Marcelo's restaurant - Cambridge

The food at this restaurant is made with pride and love. Many items on the menu are exceptional. The bread is fresh and the accompanying tapenade is delicious. The service is friendly and attentive to every detail.

My husband and I visited Marcelo's Restaurant for the first time and were very pleasantly surprised. Firstly, don't let the location (next to Apple Auto Glass on Eagle St near Hespeler Rd.) scare you away as looks can be deceiving. Marcelo's is open for dinner and has a limited menu with a couple of daily specials resulting in fine attention to details. Let me say that we were more than pleased with our choice. From the fresh homemade bread and dipping sauce to the homemade pasta and sauces - the food was fantastic. The Caesar Salad to start was plentiful for the two of us. The Seafood pasta had large fresh shrimp, calamari and mussels and the homemade putenesca sauce was the best I have ever had. My husband chose the special Veal Parma was a large melt in your mouth serving. Desert was similar to a crepe with canolli stuffing with homemade raspberry sauce.The wine list was minimal and reasonably priced. The owners Marcelo and Rodi ensure that quality comes first. Our server Cora was great and her recommendations were spot on.The bill was very reasonable too. It is not a huge restaurant with about 20 tables but great things come in small packages. We can't wait to return as this will become a regular stop for great food and ambiance.

Had a business dinner here last week. Absolutely wonderful service and food quality was top notch. Really excellent specials, and the Italian Whiskey cocktail is very good. Steaks and pasta were sampled, osso bucco was great, and chicken cannelloni was as well.

I went hoping to have lamb but found out it was not Canadian lamb. Not a very good variety on the menu. Opted for gnocci? Not too impressed expensive dumplings. The bread and oil were very nice but the food is overpriced for what you are getting. Could have had steak somewhere else for that price. It was really rushed ... we arrived and had drinks quickly which was nice. When they dropped off the bread within 2 minutes the meal was there already. Never had time to enjoy the bread. We got water and the tap water was either served in a chlorinated washed glass or the water was highly chlorinated. Not something you would expect for fine dinning. Not sure I would go again. Not worth the money,

I've had the pleasure to visit Marcelos numerous times and it's been a fabulous experience every time!