Marco Trattoria - BREVARD

Marco Trattoria is a regular spot for us in Brevard since we purchased a home in the area. We get consistent service and food. The outdoor dining space is really nice, giving you an opportunity to enjoy the nice mountain weather. I tend to order their pizza, which is on point. I also enjoy the asparagus appetizer!! We've had all sorts of great items here: chicken parmigiana, calamari, spaghetti and a host of specials. We've been for date night and with a group of up to 6 people. I advise you call for reservations! Enjoy!

We were recommended this restaurant by a friend and we had a great time. It's an adorable house turned into a restaurant. As far as the atmosphere 5/5. Not too fancy but it does have a warm, elegant feel. The wait staff was very friendly, attentive, and had great suggestions. We ordered a mahi mahi special (just ok) and bbq pizza (pretty good). What I enjoyed most was the ambiance and the cheese plate. we ordered the soup special which was a crab bisque and it was great. As far as the cheese plate yes hunny. The bread was to die for, the jam was delicious and the cheese was plentiful. I would come back because of the service and feel of the restaurant but would order something else as my entree.

Service was the worst ever. Wait staff forgot us completely. Then shared kitchen lost order. Meanwhile every table in restaurant turned over. Asked for help and food came out 90 mins after ordered and was poorly prepared. Attempting to pay was shockingly worse. Another 40 Mins and their system is reportedly down. No clue how to manually charge. No offer to make amends. Every aspect of this meal was bad drinks arrived very late and were perspiring from sitting out un retrieved. Glasses smelled of dishwater. Food beyond late and poor quality. Server was evasive and finally threw our card back at us claiming dinner was on him... but that wasn't true either. In the mass confusion the restaurant charged my credit card twice. Go anywhere but here, anywhere. Grocery store, gas station, vending machine, leftovers. This place has rustic appearance but food and service are very low quality.

I 'll give them a second chance. Showed up to pick up a to go order and the line was out the door and crowded like sardines. I could not even see or move inside to find out if there was a place to pick up because the door was so crowded So I stood in the line until I got to the host stand. The host was fumbling with the reservations list for quite some time for a large family standing in the foyer taking up the entire space. There seemed to be confusion. Meanwhile the line continued to grow, lots of impatient kids. Tip to restaurant maybe have someone else walking the line taking names and checking in guests. By the time I got to the host stand he ran off to seat a family, who then got lost somehow, so he came back and then left and asked me to wait again so he could go find them and seat them. Then I saw him refilling water glasses and chatting with customers. Finally he came back and I told him I was there to pick up and he said oh, you didn 't have to wait in line, you can just go to the bar. I said right. I didn 't know that, there are no signs and I couldn 't even get in the door to ask someone. He said well obviously you didn 't know, because we don 't really make that clear. At least he owned that. He also apologized for how crazy it was. Granted it was a Friday night and it is the height of tourist season and the atmosphere is very cute, so it 's not surprising it is so busy. That part doesn 't bother me. Just poor crowd control. Just observing for a place that takes reservations, it seems they could be planning in advance for this. But good news The pizza we got was great! Cold by the time I got it, so we needed to reheat it at home. But I 'd eat it again or try their other menu items too.

The service: really great service! Attentive and knowledgeable The food: SUPER good dishes.. as if you were in your Italian grandmothers kitchen. One of the best in the area The vibe: great outdoor seating! Cute for a date spot or with friends. I got to sit on the little patio and loved it!