Jacks on Marion Restaurant

Dined there with my wife and daughter and can only give it a three at best.  Good points were the grilled pork tenderloin and the shrimp risotto. Pork had a tasty gravy with a nice selection of vegetables and a baked potato and my daughters shrimp were spiced well, although she said the risotto was too salty.  My wife's seafood pasta was thick (although the waitress said it was thin) and had just a few shrimp.

One major weakness is their lack of a robust beer selection.

We may return, but its not on our "A" list right now.

Went with a party of 4, and was cordially escorted to our table by the hostess, who also professionally addressed our drink order. When our server arrived with the drinks it turned out that one of our diners didn't like the selection, and the manager was very helpful, highly professional, took charge and exchanged it twice, before the person was satisfied. We were able to make our dinner selections. When they finally arrived the Seafood Platter had rice instead of the sweet potatoes ordered. After the meal I asked the server for a dessert menu, which was only forthcoming when after 10 minutes I went up to the bar where she was entering an other order for another party and asked for the menu which came 5 minutes later. This sort of mishap occurred again when ordering coffees where one of the persons received it and not the other.  

Overall the food was good, but the individual service was misdirected at best or amateuristc at worse.

As I had a longtime observing the operation of the staff, it appeared that they were being utilized in a rather arbitrary fashion with each server not having a clearly defined station. I may in the future stop in for a drink during dinner time to observe whether the situation has been resolved....

Michael P. Kerwin

Great Walnut Pear Candied Salad! Very friendly and attentive staff that check on you throughout your meal. The staff here, including Erika, are awesome, very friendly and outgoing.

You can tell they are trying to give this place a younger vibe, and I think it's great for this area.

The only suggestion I have for this place is that they include some more traditional bar menu items (like buffalo chicken wings), despite their good attempt at adding some class to this bar/restaurant.

Also worth noting is that they have a great outdoor seating area for midday or evening people watching.