Marco Polo

We had a private lunch with 30-40 people and Marco Polo did a great job: fresh salads to start, high quality rigatoni lightly sauced, and I had the hanger sauce with a wonderful sauce. Nice piece of cake to finish. The one piece of broccoli however on the plate was lame. Great service, never felt rushed.

Very welcoming, and some dishes were excellent! Try the pasta special (made in a Parmesan wheel), Branzino, Misto Frito appetizer, Gnocchi, Ravioil or the Pesto Rigatoni! Skip the squid ink pasta and beet salad. They need to work on their background music. The desert menu could be expanded.

The food was bland and I didn't enjoy it much. I had higher expectations from the other reviews.

The oysters came asked in water as all the ice had melted, yuck. The ravioli's mushroom and lamb filling sounded intense on paper, but it was a bland mushy paste. The sage sauce was okay, but not worth the asking price for me.

The staff insisted a few times that I get drinks and I appreciated that they brought up mocktails, but the third time they asked was too much.

On a very hot day the dining area was nice and cool. The veal chop was delicious, tender and flavorful. It was fun to watch them prep the pasta too.

They accommodated us with the pasta cooked in the parmesan cheese wheel even if it was outside of the hour. We were celebrating out wedding ceremony. Much appreciated! (January 2023)

I would give 3.5 stars for the food but the overall experience is great. The menu for large parties is different from the standard menu, so some of the dishes featured and we saw come out for big tables we couldn't order. We ordered the frito misto and the calamari was perfectly cooked but the batter was not crispy, the shrimp was awesome. The side sauce was missing salt. The Caesar salad was delicious but I thought it could have had a few more croutons. The pasta with pistachio pesto was perfect, al dente, delicious sauce, shrimp cooked exactly right. The pasta special in the wine sauce was a bit overcooked but the sauce was delicious and the cheese rounded it out.

One of my favorite Italian restaurants in Brooklyn! It is truly a delight. I always feel welcomed as if I am at home, making it a remarkable experience. The entire team go above and beyond to make the dining experience special. The food is phenomenal, the service is spectacular, the ambiance is marvelous, culminating into a grand experience. Highly recommended! Believe me your experience will exceed all your expectations!