I’d been told (not being from here) that Marietta Diner was a staple with good food, and that I HAD to try it. Yesterday after a long day of visiting open houses, we stopped there dinner. Even though the place was bustling and Packed, they’ve got it down to a science! We were told the wait was about 15 minutes. Looking at all the traffic, I was more than skeptical. BUT in 15 minutes we were called, and were led to our table. As we breeched the dining room an older gentleman ripped the menu out of my hand while saying, “You won’t need that”. Because we moving so quickly, I didn’t have time to react, and before I could get into my feelings about how RUDE that was, a perky server popped up along side as if by magic. He took our drink order, disapperated (a nod to Harry Potter fans)! And reappeared with our drinks. He had a heavy accent that I couldn’t place , so I asked him where he was from. “Greece”, he said, proudly! I chatted him up (in as much as you can chat someone up in a super busy restaurant). Super friendly and Suoer efficient! I thought it was interesting that the only servers I saw were men. The bread that was served was pretty good (would have been excellent had it been hot). The Spanakopita was pretty good as well, but for my taste, it would have really good had it been served hot. Both my husband and I got the tomato soup (the soup was thick like a chowder and had something in it that couldn’t identify, it also appeared to have been loaded with cheese)? We both got a Caesar salad (which is SUPPOSED to be served COLD. This salad wasn’t warm or room temp, but also not super cold. Dressing was good (cuz if you don’t know what you’re doing Caesar dressing can turn out really really bad)!

We ordered our meal, and when it came to the table I realized there’d been a mixup. They have a “Seafood Lover’s Treat” and a “Fried Seafood Platter” one is visually stacked on top of the other on the menu, & they’re the same price @ $39.95. I mistakenly ordered the wrong thing. I would have taken it because it was my error, but the fellow who brought it to the table wasn’t havin’ it! He took it back, and told our server. The server told the manager and then the manager came to the table. I explained it was my error and apologized profusely. And then he said apologetically, “It’ll take another 10 minutes to make it and plate it, is that ok?” OF COURSE! It’s ok?! Please AND thank you! I thought to myself.

My food arrived pipping hot, but over cooked. It was tasty but some of the smaller pieces were rubbery. Portion sizes were huge, but also pricey.

My husband got a dish with grilled salmon and pasta. He said the sauce was flat and tasteless.

I have found in my travels all over the world, but especially in the U.S. that more often than not when you see a menu that tries to serve EVERYTHING that most things are just average or below. This is the case here.

I gave Marietta Diner 4 stars because their system to get in and seated was flawless. Wait staff is WELL trained, friendly and conscientious, restaurant was clean despite having tons of patrons, but the food was just ok.