Marco's New York Italian Milton Keynes — Restaurant in Milton Keynes

So after going every year to Marco Pierre whites at MK stadium which sadly closed we thought we would try this one. Well what can I say, really didn't live upto expectations. Before I go into details I will say the staff was fine and quick to serve although that does also make you feel rushed to get you out too but overall service was fine. (However be careful as you will be offered many things not told a price and then charged. Including water 😂 £5 for water ) However the food is another story. We had the bread for starter(can't spell ferrachia) which was very dry but ok and I imagine many people would have been ok with it. Onto the mains which is the part we was really interested in having starved ourselves all day awaiting this meal.

My partner ordered the surf and turf while I went for the new York strip and even went 16oz, thinking this would be the speciality choice as it's a new York restaurant. Asked if would like normal fries or sweet potato, I had normal Mrs had sweet potato (extra £5 unaware) then asked what sauces we would like. She had peppercorn I had stilton (again charged for these at £4 per sauce 😂) We waited around 30min for the food which we didn't mind. With my huge 16oz new York strip due to arrive I was planning how embarrassing it's going to be with my huge plate and strip on. However when food did arrive that wasn't what arrived. Instead it was 2 small strips instead. Food was quite tasty. I would say don't go for the sauces as not much flavour and very oily but without sauce meal would have been so dry. £40 we paid for the 16oz strips , got 2small steaks and a few chips oh and 4 cherry tomatoes 😂 Our meal came to £116 for list below Strawberry lemonade Pepsi Bread starter Surf and turf 16oz steak Peppercorn sauce Stilton sauce Sweet potato fries Water

We felt very cheated and lucky we had a voucher to use otherwise I don't think I'd have paid full price as just wasn't worth it. The MK stadium one wasn't cheap but we didn't feel cheated. It had a better menu and just felt so much more value for the money when served. Our yearly visit to Marco Pierre white is now finished after about 7 years. If this is what Marco Pierre sees as good then it's no surprise his restaurants are closing. Left feeling cheated and...

Came for dinner as was staying at the Holiday Inn that its part of. Firstly I ordered the Arrabbiata off the specials menu (actually pointing at the dish as I ordered), what turned up was a Bolognese with very fine minced beef, good job I am not a true vegetarian! It was swiftly remedied (maybe too swift) by the polite waitress. The Arrabbiata special was anything but, it was cold around the edges but piping hot in the middle (microwaved?), it tasted like plan tomato passata, not a hint of chilli at all...all in not worth £12 so I sent it back and chose not to have another meal. My partner had pasta with meatballs, this was also pretty bland, did not taste freshly cooked at all. Aside from the food the service was haphazard, our starter came out before the drinks, and the mains came out before we finished the starter! Also over £10 for a large glass of wine is London prices...this is not London! My advice is to avoid, there are better choices within...

To start there was only one person working when we arrived so we we're waiting ages to be seated.

Turns out there was only 9 people in the whole restaurant so why we were waiting so long was a mystery

In an almost empty restaurant we (a couple) were sat right next to a family with a loud annoying child)... (a mistake that will always cost the waiting staff any hope of a tip).

Ribs had no flavour (other than the BBQ sauce). Chips were cold and hard.

No music, just the occasional sound of a workmens drill (and the annoying gobby kid).

Asked for the bill, it arrived quickly but then all members of the staff (4 by this point) just vanished. We had to wait over 15mins to pay and even then it was only after we went looking for someone and begged them to take our money so we could leave.

Its important to mention that we had an online offer that gave us 50% off the bill but even at half price i would...