Dino's in Nottingham

This place is a hidden gem that not many people seem to know about. Cosy and relaxed candlelit bar, excellent service and great food for a fair price. Heartily recommended.

Very lovely restaurant, friendly staff. Food was well presented.

A quirky but attractive setting. Good range of well presented food Have eaten here several times and never been disappointed Staff friendly Can get very busy so always best to book

Where to begin with this one. The pros: Nice environment, cute decor, warm atmosphere. Now on to the negatives: We had a table for 2, on a Saturday evening. Shown to the table fairly quickly. Given menu's, then asked if we wanted drinks. We ordered a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. Then, 3 different waitresses came up and asked us for more drinks orders, and food orders, before we'd even got our drinks. Finally I asked one of them to chase up the wine. The original waitress came back and apologised that they didn't have any Chenin blanc; which i replied was fine - because that's not what we ordered. Finally the drinks came and we ordered food. Antipasti sharer and 1 pasta and 1 chicken dish. When the antipasti arrived, imagine my surprise that it included well known italian cheeses such as Red Leicester, Cheddar and Wendsleydale. I am sure it's a coincidence that the meat and cheese on the plate were the same as the selection packs you can buy in Aldi (and I'm sure the restaurant went to great lengths to make the crackers match Aldi's too). Not the end of the world. But then the main course. Now i will preface this by stating i checked with the waitress well before ordering whether the dish i ordered could be done without mushrooms. I even said that i imagine it can't be, but she reassured me that the chef could do so. Excellent! I thought. When the dish arrived, it was absolutely covered in mushrooms. I raised this with the waitress who looked confused but took it back. My partner had also received his food, so i told him to eat. By the time my dish arrived back, my partner had finished, and what i was presented with, i can only describe as pasta-shaped rubber, that had been microwaved until an inch of its life. Safe to say, the kitchen had obviously emptied the meal, picked out all the mushrooms (lost the sauce in the process), realised it was stone cold and microwaved it under an atomic bomb. It was completely inedible. Unfortunately as my partner had finished eating, i didn't want to have the awkward wait for it to be recooked, so we paid and left. Suffice to say I left hungry.

We had such a lovely evening, booked our table for dinner in advance. We shared an antipasti starter between 5 of us which was great... bread, meats, cheese and dips. The choice of mains was really good, hard to decide which to have as they all sounded so nice. I really enjoyed the prawn and haddock pasta in white wine sauce, absolutely delicious! The service was fab, very attentive, priced well and lovely atmosphere 😀 will definitely be going back... this was my 4th visit. Highly recommend.

Lovely lunch and the food was amazing. One of the waitress was very distracted but they were very busy

What a great little place. We had an early booking so not too many people in. It has a real boutique vibe, small and intimate, great for a date night. Food is amazing. We will definitely be coming back here again!

This restaurant is a hidden gem in Nottingham. From the minute you arrive the service is excellent. Food is great and the prices are reasonable. Staff great. Would highly recommend

Dino's is a wonderful restruant and now one of favourite spots for lunch in Nottingham. There fresh pasta dishes are fantastic, and the lunch menu is excilently thought out and priced. Portion sizes are large and filling and the food tastes amazing. Edit; after eating a 3 course meal this place is amazing

Very speedy service, authentic food and had a great experience with the owner. Great variety of specials - definitely reccomend.

Love this place, so eloquent and fashionably decorated throughout, always a friendly environment and the cocktails are worth the visit 😉

Visited dinos for Saturday lunch. It's was my very first time at this restaurant and all I can say is what an amazing experience from start to finish. Staff where great very professional and polite. Food was first class and of great value for Nottingham and the area we where in. I would highly recommend this amazing place and it will most certainly will not be my last. Thank you and look forward to my next visit to Dino's

We went Dinos for our anniversary meal. The waiting staff were lovely, very warm inviting and interested in you as a person but not where it’s too personal. The food was delicious and generously portioned. We were too full for a pudding unfortunately but we will go back again for sure.

