Marlena Long Beach - Long Beach (CA)

3 /5 Vicky Patila: I’ve heard many good things about this restaurant and I decided to visit. Ambience and service are good, but that’s as far as it goes. The margaritas were mediocre, definitely not spicy enough. The salad bitter, the prime ribeye was just ok, but I really enjoyed the Bianca bread. I would give it another chance for some pizza and wine though.

4 /5 Robert Agar-Hutton: Lovely restaurant, friendly staff. Pizzas were good. Couldnt recommend the Beef Tartare, not made how I am used to. Not bad, just different. We also had a salad which was OK but nothing special. Would go back, but would only have pizza.

5 /5 Sheeva Shahinfar: Wow wow wow. THIS place deserves all the attention & praise! I would dare to say it’s in the top 10 restaurants I’ve been to. From the moment we walked in, we loved the vibe, so cozy, warm, and family style. They have a wood fired oven where you can watch them make the pizzas. Service was outstanding, we were always attended to. I LOVE that they locally source all of their foods, everything was so delicious and fresh and someone even noted how happy he was that he ate so much food but didn’t feel bloated or gross. They also have a seasonal menu which is so fun! Our favorite dish was the yams with pistachios and favorite pizza was the spicy salami. The fig salad was amazing as well. We also got the cauliflower, prosciutto pizza, mushroom pizza, sage pasta, and radicchio salad. Dessert was the apple cake with caramel ice cream. Highly recommend and counting down the days until I can go back here!

3 /5 Diane Kinder: Had Mozarella Pizza and Arugala Salad. Really enjoyed the salad tho initially brought it to table w/ steak on side; I am vegetarian. Oops. Mozzarella pizza good tho not exceptional... lukewarm at arrival to table. Waitress nice enough but didnt see her after placing our order until she reappeared to see if we might want dessert. Was asked if I wanted a re-fill on my drink as I was paying for the meal. Super loud and tables very close together so be prepared to talk over the tables next to you unless perhaps you can secure a seat outside. Might go there again but only during slow hours... definitely not at peak times. A bit of a disappointment after having read the rave reviews. Tho my lunch company was great :)

5 /5 Kristinn Borgfjord: I’ve been coming here for special occasions and date nights for a few years and it’s an amazing place! I usually make a reservation but when I haven’t the wait wasn’t too long. I always get the Spanish Octopus, the agnolotti (which changes with the season, the sweet corn is my favorite), the halibut, and the pork chop (which is also changes throughout the year). I had the duck here which was also amazing. I also highly recommend the burnt basque cheese cake for dessert. I really like how their menu will change throughout the year too so there’s always something new to try each time I come here.