O Dinis Restaurant

One of my favorite Portuguese restaurants!

We've been a few times and, so far, the food has been consistently good.

Place is on the small side & be prepared to wait to be seated Fridays-Sundays.

We did takeout last time. Got 4 steaks, ordered medium rare, & they were perfect despite having to drive 30 minutes home. I was happy they took travel into consideration when cooking them.

I definitely need to branch out when I go as I always tend to order one of the streaks. Though, I have had the carne de porco à alentejana & caldo verde; both are also really good.

They have live entertainment sometimes as well, including Fado, which drives home that old-school Portuguese vibe.

Will definitely be back, hopefully for years to come.

I finally got to go here for lunch. The place does an incredible business, and I couldn't get in the last time. After reading the last Yelp review, I was worried about what to expect, but luckily, it was as far from the truth as you can get. They're probably a disgruntled ex employee.

So one of the only drawbacks is no private lot. You can park on a side street, though. We entered the restaurant and were promptly greeted by our soon to be server. She was courteous and attentive. The waitress told us about the specials and then we ordered our drinks... Portuguese beer. While waiting to place the orders, I observed the dining room a little. It's comfortable enough, clean and tidy, tables for two a tad too small.

I ordered the Portuguese kale soup, which was good, but the broth seemed to be made from seafood stock and tomato, which is different than I'm used to. My main entree was grilled chicken with garlic butter sauce, Portuguese potatoes, and rice. There was also fresh bread and an olive oil dip. The food was delicious and authentic mainland Portuguese cuisine.

We'll be back!

Impressive. What a discovery for me. I am so glad to have been let in on this Portuguese dining treasure. If you come here expecting high brow dining, you are out of place. If you come here expecting authentic and delicious food and dessert, then you are in for a treat.

Food, price, service--triple winner.
Parking is a challenge but come early enough or after 6PM and park in one of the closed businesses at this time, facing the main street.

The first sign I knew it was going to be good is having a tough time deciding which dish to order. Appetizer was Amêijoas à Espanhola (littlenecks steamed in a tomato and onion sauce). I went for Camarão à Alhinho (Shrimp sauteed in spiced garlic and butter sauce)...mmm, while my friends ordered Bife à Casa (pan seared sirloin steak in beer and garlic sauce). A tip: if you're going for potatoes as a side dish, ask for the fried potatoes sliced like chips. Bomb.

We ordered wine to pair with our dishes and finished off with flan and coffee. It was a lovely night of dining and as such, we had a really great time. We never felt rushed. I aim to relieve that experience.

Hadn't been to O Dinis in years; it's a small restaurant and doesn't take reservations unless a party of 8 or more so often its a long wait for a table. Today we went at 2:30 for a late lunch and was sat right away. It started getting busy but the time we were leaving but we still had good/quick service. The food was as great as I remembered, i had a steak and it was cooked to perfection!! Everyone enjoyed their meals and they even sang my dad happy birthday! Hope to go back soon.

We stopped by around 2pm on Sunday. We were seated relatively quickly. The restaurant was packed, and servers were scrambling. Tables in the restaurant are tight, very close by one another.

It seemed like the older woman ran most of the restaurant, telling the younger servers to refill our waters and grab take out bags for us. She took the orders and brought out the hand written checks, manning the register. The others did everything else.

Of course the restaurant is packed, it's almost like 1 person running the store so everything is so slow.

It took a long time for the food to come out, to get our check, and also a VERY long time to get a second bag for our take out boxes - where I had to ask a second waiter. Only the guy with the glasses was attentive to us the entire time. Thank you!

We ended up ordering the Peito de Galinha Grelhado com Camarao & Carne de Porco Alentejana. Portion size is big. I had the Carne de Porco Alentejana. The food was ok, the pork was not juicy and very dry. The sauces were unique. A little too flavorful for me.

Food is great here. The portion is big. The fried cod fish is boned in. It is very delicious and flavorful. Great with bread. The clam is awesome. The butter garlic sauce is also good. The sauce on the salmon is very good. Sangria is so worth it. I can taste lot of brandy. Service is great.

The food and service here is great. The young ladies that work here are lovely and attentive, always smiling. I ordered a soup, appetizer, and the rabbit dish. All of them were good. The rabbit had an interesting but good flavor, a flavor I've never tasted before. My only qualm was the fact that one of the ladies through the rest of my appetizer away of which it was a lot left and i didn't understand why she would do that.

Great authentic Portuguese food, local friendly crowd. Service was excellent and nice cozy ambience. On street parking close by. Nice selection of Portuguese wines. Grilled meat very tasty.

During our trip to Rhode Island on Memorial Day weekend, we were recommended to stop by this Portuguese restaurant. There was a wait line already when we got there, and it was approximately 35-40 minute wait before we were seated. The service is a bit slow, as it took some time for us to get the servers to take our orders, for the food to come, and for the check to come. The overall service was alright, and the food was just "Ok."

We ordered the clams with white sauce (garlic and butter) as a starter. The clams were okay in size (not big, not small). However, the big no for us for this dish, was that the garlic was completely burnt, so the butter sauce was VERY bitter. we tried to dip bread to soak the sauce in, but it was way too bitter even on the bread. We ate the clams and shook off the sauce, but this dish was completely ruined by the burnt garlic.

We ordered the oxtail over rice and potatoes (a special). The oxtail was fall-off the bone type meat, which was great for mopping up the rice. The sauce was really rich, maybe almost too rich. It was not salty, but it was rich for the dish. Overall, it was alright, not the most amazing oxtail dish. The sauce was overpowering and we were glad it came with rice, as it soaked in most of the richness, and softened it up a bit.

We also ordered the branzino. The branzino was perfectly charred and cooked. The fish was not fishy tasting, it was fresh. For me, it was a bit dry, and I didn't taste the sauce that it was cooked in.

We were craving some authentic Portuguese food and I think we found it! The service was good and the food was deliiiiiiicious!!!

1) complimentary Portuguese bread and sauce- the sauce has chopped up onions, herbs and other things. But it was tasty!
2) CAMARÃO ALHINHO- wow, the shrimp was cooked perfected and served in small stew with garlic and a side of fries and rice. Super big dish! I would get this again!
3) BACALHAU NA BRASA- my bf ordered this. So much food! It was good and just a reminder that it has bones, so watch out.
4) the cod croquette- wow! It was hot and crispy and so delicious. Served with a sauce that had beans in it. Cleaned the plate up!

Overall, it has a traditional and diner feel to it and really nice staff. We enjoyed it.