East Side Mario's in Oshawa

1365 Harmony Rd N, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K5, Canada

★★★★☆
(1525 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant

About

At East Side Mario's Oshawa North we're passionate about three things: food, famiglia, and fun. Make every family meal a special occasion at East Side Mario’s, where good food and great company come together to create lasting memories and let our family handle the cleanup. With generous portions and a warm, inviting atmosphere, our hand gestures are as grand as our love for family. Whether you're looking for a dine-in experience for lunch and dinner or prefer the convenience of takeout or delivery, we cater to every preference. Come join us and enjoy All-You-Can-Eat, featuring Soup, Salad, and Garlic Homeloaf, Mario's mouthwatering Chicken Parmigiana, signature pizzas and classic Italian-American favourites that will have you saying, “Ma...

Website
eastsidemarios.com
Address
1365 Harmony Rd N, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K5, Canada
Plus Code
W5R2+5X Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–10 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–4 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11 AM–10 PM
Friday
11 AM–11 PM
Saturday
11 AM–11 PM
Sunday
11 AM–10 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating No-contact delivery Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great cocktails Sport
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet Assistive hearing loop
Offerings
Alcohol All you can eat Beer Braille menu Cocktails Coffee Late-night food Spirits Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids Good for kids birthday Has changing table(s) High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

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Reviews

3.9
★★★★☆
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★★★★
November 15, 2024

We ordered Gnocchi, mozzarella sticks and spaghetti, all of it was amazing and the staff is very nice!

★★★★
November 11, 2024

Our waitress Marissa was exceptional. Very pleasant and jovial. Being we were celebrating our 42nd anniversary I am grateful for Marissa being our waitress. If she had not been, the screw up with our order [caused by another waitress taking one of our meals, and there being no more veal to replace it with) would have definitely made me walk away with our table of 4. Marissa deserves a promotion and pay increase as far as I am concerned. The entire staff could learn A LOT from her.

November 9, 2024

Although the staff working here are very nice, the actual service was not good. I attended this location this evening for dinner and found the service to be inattentive and no one checked in on us throughout our meal and we had to find the server in order to get our bill. I would encourage the manager to speak to the staff on the importance of checking in on their tables. I have attended the Whitby North location on various occasions and have never had an issue with service.

September 8, 2024

My friend and I were starving and stopped in for a very late lunch (~ 3:45pm). The restaurant was not busy. We ordered tea, and salad to start. After 2 or 3 mouthfuls my friend noticed a quick moving bug without wings within her salad. She told the waitress who went to get a replacement salad. Before the waitress returned we discovered another of the same bug on the table under the lip of my bowl, which I quickly trapped with my empty milkette container. By the time the waitress returned we’d decided we would not eat there. No manager came to our table, so I asked the waitress to confirm that a manager would be advised as she provided us with the bill for our tea! Won’t catch us there again.

★★★★
August 29, 2024

This roadhouse style restaurant has enough variety on their menu for most diners. The chicken and shrimp spaghetti that I chose was good; a third less sauce would have been preferable. Our appetizer, Mozzarella Sticks, hit the spot. Two of our party enjoyed their very generous portions of chicken parmesan. The chicken fingers, from the children's menu, did not disappoint. The service was friendly but lacked some attentiveness. The surroundings were clean. All in all this Eatery, although not gourmet dining, was sufficient for our requirements.

★★★
August 18, 2024

Very little seafood options. And the seafood quantity in the dish was abysmal for the pricing. The tomato soup was the only good thing. Every Eastside Mario's is overpriced in my experience. Having a halal option would help as well.

June 28, 2024

Horrible service different waitress every time that came to the table. Shot Glasses were dirty. Out of all locations of east sides I’ve been to this location food was horrible. Soup had so much oil on top and was just a bad experience….. should’ve went to Wendy’s instead for my lunch break

June 27, 2024

Went for dinner yesterday at around 7 pm and had an AWFUL experience. We were waiting by the door for several minutes while a server and a host were laughing and talking about how busy it was - completely ignoring our existence. They finally sat us down, and we were waiting over 20 minutes before somebody even spoke to us. Had to wait an extra 40 for our food (not even, just the soup and salad) just for the soup to be cold. Btw, their new ravioli soup is -10/10, just tasted like watered down Chef Boyardee with 2-3 raviolis. The salad? Disgusting. I was served a few pieces of lettuce (some of them were old) croutons, and a watered down dressing. No cheese, no condiments, nothing. I get that times are tough, but your prices continue to skyrocket while the food quality keeps declining. How is that acceptable??? Completely waste of money.

