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    Marcelo's Bistro

    3.3 (12 reviews)
    ModerateNew American
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Italian salad with chicken
    Jessica V.

    And I'm back! Marcelo's Bistro is located inside the Florida Mall Hotel and Conference Center. While at a conference we had limited time and choices for lunch. I'm not a big fan of food courts, in general, so Marcelo's was a great option. The first day dining here I ordered the hummus wrap with sweet potato fries. It was a pressed sandwich stuffed with grilled veggies and savory hummus. The sweet potato fries were surprisingly waffle cut, lightly seasoned, and AMAZING. On the second day I ordered their special salad of the day with blackened salmon. The salmon was perfect, but the salad was over dressed, even after I ordered it with dressing on the side. Bummer, I know. We didn't go back to Marcelo's the third or fourth days because we had been running to get back to our conference on time. So if you're on a time crunch, I suggest dining elsewhere because even with an hour break, it was difficult for them to get our tables meals out.

    From the buffet: French toast was good. Syrup was warm. Corn beef hash was very salty
    Shawn S.

    Staying at the hotel for a conference and wanted to give this place a try. I chose the 17.95 buffet. Nothing special. Omlete and potatoes were bland. Variety is larger than some of the hotels I've been too with lots of fruit, salmon, and cheeses. Food was decent although the corn beef hash was really salty. Service was quick and friendly.

    Becky C.

    I am at a conference with an hour break. My husband was the first in for lunch and got a good seat. I order the Asian salad with chicken and an ice tea. It was amazing I couldn't even eat it all. My husband had the chicken salad sandwich on a croissant roll. It was good but I make my own at home with walnuts and grapes so nothing outstanding. They serve a chowder with tomato base and it was loaded with seafood. I've never seen anything like it. The top notch product we ordered today was the coke. Their tanks are stored in the cooler in the back so when it is served to the customer it burst in your mouth. I'm gonna try different restaurants in Orlando so I won't be eating here again. Not that the service and food wasn't good just don't like to eat twice st s place while traveling.

    Crispy Calamari with tomatoes, olives and Cajun remoulade

    Attended a conference at the hotel. I had eaten here before but my co-worker wanted to try it. I ordered Cioppino "Conch Style" and the Crispy Fried Calamari which came with olives, tomatoes and Cajun Remoulade. I normally like calamari, as long as it's fresh but this dish tasted like the calamari came frozen in a bag and fried. It was a pretty nice size appetizer, however and my co-worker liked it. The Cioppino was bland in flavor and honestly tasted like a canned tomato soup. The last time I ate there, the food was just ok. I won't be going back

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