more

I was very disappointed tonight stop here for supper. We got a bad table first, then the waitress drops my salad and then the bread. My niece was up from Ontario, she bought a purse and it got soaked and it smells like pee. I would not be stopping there in the future...and to top it off i order the seafood pasta and only 2 mussels and the rest were empty plus when they replaced it they did not have sauce, read more

I love it here! They got so many vegetarian options for me and the price is not too high. And they got half price discount on Sundays which is pretty good. read more

Its what you would expect from your standard large chain. Food was 'meh', service was decent . Cant really complain, you don't go to a place like this expecting fine cuisine, but portion per dollar you get a good deal. read more

Very disappointed with the overall experience. The pasta was undercooked, soup was not fresh and salad tasted dead. The food presentation was 3/10, food quality was 4/10. Definitely not worth the price. The staff was very kind however 9/10. read more

I always go here for my birthday and I love it! Love the scallop carbonara which comes with the unlimited soup or salad and bread and I'm always full and satisfied with my meal! read more

Good place to bring a family with small kids. Kids eat free Sun/Mon. Loud enough to drown out noise if kids misbehave.

Not a huge fan of Eastside Mario's, but if your gonna go, and your in HRM then I highly recommend you go to this location. Don't ask me how, but the food is 10x better at this location. read more

Gud food options including take away. Good service. Great place to relax with friends n family.

This was the first restairant I visited during my first few days here in Canada. The server was good but the food was not served fast. We ordered ribs and salad, it was great. If only the people in the kitchen cooked fast I might give them 5 stars. read more

Always find East Side Mario's to be great value for the money. Everywhere else I have to pay for salad, and here it comes free with a garlic loaf. The pasta I had was delicious and the service great. read more

We eat here often and really do like it. I love their nachos... the best!!! Love the salads, pastas are always delicious! Always have great service!! read more

I cam here in Dec. 2014 for a staff party and unfortunately, that was the ONLY good experience I've had. Firstly, they refuse to accept reservations groups on Saturdays/Sundays unless its after 8:30 pm. I came here 4 more times throughout 2015 to give them more chances, because I like the firecracker pasta dish (chili's, shrimp, bowtie pasta, peas). Every time we were seated quickly, but regardless of where in the restaurant you are seated it is cold, and too loud to have a conversation without raising your voice. I came here a few weeks ago as a last resort (montana's line was out the door and Boston Pizza was just as slammed. Third choice, this restaurant wasn't at all busy, and I won't be back. We were seated quickly in a relatively empty section of the restaurant, and proceeded to wait 10 minutes for a server to greet us. The restaurant was chilly to the point I was uncomfortable if I took my winter jacket off. When ordering my usual shrimp dish the server looked down at me and said "you know thats a spicy dish right?" in an attitude that made me feel like i was being judged for my choice. My boyfriend got the hells kitchen plate (spicier than mine but no attitude with his order). These both included the AYCE bread/salad combo. We knew from past experiences that if we ate too much we wouldn't be able to finish our mains. After two bowls of salad and some bread each we refused a refill and she just said (with more attitude) "seriously?" After our food was brought out (by someone other than our server) no one checked on us until we were done. I decided that I would talk to the server about my issues with the temp. Not because i thought they could change it but i figured if they had a customer mention it maybe mgmnt would reconsider the temp control. When our server came back and I brought this up she rolled her eyes, and with great attitude explained how they keep it 2 degrees below room temp because the servers run around all night (which i understand) and that other restaurants do the same. when i pointed out that 85% of the servers are always wearing long sleeves and i havent had this issue with any other restaurant in the park she just said next time to just ask to be seated elsewhere (which i had already stated hadnt made a difference previously). I would have been satisfied if she had placated me and left but the attitude i recieved was astonishing. I cut her off and asked for the bill to which she replied "what? No coffee or dessert?" Won't be back. read more

Every time i go here which is pretty often i have the absolute best time! They have great service and food. It's always such a nice environment and the staff is always friendly! Chantel is definitely one of my friends and I favorite waiter she's so nice and caring! Overall nice family restaurant and a great place to go and eat:) read more

There food is great, it's just to bad that they start rushing you. As soon as you get maybe half way through your soup or salad there out with your meal. You don't even get a chance to finish anything first and by the time you finish your meal is cold. They have the unlimited soup or salad and bread don't bring out there meal when there still eating the first thing you brought out. read more

Unfortunately, I will not go back. The food was ok, but what disappointed me the most was the service. The waitress brought us the wrong appetizer, then she brought my husband the wrong main dish and she was nowhere to be found for 10 minutes so we could not notify anyone of the mistake. She then ran back to us with the dish he actually ordered but that plate sat there with us for 10 minutes... When we ordered coffee, she never brought us the small plastic stirring straw.. This is the third time of such inattentiveness that we didn't even bother pointing it out. Usually, then when tea/coffee comes you pay. But apparently here as soon as you pay - you are supposed to leave. 10 minutes after bringing our coffee, she came back and was asking us if we are ready to pay. Kept doing that 2-3 times and I really do not like feeling rushed. The place did not look super busy, there were plenty of empty tables around us for medium to big groups so I do not understand what was the hurry of getting us out the door. Last but not least - when we paid, she never gave us the breakdown of our cheque, just stated the amount and we had to pay. Again, in most restaurants they give you that and then expect you to pay when you see it so there is no confusion as to what you are paying for. The food was ok, but not enough to keep us coming back for more and the service was the worst one I've had in a long long time. Oh and also my husband pointed out that their menu is extremely messy and hard to read and navigate around. Not cool. read more

