I went here on a Saturday night. I was excited about this restaurant because of all of the great reviews on CitySearch, but to my dismay, my impression of Marla's was not a positive one and I will not be going back! The family who owns the place was sitting around on the back tables and if we wanted anything, we had to wave at them to come over. That was kind of uncomfortable! Honestly, I felt like I was bothering them or in there way....That's how they made you feel. Anyway, I ordered a glass of red Spanish wine and the wine was old, so I asked them if they could bring another glass of wine of a different kind of wine....this time Pinot Noir. They brought it and set it down and did not say a word, which I thought was odd. Normally, they would say I'm sorry about that or something. I tried the new wine, but it was the same old wine! So I told him that I dont want that wine because it's the same old wine. He said he would not do that to me. I know my wine, and yes, he did that to me. He even charged us for the wine, but we paid anyway. I was embarrassed for him. I am normally not one to ever complain at a restaurant, but this time I did because I thought it was outrageous.\r
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Not only did he bring me old wine, he brought me an old salad with no dressing on it. Normally, at Indian restaurants they will put a yogurt dressing on the salad atleast. I thought the sauces in the dishes were too heavy. One good thing I will say is the garlic Naan was very good with fresh herbs on it. \r
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I will not be going back to this place and I would not recommend it either. I expected a family-owned place to be much more friendly and hospitable like they normally are! There are much better Indian Restaurants in the Twin Cities!
Pros: parking lot in back, colorful murals on the walls, good naan
Cons: bad service, old food
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