Marbella Seafood Restaurant

We walked into this restaurant one weekday evening around 7:00 and although there seemed to be waitstaff toward the back no one came to greet us. There were no other patrons there either, so after 5 or 10 minutes we left. They don't seem to care a ... more

We walked into this restaurant one weekday evening around 7:00 and although there seemed to be waitstaff toward the back no one came to greet us. There were no other patrons there either, so after 5 or 10 minutes we left. They don't seem to care about customers. less

In a word, LOUSY! I tried Marbella's when it first opened and was "treated" to poor service and undercooked (as in still raw and cold) fish. I vowed not to return. After avoiding this place for over six months, in a moment of "oh, let's give t ... more

In a word, LOUSY! I tried Marbella's when it first opened and was "treated" to poor service and undercooked (as in still raw and cold) fish. I vowed not to return. After avoiding this place for over six months, in a moment of "oh, let's give them another chance" thinking (and against my first impression)I returned last week for dinner to give Marbella's another shot. Although there were many empty tables at 7:00 pm, service was excruciately slow. There are appeared to be only two wait persons for the whole place and those two appeared to stay in the kitchen as much as possible. This gives the customers plenty of time to look out over the "view" of the parking lot (the "mood" of this restaurant is modern strip center). My wife had a shimp dish and I had a breaded trout dish. For whatever reason, it took over 45 minutes to get the main entrees to us. THe wait seemed even longer because we never received the appetizer we ordered. When we finally did receive out food both dishes were lukewarm (like they had been sitting for a while)and tasteless. I tried to get our waiter to come back so I could get the food heated up, but he never returned. Another waitress finally came by after another nine minutes so that I could pay up and get the hell out. Needless to say, I will NOT return to this dining diaster. less

I regret to report that my experience at Marbella was not a good at best.The service was poor, my son's entree was warm at best.Other diners were experiencing the same.Normaly I would have brought this to the attention of the managment, but betwee ... more

I regret to report that my experience at Marbella was not a good at best.The service was poor, my son's entree was warm at best.Other diners were experiencing the same.Normaly I would have brought this to the attention of the managment, but between less than satisfactory service, and less than warm food, I decided to remove this from the list of restraurants we frequent.At my office the following monday I was talking with one of my associates she reported the same results that ruined what should have been a happy wedding anniversary.Rate this restaurant? At present I would not recommend. less