East Side Mario's has improved quite a bit since the last time I've gone back which was over 10 years ago. The interior was modern and updated, I really enjoyed how spacious and well decorated it was. Our server was lovely, he was friendly and efficient. I really enjoyed my experience, the food was also great! The salad was fresh and the soup was tasty. The sides are unlimited which is a plus. read more

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I order East side Mario's once in a while when I'm craving potato bacon soup funny enough. It's hard to find anywhere. I enjoy the soup with bread, but also some pasta is a bonus too. Great for what it is. I Uber Eats it and it's always hot and fresh. Never had a complaint. Their chicken fingers are surprisingly good too. read more

Meh. Expensive and very average food. Ordered the Linguine Chicken Tetrazzini which was incredibly salty yet bland at the same time? Honestly not sure how that's possible but yeah. East side marios has their unlimited soup or salad which is nice but not really something I want to eat a ton of. Service is average, no real complaints. Probably got my East Side Marios fix for a while. read more

East Side Mario's - Italian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Thd food like always is fantastic, but the service has really changed the host when he took us to our seats, he didnt leave us menus so when the server came and asked what we wanted to order,we didnt know because we had no menus. Then the server asked my son if he wanted the cheese, all though he said no i wanted some and she walked away without even asking me. After the meal it took forever to bring dessert. To make matters worse last time i was there i got my pop refilled when it was empty none of us got our pop refilled read more

A dismal experience. Understaffed, admittedly, and a large group of seniors in the back who decided to split the bill some dozen ways didn't help...but there is nothing like being ignored for 20 minutes in an almost empty restaurant while you have a baby and an appointment to get to. So, service was abysmal. Food was also bland--garlic bread that tastes like bread that passed its friend garlic in the street. Mediocre chicken and soggy potatoes. Mushrooms were delicious. The others' pasta was just meh, but it was all very plentiful. And salty. Despite the promise of unlimited salad with my entree, this was not honored. However, apparently the Italian wedding soup was excellent. Was it a bad day? Maybe. The vibe was generally pretty down...my in-laws liked their coffee though! And the soup. So, who knows. Perhaps it was indeed a bad day in bad rock. Perhaps there will be a next time. read more

I got the lunch deal, but the portion didn't seem too much smaller than the regular dish. The flavours were great, though it only had about two and a half very thin slices of sausage, so it was lacking in that regard. Otherwise it's a fun affordable place to come eat with family! read more

East Side Mario's - Sausage and Peppers Penne - Italian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Food is mid but the kids love it. I always love their breadsticks and salad. Service is not the best at this location however

The lasagna tasted like the tomatoes and the beef are ROTTEN the Alfredo taste like there's not even a pinch of salt in them 0 flavour same with the chicken I will NOT be buying from them anymore even tho this was my FIRST TIME TRYING THEIR FOOD so disappointing I was craving lasagna and when I first bit into it it tasted like it had gone bad for a WEEK now and they just now decided to serve it to their customers lol absolutely foul and DISGUSTING DO NOT BUY FROM HERE read more

It is what it is. We had the all you can eat pasta a few days ago. We tried all the soup, both salads and 3 pasta dishes. Surprisingly the pasta was not over cooked and a very nice texture. The Alfredo was like Classico, but not as good, it didn't taste rich. I didn't like the sausage tomato sauce, but the plain sauce was ok. The server was excellent, she deserves a 5 star. Considering it was 19.99 for soup, salad, bread and all you can eat pasta with meat it's a good deal. Not sure when we will be returning, but for a quick fill up and the price, it was cheaper than McDonald's. read more

We decided to get lunch here with relatives as we were all craving their Italian wedding soup. So we ordered calamari as an appetizer, all you can eat soup and caesar salad with our mains: alfredo fettuccine, lasagna, four meat pizza, mushroom and bacon pizza, and Hawaii heat pizza. We ended up not being able to dig into the pizza because of all the food! But no worries, we just had plenty of leftovers to take home. A good family restaurant in close proximity to the theatre. A good choice if you're looking for a filling option before or after a movie. Delivery options are available if you're not feeling up to cooking a family dinner at home. read more

