We have always been a huge fan of the new location of Mario's long before they moved in there, and have tried many a restaurant in that same location because we liked it so much so it was a no brainer we'd try Mario's, too.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the forum.......we had absolutely LOVED our meals at Mario's when they were on the canal and were never served anything we could complain about if we wanted to. But the truth is, we just weren't wild about the location - between the creepy feeling we occasionally had when walking to or from the car and the often times noise of the kids throwing fireworks into the water and again, the noise of the little boats and jet skis as they would rev up while passing under the bridge. But the food was always, IMO, excellent.
Our experiences post relocation are the food has gone down hill a bit - still incredibly good but not what I would consider among the island greats and at the same time, we love the physical location of the building itself.
In honesty, it's more on our horizons now than it was when it was in Sandy Ground. It's closer to where we stay at the Towers; there's no question regarding costs, tipping etc.; and the food and service are still on the high end of the spectrum; there's plenty of parking; you can't beat the actual physical location and there's often times things going on in the PC courtyard after dinner. All in all, a win win in my book. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />