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April 3, 2017 · 40 Comments

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio

Food· Ohio Travel· Travel

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One of the best parts of traveling is getting to visit cool restaurants. Not having to do the dishes is a pretty good perk too. I got to eat at four great places for free in Marietta, Ohio while in town on a press trip.

Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio

I know that you’ll want to visit these restaurants too! This food is great, and I wouldn’t recommend them if I didn’t love the food.

Marietta Brewing Co.

The Marietta Brewing Co. is a super cool place where you can get an amazing burger. I know they have other delicious food because everyone at our table loved what they got. I got the Bacon & Beer Cheeseburger with onion rings. Yum. And just look at that bacon!

If I hadn’t gotten the burger, my second choice was the Mediterranean Stone Oven Pizza. It looked so good. Everything on the menu looked good actually, so I’m sure you won’t go wrong no matter what you order! Trust me. You don’t want to miss this place.

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio: Marietta Brewing Co.

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio: Marietta Brewing Co.

 

Spagna’s Italian Restaurant

If you are a fan of Italian food, (and who isn’t) you’ve got to visit Spagna’s Italian Restaurant in Marietta, Ohio. Once again, it was really hard to choose what to order because everything looked fabulous. We tried the shrimp scampi flatbread and the chicken Alfredo flatbread for an appetizer. They were both really good. I ordered the lasagna which came with a salad. The bleu cheese dressing was homemade, and it was amazing!

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio: Spagna's Italian Restaurant

Gun Room at The Lafayette Hotel

During this trip to Marietta, Ohio, I got to stay at The Lafayette Hotel, and you can read about that in my post about the hotel and Hidden Marietta. The Lafayette has a very good restaurant inside called Gun Room. You’ll notice the collection of long rifles in this room. They date from 1795-1885. You can read a brief history of the guns while you are there.

We had breakfast in the Gun Room the last day of my stay, and I ordered their french toast with pecan praline syrup and a side of bacon. It was so delicious! I need to figure out how to make that syrup. I could just drink it straight!

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio: Gun Room at the Lafayette Hotel

Busy Bee Restaurant

Busy Bee Restaurant first opened in 1944 as a mom and pop restaurant that was a local teen hangout, and it stayed the same for many years until 2016 when Larry Sloter bought the restaurant. Larry grew up in Marietta and graduated from college with a BA in marketing. During his college years, he worked in a restaurant. He spent six years in banking and five years as the president of a career college. When he found the Busy Bee was for sale, he knew he wanted to purchase it.

When Larry purchased the restaurant, he made several physical changes to the building, but the biggest changes came with the food. Larry gradually added more locally produced food to the menu. Now almost everything on the menu is made from scratch including the corned beef and pastrami. Busy Bee uses local meat and eggs. In addition to that, they use local produce when it is in season and add specials to the menu to accommodate the local growing season. I know I want to visit from May to June when strawberries are in season for some strawberry shortcake! Larry says to expect more local foods to be added to the menu.

Busy Bee was voted Reader’s Choice for Best Lunch Spot in the 2016 Marietta Times Reader’s Choice Awards. I need to go back for lunch since I only had breakfast there. But that breakfast was awesome! I love the fact that what I’m eating comes from someplace local and is made from scratch. They even make the ketchup from scratch. I definitely recommend that you eat either breakfast or lunch (they’re not open for dinner) at Busy Bee Restaurant when you visit Marietta.

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio: Busy Bee

4 Great Places to Eat in Marietta, Ohio: Busy Bee

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Comments

  1. robin masshole mommy says

    April 3, 2017 at 7:50 am

    If I ever find myself in Marietta, I know where I want to eat for sure. I will bookmark this in case I end up heading to that area.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 7:57 am

      Yes, they’re all worth it!

      Reply
  2. Alli Smith says

    April 3, 2017 at 7:53 am

    If I’m ever in Marietta, Ohio, I’ll definitely try all three restaurants. They all sound wonderful and the food looks amazing. The homemade bleu cheese dressing from the Italian place does sound good!

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 7:56 am

      It was excellent!

      Reply
  3. Franc Ramon says

    April 3, 2017 at 8:15 am

    I’m sold on the Bacon and Beer cheeseburger. It looks really tasty. I also would love the french toast especially for breakfast.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 8:19 am

      Those were awesome!