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My friend and I were in the area and were both starving, so we ended up here. We were seated right away and within minutes, we had some fresh bread. I mean c'mon, you can't even get food that fast at a fast food restaurant. Our sever Kyla was so chill yet so attentive. The last time I had a waitress who was that laid back was in the Bahamas. But with Kyla, we at least got what we requested for immediately. I'm still waiting for my ketchup from my waitress in the Bahamas from over 10 yrs ago. Bread & Caesar Salad - Always on point. I'd come here just to eat these. 5/5. Linguine Chicken Amatriciana - I couldn't decide between a white sauce or red sauce so I opted for this one with rose sauce. Was happy with my order and in fact, I stuffed my face so much with bread and salad that I have leftovers that I'm looking forward to. No doubt that it'll taste even better as the flavour settles in longer. The amount of chicken and veggies I thought were pretty generous, too. I'd probably order this again. 5/5. read more

East Side Mario's - Linguine Chicken Amatriciana - Italian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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We (7 of us) went to East Side Mario's on Friday, April 26th, 2024. The warm garlic bread just kept on coming! We all had really good meals and we all were unable to finish our meal and were given boxes to take home what we could not eat. Our server, Fin, was friendly and most accommodating. The hockey game was playing on the large screen tvs at the time and we all preferred to see the baseball game. We asked Fin if she could make that happen, and she did! read more

Pretty good place to score some cauliflower crust pizza. I honestly didnt have high hopes, yet was pleasantly surprised. It was delicious and rather quick service too. read more

We entered the East Side Mario's establishment, around the normal dinner time, the building was full and so was the small area before entering the restaurant. People were elbowing each other left and right. They recommended on the phone an hour earlier that we NOT make a reservation and just walk in. We were told it would take 45 minutes to be seated so we went to the nearby Tim Hortons and spent our time there, since it was too crowded in the building to wait, with no seating to even wait. We gave them our phone number to call when they had tables available. When we came back into the restaurant an hour later, they had served everyone else that was waiting and never called us. We asked if we could conjoin tables for our party of seven, and it took the manager to come out and a bunch of staff, to move and clean those tables, WITH our help. After thirty minutes of this commotion, we finally were seated, but weren't given menus or appetizer plates until another fifteen minutes into the service where a waiter finally came by and asked. The amount of waiting customers piled into half of the seating area, with multiple sets of tables having stacks of cups with forks in them, not being cleaned up. What kind of business leaves piles double the size of the table in height on tables that could be used for customers?! It felt disgusting eating with all the tables around us having used plates, forks covered in dry sauce and pasta, and the smell wafting to our table. Once we were served our food, majority of the party enjoyed it, some being a bit bland. We enjoyed the rest of the evening until we were celebrating a member's birthday. They placed the cake in front of a different person even when we confirmed who's birthday it was and they were pointing at themselves. It was a bit disheartening but the employees just shrugged and walked off. Then they forgot to come and take our money for the bill and left us sitting there like ducks for over twenty minutes. Do they not want us to pay? Free meals???? Overall a confusing and upsetting experience. Will not come again or recommend anyone to go to this location at least, unless you want to wait hours of your day doing nothing. read more

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Well, so far so good as far as a recovery from the disastrous first visit here where I gave this place a one star rating. It's a healthy four stars on a Friday evening out! read more

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Hadn't been to an East Side Mario's in a while and while out shopping with a friend we had the hankering for some pasta. Walked in and got seated immediately and then the hard time of trying to decide what to eat when everything looks and sounds good kicked in. Obviously we started off with the deliciously warm bread with butter and then chose the Caesar Salad, which is always phenomenal with the perfect amount of dressing and the Roasted Garlic and Tomato Soup. The soup is made of smooth tomato purée combined with sweet and mellow roasted garlic in a vegetarian broth with hints of basil, fennel and sweet cream. This was the first time I had this soup and it was so good!! The sweet cream killed the acidity that can sometimes happen in a tomato soup and I could taste the garlic plus the addition of the grated cheese on top made it a perfect combo. For our mains my friend got the Double-Bacon Carbonara with crispy bacon over linguine with alfredo sauce, green onions and even more bacon. She really loved it and found it perfectly sauced and not dry at all. For my main I ordered the Spaghettini Primavera with Goat Cheese which had a variety of gourmet veggies sautéed in olive oil with spinach, basil pesto and topped with goat cheese and I added chicken to it. This was fabulous and so flavourful!!! It was also such a big serving that I took half of it home and had it the next day for lunch. It was full of veggies, pasta and the chicken was a perfect addition to it. read more

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The pasta looked great but actually tasted horrible. I would rate the pasta -200 if I could. Salad was decent. Nothing special. The best thing about the restaurant was the service. The food was bad but the service was amazing. read more

East Side Mario's - Veggie Rigatoni - Italian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

I came with my daughter on an early Friday evening. We didn't have to wait long for seating and the restaurant was relatively busy. Our server was friendly and efficient. We never had to wait long for anything that we asked for. Now on to the food, my daughter got the kids spaghetti for $8.99 and I got the grilled basa fillet with vegetables. Let me comment on the kids spaghetti first - it seemed like a large portion - my daughter ended up taking the leftovers home and having it for lunch the next day. She got the kids brownie, topped with whipped cream and caramel and chocolate sauce for dessert. My basa fillet came out piping hot and was really yummy! It was also pretty filling. I had trouble finishing my grilled veggies. The fillet was light and the outside was slightly crispy and I really enjoyed it. The vegetables were a little bland truthfully. I can honestly say that I was pleasantly surprised by the whole dining experience at Eastside Mario's. Everything went well! I can't complain. I didn't expect to enjoy the food as much as I did. Kids meals are $2 on Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult entree. I intend to take advantage of this and my daughter and I look forward to returning soon! read more

The italian wedding Soup was too salty. The Caesar salad was just iceberg leaves. The pizza was hot, fresh and yummy. Shrimp pasta was good too. The best thing was the soda drinks and the oreo cheesecake. read more

East Side Mario's - Soda drink was really good... - Italian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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I have been to this restaurant for taking deliveries for other. But, never thought to dine in myself. Change of plans was a complete worth, I enjoyed my food and drinks like there will be no food tomorrow. Thanks you so much for the divine hospitality. Highly recommended place!!!! read more

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The pasta I had was TERRIBLE it tasted plain. They FORGOT about my order. The service was very very bad. This place is not good will not recommend, you can go to a different location and they will be better. read more

I came here last night for a family dinner. I made reservations for 8:45pm, but we didn't get seated until 9:15pm. They seemed a little under staffed, the hostess was running around doing multiple things instead of assisting the guests at the door. But anyway, our server was very nice and friendly. She brought us bread to start off. I thought the bread used to be garlic bread but now it's just a normal plain loaf of bread. In total we ordered 2 Chicken Parmesans ($19 each), 2 Veal Parmesans ($22 each), And the Lemon and Shrimp Spaghettini ($22). We were served unlimited soup and salad throughout the meal. We were supposed to also be served garlic bread as well but never got any. There are 3 soups to choose from (tomato, Italian wedding and minestrone) and 2 salads (Caesar and garden). The Caesar salad here is very good. We ordered the Funnel Cake and New York Cheesecake for dessert. Overall the food was good, I wish there was more staff working, the poor servers looked stressed out as they had so much to do. I'd recommend coming here if you're in the area. I'd come here again. read more

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I had an early lunch at East Side Mario's today. I was seated on the dining room side. Their meals come with all you can eat soup, salad and bread. I had a bowl of Italian Wedding Soup ... it was a bit bland. Stephanie, my server, also brought over some bread. It was crusty on the outside and warm and soft on the inside. Yum! I ordered the Four Meat "Street Meat" Pizzaroli ... I'd never had one before. It was just okay ... I wouldn't get it again as I found it kind of greasy (not surprising, I guess, will all that meat inside). Stephanie was friendly and took good care of me. read more

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good food and great service. Our server Stephanie was amazing she was so pleasant and polite.

I really appreciate the customer service. Waitress was really making sure we are treated special and was routinely checking up on us if we wanted some more garlic bread or refills to our soup or salad. We dined during Mother's Day lunch and the experience we had was a memorable one. read more

I found their food to be very basic and everything seemed to be watered down or stretched. I got the garden salad which was good but the dressing tasted watered down. I had the Alfredo and I felt like I was drinking soup. The portions were good and the service was quick but I was left underwhelmed by food I consider hard to mess up on. read more

Went to this East Side Mario's yesterday and was pretty disappointed with how Management has let the place get so dirty and run down. I am adding pictures so you can judge for yourselves. Interested to see how Management can try to refute this. read more

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A wonderful Canadian chain that serves excellent Italian cuisine. It's in a nice and convenient location at Eglinton Town Square. The chain started up in the 1980's and is great in that it creates the historic ambience found at the corner of Canal and Mulberry St in Lower Manhattan. The spaghetti and chicken were excellent and the New York feel to it is best represented by its logo which is the Statue of Liberty. My friend and I both enjoyed our meals including the bread and butter. It was actually hard to figure out what to order as everything on the menu looked so good. read more

