The ambiance is super cute and a great chill spot to catch up with a friend somewhere not crazy crowded. I only tried drinks here, which were good, and would be curious to go back to try food. I definitely would go back again and see more of what it's about! read more

Dino - Dolce vita and Dino spritz - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Waiters were great and restaurant in a cute area with good vibes. Food left a good amount to be desired. Tasted like the raw ingredients mainly. read more

My only issue is that the tables are way too close together. I also saw they have a B health grade at the moment but we decided to try it anyway. The service was very fast and food came out quick, piping hot. Summary: Pinot Grigio was good Spaghetti limone was excellent Free bread and olive oil Kale panzanella salad was ok but felt like it was too salty The other person in my party liked the penne vodka The restaurant is pretty noisy but to be expected on a Friday night One bathroom available, it's small and not ADA accessible. Entrance to the restaurant requires no stairs but is pretty narrow. read more

Dino - Spaghetti al Limone - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I love it here. Been a few times. This is a combo review. Last time I had pasta - a boar ragu. Can't remember what my friend had. This week I had the flank steak with balsamic glaze. Amazing. Yum. Perfectly cooked. Oh and started with the zucchini fries which we got last time. Get them. Trust me. My friend got the lamb ragu. It was delicious. Then we have sorbet and ice cream for dessert. The wait staff is awesome. We sat outside to enjoy the last warm days of fall. Sat inside last winter. It's small and cozy. read more

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Great dinner at Dino! The pastas were all quite good and the desserts were very good. We got the salad and pasta special as well. read more

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Fast, intimate. Great beet ravioli. A little salty. Good olive tapenade. This is a sit down restaurant block.

So unfortunately hurricane Milton derailed my vacation plans. I was slated to fly to Florida for a cruise to the Bahamas. I decided to have my own specialty dining experience so I ordered from Dino. My first course included a medley of veggies. All cooked differently but all delicious. Next course was Ragu with meatballs. This was exceptional. I ended my dinner with olive oil cake and loved it as well. I highly recommend this restaurant. I'll be ordering food from them again. read more

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Was here for a pharmacy dinner. Everything was served family style. The food was your standard italian options. The calamari was breaded well, and not too greasy. Some of the best I've had. The tiramisu was so light and fluffy. Would come back. read more

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My dog wasn't even willing to eat this delivery. One of the top 2-3 worst food experiences of the year. Trust me, just don't order from here. The pasta is so so bad you won't even be able to believe how subpar it is. Had a salad too and it was so mediocre. Just say no. read more

Came back here a second time for Vday and wow even better experience! Great service, yummy food, cute vibe and amazing basil gimlet and tiramisu omfg !!!!! read more

Dino - Basil gimlet!!!!!! Amazing!!!! - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

The service is good, the food tastes ok. Outdoor seating is kind of windy and cold, they did turn on the heater after 7:30pm or a little bit after. The way they cook the spaghetti is right, not too hard not too soft read more

Dino - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Ordered orecchiette and rigatoni siciliana for delivery. Although the two orders took 25 minutes to deliver but the delivery person insulated the order well and the food was still warm. It Was very disappointing. The orecchiette lacks flavor and the bitter greens was too hard, this is actually my first time having pasta with what they claim as bitter greens resembling kale. The rigatoni was even more disappointing as the sauce was just typical tomato sauce with barely any toppings. There was barely any eggplant in it. Also there was no bread paired with the order and price was steep for a small order that wasn't even filled to the container. No sauce. read more

Dino - Orecchiette and Rigatoni alla Siciliana - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Made a last minute Rez for 10:30 on a Saturday night. They sat us promptly, politely reminding us they close at 11 but we could still order from the kitchen (which typically closes at 10:30). Respectfully, we ordered quickly - 2 different glasses of red, and then an order of the carbonara and the orecchiette with sweet sausage and wilted greens. Atmosphere was inviting and by no means rushed, even though we came in close to closing time. Food arrived piping hot and delicious - we couldn't decide whose was better. Portions were large, especially for the orecchiette, some of which we took home. Both dishes had ample meat portions and didn't skimp. Dekalb has so many delicious restaurants, especially Italian, but they're all uniquely different and delicious. I think Dino and Evelina take the cake. read more

Dino - Orecchiette with Sweet Sausage and Wilted Greens - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Ordered food here to be delivered to my job via grub hub. I ordered 1 polpettine meatball dish and one meat and cheese platter. The meatballs were okay. The cheese and meats platter was not worth it whatsoever. The goat or sheep cheese was disgusting. It was not come properly and did not look presentable. My order was 32.40. I kind of regret ordering from here but wanted to try something new. read more

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Always the best. Amazing, affordable italian food in a lovely backyard with lights. Love the atmosphere here, and plenty of seats inside, in the back, or out front. Waiters are nice and chill. Lunch special is great! There's also happy hour. The calamari was great, crispy and delicious. I also got the crostini, the mushroom was great but the eggplant was a little too messy to eat. read more

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The food was good with nice service by the staff, in a comforting environment. We would go back again.

