Marinades Pizza Bistro

Reviews

• Tiffany W.

  star star star star star 12 June 2026

  Wow! What a gem!
  
  We were up in Rockford for the Kick Off Summer Celebration and needed some dinner after some beers. I will be totally honest, we tried to go to Romona's Table first, but they already closed at 9pm... thought it would be a good idea for them to be open later for the celebration but hey I am not them so I don't know what they think is best.
  
  Anyway, we walked over to Marindes about 20 minutes before they close, which I am always hesitant to walk in somewhere before they close, but they were more than willing to serve us.
  
  A few young kids were working but honestly some of the nicest most attentive service I have encountered. Even after being there a long day, they were super open to conversing with us and sharing their knowledge as we asked them a lot about the wood fire pizza.
  
  This was an awesome experience and their pizzas were just phenomenal too. I order a personally smoked gouda on their gluten free option and who I was with ordered the personal size while mushroom. Gluten free is hard to come buy, so I am glad they had it and I didn't just have to order a salad. It was fun to watch them bake in the wood fire oven.
  
  We both loved our pizzas and can't wait to come back. Next time I totally want to sit outside!

• Jeff A.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 5 June 2026

  Walked in and sat there for around 10 minutes without any acknowledgement while we saw the waitress walking around the back texting.

• Tricia M.

  star star star star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  The food is very delicious but the portion sizes seem to be shrinking. The last two times I ate here it was such a long wait. There were only maybe two other tables waiting. I don't know why there is always such a long wait on the food here. It seems to be at least close to an hour every time even if its not busy.

• Renee J.

  star star star star star 27 May 2026

  If there were 6 stars available I would have chose it.  Awesome food. Started with cheese bread with creamy dill spread, then seafood chowder. .. one of the tastiest chowders ever tasted. Classic Caesar with homemade dressing did not disapoint. We tried 2 personal pizzas, the wild mushroom with alfredo was really unique, and awesome. My chicken pesto had so many complimenting flavors to savor and enjoy. We ordered the crabby shrimp take away,  which I thought was slightly better than the other 2. I don't think they know how to make anything less than devine. Did I mention the surprise Saturday special, $7 bottle if wine, regular  $24.

• Tammi N.

  star star star star star 21 May 2026

  Stopped by here after spending a morning at the park with my extended family. We're from out of town and the kids (and a few adults) were jonesing for pizza. Incredible food and exemplary service! TeeJ took fantastic care of our party of 9 (including 4 small children), remembered our orders without writing them down, brought out extra sausage for the kids, showed them how the wood stove worked, and just made our lunch experience great. The cheese bread is fantastic and the pizza is delicious- not thin crust but not too chewy either. Highly recommend.