Maria's Mediterranean

Reviews

• AA

  Afmidnight

  Dec 30, 2025
  5.0
  Great place. Highly recommend the Greek specialities
• LP

  Luda P

  Dec 21, 2025
  5.0
  My friend and I had a wonderful lunch at Maria Mediterranean today. We arrived around 2:15 pm and stayed for a couple of hours. The restaurant has plenty of seating — tables for 2, 4, and 6, plus bar seating. Some tables were taken, but it was not crowded at all, which made for a very relaxed experience. For drinks, I had a Dubai Chocolate Martini, and my friend enjoyed a Margarita. We shared appetizers — fried calamari and stuffed portobello. The calamari portion was very generous, easily enough for two people to share, tender and perfectly cooked. The portobello was one large mushroom, flavorful and nicely prepared. For entrées, I ordered bifteki (pork, beef, and lamb ground with herbs) and lemon potatoes, and my friend had chicken souvlaki, also with lemon potatoes. Everything was absolutely delicious - the meat was juicy, the potatoes were flavorful, and overall the food was excellent. Coffee is very affordable at $3 with unlimited refills, and they bring cream and sugar/milk on the side, which was a nice touch. We finished by sharing vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup for dessert. Our server Marco was amazing - attentive without hovering and always there right when we needed him. The music was quiet and pleasant, allowing us to comfortably enjoy our conversation. The restaurant is also beautifully decorated for Christmas, which added to the cozy atmosphere. Parking can be a bit tricky since there’s no parking directly on Bell Boulevard, but I was able to find a spot on a side street behind the church across the road. Overall, this was a fantastic experience - delicious food, great service, and a calm, welcoming environment. I would absolutely recommend this place and will definitely be back!
• EM

  ern m

  Dec 19, 2025
  1.0
  Don’t trust the reviews go try place for yourself. Arrived at location for an event, venue looks very nice but I must say the food was not. I was so underwhelmed as they served me carrots and celery and some olives unfortunately dry, felt like they just picked it up from stop and shop . I figured can’t go wrong with classic dish “ souvlaki. My rice was bland and protein while edible I have had better. Trying to get water refill felt like a challenge aswell.My friend B always raves about this location aswell as it winning award and I always want to show up to location for his sake but I can’t. Good customer service great venue but food definitely needs an upgrade or maybe a refresh, Maybe I caught the place on a bad day . I apologize for my honesty as I’m sure some may feel differently and had better experience than myself.
• PD

  Phyll D

  Dec 19, 2025
  4.0
  Excellent food. Service was slow, one waiter hard to handle all tables.
• DZ

  Dennis Zheng

  Dec 14, 2025
  5.0
  Me and my wife suddenly wanted to try Mediterranean food in bayside, ny, and I found this local family owned and operated restaurant, the owner was super friendly and greeted us with smile and a little chat before taken us to the table. We ordered whole red snapper, beef on skewers and stuffed clams, all seafood was delicious and fresh, it’s like just out of the sea.

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