Margaritas Mexican Restaurant & Watering Hole
Decorated with art and furnishings from Mexico, Margaritas Mexican Restaurant & Watering Hole offers guests authentic Mexican cuisine and "award-winning" margaritas. Appetizers include Mexican favorites like handmade fresh guacamole, chipotle chicken wings and nachos el deluxo--tortilla chips with melted cheese, mild red and green chilies over refried beans served with sour cream and guacamole. A variety of fresh salads, fajitas and grill selections, as well as other traditional favorites like enchiladas, burritos, chimichangas and tacos, also make up the restaurant's extensive menu. Vegetarian and "heart healthy" selections are available, as is a large and varied specialty drink list. Margaritas is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant & Watering Hole
350 Roberts St.
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-289-7212
margs.com
Marco Polo Restaurant
Located near Wickham Park, Marco Polo Restaurant offers a wide variety of Italian and other favorites on its extensive menu. Appetizers include clams on the half-shell--by the half-dozen or dozen, shrimp cocktail, Buffalo wings and zuppa di clams--baby clams sauteed with olive oil, white wine and marinara sauce. Entree selections include baked manicotti, eggplant parmigiana, mussels and clams pomodore, veal Florentine and New York sirloin pizzaiola, as well as a large selection of specialty pizzas, salads, soups, burgers, grinders and sandwiches. Takeout and delivery is available within a local area. Marco Polo Restaurant serves lunch, dinner and an elaborate Sunday brunch.
Marco Polo Restaurant
1250 Burnside Ave.
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-289-2704
marcopoloct.com
Capa di Roma
Owned by a local Italian family, Capa di Roma offers guests authentic Italian cuisine. Spaghetti marinara, angel hair carbonara, spinach ravioli, baked lasagna, penne a la vodka, veal piccata, chicken alfredo and shrimp fra diavalo are among the wide selection of freshly prepared Italian dishes available on the menu. Capa di Roma also offers a large selection of brick-oven, hand-tossed pizzas in four different sizes, as well as a variety of calzones and 12- or 16-inch giant grinder sandwiches. Takeout is available and gift certificates can be purchased on its website. Capa di Roma is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday.
Capa di Roma
358 Burnside Ave.
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-282-0298
capadiroma.com/italian-cuisine.html