Maria’s Mediterranean
“My favorites from here are Beef souvlaki, lemon potatoes, and their greek salad!”
“I highly recommend the grilled octopus on a bed of baby arugula and sun dried tomatoes.”
“Overall, Maria's food is a notch above Avli, it's neighbor and competitor.”
Maria’s Mediterranean
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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The most friendly staff everrrr. Our workplace ordered delivery from Maria's and the lady who took our phone call was SO charming. It was a great delivery phone-call experience haha.
On top of that, the food here is banginggg. We got the meat platter for 4. It was HUGE! We couldn't finish it and it was 5 of us. The meat platter had bifteki (ground meat patty), pork chops, grilled chicken breast, beef, and sausage, including pita bread and tzatiki sauce. We also got the Greek salad, vegetable rice, steamed vegetables, and lemon potatoes. Everything was on point. Best Greek food in Queens!
I would have given it 4 stars but the service was lacking. I honestly couldn't care what your face looks like as long as we don't have to constantly flag you down for service. Which is what we had to do to get any acknowledgement. The food on the other hand was great. I like my food flavored. Nothing is worse than me spending my hard earned money on bland food. The watermelon salad was good. The fried pita with 6dip is good for 6 people easily. The dips are delicious! That's a must have. The octopus was OK. I didn't hate it, nor love it. It needed to be a bit more tender. The lemon dressing on it was yummy. The grilled chicken is sooo delicious. Its pure Lemony goodness. The steak kabob was alright, the chicken stole the show in my opinion. The seafood with orzo was good. It had a nice bite and kick to it. A bit too fishy for my personal taste, but if you like that you'll love it because it really is good. Be prepared to wait for your food tho, because it took a while for our food to come out. The grilled chicken and pita dip sampler are a must have when you go.
Absolutely loved their food here. This is a nice ambient restaurant to take a date or to bring a group to experience a great Mediterranean/ Greek dinner. I came here to try the food since I bought a restaurant certificate of $25 and it was totally worth it.
For starters we ordered Maria's Oyster and the Dips and chips. They also give you a small complimentary plate of olives and some toasted pita bread. The oysters were topped with a creamy spinach sauce which was amazing. It came in a count of 6. The Dips and chips consisted of 6 different Dips which included tahini dip, yogurt dill cilantro dip, potato dip, caviar dip, olive oil feta cheese dip, and a dip with some veges. I may be a little off but that's the best to my memory of how the Dips were. My favorite one was the yogurt dill dip, caviar dip, and the feta olive oil dip. The chips were basically fried pita which was nice and crisp. This appetizer is definately one to share with a group.
For the main entree, we ordered the seafood sampler. It was actually an appetizer but it was great as an entree for 2. This was a combination of shrimp and calamari. They had 2 skewers of grilled shrimp in which each skewer had 2 jumbo shrimps. They had 4 breaded fried jumbo shrimps as well. The Calamari was grilled and they had the other fried. It was accompanied by marinara and tartar sauce. The grilled calamari and shrimp both were the better of the 2 choices of each. They had a grilled charcoal flavor and had a nice texture.
I was really looking forward for dessert, but I was stuffed. In conclusion, I do recommend this restaurant for their friendly service, atmosphere, and food of course! My bill came out to be about $40 after the $25 credit. Totally a steal! Oh, did I mention, get a free glass of wine by checking in with Yelp!
Finally made it here the other night. Cozy little restaurant, seems like it would be a great place to go with the family. It had its pros and cons here, I think the food may be better here than Avli, however the prices at Avli are better.
The waitress was hit or miss. There was a table of 6 which she definitely catered too and neglected other tables due to it. She wasnt terrible, but tracking her down was sometimes a pain.
The sell Tzaiki as an appetizer for about $5..now if you order this I would think it comes with pita. Even though they give you complimentary pita with olives in olive oil, they should replenish your pita bread if your ordering this big dish of Tzaiki. Anywho, it was really good though, alot but good. One of the better Tzaiki's that I have had in the Queens area.