I swore this place would be hurting for business with the construction going on on Eglinton. 15min wait for WATER, that's right water. After 25min wait we finally get our meals and guess what?? No cutlery or the starter salads! The food is what your here for and it was good but come on! I can't give a 2 star because it looks like they are a bit understaffed. Not sure if that is a cost effective method or just they did not expect it to be this busy. Either way this is not a good business plan considering East Side Mario's is the biggest restaurant in this area. read more

BETTER THAN I EXPECTED! Initially, I did not want to eat at this East Side Marios after looking at the Yelp rating and an "okay" experience years ago. But choices were limited for my mom and I, so I went along. This location is pretty big and when we entered, there was basically no line, we were greeted and escorted to our seats. Although, when we left, there was a significant line. Our server was amazing. His name was Tony and he was quick and very helpful with the menu and food. At the time, there was a special promotion going on where you order a dish from a selection of dishes and they'll give you a dish for free to bring home. The bring-home pasta was "eh" but wasn't horrible. I enjoyed the AYCE bread and salad. Both were good and what I expected. I got the double bacon carbonara and it was DELICIOUS! I'd definitely go back and order that again. Tony was even able to bring extra pasta sauce on the side and asked if I'd like parmesean shaved in front of me. Considering price, quality, and service, I did have a good time and will look forward in coming back. East Side Mario's is kinda the kid/family version of Scaddabush when you think about it. read more

Came here hoping it wouldn't be too crowded and crazy for the Raptors game and we were right. Good service, good food. They were closing at 10 and they let everyone stay 47 minutes past closing time to see the end of the Raptors game. Side note: Ceasar salads can be a bit drenched in dressing so you might want to ask for them to go light on the dressing. read more

It's Friday Dinner and a Movie Date Night! This location is conveniently located in the same plaza as the Eglinton Town Centre Cinema so its a perfect fit! It's a bit after 8pm and theres a 30 minute wait to get a seat in the dining room. I inquire about the bar side and the hostess alerts me that we can just on over and seat ourselves. It's also packed on this side, but luckily I spot the only vacant bar table in the very back corner. We seat ourselves and await the arrival of our waiter. He comes on over and runs the menu by us and takes our drink order. I soon realize that our waiter who is also the bartender on this side is solely in charge of waiting all the tables over here. However he somehows manages it well never neglecting anyone. After quickly perusing the menu (we have a little over one hour to dine before we have to depart to our movie) we are ready to order. Our waiter notices our closed menus and comes over to take our orders: Both Entrees come with all-you-can-eat soup or salad and garlic homeloaf. Garlic Homeloaf - Soft, warm, baugette brushed with garlic butter, beautifully presented, How can you flaw fresh baked bread? Garden Salad - Mixed greens, grape tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers, red onions, black olives and croutons tossed in there famous house vinaigrette. Caesar Salad - Romaine lettuce, bacon pieces and seasoned croutons tossed with creamy Caesar dressing. Both salads are dressed well, fresh crisp greens, simple, basic salad, but good flavour. Hell's Kitchen Chicken - Spicy chicken sautéed with mushrooms, fresh Roma tomatoes, spicy chilli peppers and our Arrabbiata tomato sauce. Served with fresh seasonal vegetables and spaghetti with spicy tomato sauce. The chicken had a good kick too it! It was also served with a plump red hot pepper which increased the heat, if you dare to bite into it! Chicken was cooked well, I just wish it was a bigger portion of meat. Pasta came out steaming hot which I love and I enjoyed the plump mushrooms served on the chicken. Small Pepperoni Pizza - The classic pepperoni pizza with a blend of cheeses and pizza sauce. Hot and crispy, gooey cheesey ... simple, basic, good and it really is small... No time for dessert we ask our waiter to bring our bill over. He does so quickly because he knows were running over to the movies. Overall simple, basic, tastey Italian food. If your looking for a meal close to the theatre this is your best bet, even without reservations we got through our meal fast enough to catch our movie. Prompt and friendly service despite the overly full and busy restaurant. Definitely make reservations if your planning to come here on a weekend or try your luck at the bar side for speedy service. read more

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Food is fresh. Service is friendly. Ambience is ok for a family restaurant. I find this place "ok"

