Mark's American Cuisine

Carl H.

Joined 6 months ago

Excellent food and service! The friendliness of the staff compliments the delicious meals. I love their selection of wine. A great place for a romantic date.

Doesn't Recommend

Cristina C.

Joined 11 months ago

Honestly, I was expecting much more from what I heard about. Not impressed at all. Just ok.Could be better nince the building is unique.

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Erin D.

Joined 1 year ago

Always a pleasure to dine here. We have dined at some of the best restaurants in the world and Mark's is right up there in rank. The service, the food and the atmosphere never disappoint.

Doesn't Recommend

Tom S.

Joined 1 year ago

More Bad than Good. I've been to Mark's several times, but not in the last 2 years. It's always been great, but maybe they are getting cocky and resting on their success because this visit was an extreme disappointment.

The Good - some side dishes and the dessert was delicious, food was at proper temperature

The Bad - My entree (Pork) was bland, service was slow (took almost 10 minutes before a waiter showed up after we were seated), the table was wobbly like a cheap diner, the waiter brought and opened the wrong $90 bottle of wine, the bus boy was untrained and on top of that, we were seated in a corner next to a large table of noisy people.

The Ugly - An altogether unpleasant and forgettable experience, but it is hard to forget after paying $200 for the privilege. We won't be going back.

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kelly h.

Joined 2 years ago

Love it. During my week of gastro-gluttony, I decided to spend a serious chunk of change at Mark's.

I started with the Lobster Bisque and it was full of lobster pieces and extremely rich and flavorful.

For my entree I went with the Chef's special: Half of a roasted Spiny Lobster tail, 2 large rock shrimp, a scallop and then popcorn shrimp strewn throughout.

It was delightful!

For dessert I ordered the in-house made truffles, and they too were decadent.

Even though I enjoyed my food, I seriously doubt that I will be returning. Why? Because although the food was very tasty, I really don't know that it was worth the price considering there are seafood restaurants that only serve seafood at nowhere near the price that Mark's is charging!

Doesn't Recommend

HonestNellie

Joined 2 years ago

Overpriced. I will not be returning to this restaurant. I visited Mark's with 4 girlfriends. We were all astounded by the prices so we were expecting quite a fabulous meal. My meal was sub standard. The meat was almost all fat and I should have sent it back. The waiter was somewhat arrogant at times. I give them an A+ on atmosphere, but the total package is not worth the effort.

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CasieLynn

Joined 2 years ago

Decent Dinner. I went here with my boyfriend for our anniversary dinner, and to tell you the truth, it wasn't as what I expected. It was nice, cozy and it is actually pretty cool the fact that the restaurant was an old church. but I was bit disappointed because the day that we went there for dinner, their choices on the menu were mostly seafood which my boyfriend does not eat. But other than that, our server was nice and funny and he did take care of us. It was just a little weird to me because I have been to many fine dinning in Houston and When they give out a steak or when they serve the food, they usually ask us if the meat is cooked the way how they want it before they leave, but they didn't at Mark's. It was not the greatest service I have ever had, but it was good enough.

Over all, our server was sweet, the food was good and we had a quiet and decent dinner.

Doesn't Recommend

Tinman10

Joined 3 years ago

not impressed. Took a date there last year for what was supposed to be a great meal at Houston's most romantic restaurant. we were seated near the kitchen door and had constant traffic by our table. Service was slow and not very attentive. Quite dissapointed.

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MikeS02

Joined 4 years ago

Great place, great meal. This was my first trip to Marks and it is my new favorite restaurant. The menu choices are unique and outstanding while the service was fast and efficient. We had several entrees and appetizers and each was prepared and served flawlessly. The wine list was impressive and was not priced too outrageously. I can not think of anything that was less than excellent about our experiences.

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ny2tx

Joined 3 years ago

houston's finest dining. After moving 3 years ago from NYC to Houston, we finally decided to try Mark's and now im so upset we waited so long!

The food,service and ambience is excellent. I can't think of one negative thing to say, just perfect.

We started with the oysters, foie gras, and scallops with soft shell crab. The apps were done to perfection with flavor and presentation.

We had chilian sea bass and kobe beef for dinner and it was amazing!!! The meat melted in your mouth and the fish was the best i have ever had.

Finally a restaurant I can proudly recommend to my friends who come from out of town.

Cant wait to go back!!!