Would definitely not recommend eating here to anyone, I asked for a sandwich with no mushrooms and the server informed me that all the toppings came prepared together so it was either all vegetables or none which most likely means most things are frozen and not fresh. When the food did arrive it was hardly impressive, very small portions for the price and most of it was cold to top it off. The service was very nice & friendly but that in no way could save the below average food. read more

Pretty consistent food, not bad not great. Quality of table service is not consistent.

The food was great! Our two kids enjoyed their meals. My husband ordered the chicken par meal and liked it. I had a pasta dish which was also very good. My only dislike was that it wasn't as clean as it could be. read more

Have eaten here many times. Food is consistently good as is the service. Plus the $6 kids menu which includes a drink and dessert is an excellent deal! I usually go for the Tuscan chicken salad which is sooo good and the complementary bread is awesome. It can get a bit loud if it's busy but it's manageable. And kids eat free in Sunday and Monday. Worth a visit :) read more

TERRIBLE!TERRIBLE!TERRIBLE! I went to this restaurant with my two young children ( 8 and 10). The service was terrible, the food was terrible and we waited 2 hours after we were seated to finally receive our meal. My son commented on how his burger from the kids menu didn't taste as good as Harvey's! It cost us 100 bucks for the 4 of us and this was with two kids meals and one beer. I will never go back to this place again. read more

i tried their on-line order for the first time on Thanksgiving Day. I must tell you it is so user friendly. when i picked it up, i even mentioned to the staff how great and painless for their new online ordering. Recent interior renovation looks great too. i put 3 stars as i found the food is only so-so.....like food court food....sorry. but the on-line ordering is awesome. read more

This is my favourite place to eat out, always be sure to get the all you can eat deal! Affordable and delicious, a bit of a drive (and a wait sometimes) but the atmosphere is lively and the service is great - always asking if we need more bread/water/soup. Make sure to get a booth seat though, as I find the tables in the middle to be a little awkward and crowded! read more

This was my first experience at this 'restaurant' and it was very bad. My partner and I only went there because he was interested in the all you can eat wings and I was interested in a pizza place close to the movie theater. In that regard, this place fit the bill. We were seated quickly and the place seemed devoid of business which I found odd for a Friday night during World Cup season. We sat for about ten minutes before a server came to take our order. He was short with us and didn't seem real interested in answering our questions about the specials. He seemed to be more interested in what was being shown on TV and what his buddies at the bar were doing. My partner ordered the wings and I had the veggie pizza, which from the description in the menu sounded heavenly. After 45 minutes of waiting on a slow night and 2 courses of all you can eat wings, my pizza finally arrived. It was flopped on the table in front of me. There was no offer to cut it and it didn't come out cut from the kitchen. The server left so quickly that I didn't notice I had no way of cutting the pizza into quarters other than an incredibly dull butter knife in time to request one. I sawed at the pizza for about 1 minute before the server came back with another order of wings. He plopped the wings in front of my partner and turned to watch me struggle with this hockey puck of a pizza before offering assistance. I asked for a steak knife and he went back to the kitchen to fetch one. Once I was able to cut into the pizza I felt as if my troubles were finally over. I was wrong. The pizza was lacking in sauce which made it both dry and flavorless. The cheese was a thin sprinkle and the toppings it was supposed to have seemed to be lacking. I chocked down one slice before I sat and waited a good 10 minutes for my server to come back. I asked him for ketchup and he looked at me like I was growing mushrooms from my nose. Yeah, yeah. I know it is an insult to the chef to put ketchup on anything from his or her kitchen but this pizza was an insult to customers' palate. Later in the car, I asked my partner about his wings and he said they were dry for the most part. He seemed to think they were over cooked. I asked him about the taste and he said it lacked any kind of seasoning and when you order hot spicy wings, you intend to get something that at has some kind of seasoning to it. This was just dry and bland. So, it seems like not only was the food bad, but it was consistently bad. We both seemed to order food that was dry and tasteless. Bottom line - I won't be back. EVER! Luckily, Boston pizza is a short walk across the street. They might not have a 'wing night' but at least they know how to cook wings. And their pizza is pretty awesome too. read more

just got home from having supper @ the Bayers Lake location in Halifax i ordered the Coney Island fish chips terrible terrible meal fish was cooked in a batter that was very hard when I touched it with my fork it shattered & fell apart like broken glass & was also burned almost black I grew up in a fishing village my father caught haddock /cod that my mother cooked into fish chips I have eaten fish chips all over this province & outside the province in Newfoundland/ Ontario/ USA/ BC etc never have I ever had such a terrible order of fish chips will not be going back to this location again I had expected a nice seafood meal since we are living in one of the best seafood locations in Canada I gave it a 1 on my review as there was no ( 0 to) use read more