Visited yesterday . Lovely atmosphere and delicious food delivered by friendly helpful staff

Have loved this place before but the evening staff last night (Friday) wished they were somewhere else .. extremely rude .. I’d be ashamed to employ them

Lovely place absolutely amazing food excellent service friendly staff

I really like this place. Really laid back vibe. A small menu but the food was delicious. My chum had the ragu and he said it was good. My lasagne was superb. I pride myself as that being one of my signature dishes, but theirs knocks spots off mine. The chips were excellent. The service from the predominantly young staff was fine. My only niggle is that the garlic bread we ordered to come with the main came early. The server asked if it was ok, and my shy companion nodded assent. I'd have asked them to keep it warm and bring it back. But never mind. A smashing place. Please use it as we don't want to lose another place from our Nottingham scene.

Regarding the previous review re. cocktails, I so disagree. The cocktails are excellent and great value for a city centre venue . My partner used to make cocktails for private functions and knows a good cocktail and she says the Espresso Martini is one of the best. Great food, great drink and brilliant friendly service plus value for money. We love it as does all my family.

A lovely little Italian restaurant. Pleasant surroundings. I enjoyed the mushroom rissotto. A friend had the breaded chicken which looked amazing.

Myself and my girlfriend went to Dino's for your one year anniversary. It was the perfect place. The food was incredible, and I mean probably the best in Nottingham, the staff were lovely and the atmosphere was brilliant. Make sure you book and make sure you try this gem at at the heart of Nottingham!

Dino's is a quite small restaurant but perfectly formed. I was there for lunch with friends. The staff were lovely and not in the least pushy. We only had mains and coffee but we sat talking for ages before we got the bill and settled up. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it. We will definitely be back.

It's a very cosy, chill place, but the only downside was the food portions. The steak came with six twice-cooked chips and a tiny bit of salad on the side. For £20, it was very disappointing and not filling.

Great service, lovely food and in the window in terms of what you would expect to pay for an Italian eating experience. We weren't rushed, which was great, considering the portions served. We couldn't have gone for a dessert!

Always fabulous food and wonderful service 😀

The meal was beautiful and the place was very clean. The staff were attentive but not obtrusive. The only reason not to give five stars was the inane music. Pleasant background music is fine, but this was obscure and to loud.

Nice setting and ambience but sadly the cocktails were left wanting - never had a magherita topped up with soda water! Go elsewhere for good quality cocktails

Friendly place made to feel very welcome when called in on the off chance. Great choice of freshly made dishes. Everyone around seemed to be having a lovely time as well as us. The food is worth coming for but the service was also top notch. Will definitely return

This place is so intimate, the staff are amazing and the food is out of this world. I highly recommend visiting

Perfect everything. We've not been for a while until tonight, but it is as good as before. We'll be back.

A lovely place to eat. Absolutely amazing food.

Our first time at this lovely little restaurant..and it definitely won’t be the last! Really cosy & welcoming on a horrible cold wet night..staff were friendly, smiley & attentive & the food was gorgeous! Would particularly recommend the pollo Toscana..the white wine & cream sauce combined so well with the sundried tomatoes & spinach.. Affogato (him) &cocktail(me!) finished the meal off beautifully.. We thought the prices were very reasonable too.. All in all a fantastic dining experience!😋😋

Never been before but always wanted too, staff were very nice and friendly, had bruschetta and prawns for starters which were lovely but mains not so great- bang average double cooked chips were soggy and hard potato in middle, lasagne and ragu pasta both ok- but pasta over cooked in both and definitely need to add in more seasoning, atmosphere is nice and nice venue but food is average!

Used to be our go place after work.. Great service and cocktails but the staff are now terrible.. So rude and looked as though they would rather be somewhere else.. So don't bother

Staff are surly.. Cocktails used to be great.. With great staff..crappy cocktails.. Crappy staff.. Couldn't have been more appalled with their attitude..

Such a nice place, friends took us there for lunch. Looks small but is bigger than you think from outside. Food was really good, had lasagne very tasty and with the best and biggest chips I have seen. I would book if you want to give it a try especially at the wkend, we went Saturday 2pm and was very busy.

The food was excellent and the staff were very helpful.

Excellent food and generous portions. Good cocktails too.

Lovely little restaurant nestled at the top of the Lace Market, had lunch with daughter. We had the Lasagne with twice cooked fries & side salad, the food was piping hot & delicious. Definitely would recommend the lovely little restaurant.