The fried calamari is so fresh! Its hard to find a good restaurant with such fresh calamari, especially one thats not on the water. It was seasoned well and just melted in your mouth.
I ordered the chicken souvlaki with vegetable rice and my boyfriend ordered the pork chops. Both good meals, very tasty, seasoned and cooked just right.
Overall a good time here, and I would definitely recommend this place for someone whose looking for a good greek cuisine.
Came here with a few friends.. Ordered two appetizers (oysters and calamari). Also decided to try to meat platter for two – that was probably enough for four! plus we took it to go and ate it the next day for lunch. Some of the meats were juicy and some were dry, but it was definitely a lot for even 4 people and definitely worth the money. The Pita and everything else was pretty good and the waiters were very nice! I would definitely come back to try other menu items.
Must try Maria's oysters. I should've ordered it as a meal. When we got to this place the outside makes the restaurant look small but once you walk in the restaurant is very spacious and not crowded at all. Staff was ok. But we had to ask for things like knives and sauces at least twice. Food was good. The platter for 2 was very filling. The fish we ordered was a tad salty tho. Overall I liked the environment and will come back to try other items on the menu as well as ordering Maria's oyster again.
I Bookmarked Maria's because of their seafood options and kept it in my back pocket. Dishes looked mouthwatering and that instantly drew me in- and since I was in the area, I went for it. Maria's gives off a cute welcoming exterior. Interior design, on the other hand is, basic with a sizable bar.
Hospitality was at a high at Maria's and we were immediately greeted and seated. Within 2 minutes, pita and olives were brought to the table and I certainly, did not have our server take the pita back. Our server was very attentive in the whole process, and never skipped a beat. Loved it! Nothing worse than hunting down your server continuously.
I went for something out of my Martini spectrum (because hey…. I'm in Greece) and settled for a tropical/Ouzo cocktail that was different for my palate, but nonetheless all right. Menu was popping with an enormous selection of seafood and lamb dishes that made it hard for me to make up my mind. We started with Grilled Octopus, that was tasty- though, massive for my liking (it quickly turned me off). My Garlic Scallop and Shrimp were nicely done, but I also devoured Mr. Man's Lamb Kabobs, which were beautifully grilled.
While Maria's Mediterranean offers a wide array of traditional Greek food, it is in fact, wholesome and tasty. But, please accept my apologies…. I too, use another restaurant- a favorite of mine, as my base test for other Greek restaurants…and my Grilled Octopus was just grotesque.
Bayside is turning up its restaurant heat… Watch out.
The gold standard for Greek food in NYC remains Taverna Kyclades in Astoria. Hands down. I use it as my litmus test. However, it's not easy to get a table there and the location is not convenient for us.
When visiting my in-laws in Bayside, we often choose greek cuisine. We used to dine exclusively at Avli, due to the Yelp ratings. However, today, we decided to change it up, so we went to Maria's. Such a great decision.
Let. Me. Tell. You. about two items that blew me away:
1) Maria's Oysters: I have never put anything in my mouth that tasted remotely like these. Pure decadence, flavor and delight. Blown away part 1.
2) Lemon Potatoes: Hot damn. These are the best greek potatoes in NYC… *Better* than Taverna Kyclades'. They are thick, browned on the outside, warm and luscious on the inside with the perfect dose of lemon.
The other food was good (i.e. horiatiki salad, antipasto sampler, baked clams, stuffed sole…) but still not at the level of Kyclades.
There was one true disappointment – the Galactoboureko dessert. All 5 of us thought it was pretty bad, as it's a family favorite (one of those dishes we order in the heat of a political discussion – because we all melt and agree that we can agree on our love for this). They serve it in triangles instead of cut from a pan – so the ratio of bread to custard is off… there is WAY too much phyllo. Taverna Kyclades gives it to you on the house each time you eat there and it is perfectly divine! Even Avli's galactoboureko, which is down the street from Maria's, is much better.
Overall, Maria's food is a notch above Avli, it's neighbor and competitor. However, the galactoboureko at Avli comes about ahead. Why not dine at Maria's and head to Avli for dessert?