Marco Bar & Grill

After walking the length of the Ste Anne boardwalk on a recent sunny day, we chose Marco’s for lunch based on the nice patio (with about a third of the tables full — busy compared to other restaurants on the boardwalk) and the variety of sauces for mussels.
Off to a bad start right off the bat. It took some time for the waitress to come by with menus — this inattentiveness turned into a theme for our meal. To be fair, there was only one other waitress manning the tables when we first got there. But by halfway through our lunch, there were only two other occupied tables — no excuse for paying so little attention to us then. We weren’t being particularly demanding — we just wanted our order to be taken soon after we had closed our menus (I don’t think a 10 minute wait is acceptable), and for her to notice when we had finished a beer and offer another one.
Food wasn’t bad at all — decent portion sizes — but it would help if the right thing was brought out (twice the wrong item was brought out, both times after having had a discussion with the waitress about the items in question so I’d think she would have remembered). The all dressed pizza had a crust that was doughy and on the thick side, not my preference but it was decently tasty otherwise. The spicy sausage pasta was ok– it was quite a large dish, but something that you could easily make at home. The ravioli with rosé sauce was pretty decent. My mussels with Pernod sauce was good (though there were lots of mussels with the beards still on them) — it was a creamy sauce and the Pernod dissipated nicely into it. Only wish it came with some bread to sop up the sauce!
Overall, the poor service outweighed the food and ambiance — perhaps it would be different on another day, but I’m not sure I’m willing to give it another chance.

Worst dinning experience. I waited 30 min for my salad to arrive and when it did their was hair in it. Once I finally got the waitresses attention and told her, she apologized and didn’t even offer to bring another. Then I waited another 45 min until my main course finally arrived. It was nothing special, then when we asked for the bill we noticed they still charged for the salad!

The construction on the main street is finished for now (they paved over the street), so there is usually no problems finding parking close by.
About the resto– it is quite cold in the dining room! Try to sit in the booths that are close to the bar for maximum warmth.