★★★★★
December 21, 2024

Nate was a fantastic server! Loved how he had the jokes going with my son who now believes Nate is in the ad of the guy holding the leaning tower of Pisa.

★★★★★
December 18, 2024

Always a great experience. Food is always hot and quick.

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Best server in a very long time!!! Nate was awesome

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Provided bread for a poor man without judgement

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Makenna saved my toddlers life, when my baby girl started choking on some bread she came and gave her the Heimlich. I hope you give Makenna a dessert trio every shift, she deserves it. God bless. Amen

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Zero judgement was given when I only ordered a desert trio and beer. Thank you

★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

Went with big expectations but was well below ordinary . Kids eat free is a big scam . Had pizza was really upsetting . Felt we should have gone to Boston on the other side

★★★★★
December 15, 2024

Carlos was super friendly and attentive.

★★★★★
December 15, 2024

Emma is radiant. The best bartender I have ever had. The bar is cute, it s quiet, I was able to get so much work done. Love this place, I ll be back for Emma.

December 15, 2024

Spaghetti sauce taste like from a can Restaurant smells like fish Waiters looks like they just got out from jail Don t waste your time and money here Food : 2/5 |

December 8, 2024

I had a terrible experience at this restaurant. Server was rude, there were 2 hairs in our food and the meals were just made terribly. The manager would not have a conversation with us about the service. My third complaint, i was told they do not sing for birthday s anymore but 5 minutes later sang for a person behind me. I am pissed off.

December 8, 2024

I had a horrible experience at this dining restaurant. I had ordered the Linguine chicken tetrazzini, with no brachetta which my dish arrived containing brachetta. After eating a bit less then half I had found more than one hair in my meal. We had found hair in another dish at our table which was the same length and color as the other hairs found in the other dishes. We had came here for my older brothers 16th birthday which he had waited many days and nights for, we had asked if the servers could sing him happy birthday which, he didnt receive. We had thought that maybe they stopped singing until we heard many voices ascending from the kitchen to sing to an elderly man, my brother was very upset, confused, and furious, at this scene. When we had asked to speak to a manager our server had responded to us saying no comment, when we had asked a different server she had said that the manager doesnt enjoy interacting with her customers. If I could I would rate this experience 0/5 but sadly thats not possible on Google review. In the past when i had come to this location i have had a great time with my family but after this time spent at east side I will not be returning again. Thank you for reading.

★★★★
December 8, 2024

Our waitress Leah was extraordinary - she was proactive rather than reactive - she made our dining experience extra special. Please see that Leah gets an extra bonus for her amazing performance - I will come back and hopefully ask for Leah if shes working

★★★
December 8, 2024

Grace, our waitress was amazing and made the lack of quality in the food worth it!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 8, 2024

Dec 06 for dinner. Food was delicious, service was great and the two Managers are really nice !! Oh yes, the atmosphere was fun ! Hey thanks eh, Jason N.

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

Emma was lovely!!

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

Our server Jamie was excellent!

★★★★★
December 1, 2024

Grace was excellent and very courteous. She reviewed the dinner menu with us. Great service. Thank you for the amazing experience at East Side Marios.

★★★★
December 1, 2024

Emma was a great server. She took care very well of us. Food was good and the kids enjoy it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 1, 2024

We had a great experience tonight at Eastside Marios, my Friend and I have been doing girls night for over 40 years and Eastside Marios is one of our favorites. Our waiter tonight, Nathan went above and Beyond. He was friendly and brought us refills and extra sauce and made our night a lot more fun. We hope we have Nathan as our waiter again

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Food was good but the service was excellent. Carlos went above and beyond. Its service like that that makes you want to come back. Always have had a good experience at this East Sides.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Hilary gave me and my husband the best experience for our anniversary dinner Hilary made sure the service was quick and everything was served with a beautiful smile thanks again!

