This place rules!! Very old school charm that's hard to come by today. Very cozy, feels like basically hanging out at your aunts place waiting for a home cooked meal. They have real flavorful crisp Croatian beers which are worth trying. While they're smart enough to cover the market and offer some Italian dishes, American etc they're Croatian so your best best is to ask for some of the Croatian specialties. I had the ćevapi, which are real old school sausages which I think was like three kinds of meat with a lot of garlic and paprika. Very juicy and smoky! Their meals all come with really good sides like noodles with paprikash gravy. If you're actually hungry enough for dessert, the cheese strudel is a must! Lots of long time customers there and I can see why read more

The food and service here are OK. No huge complaints, really. Though I felt like we were dining in an empty church fellowship hall, it was comfortable. Our server, while not exactly uber friendly, was spot-on. The food, while decent, was a little bland for my taste. Not bad at all. Just ... bland. The sauce for the cabbage rolls tasted like an afterthought. The egg noodles served with the liver were room temp. The soup was fine. I would certainly come here again, but Marie -- you guys can do better. read more

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July 2025, We dodged the rain and headed to Marie's for an early supper. We were surprised so walk into a full restaurant. Only one 4 top table was left and waiting for us. Marie's was a little chili but soon warmed up with all hungry people chowing down on their favorites menu items. We ordered a dinner salad, split pea soup, Cevapi, Viener Schnitzel. For dessert we headed down the road to the Apple Cart for ice cream. read more

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I found this little gem while looking for a lunch spot for my grandmother. I ordered the veinersniyzel. And it was delicious. The waitress was very knowledgeable of her products. And even invited us back for other days when the specials of the days are available. I want everyone to try this place. Because small gems like this are hard to come by. And we don't want them to go away. read more

The decor is very late 1950s middle-European. The place is clean and appropriately decorated. And the staff was pleasant and helpful. However - their menu is very limited; so many things are fried! And the tuna salad sandwich I ordered was...bland. It was made with mayonnaise (!), and nothing else was in it - no onions, no celery. And they only serve one kind of bread. Sorry, will not be returning. read more

This place has been my favorite restaurant for years. Great service, best Slavic food in town (I am a first gen Croation so I would know), and 5 star service. Also, the atmosphere in the restaurant is perfect for a nice family dinner where you can relax and share some laughs. God bless Marie's restaurant and their amazing staff. read more

Searched Eastern European food and this location popped up! It has a diner feel when entering but has unique food on the menu a normal diner does not! We did take out but the service just getting the food quickly and having everything we ordered was great. The food and drinks were also yummy. One downfall is if you do order late, since they make everything homemade they might be out which sadly we ordered the mash potatoes and they were out that evening. read more

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First time at Marie's. I ordered a viener schnitzel with double vegetables. It came with a half loaf of Italian bread with butter . I also had a large water. The service was awesome she came to see if I needed anything a couple of times. Hands down the best Schnitzel in Cleveland. read more

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Not the best experience so called award winning dish was bland and had no taste. Service was great but we were 1 of 3 groups in this restaurant read more

Okay, I might be biased since I've been coming to Marie's the better portion of my life and the owners are more like family than a business. Nestled in the heart of my old neighborhood, you will find home cooked authentic Eastern European cooking just like mama would make. Whether it's a funeral, a celebration or Monday night dinner Marie's is always an option. You can order in or take it to go, get a full or half portion, lunch or dinner, the choice is yours. Where to begin, I wasn't always a vegetarian and oh how I loved their schnitzel with home fries and goulash gravy. It's authentic and full of flavor. Now, I tend to stick epithet carb loading and the comforts of spatzels (dumplings), veggies, cauliflower soup, if it Is on special and a salad with the house dressing. Now the dressing, sure it's just vinegar and a few other basics, but it's delicious, my husband always has a comment when I drink from the bowl to get the very last drop. It is just that good. Back to food, depending on the day of the week you can get specials or order off the regular menu. They have what my sister refers to as the best, sometimes better than my mothers, sadama (stuffed cabbage). The specials run out, so make sure you order early. So head to the corner of 45th/St. Clair and try an amazing family run scratch kitchen, get the strudel and an MGD too if you want to fit in with the local crowd. read more

Marie's Restaurant - Cream of Cauliflower Soup Monday Special - American Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

This is a neighborhood place. Very quaint. Their service was spot on and the Wiener schnitzel was amazing. It was a very big portion with a mushroom type sauce on the side of the plate. I will definitely go back. read more

This local neighborhood restaurant is a bright spot in a mixed industrial/transitional rust belt neighborhood in Cleveland. We had lunch there on Martin Luther King day, and were very pleased by the friendly service and generous portions. It's like an Eastern European diner, with options like stuffed cabbage and schnitzel offered in both lunch and dinner size portions. Our meals were very reasonably priced and included soup or salad and a good sized basket of soft, fresh bread and butter. Next time save room for strudel or pie. read more