As with most chain restaurants each location is similar but can be slightly different, this location however everything either goes very well or a complete disaster! For some reason the waitresses here seem to be lost, nothing against them but the waiters are much better. The reason I started to frequent this location more was for a server who no longer works here named Jason, but I have also recently discovered Josh and Taylor who are also as great if not better! As for the food, alot of times you have to wait for fresh bread to be made, which honestly maybe that isn't a bad thing because then you end up with hot bread and hopefully not overeat all those carbs! I like to get the pizza, it has a nice thin crust and I usually have some leftover for lunch the following day so it makes two meals for me and it is very reasonably priced as well. Don't forget to use your CAA card for 10% off and your scene card for points! read more

Today, January 3rd 2023 , we decided at the last minute to stop at East Side Mario's on Tecumseh Road for some of their Italian wedding soup to take home . It was a dreary and long day but having Annie come up to greet us brought sunshine into the day and then Shane came by to say hello . They both spoke about how nice it was to see us again and that made me feel so so much better . When I got home I ate the Italian wedding soup which is a new recipe and I have to say that it is still very very delicious and I enjoyed it very much . The restaurant is very clean , we were greeted by a young man as soon as we open the door . There is an atmosphere at East Side that just makes you feel comfortable and happy to be there . I cannot wait to go back ! Thank you Annie and Shane for turning my day around. Sincerely, Sassy read more

Relaxed and casual on this weekday lunch hour. Had the seafood linguine and the sauce was perfect; didn't over power the delicate seafood flavours. Service was attentive but not hovering. I will most definitely come back. read more

We had a really good birthday experience at East side Mario's. They gave us super nice attention and all the staff was really open and friendly. We got there around 8 pm on a Tuesday, and there was no wait for 6 people. The decor gives off a italian pasta/pizza restaurant feel. Their menu didn't have a lot of unique vegetarian options, but there was a bunch of things that could be customizable to be vege. The complimentary bread is always so yummy. It's my favorite part of the experience. So soft and the butter really works well with it. We ordered the steak but since they didn't have the option they instead gave two slices of chicken, which was really nice of them. We also ordered the pasta and the fried eggplant. Both very delicious. Their pasta is definitely unique I think they make it from scratch in house. We got free dessert which was a yummy chocolate sundae and the nice staff members sang us happy birthday. So cute! read more

Overly priced Small quantities on a large dish Accordingto menu one of the deserts serves 4 people im a small eater and i cud easily eat it all up without a sweat on a full stomach This us a Typical corpo run restaurant Waitress seemed friendly enough but as said before never again ESM read more

Dreadful customer service!!! I had to complain about the portion sizes they served us. I ordered the build your own fettuccine Alfredo and they produced a child size portion in an adult plate. I expressed my concern with the waiter and he laughed then offered to have a manager come speak to us. After expressing my concern to her, she shrugged and told me that's just how it is. She reluctantly offered to remove my order from the bill. The food was disgusting anyway!! Cold. Not cooked properly. The sauce tasted like they poured it straight from the jar over the fettuccine. I will never dine here again!! Off to find some real food! read more

East Side Mario's - This is my dinner sized adult shrimp fettuccine Alfredo. I haven't eaten any. Epic fail!!! - Italian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Blech! Never again. Visited ESM on a Sunday for lunch. We've dined here once before since my boyfriend won't stop raving about their unlimited salad and bread. I hated the food last time, and I hated it even more this time for lunch. On a Sunday for lunch, the restaurant wasn't packed like our previous visit. Waiting to be seated at this restaurant would be a joke. Please do your palette a favour and turn elsewhere. Service was fine, oddly enough we had the same server as our first visit. She was nice, with bright red hair and lots of tattoos. The only thing I found odd was she got rid of my boyfriends half-eaten caesar salad when she dropped off his pasta dish... It was clearly not finished and we assumed she'd bring back a full one since it was unlimited... Or so we thought. A loaf of garlic toast was served after we placed our orders. Standard garlic loaf- at least it was warm. Throughout my meal I was miserable as I knew I wouldn't like the food. At $9.99/ pasta I would expect something much better. I don't remember the name of the dish I ordered but it was unmemorable. Michelina's frozen pasta dishes are 10x better than the pasta here. I sat there, picking out the edible things- bland, frozen chicken, mushrooms, red and green peppers. The linguini left untouched, as it was extremely soggy and drenched in their "rose" sauce which had zero flavour. I knew what I had gotten myself into, and I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. My advice? Stay away, buy some Classico pasta sauce and mix it with some veggies and you've got a meal 100x better than any pasta served here. Gross. read more