Only want to comment on the food this time because we all know Marche is "a bit" overpriced (but heyyy, freshly sourced ingredients, house-made breads and pastas, and self-proclaimed health-conscious, i.e. reasonable-on-seasoning, cooking).
My partner knows I'm a glutton (and also loves me so, presumably), so brought me back takeout pasta, ice cream, and a sweet crepe last night, all of which I've devoured happily between yesterday night and this morning.
Food- close to 5/5. The crepe was large enough for the two of us to share and was filled with mango chunks and a semi-sweet, but still decadent Nutella-like sauce (I don't think it's Nutella since it wasn't that sweet). The fillings were fine, but the crepe itself was FINE. Hot diggity dayum... It was chewy and bouncy (am I allowed to describe food like this? lol) and reminded me so much of Chinese dumpling wrapper dough (unrisen dough essentially), but thicker, more airy, and with a very subtle egg flavor. I would go back to Marche just for a plain crepe - it was that delicious!
The ice cream was pistachio flavored and disappointing. Pistachio bits were way too small and few! I want my nuts in my diet! Freezes up like a rock when I left it overnight in my freezer and by day 2 it was definitely lackluster and very generic. Also too sweet, but who can complain about this last point.
Finally, the pescatarian conchiglie pasta with shrimp, zucchini, and bell peppers in red sauce was AAAMAZING. Huge portion size and heavy despite no cheese or cream added (per my request)... Probably close to or over 1000 calories, just saying. There were a lot shrimp yay. I absolutely loved the pasta though. i really want to believe like a child believes in Santa Claus that the pasta was indeed housemade daily from scratch, then hung to dry on their Marche racks, but can't confirm this beyond commenting on how nice the texture, color, and taste were. I like my pasta firm and chewy at center rather than the equal thickness, floppy, soggy grocery store kind. I also like my pasta to be a bit more on the yellow side, makes it appear more egg-y. Anyways, for a non-Italian place, Marche has its pastas down pat.
Will be back for crepes and pasta.