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While this Cleveland tradition continues to bring in the diners, newcomers may wonder if they've driven the right direction. I nearly went past this place, driving through the warehouses and more industrial neighborhood. But don't let the exterior fool you. The folks inside are turning out huge meals for crowds that keep coming back. At 7pm on a Tuesday, they'd already sold out of both of the Tuesday specials (spaghetti and chicken paprikash). I saw loaded boxes going out with several takeaway diners. No matter: I ordered the cevapi with 1/2 dumplings, 1/2 noodles for my side. You look at the picture...and you'll agree with me: order for one but bring a friend to help you finish! Delicious veal-lamb-pork sausages, with or without goulash gravy. read more

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Have never been disappointed with Marie's. Normally I get the schnitzel, but tried the pork chop this week and was again very pleased. The chicken noodle soup is the best, but be careful also the hottest you will find. Served with fresh bread. Tastes and feels like eating at your grandmothers. read more

I wish my review could be just one big drool emoji. I stopped here on my way back to New York. Wow! This place has a comfortable, no frills dining room, friendly down-to-earth staff, and amazing Croatian home cooking. Make sure to get the Cevapi, sausages made with the trifecta of veal, lamb, and pork. I had mine with dumplings and gravy (perfectly cooked morsels in a savory gravy), fried cabbage that had been finely shredded and lightly pan-fried, and a side salad with a delicious house vinaigrette. There is plenty to choose from that you'd recognize from other European cultures, but you owe it to yourself to have them at Marie's. read more

I would like to give this restaurant 6 stars!!! It's a hidden gem! Very homey...with excellent Eastern European food!!! We ordered multiple things to share "family style", so everyone got to try everything. They were all phenomenal!!! Forgot to take a picture of Cevapi!!! We initially ordered 10 pieces for 6 people but ended up ordered another 10!!! It was so good!!!! Honestly, we absolutely loved this place! Everyone was so nice and friendly.....can't wait to go back again!!! read more

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Food service and ambiance excellent have eaten here many times its like being in a etnic persons kitchenViener Schnitzelthe best in cleveland anywhere read more

Really a great place to dine. forget the glitz and lights. A building my grandfather most likely ate in many years ago. Its a city staple run by a family that has a passion for this city. read more

Need some heavy Slavic comfort food? Yes? Then this is your kind of place. What is it about the bread that they serve that I can't get enough of. I mean really by the time dinner is served I'm practically full. On Thursdays they make a pea soup that is incredibly delicious. The decor is....never mind. You're not coming here for that but service is kind and friendly. read more

My kind of place!!! Eastern European comfort food. Both of the food and the service was great. Truly a hidden gem. Wheat for lunch and got the combo plate. Good Lord!! Easy two meals worth of food. My new favorite place!! read more

Eastern European and Croatian food in probably its original building. Portions are generous. I had the Wiener schnitzel and easily enough for two meals. The goulash is equally good and be sure to not miss the wonderful pies. Real tablecloths-something you don't see very often in restaurants anymore. If you are an Eastsider who is missing Balaton, then this is the place you should go. 20 minutes from the Shaker Square area. read more

The food here is like eating in a grandmother's kitchen. You won't leave hungry and everything is delicious. read more

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The best viener schnitzel this side of Bavaria! Stopped in for takeout when back in the Land and was blown away by the taste, portions, and quality. ALWAYS worth a visit when your in the mood for this classic quinine. read more

Marie's Restaurant - Dinner Viener Schnitzel with potato dumplings to go. Comes with a side of soup or salad and all the fresh bread you can consume! - American Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Wow. Very good homemade food. Tried Cervape for the first time and really loved it. Would definitely go back. Portions where good size and the staff is awesome. read more

Very clean, they even sanitize the pen before having you sign cc slip! I'm surprised reading thru the comments that no one has said how yummy the Tuesday and Thursday spaghetti dinner is! If you liked New York Spaghetti House brown sauce, this is the closet we've found. Very good flavor and huge portion. Pick up service was excellent, the gal even held the door for me as I carried box out! read more

Marie's Restaurant - American Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

A wonderful restaurant featuring delicious and authentic food. Outstanding service. Neat and clean.