This is a cute Italian restaurant. Initially we sat outside in the back garden. It was cozy and they made good use of the lay out but the exhaust from their kitchen funneled into the space so the air was awful and smoky. We had to ask to switch to a table inside. To start, we shared the grilled beet salad. Generally, I am a big fan of a beet and goat cheese pairing. The salad was tasty, but the goat cheese was chunky rather than creamy because it was warmed up by the grilled beets. It made the cheese a little less rich. Still, I enjoyed the salad, especially with the crunchy walnuts. For my main, I got the carbonara. It was delicious. The egg was perfectly prepared on top and added creamy goodness to the flavorful pasta. The blood orange margarita was juicy and tart but the portion sizes for the drinks were a little bit small. Overall, it was a good meal! read more

This was the most disgusting Italian food I've eaten. I had the Caesar, ragu, and tiramisu via delivery. The ragu arrived still warm, so I can't pretend the meal was ruined due to temperature. I threw out more than half of it. The food tasted soulless, totally bland. It didn't strike me as any better than something I could get in a frozen entree section or from a jar. Ick! read more

Gluten free pasta for the win! Everything was delicious. My mock-tail was perfectly was very well balanced. Great femme bartender but I didn't catch her name. read more

It's a great location and a cute little spot. The food is pretty good but nobody wants to see your nipple piercings lady. It's not that kind of spot. Or is it? read more

Overall the food and service was good. Ambiance is pretty dark so be ready for that. They had great specialty dishes that were available as well. The Zucchini fries were really good, a little salty but good. The carbonara was also solid, but nothing extraordinary either. Overall we all enjoyed our meals. read more

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This is an unassuming restaurant serving Italian cuisine, not too far from where I live. My friends and I opted for outdoor dining on a lovely summer evening. I ordered the Carbonara pasta dish, which consisted of a ton of amazing tasting cubes pancetta, some greens, pepper, along with plenty of fresh grated Pecorino cheese and a raw egg yolk on top. The spaghetti was cooked perfectly al dente. The accompanying sauce was superbly rich and creamy, but the star of the meal was none other than the PANCETTA. This was truly high quality cut of meat, which was crispy, well seasoned, unctuous, and full of bold flavor with strong porky taste. It was a bit on the salty side, but in the best way possible. So delicious that it was better than bacon, and that's saying a lot. Also, normally I prefer cooked egg yolk, but in this particular case, the runny egg yolk added to the overall yumminess of the entrée. This was the best pasta dinner I have had in awhile. Service was decent for the most part. Our waitress was friendly, but as the evening wore on, the service became a little less attentive which I believe was a result of it being close to closing time. It took awhile for us to get our bill. The pricing was more affordable than many of the more fancy Italian restaurants in the area. I would be open to returning to try the Fried Calamari, Meat & Cheese Platter, and Pork Milanese. read more

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The ragu sauce was absolutely amazing, some of the best I tasted. My Sicilian godmother would have loved it! I had the gluten-free pasta with the ragu. Some of the noodles were a little undercooked. My dinner mate had the same with regular noodles and said it was delicious. The same went for my other dinner mate who had the gnocchi. The servings were generous. The service was good. We had made reservations, although the hostess seemed confused. We did get seated quickly. Our food came out in a reasonable time. The staff was very friendly. We were staying about a 20-minute walk from the restaurant, and it was worth the walk. The dining room was tiny and a bit crowded but not unbearable. Once I tasted the sauce, everything with the world was alright. The area was brimming with activity from the Juneteenth celebration, which added to the excitement of the surrounding area. I would definitely go back again and even walk further if needed. read more

Dino - Spinach gnocchi & rigatoni with ragu sauce - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I ordered the Cesar salad and the Spaghetti al Limone for delivery. It was fine. Maybe it would be better if I dined in? Idk it just was okay. read more

Food is decent. Host was way rude to the delivery guys. Won't be patronizing this place agai

Excellent bartender, cook made a perfect steak, love the atmosphere on a weekday. Very friendly staff.

