Marcello's Trattoria — Restaurant in Atlanta

I've always had a paranoia about using coupons at restaurants as I always get a sinking feeling that I get "punished" by the establishment for using it. A trip to this place definitely strengthened that paranoia. I had a party of 4 and we ordered an XL pizza for $22 and two Gyro platters. Now most places i've been to that serves gyros, with the exception of authentic greek/mediterranean restaurants normally only charge 6-7 sometimes 8 bucks for a gyro platter, it's normally stacked with enough gyro meat to feed two people. The gyro at marcello's was 9.99, arrived cold , BARELY had any meat in it and the side of 6 small cubed roasted potatoes(Yes I counted the potatoes) looked like they came from a frozen dinner. The XL Pizza which was supposed to be 16" was barely 14" (yes I measured it) and was NOT NY style pizza(everyone I came with besides me were born and raised new yorkers). It was only 8 small slices which only allowed us 4 to get two slices each. On top of that the toppings were severely lacking in that there were more olives and onions than there was meat. I'm not from Atlanta and was just visiting family but I honestly felt embarrassed recommending this place to my folks in the end and probably won't go back when i'm in town. I'd definitely opt for a place that sees fit not to nickle and dime me on gyro meat and...

NYC transplant here. After receiving a bunch of recommendations from neighbors in the area, I came in to place a takeout order. Like previous reviews have mentioned, the workers will ignore you. There was a waitress there running around and couldn't even bother to acknowledge anyone at the door. There were a group of people dining next to the main entrance — I assume some of them were the restaurant owners. They also ignored me as I walked in. I even sat next to them while I waited for my order and not one person greeted me but they did wave goodbye to a few others as they were leaving the restaurant.

While I was placing my order, one of the owners (I'm assuming) forcefully bumped into me. I didn't think anything of it until he turned around to look back (realizing what he did). I thought he was going to apologize but he took one look at me then proceeded to turn back around and walked right into the kitchen.

What really irked me is that I intentionally ordered in person so I would receive a freshly made pie. It was clearly an older pizza that was reheated; the crust and bottom were completely burnt and the center of the pizza was ice cold.

Far from hospitable. Food was nothing to rave about either. Calamari was freshly made but overall extremely bland. Hard pass....

My boyfriend and I live right around the corner and have passed Marcello’s countless times. This weekend we were finally able to stop in and see what this neighborhood Pizzeria has to offer and boy was I disappointed. We walked in and were overpowered by the stench of cleaning products. There were a couple of ladies at the bar and one couple seated - so the restaurant looked very bare. We ordered the Salumi Misti Board and were told they are out of boards…? So we opted for the Calamari. Small portion size and the marinara was served on the side in a plastic cup. I ordered the chicken parm as the main and was horrified when I got chicken covered in sauce and 2 clearly pre-packaged melted cheese slices. Like c’mon as least use fresh mozzarella on your entrees. Also to note - they don’t bring you any bread until your entree. It was clearly frozen bread that they brought over to us burnt. What I believe to be staples in an Italian restaurant fell short for us. Looked like most people were ordering pizza takeout throughout the night. Thats probably the best route to go, although, no idea how...