Marine Ices

Me and my 3 friends went to Marine Ices by a recomendation whilst the decor isnt very posh or anything the food certainly makes up for it VALUE FOR MONEY and also damn good food so really you couldnt beat it and just across the road from the tube station so handy!! and you must have an icecream no matter how full you are EXCELLENT icecream and I had the gnocchi one bit of advice if you are getting the garlic bread as a starter share between two gorgeous but just too much for one person!!
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Sharon Hughes
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Good range of starters, superb pastas with plenty of flavour, good veal, excellent ice cream, service was friendly, only down side is the decor needs an overhaul.
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Sam
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 9
Monday, February 16, 2009

I went to Marine Ices for lunch with my sister, her toddler, and a friend for my birthday this year (we'd been to the zoo). They were very good about finding a high chair for the tot, and seated us for our reserved table fairly quickly. We were late for our table, actually, but they didn't give us a hard time.

I found the food delicious, and reasonably priced. The staff were a bit grim-faced- not really friendly, but efficient. The only thing I would really say is that the decor is fantastically charming and old-school, but seriously needs tidying up a bit. Having battered black and yellow plastic safety tape marking the edges of every step doesn't look nice. It'd be a shame to really overhaul the 30's ice cream parlour look of it, but they should have a bit of a clean up.

The clientel were mostly old people and families, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Helen - View all reviews by this user
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 8
Friday, November 21, 2008

Toilets are brand new,so perhaps the comment below was acted upon?

There are many children on a Saturday afternoon,but I found they were very well behaved (unlike Byron in Kensington)and obviously enjoyed the food .The food is Italian ,with top notch ingredients,executed simply and cooked fresh to order.The pasta is al dente;the pizza crisp;the veal tender;and the ice creams are easily the best in London.And all for a price you will simply not find anywhere in London for this level of quality.This is still family owned and run, unlike the plethora of "chains" up and down both sides of the street all the way past Camden market.

It is not fine dining,but a friendly and relaxed place where you can eat what you feel like from their menu and know that it is not microwaved;reconstituted;pre-cooked;portion-controlled rubbish.

And the espresso is excellent too.
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C.Elder
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I have been visiting Marine Ices as a 'regular' for 3 years now, as have half my family (it must be in the genes!). The coarse fennel sausages with lentil and tomato sauce are 100% genuine, unsurprising when you take into account the 75 years of practice!

Pizzas are vast (they overhang the plate!) and pasta portions are huge and fresh.

Join the queue at the ice cream counter behind the hoards of children for a proper (like they used to be) sundaes. Mmm!
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Megan Sant
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Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Monday, June 09, 2008

If you're eating to survive then indeed this place sells food! But if you're eating for enjoyment then I'd reccomend you starve!

Easy to get to and busy too, surprisingly. Cheap - yes, bland - horribly! Probably should have stayed to sample the ice cream but far too many kids running about the place and just have to leave as quickly as possible.
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Food 0 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 2
Friday, April 25, 2008

After reading quite good reviews i took my family there for lunch, pre-booked a table but waited ages at the door before getting acknowledged. Waited almost 45 minutes to get served food finally come another 40 minutes later.... I am from a Sicilian family and the food was ok, but one of the pizza was soggy (artichokes were from a can and the cheese was chewy) and to be honest in italy it would be thrown back into the kitchen (my inlaws run a pizzeria in Italy so i know what a good pizza should be like). The staff should try to smile a bit rather than seem like it is a chore to serve. I may have got them on a bad day according to other reviews or maybe the owner is relying on an old reputation to palm off poor service. The ice cream was good but not great. I would not return which is a shame as i love to support family businesses especially an Italian place.

IFor such a busy and 'popular' restaurant the owner should spend a few pounds on the interior especially the toilets...
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Antonio
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Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Thursday, April 17, 2008

Went to Marine Ices for my birthday....I remember going for Ice-Creams in the summer as a child! Really love this place!!!!
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Nadia
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, December 04, 2007

This place is a North London institution. My wife and I have been coming here since teenage years, Basic authentic Italian food but really well made, the pizza is light and crispy and the spaghetti & clams is delicious and generous. Much better than many overpriced hyped up Pizza places. The manager is here from the old school of friendly,polite and professional service, many other "top" restaurant managers should learn a thing or two from him.

Yes the place needs a bit of refurbishment but I think this adds to the laidback charm and happy vibes of the place. Before I forget, the ice creams are very good too! not many places left serving home made italian ice creams nowadays. Pistachio and Tiramisu flavours....yum
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Dezzydez
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, August 17, 2007

Excellent ice cream and good basic Italian food, with friendly, efficient service. The decor of this place is horrible and uncomfortable, being in desperate need of a refurbishement, but the atmosphere is good and if it is someone's birthday the staff will all sing and bring ice creams with sparklers in. This is definitely a family friendly restaurant although sometimes the screaming of children and babies reaches intolerable levels even for parents of slightly older children.
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GH
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Saturday, March 10, 2007