Marina's on the Square

Marina's on the Square is an Italian restaurant and pizzeria on North Maple Street at the historic Public Square in downtown Murfreesboro. It serves lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday, and its menu runs from hand-made pizza and calzones to lasagna, baked pastas, parmesan dishes and tiramisu.

What to Expect at Marina's on the Square

The kitchen makes its pizza dough fresh every day and tops it with its own cheese blend. Pizzas come as a 10-inch mini ($13.99–$16.99) or a 16-inch large ($17.99–$26.99), and calzones come classic, deluxe, veggie or meat lover's. Dinner entrées include a garden salad, Caesar salad or soup and fresh bread; the house soup is Italian sausage and potato. A few dinner dishes from the restaurant's menu:

• Meat Lasagna$19.99

  Ricotta, mozzarella and romano with Italian sausage and ground beef, made in house

• Chicken Parmesan$18.99

  Baked breaded chicken breast with mozzarella and marinara, with angel hair or fettuccine alfredo

• Baked Ziti$15.99

  Penne with ricotta, mozzarella, romano and parmesan under marinara

• Tortellini$17.99

  Cheese tortellini in both marinara and alfredo, which the menu calls a staff favorite

• Dante's Inferno$19.99

  Chorizo, jalapeños, onions and mushrooms with penne in a spicy cream sauce

• Tuscan Shrimp Pasta$21.99

  Shrimp, tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms in a seasoned cream sauce with fettuccine

• Combo Platter$28.99

  Any three of chicken or eggplant parmesan, baked ziti, manicotti, ravioli, angel hair marinara or fettuccine alfredo

• Slice of Daily Stuffed Pizza$11.99

  A different stuffed pie each day; ask your server

Lunch, kids and dessert

Lunch is served 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with smaller plates of lasagna, chicken or eggplant parmesan, manicotti and ravioli for $11.99 to $13.99, each with soup or salad. Items marked “express” are meant to get you in and out quickly, and oven-baked subs (meatball, Italian, veggie, chicken or eggplant parmesan) are lunch only. Kids 10 and under get a meal, a drink and a scoop of vanilla ice cream for $8.99. Desserts include tiramisu, cannoli, cheesecake, molten chocolate cake and spumoni.

Who it suits

With a kids' menu, shareable starters like the party platter and antipasto salad, and a three-item combo platter, Marina's works for families and groups. The express lunch items suit people working downtown, and the square location makes it an easy dinner before an evening on the Public Square.

Marina's on the Square Hours

Getting There and Parking Near the Square

Marina's is at 125 N. Maple St., on the Maple Street side of the square around the Rutherford County Courthouse. Street parking surrounds the square. If it is full, the Rutherford County Judicial Building garage off Maple Street and the Civic Plaza garage off Vine and Church streets are each about a block away. On busy downtown nights such as Christmas tree lighting, square parking can close early, so plan on a garage. See our Murfreesboro Public Square guide for more on getting around downtown.

Things to Do Near Marina's on the Square

• Walk the historic Public Square, with its shops, restaurants and the courthouse at its center.
• Also on North Maple Street, at No. 113, Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint pours rotating craft taps.
• For a cocktail after dinner, the Velvet Room speakeasy is off South Maple Street.
• Pick up French pastries at Simply Pure Sweets on North Church Street.
• Check Murfreesboro events for what is on downtown, and in December, see Christmas on the Square.
• Compare more options in our Italian restaurants in Murfreesboro and best restaurants in Murfreesboro guides.

Photos

We have not photographed Marina's yet. The restaurant has a photo gallery on its website.

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