Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood in Hempstead serves up some of the best Colombian food around. The fried plantains were golden, slightly crisp on the edges with a soft, sweet center that balanced perfectly with the savory dishes. The fried red snapper had a crispy, well-seasoned skin with tender, juicy meat inside that flaked beautifully with every bite. The skirt steak was juicy, smoky, and full of flavor grilled just right with tenderness. The paella was rich and hearty, with perfectly cooked rice infused with saffron and brimming with fresh seafood that gave every bite depth and flavor. The ambiance is casual and relaxed, with enough space to comfortably fit large groups, making it a great place for family gatherings. The service was warm and hospitable, attentive without being too overbearing. Everything we tried was cooked to perfection, making this a spot worth coming back to again and again. read more

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I don't know where to begin this place was so random to us didn't even know what kind of restaurant it was I insisted to my bf that I wanted to go since we drive past all the time and let me tell you everything we ordered was delicious service was amazing from everyone I mean everyone we go back at least once a week now they know us .drinks are strong and good mango margaritas are to go to the only thing I don't like is the restaurant but other than that definitely will be returning. read more

My husband and I came here the other day for lunch. I had the Bandeja tipica with ground beef and he ordered the whole chicken with yellow rice and beans. My dish was seasoned well and had a great rice to beans ratio. Although it was good, I wished the chicharron was a bit bigger. My leftovers were delicious the next day. While the chicken was a great size, it was a tad too salty. He raved about the rice and beans. I would like to return for dinner to try one of the many seafood options on the menu. Pleasant environment and great service. Bravo! read more

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This is my second time retuning to this location of " Pollos Mario" o my because my mother "LIKED" it.... it was her birthday and we always take her somewhere she likes... Well well well few years later and things just have gotten worst. Let's start with....... Customer service : Employees are extremely rude and not friendly at all. They stare you down and give you bad looks as if you owe them a million dollars. My sister went to the bathroom and after she return to the table and sat down she realized her phone was missing and the employees were all acting sus because apparently one went into the restroom after her and never returned the phone... they tried to blame it on another customer !! Think if it was another customer they would have returned it!! WHATEVER! The phone was returned and that's when they started to act all weird. Food: mediocre food levels , tasteless and the pork in my bandeja Paisa tasted so much like pork and bland!!!!! No wonder there was only two customer in this descent sized restaurant with two levels.. so sad... management needs a better cook and better employees!!! I will not be returning to this location. The one in queens is so much better and friendlier!!! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Long Island iced tea and classic mojito. - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

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There empanadas is amazing and service I would recomend it to family and friends the atmosphere was great

This was and is the best Pollos Mario to me!! My family and frequent the one located on Woodhaven Blvd and while that is delicious this one really tops it for me. Not only is it larger in size, with a slight upper porch dining area, the food was just a tad better here. I kept to my usual Bandeja De Mario which never disappoints but here the taste of the meats from the char of the flat pans just did it for me. I told my husband this will be our new Pollo Mario spot going forward. Service was good, ferried my and attentive but the food was definitely a star! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Mario's Dish - BANDEJA MARIO Steak with sauteed onions on top - BISTEC ENCEBOLLADO Chicken soup - CONSOME DE POLLO 1/2 rotisserie chicken - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

a family oriented restaurant where they are fast to ask for what you want to eat and enough options to keep you telling them give me 5 more minutes. the meals come with salads, can be ordered in half portions, and the rice and beans always hit the spot. im always partial to the skirt steak here considering how they make it which is usually medium well. be sure to asked for well done if you want want the meat red. be sure to get tostones for the sauce from the meats or the guac that you may get. this is a great place to come with a group and just to eat, and hear nothing from anyone for the first 10 mins as they all eat. read more

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Okay Pollo Mario, I'm truly sorry but I'm not impressed. For a place that highlights chicken as a specialty, the chicken here is subpar. We arrived here in a Sunday evening and had to wait about 40 mins since the place was packed. Food: we ordered the skirt steak with avocado and sweet plantains and rice. The steak was tasteless: the rice was super salty. Like high blood pressure salty. We ordered a half order of salchipapas from the kids menu. I get that it's a half portion but come on, 4 little pieces of fried hot dogs is ridiculous for $7, not to mentioned that it was clearly fried earlier since it was very cold, it was basically just thrown on the plate when it's ordered. We also ordered the chicken and this was major disappointment, the chicken was dry, bland and unappetizing. Again the rice was super salty. The one thing that was flavorful was the soup they served. I honestly really enjoyed the soup. Also the service was really good! Our waitress was super attentive and friendly. read more

It's my first time eating here and I ordered from Uber eats so I can only speak from my take out experience. I was craving Latin food but I am allergic to many things so I included special instructions on my order that they basically ignored and then they wrote on my Receipt "this time only no changes". BTW I paid full price for my meal I took off a lot of stuff from The dish so I do think they should give me a side of veggies free of charge since I took off most of the sides . What kind of restaurant doesn't take into account someone's dietary restrictions? With that being said clearly customer service is not important to them so I won't be back. read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - For $35 I should be allowed to make changes to a dish especially when I have certain food allergies and dietary restrictions - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Food was fine but service was horrendous. How do we order another coke to two different servers and received none of the two? But they were on our bill? If it was a busy night I could understand BUT the waitress was sitting with her coworker counting tip money.. that's not being productive. Never again. Attached photo is the second bill they brought after correcting their mistake. read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Love that this place has its own parking lot. Super friendly service. Can never go wrong with the typical. Will be coming back for sure. read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

My family and I have been going to Pollos Mario in Hempstead ever since they opened. Every time we go there, we feel at home. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming. The food is always delicious. If you like seafood, definitely try the cazuela de marisco. If you want a true Colombian dish try the bandeja típica. Highly recommend eating at Pollos Mario! read more

La verdad soy sincero ordené entraña me salió súper mal dura sin sabor y el precio súper caro y mi hermano ordenó chicken Francés no tenía nada de sabor súper desagradable decepcionado de este lugar read more

Located on Franklin Ave, before all the car dealerships, right by Hempstead Turnpike, I passed this place a zillion times, always wanting to try it. My husband, dad, his girlfriend and I came here for my birthday dinner around 7:00 on a Sunday night. There was additional parking in the back where a man (worker) waved me into a space. The restaurant is quite large, so we did not have to wait for a seat. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was that the food took a long time to come out. The waitress said our empanadas would take 20 minutes because they had a party upstairs. We ordered them anyway figuring they would come out with our food. Well our food took a very long time, maybe 45 mins? and the empanadas came out even later when we were finished with our food. It didn't matter though as that was the only real complaint for the night. The food was excellent, well worth the wait! I ordered skirt steak with onions and it was perfect. The rice and beans were excellent. I tried the thinly pounded breaded pork cutlets which were super tasty (Lomo) (reminded me of Chicken cutlets) and I tried my dads chicken which was perfect also! Not too much sauce and very tender. (reminded me of Chicken Francaise) My husbands dish was a little bit of everything and his steak (was also very tender), which has been very dry at other places was delicious. I love the fact the menu is in English and Spanish and they show pics!! Everything was excellent. I will be back. read more

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The food is okay, little pricey for the portions. They are always nice when ordering however they are always busy and rushing.

So I am just returning home from grabbing dinner earlier today. I ordered the fried red snapper and swapped the plantains for fried yuca. Mistake #1. The salad was ok but when the hot plate arrived I was sadly let down. I had to keep adding hot sauce or other seasoning. The fish had no flavor. The fried yuca was fried too hard. After a few mins it harden and just wasn't worth it. The best part of my plate was the rice. Oh and I sipped on a fresh lemonade. Refreshingly good. I haven't been here in years but it used to be highly recommended and worth it. Heck I used to live in BK and take the LIRR out. But after today I can say I'm good. read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

el dia 03/20/2024 estuvimos una reunión familiar en pollo mario, donde en unos de los vasos con agua tenia UNA CUCARACHA adentro lo cual el caballero nunca se disculpó cómo si eso fue algo normal. pollo Mario era mi restaurante favorito pero hasta ese día, yo acepto hasta que la comida aya quedado mal por ejemplo pero una CUCARACHA NOOOO YA ES MUCHO y ni se molestaron en decir disculpa read more

Hola! Yummy goodnesses! Yes i said goodnesses If you're feeling wild and loco and crave some Columbian food and is in the hempstead area, this right here is the place to go!! Nicely decorated and well themed inside. Has a bar guys if you're just looking for drinks, so tasty !!!! But if you're looking to full your belly get a table! So many options !! Plethora of seafood,beef, pork, chicken dishes! So weather you're a seafood gal like myself or other... you'll be pleased. I've only been here during lunch or early afternoon hours but i imagine this place is even better at night! Its always busy. The least busy time is brunch so my husband and i take advantage of that sometimes. :) and if you're a parent of elementary school kids... yes girl/boy go ahead and dive in of one of those delicious "big kid" drinks. The staff won't judge you!!;) from walk in to walking out.. pleaseantly pleased. You walk out with a handful of those caramelly coconut columbian candies that you can take back home to your kids haha ;) read more

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Good food But man, Horrible service. Every time I come here, the service gets worse. They always forget something, and the waitresses always are nowhere to be found. Great food, If you don't mind the horrible service. read more

I picked up an order and when I opened the bag at home I was very disappointed. The fries were soggy, the planarian was tiny. I usually don't complain but this plantain was the size of my index finger in width and length. The chicken was dry and had no soft Maoist meat. The pork was salty. There were two salads and two small packets of dressing. I guess one for each salad. At least the rice and beans were good portions and tasty. The steak was tasty. Maybe eating in will be better. They will be too embarrassed to serve soggy and tiny portions. read more

The food was OK, the portions were good, but we felt rushed by the wait staff on both of our last visits. Yes, there were folks waiting for tables, but we waited for our turn to sit and eat just the same. While I was eating, I didn't appreciate the waitress picking up my can of soda, pouring it into my already half-filled glass, filling it to the top, and walking away with the can that still had soda in it. What nerve! My better half went to the restroom and another waitress placed an empty plate over my wife's food and was proceeding to walk away with it. I had to tell her that my wife had not finished eating! When my wife returned and I told her what had happened, she was understandably not pleased and wanted to leave without finishing her meal. When I told the waitress that I wanted to take the leftovers home, she arrived with a small takeout plate, put whatever food fit into it, and walked away with the rest of my wife's food on her unfinished plate to threw it away. I was stunned by their aggressiveness and my wife was miffed. read more

I had lunch here recently but this was not my first visit but my second. Food came out of kitchen pretty quickly. Wait staff was attentive this time around. I have experienced long wait times, rudeness and cold food. The prices are reasonable and the quality of food is comparable to that of a diner. By process of elimination, I decided to give this place another try today and was again disappointed. We ordered the following: 1/2 order of bistec encebollado #27 on the menu. Steak with onions, rice and red kidney beans on the side, fried sweet plantain and salad. The steak was bland and a little tough, the onions were over cooked and tasteless. The rice and beans was ok I have definitely had better. The coffee was the best part of my meal. It was really great coffee! The 1/2 order pechuga con camarones #7 on the menu. Grilled chicken cutlet with shrimp. The chicken was dry. The creamy sauce with shrimp was seasoned and bought some life to the dish. The mixed vegetable rice was ok. the Flan was simply put; horrible. I took one bite and that was enough for me. This is not your high end steak place but more like a budget chain steakhouse. No ambiance. read more

My co workers and I came last night as recommended by one of my other co workers. To start off the great the night, the gentleman working the parking lot area was the most funny and entertaining as he pointed to where we can safely park the car in order to go into the restaurant. He was hilarious. Our waitress was the sweetest, most partient and courteous. I was running an hour late, and they still sat the rest of the group where they ordered drinks and appetizers until I arrived. She was extremely attentive throughout our entire dinner. The food was delicious, and our waitress assisted us with tweeking a few things with our orders. Great evening overall and definately recommend. read more

My family and I love this place. We have been here countless times over the years-- for breakfast lunch and dinner. They know us here. The Colombian food here is authentic, the portions are huge, and the quality is always good. I would say that almost any order here is suitable for 2 people. There is plenty of seating here so there is rarely a wait. They do take reservations, but you don't always need one. They just got a machine that squeezes fresh oranges--so you can add delicious fresh OJ to the list!--I LOVE FRESH OJ!!!! I would have to say that the best thing I have ever ordered here was the Entraña Mexicana. Like I said, everything here is good--but this dish way passed my expectations. The meat was cooked to perfection. The dish had a GREAT kick of spiciness (coming from me, that means a lot because I am truly a spicy food lover!) So beware..it is ACTUALLY spicy...but my oh my..it is delicious :D As someone with much empanada experience, I can say that theirs are great--definitely give them a try. Go ahead and try their rotisserie chicken and fried yuca too ;) Parking here is a breeze with the free valet parking. Or, if you prefer to park the car yourself there is a huge lot in the back--help yourself. The surrounding area is decent as well...some people hear Hempstead and they shy away...DON'T!...it's fine around here. Everyone here speaks Spanish and English. The servers and the host are always warm and welcoming. No communication barriers here. I definitely recommend that you stop by this place and check it out. Also great..their prices--WOW Large family to feed? Looking for something economical? This place is perfect. The inside is VERY clean and very nice. Here is the link to their website, check it out: http://www.pollosmario.net/index.html You will see me checking in here again before you know it. xoxo read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Mexican omelette. Yum - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

I've ordered here in the past and I had no problem. Their food is good but their service is terrible. I placed an order and when I got home my order was missing half of the items it comes with. I then called to see what happened and the girl on the phone told me my order doesn't come with what I purchased . Clearly I know she's wrong because I place the same order every time I go there and even the menu in person and online says it comes in it. She argued with me back and forth. Finally I ended up having to drive back and showing her the menu. Requested my money back because at this point my food is already cold. Said they couldn't do so... Won't be going back there! read more

