Reviews in Birmingham, West Midlands

Amazing service, food and surroundings. Da Gino’s is our ‘go to place’ for an authentic, home cooked meal using fresh produce and ingredients. We’re always welcomed with a friendly greeting from Gino and a cheery smile from Elena. Staff here are the most accommodating and professional. It’s always reassuring to see the same staff members, especially the chef, who have worked in an establishment for many years. Never had a bad meal here in 15+ years.

This was my second visit, thought I’d give them a go after my first visit when they had not been open for long. Food not good, dry, boring, tasteless. Will not be returning. Went with the 241 deal and would not be happy paying full price.

My birthday lunch We were really impressed by the food, the Sunday roast was superb. Fresh ingredients and piping hot, staff very friendly and courteous. Would definitely visit again

The food - what there was of it - was tasty, well-prepared, and well-presented. However, several of the dishes were sadly unavailable, having run out and not been replenished. I also saw no evidence of the promised "Live Cooking Stations". The environment was generally pleasant - nicely-decorated and airy - though they MUST do something about the air-conditioning! The room was unbearable hot during my visit, and quite uncomfortable; I saw several people either fanning themselves or loosening their collars. The doors to the kitchen were wide open, presumably because there was no ventilation in there either, but that made the guests suffer as well. When I queried this with the Hostess, she told me they had no direct influence over the aircon, it was all controlled centrally by the WAC/University. I felt the overall value for money was good, despite the paucity of dishes available, and I shall be happy to visit again - once the air-conditioning has been sorted out!

Best Chinese buffet ever, wish I could eat there every day.

Visited for Sunday lunch with my Nan. Wife and son. And could not fault anything at all. Service was great. Drinks were good and the food was excellent!!

I had previously visited your Nottingham branch and was very satisfied with the service and food. Therefore, when I saw the new Warwick branch opening, I immediately made a reservation. However, this visit was quite disappointing. The variety and quantity of food were limited, the taste was average, and the space was rather small. There is a noticeable difference compared to the Nottingham branch. I would honestly prefer to pay a higher price if it meant having more food options and better quality. Additionally, I found the “2 dine for 1” offer to be somewhat unfair, as it only applies to adults. Children are not included in the promotion, and at 140cm, my child was charged £10, while two adults only paid £18.99 in total. This pricing structure seems unreasonable and disappointing.

I had previously visited your Nottingham branch and was very satisfied with the service and food. Therefore, when I saw the new Warwick branch opening, I immediately made a reservation. However, this visit was quite disappointing. The variety and quantity of food were limited, the taste was average, and the space was rather small. There is a noticeable difference compared to the Nottingham branch. I would honestly prefer to pay a higher price if it meant having more food options and better quality. Additionally, I found the “2 dine for 1” offer to be somewhat unfair, as it only applies to adults. Children are not included in the promotion, and at 140cm, my child was charged £10, while two adults only paid £18.99 in total. This pricing structure seems unreasonable and disappointing.

Arrived at 15.45 for Sunday lunch staff very welcoming however the food was not. We’ve been a few times previously and had a wonderful roast but it was very disappointing this time. Food cold and poor vegetable selection just a plate of cold shredded cabbage. Also the whole place looked like it needs a face lift especially the toilets, high chairs and kids area in the garden.

We love The Vine. Always an interesting menu. Always beautifully presented food. Always delicious food. Lovely staff & very dog friendly.

Good food, hearty portions, efficient service even when they are busy, what's not to like?

Booked for two for a Monday lunch, arrived on time to be shown a more than adequate table and ordered from the lunch menu (starter and main) both arrived well presented and timely. The garlic mushrooms, pate and steak and guiness pie were to die for at a very reasonable price, we'll certainly be booking again in the future. Great pub atmosphere, friendly staff and convivial outside space.

We’ve eaten here before and it’s been nice enough. We booked the Sunday as we wanted the Sunday dinner. Arrived late afternoon, firstly they run out of turkey and belly pork. Then a few minutes after taking our order we were told they didn’t have any Sunday dinners left at all. All other meals are with chips, no sides of potatoes or anything different instead of having to have chips. Took ages for someone to even come and take an order, around 20 minutes, in fact a table tat sat down after us were served first. Couldn’t get a drink at the bar for ages as they were completing orders from tables before serving at the bar in the restaurant. The staff though were polite and friendly when we did eventually talk with them, although the first person to greet us, possibly a manager or owner looked like they really couldn’t be bothered to be there. Other servers were nice though. We eventually left as the start of the journey was disappointing and the fact that they run out of Sunday dinners on a Sunday seemed a bit disorganised. Appreciate places can be busy, but I also think you should cater for specific days if that’s one of your selling points

Friendly and helpful staff. Tasty food. Very enjoyable evening. Hope to go again

Fantastic as always

My wife and I have been to the Vine many times. Food is always excellent, staff helpful, general atmosphere is great. This time we had meals from the specials board - fish and pheasant. Both meals were of a high standard, with excellent service. Thank you to Simon and the staff. Highly recommended

Food was very good

Food excellent. Service very food very attentive waitress.