Da Vinci’s

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While the life size, piano playing, effigy of the man himself, is taking the Da Vinci theme a little too far, the rest of this popular evening eatery is tastefully done.

Vitruvian man is charcoaled into the wall along with various other mural re-creations of sketches by the ultimate renaissance man.

Located in a spacious, dark wooded, inn-style setting, the atmosphere of ‘la trattoria italiana’ has been captured (and, inevitably, spread across the tables with red, white and green chequered cloths).

The food, however, leaves a somewhat less piquant memory. The usual suspects appear on the menu listing: pasta, pizza, soup, salad, chicken, meat, fish and sweets (i dolci).

The pasta is rather a disappointment (neither fresh, nor house-made, it seems, many a mamma would be gesticulating hysterically). And the well-topped pizzas are let down by a suspiciously supermarket-style base.

Unexceptional, but adequate, is the lasting impression.

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  • Location: Millennium Airport Hotel, Garhoud, Dubai
  • Tel: 04 702 8818
  • Travel: Casablanca Street
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  • Users voted this restaurant most suitable for: Family friendly

User reviews:

Posted by: Mohit on 02 Apr ' 12 at 03:00
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  • Best for: Romantic
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Considering the rude behaivour of the Restaurant Manager, i wouldnt go to this restaurant ever again. Perhaps there are many other italian restaurants in town which offer better food & customer service.

Posted by: Mohit on 02 Apr ' 12 at 02:59
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  • Best for: Romantic
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Considering the rude behaivour of the Restaurant Manager, i wouldnt go to this restaurant ever again. Perhaps there are many other italian restaurants in town which offer better food & customer service.

Posted by: keshav on 22 May ' 11 at 17:17
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

We thought we made a mistake by ordering a wrong pizza and the tiramisu might compensate for this, only to find that pizza was actually a lot better tasting than the tiramisu which apparently is their signature dessert.The only thing going for this restaurant is the decor and ambience.Not the worst Italian joint but not good either.

Posted by: Nayoul on 09 Mar ' 11 at 15:37
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

My husband and I have been to this restaurant many many times in the past and loved its food, service and ambiance. We decided to go to spend St Valentines day dinner there. We were greatly disappointed with everything from A to Z. They had a terrible set menu for the night with the cheapest choices one can have both in terms of prices and quality. Perhaps they did that to attract people for the night. But it was enough for us to leave thinking that would be the last time we will go there. The bad taste even removed the romance of the occasion.

Posted by: Timo on 22 Feb ' 11 at 06:27
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  • Best for: Romantic
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

We went for our anniversary and heard about the restaurant from a friend. I surprised my wife and we got one of the private booth. They nicely arranged decorations and service was very good. The food is amazingly good italian food. It is really what you eat in Italy and what a european person expects of it. The Manager is a great character, handling guests well and seeming to be good with his staff. Working in a restaurant in Dubai myself I can only say thumbs up, this is a truely great dining experience in Dubai which you can afford.

Posted by: adi on 08 Feb ' 11 at 18:45
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

food not like be4 , money value to high

Posted by: Sreda on 02 Aug ' 10 at 09:30
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  • Best for: Romantic
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I have to say that this is my favorite Italian Restaurant in Dubai. Service is excellent, Menu choice is amazing, they keep it updated and prices are very good. You do get value for money that you do not expect...and this place is open for 20 years now....
They have my vote for the best restaurant in Dubai!

Posted by: Mansi on 03 Jun ' 10 at 08:50
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Went for dinner last night for my sister's wedding anniversary. We were a party of 10. First we did not get a table as according to their management rules they cannot accommodate so many people on the ground floor. So we moved upstairs where the air conditioning was not working properly and even the lights were very dim. we were provided only 1 table fan and the 10 of us had 2 adjust with that. We even tried complaining to the new manager, Khalid. He was very rude to us and did nothing to help us. The food was fine which made us stay and finish our dinner. But this is 1 restaurant we have been going to for a long time and after last night we will not going again.

Posted by: Manav on 17 Mar ' 10 at 12:18
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  • Best for: Family friendly
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

The last few times I have visited Da Vinci's, I have met staff that always appear to be cheerful and never seem dissatisfied with their job. Though the only view offered is of the busy traffic outside, the restaurant quite easily makes up for it with their excellent quality of food. From their exquisite penne pasta to their soft and smooth margarita pizza, Da Vinci’s never fails to impress even those of highly critical minds. A further positive is that, if you tell the restaurant before hand that it is a companion’s birthday, they will offer the chance for the staff to personally sing to the specific person and hand them a birthday cake, making it much more family friendly than other restaurants.

Posted by: Asha on 15 Feb ' 10 at 07:22
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Food was just ok; nothing spectacular to talk about; menu had a good variety; decor & ambience were fine. Prices were surprisingly low considering it was in a 4-star hotel.

Posted by: martin on 18 May ' 09 at 12:00
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  • Best for: Family friendly
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Very good value for money

Posted by: Hanan on 11 Mar ' 09 at 15:42
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  • Best for: Family friendly
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

the new menu is amazing

Posted by: Dick on 05 Feb ' 09 at 12:17
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Last time I was there, I think that there were 4 birthdays in the evening.

This led to all of the staff singing happy birthday on 4 separate occasions - loudly and disturnbing all other diners. Why not do all four at the same time?

Posted by: valentina on 14 Jan ' 09 at 14:55
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  • Best for: Family friendly
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

New Chef, new menu, great food and very good time.

Posted by: Benoit on 14 Jan ' 09 at 14:50
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  • Best for: Family friendly
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Food is great.

Posted by: asmaa on 14 Jan ' 09 at 14:46
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  • Best for: Family friendly
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

A new chef started recently and he just launched a new menu which is great.

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