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    Marlene's Take-out Restaurant

    4.8 (8 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Snapper Plate
    Mackenzie M.

    Marlene's has quickly become one of my favorite restaurants in Lakeland! I order from there weekly. I have yet to find something I don't like. Today, I had the snapper plate, which was absolutely delicious. The portion is HUGE. Whatever sauce the fish is cooked in/topped with us so good, slightly sweet and tomato based I believe. It came with rice and peas and their veggies (which by the way, Marlene's cabbage is the absolute best). It is a whole fish, so be mindful of bones. But they are super easy to remove due to how well the fish is cooked. My children enjoy the brown stew chicken (even my pickiest eater cleans her plate). My oldest daughter loves the curry goat, which I have tried and can tell you is absolutely incredible. If you are looking for some real authentic Jamaican cuisine, give Marlene's a try! You won't be disappointed! It's quite the hidden little gem!

    Curry Chicken
    Noreen N.

    The food is amazing and full of flavor. I had the chicken curry lunch special and I am going keep coming back. I am excited to try the other items on the menu. The food is reasonably priced and the portions are perfect. The restaurant is take out only and a no frills kind of place. The owner was very sweet.

    Goat rice and peas with cabbage. Yum. I'm all set now

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    My type of food. Everything felt like my mother cooked it, except the plantains were a tad bit average. I will continue to eat here.

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    4.5(755 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    My boyfriend and I decided to stop at this establishment for brunch on our drive back home and are…read moreso happy we did! The workers were extremely welcoming and they even greeted us with a complimentary dry champagne because it was our first visit. Nate our server was very attentive and knowledgeable. The maitre'd Neal checked on us as well and that made us feel even more at home. I ate the eggs benedict and it's a nice twist using jamón ibérico and melt in your mouth biscuit. My boyfriend ate the prime rib that had a dry rub and made specifically only for brunch which he said was divine. We can't wait to come back and checkout what more they have to offer. If you're ever in the Lakeland area definitely be sure to give them a shot!

    My second dining experience at this restaurant and I was not disappointed. My first time was in…read more2024. The reason was the restaurant just happened to be the year of my birth. How sweet. Not knowing what to expect, we made reservations and were greeted with pleasantries, immediately seated, and welcomed. The octopus was smoky and tender. Just right-at least that's what little red riding hood said . I don't remember much else because food kept coming and I kept eating. We had the best service that night and the owner came and spoke with us. He told us the reason behind the name which is when his family came to the US. Fast-forward to July 2, 2026, I visited Lakeland, to see my mom who lives there. The hotel happened to be down the block from Nineteen61. My mom's appetite had waned. I was concerned but knew if she got what she wanted it would help her to regain her appetite. She wanted an entire snapper. Not many restaurants serve the whole fish (head and all). I called and, what do you know, they serve deep-fried yellowtail snapper. The whole fish. Reservations for 8:30pm the same night and we arrived at 8:10 p and were immediately seated. I had the miso salmon, hubby had the rack of lamb, and mom got her fish. We added ripe plantains and started with the calamari. It was not bready. Just the right amount of dusting for a crunchy texture. But the sauce was tangy and sweet-so good. Oh, the salad-nix the cheese. The dressing is amazing. My husband ordered the Riesling, and I got the moscato. Mom went with a strawberry daiquiri. Here is where things get interesting. We are sweet wine drinkers and the Rieslings we are used to are sweet. This was dry. So the server gave him a taste of the moscato and he went with that. I don't know what they do with wine when you send it back-so I opted to keep the glass of Riesling and mix it with my Moscato. I cannot explain the result. Suffice to say we both enjoyed the mixture. The restaurant was busy. That is always a good problem to have. The servers and bus teams worked swiftly and maneuvered among the diners, crisscrossing through the ravines created by the tables with finesse. We received a ample attention and we needed it-adding and asking for condiments to which they supplied. The bar was amptly stocked and the decor inside the restaurant captures the history. What was more appealing was the size of the restaurant made it feel like you were dining in your own private nook. Yes, I would return to Nineteen61 again and again. Worth it!

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    I love this place but this will be the last time I will be visiting. $16 for 2 kids lemonade?…read more I'm won't be complaining about anything else besides that because the food is actually good, But I will not be returning ever again! $16 por dos limonadas para niños!!

    Me and my fiancé went to this restaurant right after Church, after seeing some food pictures…read moreonline, and this is our first and most likely last. We were greeted by a waitress... a couple mins. We received a complimentary noodle soup, we ate it and it was delicious. We had 2 waiters taking care of us. We then proceeded to tell him our order A couple apps, and a couple entrees for me and her.... I can't recall how long we waited to get our appetizers, but it wasn't too long..... so, we ate them slowly, thinking we were going to get our meals very soon. But that didn't happen... Our waiter then says to us, please be patient, our food takes time to make, so we didn't think anything about at the time..... but I started to notice.... One side of the restaurant, looks empty, and we sat right by the kitchen, and the other side.... I couldn't see if there was people or not..... and it's now, 30 mins in and all I see are, 3-4 waiters just hauling food to one side of the restaurant and we still haven't got an update, no one showed up to our table with food or nothing, now it's past 45 mins in.... And me and my fiancé are getting irritated and pissed... she got up and asked about the food and the waiter just nonchalantly tells her, it's coming out.... Now, it's over an hour and we're beyond pissed.... Everyone around us, receiving food but us. We didn't even order but 2 appetizers and 2 small entrees..... it was so bad, got into an argument with the staff and they comp us one meal and that's it. And made them wrap up our food to go. I hope they fix that, Because that's ridiculous and just disrespectful to us to make us wait for over an hour. It's our first time and most likely our last......

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