★★★★
November 22, 2024

Nathan our server was amazing at the Oshawa location in Ontario We eat out a lot and he s easily been one of our top 5 servers we have ever experienced Eastside Mario s is lucky to have him. Kid-friendliness: Good kids menu selection.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Delicious food, amazing service! Our server Andrijana was amazing! Such a great dining experience! Parking: Nice and close to entrance. Kid-friendliness: Lots of tables, caters to children Wheelchair accessibility: Very accessible

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Emmerson gave very great service at the front door. thank you

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Carlos was fabulous! Attentive, attention to detail and courteous! We will be back! Parking: Lots is spaces!

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Me and my partner ordered the sampler platter. It had chicken parm, lasanga and Alfredo pasta. It was spectacular! The perfect portion for me and my partner honestly. Our waitress was extremely friendly and wonderful as well. The entire experience makes us want to come back soon!

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

My server Nathan absolutely killed it today. On point with everything and had amazing energy. He hooked it up for us and for my first time back at ESM in a long time, I m really glad I came. Thanks a ton Nathan, you re a great server.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Very nice place, food is delicious. No wait time Alana is a very nice server. We ate it all up

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Went for a friends birthday, Grace was our waitress, fantastic young lady,meal was great, even had a delicious free birthday dessert, fantastic evening Parking: Taunton Rd Oshawa

★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

East side Marios used to be actually pretty decent food but is now terrible. The last 2 times I dined in the service was absolutely horrible and food has gone downhill massively. Just ordered delivery of veal parm and linguine chicken tetrazini. The veal was highly overcooked and the pasta dish was very dry. I know its delivery and by time it gets to your door its not as fresh but it was really bad. Ive had same food experiences when I dine in as well. It will definitely be my last time eating here. Ive had too many bad experiences

Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Im very disappointed in my visit here. I was here with my family a few days ago. We had to wait for quite a while for someone to even greet us (very understaffed usually). Once we were seated, and ordered food, it was not up to any sort of standard whatsoever. The salad was not even good. The lettuce didnt seem fresh. The hot food was cold, meat was dry and way over cooked, no attention to quality or completely tasteless. Could not even finish the food, or take a 4th bite. The best things we had that visit was the water and the garlic bread. This chain used to be alright (not amazing), but lately the quality of food has gone down drastically that its literally inedible. It is definitely not worth the price, or even the trip to go here. The last few times Ive been here has been the same experience, hoping it would be better. I would not recommend it here at all. This will be my last visit to the east sides chain.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Great dinner experience and amazing server!

★★★★
October 22, 2024

Delish!

★★★★
October 22, 2024

Alana, was super nice and helpful, I would definitely come here again. The manager was also nice to check up on us as well. Alana was quick and ready and very kind

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Andrijana was great not long of a wait also for the food service was also great will definitely come back here.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Laura is our girl!! She is an excellent waitress. Parking: Oshawa Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Went out to east sides with the family for dinner. Andrijana was amazing would recommend! Food : 5/5

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Really enjoyed my time here, had a great time and good experience- no wait time and Laura was an amazing server! Thanks again :)

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

laura was amazing, great service and yummy food (:

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Grace was a great server we had. She was fast very polite and kind. Food was great also!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

We had a fantastic meal and amazing service from Amy and staff at the Oshawa location. We will be back! Thank you for a wonderful evening!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Our server Laura was amazing, she was quick and attentive and has a great demeanour. Food was delicious too!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Very kind and friendly staff, would definitely dine in next time!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Great friendly place, I d eat here again!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Mark is am

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Great service!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Nice service...Leah was exceptional...will be coming back for sure

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

They had a dinner for 2 special which was very affordable.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Takeout is always fast and great, the staff (Mark) is super nice! Would recommend

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Leah was an excellent waitress

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Sheridan was great, as well as the food! Parking: Lots of parking Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

And the family enjoyed another great Italian feast at East Side Marios. Thanks to Sheridan, our server! Cheers!!!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Dined in, clearly very busy but no lack of great service. A big thank you to our waitress Sheridan!

