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Marlena Long Beach
Cozy Mediterranean fare with a wood-fired oven, seasonal flavors, and warm service in Long Beach.
4.4
Mediterranean
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Cozy Mediterranean fare with a wood-fired oven, seasonal flavors, and warm service in Long Beach.
Located in Long Beach, Marlena Long Beach offers Mediterranean-inspired fare in a cozy, family-style setting. A wood-fired oven crafts pizzas, while a seasonal menu and locally sourced ingredients bring fresh flavors. The menu features seafood, pasta, and rotating favorites like Spanish octopus, agnolotti, halibut, and pork chop, plus a variety of pizzas and salads. Desserts such as burnt Basque cheesecake are popular, and the friendly staff helps create a welcoming dining experience.
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Artisanal pizzas made fresh in a wood-fired oven, with options like spicy salami and mushroom.
Rotating menu featuring locally sourced ingredients, such as Spanish octopus, agnolotti, and prime ribeye.
Curated selection of drinks including margaritas, wines, and seasonal beverages to complement your meal.
House-made desserts like apple cake with caramel ice cream and burnt basque cheesecake.
Accept reservations for special occasions and accommodate walk-ins with minimal wait times.
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Overall rating
Robert Agar-Hutton
Lovely restaurant, friendly staff. Pizzas were good. Couldn't 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.
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.
MOE Saadi
Marlene Long Beach restaurant and bistro was a very nice experience. A mixture of modern authentic and real taste came on the table with a very nice collection of drinks.
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!
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.