We visited Dinos on 31st January as a party of 16, and the service was excellent. The whole party was served very quickly and efficiently. The food was to a high standard with quality produce. The price was more reasonable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. They were also extremely professional. The place has a wonderful atmosphere, especially for a rainy cold January evening. We will certainly visit again next time we are in Nottingham.

Great lunch. Food was tasty and plentiful. Staff very friendly and attentive. Only criticism was that the restaurant was a bit cold, but we didn’t say anything and if we had of done I’m sure they would have sorted it for us. Anyway the food warmed us up.

Did eat but loved everything about Dinos x

Went in on the off chance of getting a table for four. Even though it was really busy the staff sorted a table for us very quickly. Service was fast and the food was great. All of us really enjoyed it. We'll all definitely be returning in the future

Great place, great food, great atmosphere!

Nice food however cramped conditions and very small table

A gorgeous little restaurant where we had a lovely meal. Would recommend booking as they leave some tables open for walk-ins (which we were very lucky to get) but it gets very busy. Had a really nice mushroom risotto but would definitely recommend the beef ragu if that's something you'd fancy as I tried a bit of my mum's and I ended up a bit jealous 😂. Soft drinks very reasonably priced as well! Beautifully decorated interior and lovely atmosphere, would happily return (but with a booking this time!)

Have eaten and enjoy it here before, but booked on a Friday evening for 5:30, arrived with one other couple eating and we were put on the ‘after thought’ table, it’s been put there to squeeze in an extra cover, a fake plant is almost in one person face! Ordered the fajitas and had zero chance of it fitting on the table, restaurant was still 70% empty so I asked why we’d been put on this table when plenty of others were available, she advised it was due to other bookings, but we’d just seen one couple walk in, no booking and seated on a table for 4! No offer to move us but the waitress offered to take some items off the table we said yes and then she left without doing it! Shame as food was actually nice

The front of house staff at Dinos deserve a special mention, their customer service in our experience is second to none. Being frequent visitors, we always receive a friendly service and welcome. It's good to see the Chips are back to their best and are untouchable 👌 We have now introduced a dozen or more family and friends to dine at Dinos and none have been disappointed with the food or service. Keep up the excellent levels of service and the Kitchen Team the high standards in producing quality food including the specials. Look forward to visiting many times in 2024 👍

This was our first time at dinos we have walked by it a few times and I've always wanted to go and see what it was like. As we were coming into Nottingham on Saturday to meet a couple of friends I booked a table. It didn't disappoint. From the service to the food was 1st class. Carnt wait to come again.

Lovely place ,food always good . Slightly disappointed they didn't have seabass on the menu . Service really good . Would recommend.

Stopped here for lunch - delicious Italian food and great service. Recommend

Had our Christmas work meal here recently and was really pleased with the whole experience. They were friendly, efficient and the food was delicious.

Excellent food, friendly and attentive service all at a very reasonable price. I recommend Dinos to all my friends.

Regulars at Dino, love it. Always know your going to get really good food. X

Fantastic food, atmosphere and service from all especially Izzy. She was excellent and very knowledgeable. She was friendly and answered all questions with a smile. We were there for hours for a birthday celebration and enjoyed ourselves immensely.

First time eating here got to say food was outstanding.. staff friendly as always. Nicely priced cant fault it

Great little place, superb very reasonably priced food and relaxed friendly atmosphere. Have nothing but praise for this restaurant and highly recommend!!

Attended a birthday celebration. Food was delicious and staff were excellent and accommodating. Highly recommend.

Absolutely perfect. Venue,food and staff amazing. My favourite place to eat. Would recommend it to anyone without hesitation. Organising my next visit already.

A very regular visitor to Dinos, and the magnet being the fantastic Fat Chips, however, on Saturday 7th October the Chips have taken a turn for the worst. Instead of the standard Golden Brown soft long fat chips, they've become what appears to be cheaper fried chips and nothing resembling the original chips. Hopefully, the above will get back to normal ASAP to avoid further disappointment.

