the marquis

service:  server nice server but can't say much as we only came for drinks. it felt like they took awhile to bring it though. atmosphere: felt very old world, new york, subway sort of feel. ages ranged from 25-70, very diverse crowd. . bottom line: we were waiting for our show to start so we headed here for a couple ofdrinksbefore heading over. this place looking so fancy, it only felt right to order a cocktail of some sort. i have to say, i wasn't a huge fan of my old fashioned, i've had better at..the keg. but the overall experience was alright, no real complaints.

go for the cheapdrinksnot for the food.. the title basically says it all. with highballs always costing $3.25 and a good ambiance this place is great for a few cheapdrinkswith friends. the food is nothing special but acceptable for munching. that said you're better off sticking with standard things like fries if you want to get something that tastes good.

a hole in the wall, or rather a door in the block. it caught my attention with a sign post of cheapdrinksspecials, a knee level sandwich board, and a rotating strobe light in red led. inside, a narrow space with a row of tables and booths on right and swivelling hightop seats by the bar on the left. the mirror at the back of the restaurant gives the illusion that the place is larger than it really is. no decorations, no conversation starters. just seats and shelves for bottles and drinks. be warned everyone here knows the food isn’t good, you come for the cheapdrinksand the $3.50 highballs. “white strawberry”. fruli and 1664 blanc. surprised that i could taste this much strawberry. stanley park beer on tap. “potato and cheddar perogies”. topped with spicy caramelized onions and green onions, and topped with sour cream. you can also add chorizo into the mix at cost. they were only slightly better than the frozen perogies you are too lazy to make yourself at home. though it all hones

the first and only time i tried this place with a friend was the worst experience ever!! firstly, the place seemed pretty busy with hardly enough servers to acknowledge your presence or seat you once you enter. my friend and i ended up seating ourselves and waiting some 15 minutes or so later just to get a menu!! when we finally managed to order something (in this casedrinksonly as it seemed impossible to wait again for anything else), we had to wait another 20 minutes for our order. to top it off, when the beers came the server ended up accidentally pouring my entire beer on the table which subsequently went all on my lap and was completely soaked!! she came back with a towel to help clean up mess and also for me to dry my clothes. she did profusely apologise for what happened of course but then offered to split my friend's drink between me and my friend and not charge the one she spilt on me?!! was sooo embarrassed and just completely taken aback (not to mention i could tell the server was clearly upset herself), that my friend and i ended up leaving without paying for anything!! such a huge disappointment to what could have been an overall great night! will not be going back!!

great time!. i went to the marquis recently with a group of friends and we had an awesome time. there was a dj keeping the atmosphere hyped up, the room is gorgeous, and thedrinkswere so cheap. $3 coronas=awesome! they even serve food all night. we got a bunch of $5 appies at like 1:30am and they were really tasty. i'll definitely be going back.

they need help!. i have been to this restaurant on several occasions and when it first opened it was hit or miss, then it did get a lot better. however, in the past few months it has taken a turn for the worse. the service has gotten a lot slower. my friends and i ordereddrinksand we saw the server put them through to the bar tender and he picked up the order, looked at it, and continued to talk to the people at the bar instead of making our drinks. the server was waiting at the bar for thedrinksas well. i was not impressed by this at all, and clearly the server wasn't either. the food was okay, we ordered a few different things. i ordered the burger, which i have ordered before and it was nowhere near as good as it once was. it was bland and tasteless, they must have changed the recipe. my friend ordered the seafood fettucini and it was also bland and tasteless. she has ordered it previously as well. we were very disappointed with the downturn of the marquis, it used to be great place to hang out, the staff were great,drinksand food were good. they have new staff, but they are not as personal and chatty as the others were. this could be a good and bad thing. many times i have gone in and it would be only one or two tables including myself. hopefully things pick up for them because at this rate it is not going well. i don't see them being open for very much longer.