Mario E Mario - Beirut

By far one of the best Italian restaurants! Great location, amazing ambiance and Italian music, open cooking area just enjoyable! Best pizza ever, risotto shrimps with lemon not to ne missed, risotto mushrooms the best. Mushrooms sautée with lemon, among many other dishes that i tried. As for the lasagna i didn’t enjoy it really, it was chewy and overbaked, I’m a lasagna lover but this one wasn’t on my taste. The service is great and the stuff is so helpful and welcoming.

I would definitely recommend this place for dinner with loved ones. The setting is lively and spacious, and the service is excellent. The parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan) and linguine gamberi e bisque (linguini prawns) were very satisfying, and the portion was generous. We also tried the carpaccio di spigola (seabass carpaccio), which tasted good, though I’ve tried it elsewhere with fresher fish. The spaghetti alla carbonara was a bit disappointing, as it was too salty and lumpy. Overall, this place is worth returning to for its great location, beautiful ambiance, and good quality house wine.

Great Italian place Very friendly staff Amazing food

A cute Italian restaurant that gives you the vibe of Tuscany villages, food is good , the ambiance is really nice and authentic. Everyone was really sweet and welcoming except for the waiter who was serving us, he was very rude and unprofessional. From the moment we entered he started giving us weird looks, when we told him to help us and recommend us a dish he asked us if we like pesto or truffles and we told him no, then he told us to go to McDonald’s since we don’t eat these, it was so weird of him and gave us the impression that the menu doesn’t have many options to choose from(which is not the case since we have already skimmed through the menu , yet we disregarded his comment and proceeded. To add, i ordered with my food a soft drink, and he started making fun of it (and asked me if i want it ابو جمبو again i disregarded the comment and proceeded. Then my friend (she is vailed was holding the drinks menu, he SNATCHED it from her hands and told her these are alcoholic drinks stay away from them and went. It was my birthday so my friends and i where in a celebratory mood and didnt want to get in any arguments or so with him so we ignored his comments and rudeness but he made sure to ruin the mood by his nonsense comments, and for sure he ruined the surprise when the dessert came. I really feel like the restaurant should hire better and more professional waiters that can give a better impression of the place since it is really nice and classy.

Amazing atmosphere, food, servers and music! The portions are large and you can share. Great location….Idyllic. Cannot wait to return!