I wanted to give this place more stars, however, there were a handful of hiccups during the duration of my dinner experience there. For starters, my date and I got to the entrance, and the petite, dark haired middle aged white hostess lady was hurriedly exiting with take out orders in hand. After almost trying to rush past me, she pauses, looks up and says "Hi?" So I say "Kenya...8pm for 2 people." She says, "okay you can either sit here between these two tables or outside." I spotted an empty round table in the rear of the restaurant with a few chairs and asked her if we could sit there instead for more privacy. In frustration, she repeated "No. You can either sit between these two tables, at the bar, or outside." When I finally said outside, she said great and quickly walked away from me to give the delivery guys the takeout orders. I am not a difficult person. If anything, I'm super understanding. However, as someone who is going to be dining at the restaurant (and her being a hostess) it would have been much appreciated if she would have given us a brief explanation of why we couldn't have sat at the table in the back. We are paying diners. An outright no is for disobedient children. We are grown adults. A quick "it's a reserved table for a party who hasn't arrived as yet" or "I wish I could but it's unavailable at the moment" would have been just fine. As the night progressed and I was sitting outside enjoying the night, I began to notice that this same woman would become very hostile and nasty with the delivery guys who were coming into the restaurant to pick up the food. She'd yell at them and say "you can't be in here!" or "you have to move from here. You can't stand inside!" At this point, she was giving MAJOR 'Karen' vibes because most of these men were of Hispanic, African and Asian descent and a few were not English speaking. When they would not move right away, she'd practically shoo them away from the door while they'd be trying to show her their cell phones with the order they were picking up. It was a sad sight to see! I wish I'd gotten her name so y'all could know exactly who to stay away from (if at all possible). The mean hostess is the woman in the striped t-shirt, hair pulled back, pointing her finger in the photo I took of the exterior of the restaurant. But let me get into the real reason why we read these reviews in the first place: food and drinks. I had the Dolce Vita drink which was a bloody orange, gin, a little seltzer and Campari. It was delicious! I loved it. I had two! That good! My date had two different beers. He said they were both okay. I don't remember the names of 'em. For the appetizer, we had the grilled calamari. It smelled better than it tasted. It didn't taste that flavorful. Wish it would have been cooked in the seasoning for longer. I had the Limon spaghetti which has Parmesan, lemon and oil. It was good. Nothing to write home about. My date has the Ragu pasta with meatballs and mozzarella. When we first tried his dish, the pasta was hard and super undercooked. He had to send it back to be cooked thoroughly. For dessert, we had the olive oil cake. That was the highlight of the night for me. All in all, it was a lackluster experience. I wouldn't recommend. Especially not because of that rude hostess' behavior. The food was just okay. The ambiance was cute. But everything else was just meh. read more

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With so many choices on Delkalb, this is not it. Spaced out service, dried out meal and loud loud loud.

I had dinner with a friend here last night and feel very torn about this review! Pros: - Lovely service! From the host who sat us to the two waitstaff folk who took our order, brought over drinks, they were wonderful. Attentive, but not overbearing and just genuinely kind and fun people. - Great atmosphere! We sat outside in the front patio area. Really lovely, perfect day. Spacious enough between other parties. - The sauces! The carbonara and the diavolo sauce on the black linguine were both really lovely. The diavolo was a stand out and so spicy yummy. - Dessert! I loved the olive oil cake with fresh fruit, and the espresso ice cream was the perfect cold bite on an early summer day. Cons: - The pasta was severely over cooked :( It was sticking together and pretty gummy. - The squid in the black linguine was also super over cooked and just hard to chew. That being said, because the sauces were so good, I'm hopeful that this was just a one time issue? I would definitely come back for drinks and dessert at least. It's such a great location near other great bars and just a quiet happy little lovely neighborhood. read more

Dino - Olive oil cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream, dino spritzes, and espresso ice cream!! - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I just got back from here and the food and service was amazing! I'd been trying to figure out the next great Italian place to try but based off friends recommendations (and distance I was willing to walk to lol), I decided on Dino. The other option was Evelina's but seeing how crowded it was, I'm glad I chose Dino. Our server was very polite and prompt! We had the Riccia, Spaghetti Carbonara, and the Burrata which is part of their special. The Spaghetti Carbonara was on the lighter side which I didn't mind at all. The Riccia could probably use a liiiiiittle less salt for my liking, but it didn't stop me from enjoying every bite. The Burrata was perfect! The bartender was loud (in a good way!) and welcoming! It seems like everyone that came in are regulars being treated like family so that's always a good sign. It's only 5 minutes away from the place always stay at in Fort Greene so I will def make a mental note to come back! read more

