Review: Marina's Restaurant

While we were waiting for our furniture and other possessions to arrive in Murfreesboro, we decided to check out a pizza place that we heard was “pretty good.” Marina’s is an Italian restaurant (as opposed to a pizzeria) on North Maple St. just off the downtown square.

Marina’s is located in an old building that has served as a restaurant since it was built in the early 20th century. The décor honors the age of the building and very little has been done to update it.

Our waitress, Sara, was very friendly and offered us some helpful information about the businesses on the square. She also told us that in her opinion, Marina’s has the best pizza in Murfreesboro. That sounded promising.

We ordered two pies, a cheese for the kids and a sausage and mushroom for the adults. The kids gave a big “thumbs up” on the cheese pizza. They ate the whole thing, so I didn’t get a chance to try it. However, I did get to try the sausage and mushroom pizza and it also gets a “thumbs up.”

Marina’s was very generous with the mushrooms, but not so much on the sausage. The crust was thin and very good, while the sauce was tasty and for a change there was enough of it.

Overall, our experience at Marina’s was very good. The service was top notch and on a scale of 1-10, the pizza gets a solid 7.