★★★★
October 22, 2024

Food was ok, our server Crystal was impeccable. She was fast, friendly, and anticipated what we needed before knew. So lovely with the kids and super personable.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

My family and myself enjoy coming here to this restaurant, and we love the customer service, today we had the pleasure to have Sheridan as our server. Thank you

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Server was great Sheridan!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Great service!!! Parking: Ample parking Food : 4/5 |

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Sheridan was the absolute best!

★★★★
October 22, 2024

Our server Makana was incredible! She was so hospitable and fun! She waited our amazingly!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

I had a wonderful time with Nathan as my server. He was super charismatic and personable. The food quality was great for the price and I cant wait to come back!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Eric was our server and he was amazing! The food was really good we got all you could eat soup salad and bread and it was delicious! I would definitely recommend visiting!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Today Eric served us lunch and he was extremely pleasant and brought our food out promptly. The food was delicious, the soup was hot and the bread was fresh! Overall we had a great time, and enjoyed our lunch!

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Food was great except the ceaser salad, everything we ordered was prepared well. Surprisingly, the pizza was awesome. The tomato soup was good too. Service was good.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Emma was wonderful. Was very good

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Parking: Lots of parking in the plaza. Food

★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Bland food but great service. The pasta hand no taste and was very bland.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Emma was great!

October 22, 2024

I would give less but you have to at least pick 1 star dont know what happened to this line of restaurants but food had taken a turn for the absolute worst the chicken parm was such a good meal and now its frozen chicken burger patties that are dry as sand paper it used to be my favorite dish but now I refuse to give my money to a place like this

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Kierah did a spectacular job with our family today!! Super kind always smiling and served us super quickly and tended to all our crazy requests with the biggest smile! Thank you again for making our experience a memorable one!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Had an amazing server, Alana who took great care of us and our special needs son.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food was done just right and service was very good. Parking: Right next to Eastside Marios Food : 5/5 |

September 22, 2024

Very bad

★★★
September 22, 2024

The food and service were great. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting and for me thats a deal breaker.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Went for dinner tonight and was pleased by how amazing the server was, Alana was respectful and overall a great server

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food was great server Alana was amazing

September 22, 2024

Absolutely disgusting. We ordered fettuccine and it wasnt cooked!!!! Ive given up on this place . Ive given them too many chances. Never again Food

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Alana was an amazing server! Food was brought out and she made sure to keep on top of it all!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Alana was incredible. Food was great. She kept our drinks full and many laughs were had all night long. Great service

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Really awesome service, food was great and the server grace is wonderful

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Kim was so polite and checked in every once in a while to assume everything was great!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food was amazing! 3.99 cocktails you cannot beat! My server Kim was super nice always checking on us! Will come here again

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

The chicken parm is great and Kim was an awesome server! Very quick and polite!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Marissa did a great job! She was extremely attentive and timely with all of our food and drinks and overall we had a great dining experience! The supervisor Hillary also ensured we had a welcoming experience and checked in with us and other tables. 10/10

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Our waitress, Emma, did a wonderful job making us feel welcome

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Emma was one of the best servers ever, attentive but didnt hover, super nice and quick, will return!!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Hilary was amazing

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Hilary was great!!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Excellent service and food!! Emma was great as a server and checked in on us regularly!! She was great!! Thanks again Food

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

5/5 food and service Sher was an amazing server and made my visit feel very welcoming and enjoyable Will most definitely come back 10/10 Will recommend

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food was amzing and service was phenomenal sher was very professional and a very good server was never late when we needed her :))) food came out very quick and was hot and perfect Food : 5/5

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Sheridan had great service and made us feel welcome.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food is great and fresh, Sheridan was amazing

★★★★
September 22, 2024

To me, East Side Marios stands out as one of the comfortable dining spots around. Today, I ordered the cheesy spinach dip and the chicken parmigiana, and both dishes were delightful. I opted to swap the tomato pasta with Alfredo for the chicken parm, but unfortunately, the Alfredo was a bit on the dry side. However, the portions were generous, and I was already quite full thanks to the complimentary bread and the all-you-can-eat soup and salad. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, made even better by the great service from our waitress, Sheridan. She was friendly, attentive, and ensured we had everything we needed throughout our meal. Overall, it was a satisfying experience, with only a minor hiccup in the pasta. Would definitely recommend for a hearty and enjoyable meal!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Great pizza :) great service from Sheridan :)

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

My server Sheridan was great!!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Sheridan is a lovely young lady. She is friendly. Service was fabulous Ty Food

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Sheridan was great

September 22, 2024

I ordered take out carbonara pasta and I don t recommend nobody taking that. It s not carbonara it s literally just bacon and pasta with butter, there s no cream in my pasta. My pasta is so dry not even a ounce of milk. It s just butter and bacon so disappointed

September 22, 2024

My husband and I were seated and then completely ignored for about 20 minutes. Servers were taking others payments, others orders and clearing off tables nearby. We tried to be patient. It didnt appear overly busy when we arrived....quite a few empty tables and seated right away. If someone had at least acknowledged us to let us know they would be with us shortly, it would have been appreciated.The server from our area never walked past our table so we couldnt get her attention. We eventually got up and walked out. Very unimpressed and disappointed.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Meg was an EXCELLENT server. Even though the restaurant was quite busy, the service staff were wonderful and doing their absolute best. Food was lovely as always, and I had a great time. Thank you for hosting my date :)

★★
September 22, 2024

I ordered 102.00 worth of take out tonight for 4 of us for my mom s 89th birthday. It was such a disappointment, especially for what she wanted which was just plain penne with arribiata sauce - only to be maybe 2 tbsp of sauce?..I ordered the chicken linguine amatriciana (sp) and it had NO chicken at all and was so dry as barely no sauce too. The only good was the bread and salads were ok. So disappointed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Hillary was such a great server. We really appreciated all her help with the kids birthday celebration.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Fantastic food and amazing service. Great for the whole family.

★★
September 22, 2024

I had high hopes, but was disappointed with the overall experience. The pizza quality (and the food of everyone in my party) was subpar, lacking the flavor and texture I expected. I was even more frustrated by the staffs unwillingness to make an accomodation to my order when I requested them. It felt like they werent interested in providing a tailored experience, which is essential in this industry. The service was mediocre at best, and while the atmosphere had potential, it couldn t make up for the lackluster food and service. I won t be returning anytime soon.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

I come here somewhat regularly for the lunch soup and bread deal. We came in today and it was pretty busy with a hockey tournament running at DelPark. We got seated and Nate took care of us today. We usually have a good experience and he was top notch. Even with how busy the restaurant was he made sure our soup and salads were full even before we asked. Super job!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Nathan was an amazing server for our U15 A Ancaster Avalanche team!! He was very friendly towards all of us. Thanks for all the bread and refills. Nathan can also dance! It was very funny and entertaining. He was great! He is very enthusiastic. Thanks, Nathan. - Ancaster Avalanche U15 A

August 22, 2024

Went for dinner here the other night here, restaurant told us they were short staffed understandably things took a little longer than normal. Took 15 mins to get seated while there were about 10-15 empty tables. Server didn t give us any bread had to ask 3 times, We Ordered spaghetti and meatballs. It started to take awhile as the manager came over to us and said he was understaffed and told us he had to make more pasta it s taking longer he said about 10 more mins or if we didn t wanna wait he would give us a different meal. We said we would wait no problem. As he walked away I got the smell and head rush like I smoked my first Belmont cigarette again for the first time. We waited 10 more minutes and the server came back and told us 10 more minutes, as we look over and Manager was enjoying a nice beer at the bar. Food eventually came and was mildly warm and wasn t good. Left hungry and unimpressed and $62 I wish I could only get back. Brutal experience and leadership won t be coming back here.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

I Came in for lunch I had the fettuccine Alfredo, it was great. Got to meet the new owner he was so nice. It was a pleasure to meet him. Service was great, I will definitely be back again soon!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Excellent and cozy environment, great service. Parking: Excellent and close to the front doors. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Amazing service from Alana, our server, and Emma, the manager! So sweet, and accommodating. Food was great and service was above and beyond.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Maddie was a wonderful bartender who kept our drinks full and an upbeat atmosphere while Chelsea who was just as wonderful got our takeout order fast and kept it warm for us while we finished our drinks would recommend felt like family 10/10

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Great service!

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Nathan was great!!!

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Great atmosphere, Nathan our server made it even better! Will be back!

