Marco Polo Global Restaurant

This is a rather sprawling restaurant in downtown Salem with an extensive menu of Italian and Asian dishes. We were impressed with the food, as our expectations were exceeded for this family style restaurant. We visited on a week night, so they were not super busy. Service was very good. I had the seafood fettuccine that was wonderful; the seafood was cooked perfectly and was excellent considering that Salem is not on the coast. My partner had the stir fried asparagus, onions, carrots & garlic with shrimp that was cooked to perfection over brown rice that was cooked perfectly. The wine by the glass was reasonably priced and very good. We highly recommend this restaurant.

This restraunt is great with excellent customer service and really nice employees. They also have really diverse meal choices to go with their superior interior decorations.

My wife and I attended the Christmas buffet on Christmas Day. Restaurant was clean, comfortable, and the food was outstanding. Roast beef, turkey, several types of seafood, and many vegan any gluten-free options! This was our first time at Marco Polo, but we'll certainly be back.

Oh boy. I really wanted to like this place, but I think I will not be coming here again.
PROS:
great service, fast and friendly.
Lots of menu choices
Vegan and gluten free options, but also plenty of regular food too
Spacious dining room, also very quiet because of all the upholstered surfaces to muffle echoes
CONS:
Food was bland and greasy. I was served a cup of "cream of dill pickle" soup that reminded me of hot tartar sauce (yuck). Stuffed eggplant was a grease bomb...The Marco Polo Noodles were not crispy as described at all. The garlic green beans were good, but not enough to save the meal.

So go here if you need to accommodate special diets and like the old school ambience of this restaurant, but don't expect to be wowed by the food.

We could never tell what type of fare was served here driving by. Took a chance on evening and dropped in. Chinese food primarily. I found a dish I really enjoy, Singapore Noodles. Well prepared, served hot and a generous portion. The menu is very open, an the the term "global" really describes its attempt to appeal to a variety of diners. You can see the facility is dated, and in need of a restoration.