Mercato Mio - State College

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   Sebastian

   Chicago1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 12 January 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Hotel Italian restaurant. Food isn’t great, ambience is definitely not great, but service was awesome
   

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   Michael

   Pittsburgh4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 8 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Food and service were excellent. Wish the parking was a little closer to the restaurant entrance.
   

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   marian

   Greater Boston5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent, especially the salad that we shared. They even brought out two plates for us to serve ourselves from. It was an unusual combination of spring mix with cooked butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, dried cranberries, and croutons, with a delicate vinaigrette. The shrimp with pasta and Mediterranean salmon entrees were both very good. We tried two of their specialty bourbon cocktails, and enjoyed both of them. We satin a cozy corner couch-style table, which was comfortable and more intimate. We ate at 6:00, and there were only a few tables occupied. I hope that they have more customers later in the evening. It seems to be a hidden treasure. You should try it!
   

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   Mark VIP

   Washington DC4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great space, nice food options, Including gluten free, and good service.
   

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   Amy

   West Virginia1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 12 September 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 1

   The food was terrible and definitely would not recommend. This restaurant is inside the Hilton, which was not mentioned on Trip Advisor. We paid $200 for 4 people to eat; disappointed to say the least.
   

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   Valentina

   Pittsburgh2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 24 August 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   I have never written a review before. Picked this restaurant since moving son into PSU and wanted a reservation to be able to get on the road. The poor review is secondary to the food quality - actually worse food experience we have ever had. Appetizer and salads were good. We ordered 2 rigatoni dishes, 1 gnocchi and one spaghetti. The rigatoni "sauce" was what I would describe as beef Bouillion, and the meat was extremely tough. The cream sauce for the gnocchi had flavor but the gnocchi were hard and tasted so freezer burnt they were inedible, and the spaghetti sauce tasted like a can of tomatoes. We were starving from the move but truly could not eat the main dishes. We also ordered the carrots which were good but the brussels sprouts were very dry. The staff should have noted something when the plates were all returned relatively untouched. We did mention our concern of the quality of food to the waitress after we paid the 200+ bill (politely asking to pass the message on to the cooks so hopefully they are made aware ) and proceeded to get food elsewhere.
   

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   Cristina

   Washington DC3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 24 August 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Unfortunately the food was terrible, completely tasteless and the pasta (including the gnoqui) was overcooked, the sauce of the rigatoni was watery. The service was also lacking. Waitress was in a rush.
   

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   CarieM

   Greater Boston19 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 23 August 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   This is a hotel restaurant without a real kitchen and meals reflect that. With that in mind, on weekends when State College is jam packed, this could be a perfect retreat.
   

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   Jill VIP

   Nashville5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 4 August 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The meal i ordered was terrible, i took one bite and it was awful. I told the waiter, he apologized but still charged me for the meal.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 28 June 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    excellent in all ways. delicious chopped salad…best ever… amazing mushroom risotto and gnocchi will be ordered every time. presentation looked like a magazine photo. mmmmm…good!
    

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