The food hasn't changed in years. Always the best. Best chicken noodle soup in the city! read more

My family really likes Marie's restaurant. We've been coming here on and off for a few years and recently we visited for dinner. It was good. A few of us ordered the combo platter that comes with city chicken, schnitzel, sausages, pork chop, and chicken (yes, it's huge). Two of us shared it and we ate it all but we were stuffed. I love their house salad- it's so light and fresh. Prices are around $15 for each entree but you get SO much food. read more

A nice, simple, family owned local restaurant with very tasty food and good portion sizes. Had the cabbage roll, which was very tasty. Friendly and welcoming. I will return... read more

One of my favorite places. Homemade food that is delicious. The beef Goulash is amazing!

Back on Monday as usual. They are doing a super job during this whole thing. They even change table clothes between diners. Love it. Consistent and repeatable. Today was salad with house dressing. So simple but yet so delicious. Meatloaf, crispy home fries and corn. Gr food at a fair price. Lunch is best meal of the day. Thanks. read more

Marie's Restaurant - American Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Excellent food. Wait staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Menu features ethnic favorites. Hard to decide on one. Know for certain we will be back. My only regret is we have lived in the Cleveland area our entire life and never heard of Marie's. Plan on eating here. You will not be sorry. read more

First time I had come After my visit almost 20 years ago. I will certainly not wait that long again. It was a busy lunch time on a Friday. I had the beef goulash with a side of dumplings. The beef was wonderfully tender with an excellent flavorful gravy and it was a generous serving. And I did not mention my starter was a real.chicken noodle soup and a basket of free bread. My friend had the chicken masala which she also enjoyed. The restaurant was very clean and even had spotless white cloth tablecloths. read more

I was at a restaurant with the family and we were very disappointed. We ordered cevapi that looked more like a bad attempt to imitate cevaps served with bad-taste potatoes. The "cevapi" were very bad. Eating few bites give me bad taste for rest of the day. The salad floated in a large amount of liquid. Worst food I ever ordered. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

My husband and I heard about Marie's from German musicians we know, so we were excited to try it. He ordered the goulash, which was "good, not great," but he said he would order it again. I asked about the Alfredo with broccoli, because I didn't want meat. "Do you make your own sauce?" The answer the woman running Marie's last night gave: "We make everything here, and if we don't, we find people to make it for us. The Alfredo sauce is the best I have ever had." Well, she must eat Ragu Alfredo because what she brought me was straight out of a jar, and not one of the pricier jars. That's when I realized she hadn't lied, but she also didn't tell me the truth: They found Ragu (or another supermarket brand) to make it for them. And she added a little gaslighting by suggesting it was going to be fabulous. (Unless she has only tasted the jarred Alfredo, then it would be her truth, but this stuff was nevertheless barely edible.) We won't be returning because there are so many restaurants to try on our visits to Cleveland, and that is sad because it's such a charming place. On a bright note, the Croatian beer we drank was delicious, as was the bread, which reminded me of Balkan bread from our hometown. The house salad dressing was also good, but the lettuce was the less-than-desirable parts of an iceberg head. We took blueberry pie to go--decent filling, but the crust was a fail. Really disappointing because we so wanted to love this little landmark restaurant. read more

My family,my husbands family too have been coming to Maries as long as as its been open. Schnitzel amazing(imo they blow Sterles out of the water ,) and Cevapi with buttered bread n raw onion best flavor combo...you will be craving it for days,weeks to come. Anna is so sweet and works her butt off...but always with smile. I can come in few times a week or not for 6mons she always recognizes my voice on phone and when i come in asks about the family. This is service you cannot get just anywhere. I have had everything on menu(well almost liver n onions not my cup of tea...but my mom loves it..) and the food is consistantly delicious. Just like your mom or grandma would make...if you are Eastern european (which my husband is and so am i) I always have hard time choosing btwn Cevapi & schnitzel and Anna explained i could get half n half so 5 cevapi & piece of schnitzel which made my day.... i am telling you try those two dishes and you will see why they have stood test of time &are like a neighborhood staple. You can also order 6 cevapi extra id believe menu states that but just ask and i promise they will accomadate you. It is not a fancy place more like walking into a friends house for a great home cooked meal...but trust me you will not leave disappointed or hungry...Thank you Anna and Marie for dishing out great home cooked food with love and a smile. read more

One of my favorite restaurants in NE Ohio. It's like home cooked Croatian food, with great service too! I love their cevapi and stuffed cabbage. read more

Excellent food and value. Home cooked German American feeling. Large portions. We visited from out of town and were impressed.

My father in-law took us here for an early dinner after we arrived in Cleveland. He and I had the stuffed cabbage and my wife had the Cevapi. Both meals were excellent as was the service. We all had the lunch portions which were plenty big! Highly recommended! read more

I finally found a restaurant in Cleveland that serves authentic Croatian cuisine! The stuffed cabbage, cevapi, and city chicken take me back to some of my favorite restaurants in Croatia! Really generous portions at affordable prices and excellent customer service! Definitely give it a try! read more