★★★★
August 22, 2024

Really great service. 10/10 for Erik

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Service was great! Alana was an excellent server. We will come back.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Today we went to this restaurant again and Alana attended our table. She was very friendly and we had a good experience therefore, I am changing my review and give them 4 stars. This is my review a year ago which I gave them 1 star: If you want to have your dinner on time, I suggest go there there and place your order around noon because you should not be surprised if it takes several hours for them to wondering around, talk to each other and whenever you complain and ask why your food is not there yet, they will tell you the kitchen is busy. If the kitchen is busy and overwhelmed, close the doors and do not accept new customers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Fabulous.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

We had fantastic service from Keirah C. She has a wonderful attitude, she is very attentive and just overall great!

★★★★
August 22, 2024

It has been a while since coming back to your restaurant because of previous poor service. Tonight our waitress was Leah and she did a great job. She was prompt with getting our meals, returned to ensure we had everything we wanted and that our food et with our satisfaction. Because of her attentiveness I will be recommending your restaurant.

★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

The soups tasted like can soups The pizza is too expensive for his quality Food

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

The service was very good. Thank you Alana. Parking: There s plenty of parking Kid-friendliness: $2 kid s meal on Tuesday is the best.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Every staff member greeted us so warmly and went above and beyond to make our dinner experience great. Excellent customer service!! Thank you to Alana for being our server this evening. Kid-friendliness: The hostess ensured we had a high chair and kids menu/crayons, kid friendly cups with lids was a god send

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Emma was amazing! She went above regular customer service.. fast, efficient, and kind! Will be back for sure!:)

★★★★
August 22, 2024

Service was great! Our server was Alana, she was attentive and quick to bring us all of our food and anything we requested (lots of bread and salad).

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Alana was superb. Very friendly and attentive

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Alana was very kind ! Thank you for the great service !

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Service was super with our server, Nicole. Super friendly and attentive. Kid-friendliness: Go on $2.00 Tuesdays. Where with an adult dinner 20.00 or over, one childs dinner is only 2.00. Such a great deal Food : 4/5 |

July 22, 2024

Disappointed. The lettuce was mushy in all the salads (group of 6+), salads were barely dressed, and they were out of bread (was at dinner on a friday night but not busy - we now know why). They ended up bringing bread mid meal and it wasnt even fully cooked and was served without butter. Salad was served at same time as the meals , which was fine because it was not edible but made the wait long. Quality of the food was extremely low and not worth the price you pay.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Food s good, weird layout with the booths raised up in the middle of the restaurant by the bar.

★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Salad is wilty lettuce both cezar and garden dont recommend it the ravioli soup is delicious both our meal and soup and salad came at the same time

Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Waited 20 minutes to be seated in the lobby when the restaurant was mostly empty. Waited another 20 mins for someone to come talk to us. If youre understaffed, let people know you wont be able to provide service for x amount of time.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

I enjoy this location. Good food, and it s a nice environment.

Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Came here tonight and got penne with red sauce and there was mold in it, I also got the violet lemonade and there was dish soap in it. I could taste it. The service wasnt too bad but they lied about the mold.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Had an amazing experience last night! Our server Carlos, was on top of everything and made sure we felt super comfortable! We really enjoyed the robot going around, it gave us a good laugh! We will be back for sure!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

I like the bread

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Marissa was amazing! Best server ever.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

My daughter loves East Side Marios so weve been several times but this was our first time at this location and this has been the best experience by far! Our server, Michela was amazing! She was very attentive and really went out of her way to accommodate each of our requests. She always checked in and was super honest in providing her opinion! She deserves 10 stars!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Outstanding service from Carlos tonight! What a fabulous experience! He was friendly, efficient and attentive. The manager came to check in on us which is honestly such a nice touch. He was extremely personable but unfortunately I missed his name. Food was hot and flavourful. The Thursday two can eat for $50 was a great value. Excellent job ESM! We will be back soon!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

I have been eating at East Side Marios for years and years, and I have never had a bad experience!! Between the kindness and awareness of the staff, to the timely service of delicious food, I will continue to go here over and over again! - HeliosTheSun

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

First time and it was amazing! Food was great, atmosphere comfortable, and service was perfect. Thanks Marissa!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

My lovely girlfriend and I s experience on the night of July 13th was phenomenal!! Ms. Hodge embodies every aspect of professionalism. She went above and beyond for us. She would make us feel taken care of at all times. Asking if we re enjoying our meals, needed anything else, making very delicious recommendations when it came to the cuisine. Best of all she always had a smile on her face during the process. She is also very personable in her interactions with customers. You are very lucky to have such a hard working young woman working on the front line. She is an excellent representation of what customer service should be. I look forward to future visits at this location all thanks to Ms. Hodge.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Erik has been serving us for years. Always happy, upbeat and personable. Thanks again for the top notch service Erik!