Food is ok, service is mediocre. Servers hardly smile. The food is over priced. Portions are very small. The food tastes ok but is not worth the price. I would say that if the service and atmosphere was better I will be happy to pay the price. Their wine is the cheapest you can find, drinks are poorly served. The Caesar salad is a terrible, and want to charge the same as 5 start restaurant in the city. Seriously? You are in Hempstead!!! I am not coming back after years coming here I have seen this place getting worst and worst. read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Empanadas - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Prices are very reasonable and portions are big! We orders the Arroz con pollo and a fried chicken dish. Both were very good and we each took home left overs. Not pictured were the desserts of Tres Leches cake and ice cream. The cake was good but icing was very thick and super sweet which was not needed with the already sweet cake. We still ate it though! Also my husband loves the seltzer- so refreshing and delicious! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

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I've been here before and was highly satisfied. I have changed my mind. The wait staff is mostly male now and slower than a turtle! I waited 1 hour to get my check. My 3 year old was tired and so was my 60-year old father. The food was o.k not as good as what it used to be. I ordered the Bandeja Tipica (fried pork skin, rice&beans, plantano, steak, egg & avocado). Id rather go to Seba Seba in Jackson Heights worth the drive for better service....even if they only speak Español! read more

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I ordered the bendiga Mario on Christmas Day. The restaurant was overly packed but I was impressed how they seated us fast. They were able to take our orders quick and bring us our food on time. Our waitress was very nice and was able to provide us with great customer service. Most important thing I forgot to mention is the food tasted delicious!!! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Great food been coming here since a few years The chichalon ( not the correct spelling ) is fantastic The skirt steak with avocado and cheese is just crazy good Chicken is also great There's nothing I can say bad about this place I use to go to a place in astoria with the same name ( no affiliation with each other ) but this is why better read more

The food was awesome. Not overdone or over seasoned. I was asked what temp my steak should be and the poor waitress must have run back and forth 5 or 6 times to make sure that we had everything we needed. Overall, I think that your mileage may vary based on the reviews that I have seen. Considering that most that the reviews are favorable, I will be coming again. Four dishes ordered and all came out excellent. I will be coming again. Oh, and yes, I tipped the young lady well for going above and beyond (20+%), She deserved it. read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Steak!!! - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

Fresh tasty seafood at an affordable price. The staff was friendly and inviting. The place look clean and lots of parking available in there private lot . read more

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I eat a lot at the other location in Brentwood. I must say, I've tried many different locations of Colombian food from Li to jackson Heights and this Pollo Mario is better then most. I usually get the typical plate, and I like that for lunch I can get the mini typical plate for 11$, and it is a big plate! Their meat is usually better then the other location. (The Brentwood location is great to, just not quite as good) ... cant go wrong with a delicious meal from either locations! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - The mini bandeja topics! Only 11$!! - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

I know they have a chain but this restaurant is amazing. They follow COVID Regulation to a T. They sit quickly and the food is amazing. 10/10 recommend read more

During the pandemic it is pretty safe and clean. All servers were wearing mask and they had our hand sanitizer. They are pretty spaced out and prices are good. I went there for the first time a couple weeks ago. Fast and friendly service. read more

This is and will always be my favorite colombian restaurant. I have been coming to eat at Pollos Mario since i was 6 years old (at their original location in astoria) and have always loved it. This location became my go-to when I moved to the island over 10 years ago. I now live in miami, and miss this place so much. I got to dine here tonight, as I am visiting in town, and it did not disappoint! I ordered the Bandeja Paisa con Entraña and it was delicious. My friend ordered the Pechuga con camarones, and we shared a pitcher of sangria. All was delicious! The service was great, and the place was super clean. I even ordered a Pollo Al Carbon to take home for my husband, and he loved it. This place is always great! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Bandeja paisa con entraña - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

This restaurant is amazing!!! i came to celebrate my birthday and they sang me a song :) i enjoyed it. i love their food! so yummy and so good! everything on the menu looks so good and delicious! i can't wait to come back and try more of their food!! read more

Their best dish is the Calentado. Rice mixed with beans, scrambled eggs and dish comes with corn cakes with cheese and so yumm hot chocolate. Not from a machine, real chocolate. So yummy I'm craving some right now. Other than that, everything has no real taste. read more

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This place was a joke. I ordered a whole chicken. It was dry and cold. Ordered a Long Island iced tea and they charged me $25 for this drink! Never again will I go here. The store in queens has 10 times better service and the food is fresh hot and more tasty read more

No wait on a Wednesday night to be seated so that was great. I ordered the pollo con camarones, and that white sauce was just so savory. There was a good amount of shrimp served, and the chicken was grilled just right. I thoroughly enjoyed a small pitcher of sangria with my friend. I will definitely be returning soon and trying their Churrasco! read more

Pollos Mario Steak House & Seafood - Pollo con Camarones - Seafood Near Me - Hempstead, New York

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