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Saw a last-minute reservation on Resy and am so thrilled my partner and I decided to jump on it. A cute, quaint little spot, Dino is the perfect little Italian restaurant in Fort Greene. We started the night with the burrata and drinks, followed by our main courses. The chicken parmigiana was fantastic! It wasn't over-breaded and the sauce was perfect. My partner enjoyed the spinach gnocchi and could not stop raving about it! The cocktails were perfect, which was a huge plus. If you're looking for a nice romantic restaurant or a cute night out with friends, Dino is the place to go! read more

Dino - Spinach Gnocchi, Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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What a cute delicious spot! Great food with a staff willing to go out of there way to please. It was my group of family again so the food was plentiful ( and the laughs were many). We started with shared app's. Grilled artichoke, Black kale panzanella, our standard of Burrata , saffron arancini and cauliflower. All of them were spot on delicious. I'll only rate my entree which was the rigatoni ragu. Dam it was good and I'd probably order it again. Everyone was extremely happy with there food. So I'd say have at it with the menu. My only negative was is- if your featuring a wine you should have it. There were a few other liquor negatives I noticed when I was there too. But hey the food and service more than makes up for it. read more

Stable spot in the neighborhood with good prices and food. Also a nice selection of drinks like wine cocktails and after dinner drinks. The vibe of this place is like rustic Italian there is back yard seating as well as outdoor seating in the front but I prefer the indoor seating. They have a specials menu that they change up pretty often. I did however go for the classic Ragu which had meatballs and sausage. It was really good. My friend got the grilled salmon which was a nice hefty piece. We topped everything off with some homemade fake ice cream and flowerless chocolate cake which was delicious! read more

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Great lunch at Dino! Stopped in after taking a brief look at the menu outside. The hostess greeted us warmly and I felt so welcomed. Service was on point from beginning to end. My family really enjoyed our meal, drinks and desserts. I will be returning for dinner soon. Highly recommend! read more

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Their food was amazing and the server Emma was so nice. I am definitely going back here, if you're in town come here.

What a gem! The food was divine and the service was great. Highly recommend the kale salad, rigatoni and olive oil cake with homemade fig ice cream. Five stars! read more

Dino - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Stopped for a quick snack, drink and coffee. Dino's hit all the marks - good food, really great service! Nice vice! read more

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Decent spot for Italian food in the heart of Fort Greene. I went with a group and we all enjoyed our food and drinks, but nothing blew me away. The Cacio E Pepe was above average but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here again. read more

Dino - Basil Gimlet - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We're constantly trying to sample all the great restaurants in Fort Greene and we've only gone twice to a few places. This happens to be one of them - the Italian food is solid and not overpriced. The ambiance inside is dark, candlelit, and bustling and makes for a romantic dinner vibe, although also great for groups. The garden out back is bare bones and was filled with families this time. The covered seating out front is more whimsical and charming and that's where we chose to sit. We had the spinach gnocci with bolognese sauce; the bolognese was rich and hearty and was mixed with some cream sauce. The gnocci was tender and you could tell Dino makes their own pasta. My husband had the carbonara with a runny egg mixed on top - perfectly and decandently cheesy and rich, and the pancetta on top was a hit. We split the grilled artichoke salad parm - just the right amount of simple yet flavorful dressing with arugula and mixed greens, and the 4 artichoke hearts tasted freshly grilled. Shaved parm on top made it feel special - this would have taken EFFORT for me to make at home. Service was great and very prompt. A few circulating guys in addition to our waiter were on top of things. I would pass on the hot tea - $4 for Twining's brand. We lingered until 7:45 for our 6:15 reservation and were asked nicely to leave for the next reservation, very understandable but wow! 1.5h is the new standard for a dinner reservation these days! read more

Dino - Spinach Gnocchi Carbonara - Italian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Though I think 3.5 stars is right on the money, as anyone who follows my reviews will know, I am the harshest Italian critic. Why pay for Italian when I can make it? With that said, I decided to be on the side of three stars because though the experience was good, the food wasn't up to my standards. Let me be clear, this 'Riccia' dish, with 'fresh pasta ribbons, beef bolognese, parmigiano' was a good pasta dish, really solid. I just found that it was just that, nothing worth remembering. The ambiance, outdoor seating, service were great, and the company was better. My friends were able to get other dishes, such as Spaghetti al Olio (apparently a big favorite), but none of them were so amazing that I would have written a five star review. Let's be honest, I may give this low of a review to any Italian restaurant that does not compare to my home cooking, so that makes me an elitist brat. But, I do seek better than I can make, and when I find it, you will know. read more