★★★★
July 22, 2024

Eric our waiter was very attentive and quick Wheelchair accessibility: I dont think the door button works Food : 3/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Last minute decision to eat out...needed a pasta fix...and East Side Marios did not disappoint.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

This East Side Mario s is the best. The staff are super friendly and tend to the customers needs in a timely manner. Erik Lilly has always been a top notch server. Parking: Plenty of parking spots Kid-friendliness: All the servers, especially Erik Liley, are extremely kind and friendly to the children that frequent this establishment Wheelchair accessibility: Extremely wheelchair friendly.

Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Up here in Ottawa away from all the new owners....on our tables 12th loaf of bread... says alot

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Service and food was great! Hilary was awesome!

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Came here for a patio party with 94.9 the Rock, and everything was fantastic. The music, the people, the food and the service were all 10/10. Will definitely be back soon! Food

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Such an amazing place to come with your family for great food! The servers and hosts are so kind and management is amazing! Definitely recommend if you re looking for 10/10 experience!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Good deals, yummy american Italian food, servers where nice, quite empty mid day

★★
June 22, 2024

We don t normally complain about our experiences but had to share this so hopefully it would improve for other patrons. We visited the Harmony Road location in Oshawa June 2/24. Comment on the lack of freshness with the salads. The garden salad- croutons were soft, lettuce was mushy- not fresh and the dressing had no flavour. Tasted like just oil. I thought it was maybe just mine but my husbands was the same. My husband tried my sons - he had Caesar and lettuce was same. My husband had soup salad and bread. The waitress came back 1 time for anything so we had bread. That was it. No return for salad or soup which he would have had more soup. No refills on drinks. And when we were done it was just need your bills - no place to say well actually we would like some refills or at least the soup as it was all you can eat item. Just disappointing experience today. If it had been so busy and no servers I would have understood but there were lots of people serving and it wasn t at capacity. The hot food dishes we had were very good though. Hopefully just a 1 off experience. :)

★★★★
June 22, 2024

Had a great experience at this location but was not impressed by the tired arugula on the focaccia. Pasta and dessert were delicious. Friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Nate is the best server I have ever had, fantastic attitude, great energy, overall definitely the best experience I have ever had at a restaurant. Highly recommend going here, especially on the weekend!

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

The unlimited garlic bread and Caesar salad is enough reason to go here

June 22, 2024

I had to ask for everything that should come normally. POP refill did not happen, 1 GARLIC bread for 3 people, did not get parmesan until my soup was cold & salad became warm , not to mention coffee was look warm or room temperature, we had to ask for another one which took another 10 minutes. Server was not friendly AT ALL.

June 22, 2024

My glass was dirty with fingerprints and lipstick. My meal tasted like a frozen dinner. The fruit flies enjoyed it though. No manager. Never never again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Great quick service, enjoyed my parents company, and delicious food.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Excellent service!!! My daughter enjoyed celebrating her birthday with her friends! Thank you

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

I was hoping to get wedding soup but it was sold out also my waiter after receiving our food from a kitchen helper or another waitress he never came back at all to ask us if we needed another drink. He only came back to give us or ask us if we wanted a bill . Maybe we werent important enough as I was an adult with a 12-year-old he was more focused on bigger tables.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Kids love the drinks.

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Took a while to sit with not very many customers in the place.l

May 22, 2024

Surrounded by dirty tables worst service ever and cold food. I come here often but may need to rethink next time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

nice

★★★★
May 22, 2024

amazing food and service! Thanks Crystal

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Crystal was an amazing server! Very kind and supportive!

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Food was okay, Briley was wonderful.

