Mar's - Astoria

We were very fortunate to have had our wedding reception recently at Mar?s. It is our favorite neighborhood bar restaurant. We love the look and feel of the interior, and the superior food and beverage program. We?ve enjoyed many quiet dinners as acouple, group brunches with friends, and always walk away wanting to come back as soon as possible. When planning the weddingreception, Nur and the staff at Mar?s were incredibly helpful, supportive, and attentive to all of our questions and ideas. Nurhelped us in the months and weeks leading up to the wedding, diligently working to ensure everything would go as planned. Thereception was wildly successful. It was super organized, incredibly bountiful, and every last detail was carefully tended to.Every guest we talked to that night raved about the space and the professionalism of the staff. Mar?s truly made our dream cometrue, and we are forever grateful.

Very friendly staff. The interior has a worn out vibe. We came because we love ?? seafood and raw bar and are GF. main attraction was the deep fried items like fish and chips. VERY small portion of the fish and think it cost $27. The carrot ????cake was VERY dry. These folks have a simple menu. Wish they?d master it. Stay in Brooklyn or Manhattan for seafood ????! Thereare places that offer GF fish and chips and calamari at restaurants as an option and the restaurants are much better overall.

My absolute favorite speakeasy. Great mixologists! Amazing oysters! Delicious food

My wife and I came here for the first time for our anniversary. Reservations were for 2 at 6pm. First impression of the establishment was it had an old school vibe and decor, almost like a speakeasy. We started off with a LEATHER AND LACE drink, the server spritz with what looked like a perfume bottle. Wife was intrigued and really enjoyed the cocktail. I started offwith the TABLE BEER SAISON which was ok, im more of an IPA man but gave it a shot. For appetizers we began with the CHARREDBABY ROMAINE SALAD. It was ok, flavor was mild and I personally think the almonds should be slivered instead of whole. TheSTEAMED CLAMS were great. For the price I think 4 clams instead of 3 would be nice especially for sharing. My wife ordered theCROWD PLEASER which transported her to the Caribbean! For the mains we had the TSIPOURA Dorado fish which was delicious!!! Thecharred corn was incredible. I ordered the 5 boroughs summer ale on tap which did not taste fresh and was very flat. I thenordered the SINGLECUT 18 watt IPA which tasted like it was poured straight from the brewery which is not far away. We also hadthe STEAK FRIES.The steak Bavette cut which im not familiar with was cooked perfectly but was a very small portion. It camewith Sage fries which were ok. I would have preferred Steak fries. I'm not a fan of very thinly sliced fries with steak even ifthey are fresh. The sage did not make much of a flavor impact and seemed unnecessary but overall not bad. Lastly for dessert mywife had the MARS BAR which appropriately named was great. It was not overly sweet. She washed it down with a Saveiro Madeirawhich was an excellent pairing! I finished with the HONEY WALNUT CAKE. I think it could have been a bit warmer. The descriptiondoes say sweetened only with Honey but it was not sweet at all and was not crazy about it. Overall would return and would loveto try the rest of the menu.

Most of the bigger oysters were good and fresh but the octopus was chewy worst than a chewing gum and the wine wasn't that good,maybe because of happy hour?? Anyway won't be coming back