      Reply
  4. David Elliott says

    April 3, 2017 at 10:09 am

    Ok, now I am starving for breakfast. Thanks! Lol! Actually this food does look amazing. I love good food places and if I get the chance to go out sometime and go, I definitely will. Thank you for the great post.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 4, 2017 at 9:07 am

      Food posts always make me hungry! Thanks!

      Reply
  5. My Teen Guide says

    April 3, 2017 at 10:41 am

    If I get the opportunity to travel to Marietta, Ohio, I am going to make sure I visit each and every restaurant you’ve mentioned in this article. OMG, all the food look so delicious!

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 11:23 am

      It was! I hope you get to travel there!

      Reply
  6. Jeanette says

    April 3, 2017 at 11:16 am

    I love all the suggestions! I’m a little far from there myself but if I ever get out to Ohio again I will definitely be checking out some of these restaurants they look delicious.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 11:22 am

      They definitely are!

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  7. lisa says

    April 3, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    All of these dishes look amazing. If I ever find myself in Marietta, I will definitely have to check out all of these restaurants.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 1:07 pm

      For sure!

      Reply
  8. Sarah De Diego says

    April 3, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    The lasagna looks amazing and a family favorite. What big portions! Love the homemade beans.

    I’ve added these places to our list when we visit in December. Thanks for taking the guesswork out of where we’ll eat.

    Besos Sarah.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 1:07 pm

      You’ll love it!

      Reply
  9. Shirley Wood says

    April 3, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    I totally agree that one of the most fun things about traveling is visiting fun restaurants. I like to Pin them so I can refer back when we visit the area. These all look like fun place to eat.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      Thanks! It is awesome not having to cook too!

      Reply
  10. Ana John says

    April 3, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    I’ve added these places to our list when we visit someday. Thanks for taking the guesswork out of where we’ll eat.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      You’re welcome! I am sure you’ll enjoy them!

      Reply
  11. candy says

    April 3, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    It is always nice to eat free and great you found a restaurant that you enjoyed. All the pictures of your food looks delicious and your making me hungry.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 2:53 pm

      The food at all of the places was so good!

      Reply
  12. Jenn says

    April 3, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    Living in Michigan, we visit Ohio often. This is a great list of places to eat. I’m going to print it, and remember it for the next time we travel through.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 5:43 pm

      Awesome! You’ll have to visit.

      Reply
  13. Jenn @ EngineerMommy says

    April 3, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    I’ve never been to Marietta, but I actually have family here. I would love to dine at any one of these places the next time I visit. Thanks for the suggestions.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 5:44 pm

      You’ll have to ask them about those places too!

      Reply
  14. Jaime Nicole says

    April 3, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    Wow, that lasagna looks AMAZING! I’ve never been to Marietta but if that lasagna is as good as it looks, it’s worth the trip!

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 8:23 pm

      It definitely is worth the trip for the food!

      Reply
  15. Anita Anderson says

    April 3, 2017 at 9:37 pm

    All of these restaurant have delicious food. I would love to visit the Busy Bee and try that breakfast platter in the picture. Yummy.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 9:56 pm

      It was so good!

      Reply
  16. Lisa Favre says

    April 3, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    I have only ever been to Ohio once and it was to Columbus. I would love to visit again because all of your suggestions seem great!

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 3, 2017 at 9:55 pm

      Marietta is a great place to visit!

      Reply
  17. Destany says

    April 4, 2017 at 12:11 am

    They all sound great, but I think I’m drawn to that burger! It looks so good. Heck, it all looks good.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 4, 2017 at 9:05 am

      I am a burger girl for sure!

      Reply
  18. Paula Schuck says

    April 4, 2017 at 7:55 am

    If we ever make it out to Marietta, Ohio we will have to stop by and try these places. They look so good. That burger looks perfect.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 4, 2017 at 9:03 am

      It was!

      Reply
  19. Leigh Anne Borders says

    April 4, 2017 at 8:42 am

    I love finding unique places to eat and highlight, I am definitely adding these places to my bucket list They look amazing,

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 4, 2017 at 9:04 am

      They were all so good!

      Reply
  20. Chrishelle Ebner says

    April 4, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    You are very lucky to have such great restaurants in your town. My husband and I would have to check out the Brewing Co. We are always looking for a good burger.

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    • Christy Maurer says

      April 4, 2017 at 2:48 pm

      These are a couple of hours from me, but it was really a great trip with great food!

      Reply

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