Marathon Grill
(215) 569-3278
121 S 16th St
Philadelphia,
PA
19102
39.9503
-75.1673
Neighborhoods: Center City, Center City West
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LizinNJ
January 31, 2009
From the moment I walked into Marathon Grill, the disgruntled attitude of the hostess should have convinced me to walk right back out. As this was my first time there, I decided to give it a shot anyway. After waiting 20 min's for a table, I was finally seated in a table that was not only incredibly small and awkward even for 2, but it was also clearly in the path of incoming diners and wait staff. My waiter wasn't exactly rude, but he clearly either despises his job or simply doesn't care. It took approximately 10 min's to place my order. My coffee was brought out about 5 minutes later missing the sugar I had asked for and with no napkins or utensils available. After asking for a spoon, I was finally brought a napkin and fork, but no spoon. My boyfriend and I both ordered omelets and a stack of pancakes to share. I could have easily gotten the same quality omelet at Denny's for half the price. The waiter helped to overcrowd the table even more by bringing two plates with 1 1/2 pancakes each (we had asked to share them--he took it as we needed it literally split in half). My side of turkey sausage was barely edible, even after sawing at it to cut it into pieces. I could have spent $1 at the grocery store and gotten better turkey sausage. The quality of bacon at Burger King far exceeds the quality of the bacon at Marathon Grill. When I finally caught the waiters attention to ask for a coffee refill, he proceeded to take my half full cup, took it away for about 5 min's and finally brought it back having simply added a little additional coffee with his hands around the rim of the mug. (who does that??) In summary, rude hostess + inattentive and unintelligent wait staff + below average food = Worst Brunch I've ever had at almost $50 for 2. I hightly recommend skipping Marathon Grill and heading right over to Famous 4th St Deli where the food is perfectly priced and always exceeds expectations.
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Anonymous
December 04, 2008
The food is consistently good at the Marathon restaurants. I like this location on weekends. Their sandwiches and salads are good; it's a great place to take a break from shopping on Rittenhouse Square.
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November 18, 2008
Im a office manager of a doctors office and we have drug reps come in and bring lunch for the office. We had a rep bring in marathon grill its was great, they brought sandwiches and salads. The sandwich trays had all different varietys. My favorite was the grilled veggie and fresh mozzarella. I would definitely use them for catering.
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