Maria Restaurant 60 South Indiana Avenue, Englewood, FL 34223

"Cute little Mexican Restaurant, we went for breakfast and it was great. Breakfast burritos, breakfast quesadillas, however if you want just a standard American breakfast, you can get it. The coffee flowed easily, and you did not have to ask. It just kept coming will come back for sure."

"Tried it because other reviewers said it was good, but found out...it was not to our liking, due to...The taco salad being watery, (making the bottom of the bowl soggy). The gordidas were bland. We didn't get chips and salsa (so not sure if this place has complimentary chips and salsa, or not). Waitress was nice about it though, and appologized. Tried to make it right. Appreciated the effort."

"My MIL took us to this place today. We have been to some of the more expensive places around Englewood (The White Elephant, The SandBar, etc), but this one is super affordable and completely trumps ALL of them!! I’ll admit I was super skeptical looking at the extensive menu. I’m used to places “up selling” their food using colorful descriptions for each dish. There were many items on the menu that had no description at all. Our waitress was lovely and helped me make a decision based on her recommendation. Long story short, I got the fish tacos (again, no description but very reasonably priced), husband got the burger. I couldn’t believe the amount of deliciously seasoned fresh fish that I was blessed with!! Husband loved his burger. The owner, Maria, was wonderful and even came out to check on us, refilled our glasses, and offered me salsa and sour cream. This place is a MUST. Service was fast and extremely friendly, food was amazing. I could honestly go on all day about this restaurant but I’m just gonna stop typing so you can get in your car and go, go now!! What are you even waiting for??????"

"You know when you're hungry... and you actually know what you want, even craving for... perhaps because you saw it at 1:30am in the morning while scrolling through social media the night before? You know when you get EXACTLY what you wanted and walk away sated, with every bite as good as the first and last (the best bites of them all). Yeah, this was that. So I really wanted French Toast, and from the places I've been around here, I haven't been impressed at all. I didn't want to go to Denny's and although I love First Watch, I wasn't in the mood to drive it there. I checked out the local places online and the various reviews and found Maria Restaurant as one of the best rated and reviewed. Went there, saw many menu items I then wanted, and the plates that were being brought out to diners ALL looked delicious. Still craving French Toast, I went for what I came for. It didn't disappoint and not only that, but my server, Amber, was not only a happy face who made it pleasant to be there, but she brought my food out in under 2 minutes. I said, "Did someone change their mind on their order?" and she laughed and said, "That's just the way we roll here". I'm just going to leave a photo of what was served to me and let that do the rest of the review. Oh, and I've been back again and going again today, now to try the Chimichangas which many have recommended! PS - The price was right, the food was a lot and the coffee was excellent... extras all the way around and worthy of a good tip!"