Little gem of a place. Tucked away down a little side street. Fab staff, good amazing. Can find fault with anything. Just perfect

6 of us visited for lunch and all had something different, everything was delicious and a struggle to fault. Staff were attentive and helpful Lovely atmosphere, decorated nicely. Will 100 percent be returning

Loved my experience at dino's tonight, can't fault the service. I shall be returning again at some point in the future.

We had a wonderful meal at Dino, the restaurant is small but bustling, quirky but cosy decor. The staff were attentive and served us quickly. The food was fabulous, the specials board made the menu more extensive and both of the meals we ordered were delicious. I had a chicken, bacon and mushroom baked pasta dish - it was stuffed with meat and the creamy sauce was divine. I couldn’t manage it all - and I’m good at eating. Just over £50 for two mains and a really nice bottle of wine - fantastic value. We will definitely be back.

Amazing food and atmosphere. Definitely not shy with portion sizes!

Impromptu visit this afternoon for food and wine. Fabulous food, great service, very reasonable prices.

Without doubt the worst restaurant food I've experienced in Nottingham for years!! I was genuinely astounded at the embarrassing lack of culternary knowledge, skills, and awareness present on the plate; sloppy lasagne, a watery chicken and bacon pasta dish, both accompanied by a bland, undressed side salad. The prawn starter had the same along with toasted baguette slices! (Does the kitchen know what 'fresh' bread is?) Its very clear that the chef doesn't understand the Italian dishes we ordered and how to cook them. AND they tried to charge us for dishes we didn't eat! That is poor service! The place is cute and this must be the attraction because If you know about food, and/or can cook there's no way you'd eat here!

Our first visit in years. It was early on a Thursday night and it wasn't busy. My wife had the smoke salmon starter which she loved. For the mains we both had a different pasta dish from the specials board, with a portion of the twice cooked chips. All very tasty and too much for me. I couldn't finish it. No complaints great service and food.

Excellent food and importantly piping hot , we all had different lasagne seafood linguine , sizzling fajitas , chicken&bacon pasta with most lovely white wine cream sauce , chips delicious . I brought friends who had not been before and they loved it . We will be back …. soon

Beer was off, lasagne was dry but nice atmosphere and staff.

A regular customer but just want to say what fabulous food we had today. No Fish on the menu but Hussef the chef said he could do salmon. It was beautiful and in a fabulous sauce. We are never disappointed whatever we have to eat not like many other restaurants in Nottingham. Victoria also very pleasant and helpful. Just a big thank you. Vicki , Elaine and Mum xx

Dined at Dino tonight for the first time and was really impressed! The decor was gorgeous and the service was so warm, welcoming and attentive. The food was delicious (I had the mushroom and leek risotto and double cooked chips that were actually from heaven!). Will definitely return!

Such a gorgeous restaurant with delicious fresh and authentic italian food, cosy and classy decor and really friendly staff (Ellie was a top waitress). Reasonable prices and great drinks too. Could become a new fave.

Fantastic food. Well.done to the chefs.

Great food and great service. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

Everything was excellent. Food, service and value for money.

First time at Dinos , but won't be the last . Food was excellent, wife had steak , I had a bacon and chicken pasta dish from the specials board. Very reasonably priced and excellent quality

Very friendly and more importantly, noneed to wait at the bar bench for your drinks

Birthday night out with friends. Pretty average . Food average . Won’t visit again . 6/10

Enjoyed our meal here after a few drinks around the town.

Good home cooked food. Always a favourite and at very reasonable prices.

Cosy/poky restaurant, situated in Nottingham's trendy Hockley area. Great atmosphere. We had the fajitas and the aubergine melanzane, which, were sadly quite average, especially the former. We had two margarita cocktails, which were also OK.

Great bar/restaurant. Dipping the chips into the peppercorn sauce was amazing.

Food was lovely. Very reasonable prices, comfortable and cozy. The staff were all amazing which is the key for me. I'm looking forward to going again! Peak times are very busy so remember to reserve a table with their easy to use website!

Very enjoyable family celebration meal in a restaurant that has a great atmosphere. The staff are friendly and polite. Will visit there again.

Love this hidden jewel of a restaurant. Fantastic welcome, ambience and excellent food and service. Highly recommend Dino as a pre theatre dine, ladies luncheon and the seafood linguine.