May 22, 2024

Hello, came here with my family tonight and very disappointed with the service. Cold soup, server very slow and not communicative. I understand being busy with lots of tables, but this wasnt the case tonight. Ive been at other locations where its been twice as busy and Im constantly asked if everythings okay and I need anything. This isnt the first time this has happened either, overall Im not sure will be coming back to this location.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Great service from Crystal

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Me and my husbands favorite spot! Will always recommend to close friends and family! Parking: Plenty of restaurant parking!

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Endless bread, soup and salad with great service

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Crystal was amazing

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

The food came out exactly as I wanted, and they were very good respecting the fact I have celiac disease. Crystal also gave amazing service and was so kind! Dietary restrictions: The restaurant had good gluten-free options, and were very helpful when I explained it was an allergy.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Go to place for my mom and I. Vegetarian options: Cheese cappelletti always is amazing Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Excellent service tonight! Our server Rebecca was super friendly. All the food came out in a timely manner and she never failed to offer refills. We ordered the chicken parm. Highly recommend!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

crystal amazing server, so nice

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Absolutely living coming here with my husband and 2 boys. Always great service and super kind staff!

★★
April 22, 2024

I was there Monday, April 1st with a couple of friends. We were sitting at the table that looked right into the kitchen. All the time we were there we could see the chef on his red phone. Constantly. We blame him for our long wait to get our food. Service from our server couldnt be better. But seeing what we did and the long wait we will not be back.

April 22, 2024

I have been going to East Side Marios in Toronto since 2015 and experience I had at this location yesterday evening was extremely disappointing. We were greeted in by a friendly female hostess who directed us to our booth and then came our waiter - he did not even try to hide the fact that he did not want to be there. I get it these are difficult times and I myself work in customer service realize we cant have a smile on our face at all times but come on. We ordered two different pastas with a Caesar and garden salad, told our waiter three times that no bacon at all in our Caesar salad due to religious reasons and he seemed to note it down. We started eating the salads when they came and after 4-5 bites my wife found a small piece of what appeared to be bacon in her salad. She pulled out the salad from bottom of bowl and there were more pieces of bacon. We tried to get attention of our waiter who appeared to be only one actually working the tables, he came over and just said why would he do that to me. He took the salad back and brought another Caesar salad from the kitchen, this time assuring it was all good. Waiter did not have any basic customer service skills, our mood for the night was already ruined and so we just paid our bill, packed our pastas and left. Not impressed and this dinner date mishap ruined our night, not to mention the effects of their complete disregard for someones dietary and religious restrictions. Dietary restrictions: They put bacon in our salad after us telling our waiter minimum 3 times we dont eat bacon, complete disregard for someones religious beliefs and dietary restrictions

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Briane is great!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Everything was amazing!! The robot is so cool!! Great friendly place to bring your children

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Everytime I come here the food is good and the staff are friendly!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Our server Crystal was amazing!

★★★★
April 22, 2024

Crystal was great! Parking: Convenience Food : 4/5 |

★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Went here for the first time and it was pretty much what i expected, a fast food equivalent of pasta places. The food wasnt bad especially for what we paid but if im craving some good pasta this place isnt a consideration. The staff were friendly and attentive

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Crystal was so lovely and great at her job! Would come back and hope to have her again! Thanks for a great lunch!!

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Alana was the best server, knowledgeable and kind, made our evening!

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Crystal provided professional and superb service.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Crystal was an incredible server

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Briley our server was great and friendly As we were having dinner we actually saw the Manager sweeping and helping out. This Eastside Marios visit was great! Thank You all.

April 22, 2024

Worst Eastside Mario s I ve ever been to. The service is slow. The food is not as good as other locations, and in general, I would just avoid it.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Crysta was superb I made a new friend and my life has been changed. This is the best restaurant ever.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Server went above and beyond making my dinner top notch! Parking: Taunton Rd in Oshawa Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Food is delisious Atmosphere is cosy ans warm feel like home but the best thing is the service , Nathan is an amazing young man super respobsible polite with smile , i watched this water and he act like he is the owner following with his tables in a sharp eye to cover all needs , waters like Nathan are the dimonds that make the restaurant shine , thank you Nathan and thank you Mike the manager he is one kind of honest hard worker men did meet . Parking: Safe and easy / free