NINOS HAS NOW CLOSED AND A NEW BUSINESS HAS REPLACED IT WITH DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT
We visited Ninos following a recommendation. Unfortunately, we found out the hard way that the recommendation was unreliable.
Ninos is a small Italian Restaurant in Knaphill. The decor is Mediterranean in style with a cafe feel to it. Think red check table cloths.
Although the restaurant is mainly open in style with closely packed tables there are a couple of nooks and crannies where a slightly more intimate meal could be shared.
The menu is traditional Italian, pizzas and pastas with the odd fish or meat dish. It all sounds really nice but, unfortunately, in our experience, the reality is different.
A dish of seafood linguine turned out to be a plate of linguini with one, yes, one, prawn. A pizza was similarly lacking in topping and tasted rather bland.
We should have stopped at the main courses but decided to have a dessert. Although not offensive in taste these were nothing special.
The thing, however, that made this restaurant experience such a poor one was the attitude of the staff. Service was lacklustre and perfunctory. Plates were slammed onto the table and no attention was paid to good serving etiquette.
When we came to pay we were given the incorrect amount of change. We politely brought this to the attention of the waitress who saw fit to argue the point. She eventually agreed that the change was incorrect and after a wait of about 10 minutes, she simply slammed the additional money on our table and walked away. We were left to find our own coats.
I rarely say to people "don't go to..." as my idea of good food and yours might differ. On this occassion, however, I feel compelled to advise against Ninos. read more