Booked a table for six, one of our party has food allergies. The two waitresses were so accommodating. They slightly altered one of their original dishes to suit. All the meals we perfectly cook and presented. Reasonable prices too! Highly recommend 👍

This place is a gem. Great food and really good service from a very friendly and well trained team and very well priced compared to many places in the same area.

How lucky we were to get a table at Dino's at the last minuet. They fitted us in between other bookings. The staff were very professional and the kitchen team provided excellent food. The prawns in a spicy tomato sauce lovely and i was glad of the crusty bread to mop up all of the sauce. All three of use had a different main course and we all enjoyed the food very much. I thought that both the food and wine were reasonably priced. Thank you to the Dino's team for hosting us, I have already been recommending you to my friends and we will be back again.

How lucky we were to get a table at Dino's at the last minuet. They fitted us in between other bookings. The staff were very professional and the kitchen team provided excellent food. The prawns in a spicy tomato sauce is lovely and i was glad of the crusty bread to mop up all of the sauce. All three of use had a different main course and we all enjoyed the food very much. I thought that both the food and wine were reasonably priced. Thank you to the Dino's team for hosting us, I have already been recommending you to my friends and we will be back again.

Great food and attentive service. We visited after a show in nottingham, so didn’t sit down until 21:50, but that didn’t matter. Great welcome, food was fab and the service was great!

Eaten here on a number of occasions over the years and they have never failed to impress. Atmosphere is plesent, the menu is varied, food fresh and service impeccable.

Eaten here on a number of occasions over the years and they have never failed to impress. Atmosphere is plesent, menu varied, food fresh and service impeccable. One of my favourites in Notts

Excellent meal. Superb well portioned food, wonderful ambiance great service. Party of 9 all meals served together! Brilliant. Highly recommend. We’ve found a new favourite!

I'm writing this review to say I have been coming to this restaurant for many years and have had some very fond memories with the service , food, and just to come and have a drink , But I don't really write reviews, but on this occasion I will , I dined in the evening with my friend , really looking forward to having a good evening , well we ordered the prawns to start , which came eventually and what a big disappointment,the prawns were totally over cooked , and looked limp, looked at each other and said sometimes chefs got this wrong , anyway ordered the wine went for the Riocha , my god the bottle came just placed no service,we opened and served ourself, my god I know times are hard , but to purchase a bottle @£25,...it was a insult it tasted like a bottle which they sell in Spain for a euro, Again very disappointing, our mains came I had the Involving di pollo, roast chicken breast with the trimmings, again dry breast it was just a waste , my friend had the Lasagne Al Forno, you might have just ordered burnt pasta bake just couldn't even look at it , called the assistant we said this food is totally unacceptable, the wine is vinegar, to cut a long story we got our coats and left with disgust .just a very big shame to one of the best hidden resteraunts which we will never come back to ,

Lovely experience. First visit and will definitely return. A little issue with one dish but staff were quick to deal with no dramas. Great food, lovely atmosphere, reasonably priced. Will definitely return

Lovely little restaurant, great food at reasonable prices for a city centre restaurant. Good service from friendly staff

Beautiful food, great prices, lovely staff. 10/10 best place to eat in Nottingham.

My first visit, came recommended by a friend. Lovely restaurant, with excellent friendly and very helpful service. Top marks to the chef and also to the two table servers who could not do enough to make our lunch time experience the best it could be. I have booked again with different friends for next week, as the food was so delicious!

I haven’t been to Dino since before lockdown so thought I’d book again. I reserved a table for 6.00 on Saturday evening and we arrived a little early but our table was ready. The service and the food were good and really good value for money. By 6.30 the place had filled up and it was very noisy. They had seated a table of 4 at the side of us and my husband was “penned in”. You could see the lady on the other table felt awkward, it wasn’t her fault but it’s not good having to ask her to literally get up and vacate her chair so that he could get out from the table. I would definitely visit again but earlier, say around 5.00 as the amount of customers and noise when we left made me feel uncomfortable.

Food is good and portions are generous with the pasta. I would have enjoyed a bit more duck to be honest but it was nice.