O Dinis - Alamein St, Beenleigh

The attention was bad, you can't hear yourself, we were waiting for more than one hour until my husband ask to somebody come to the table and he asked something to drink, we were waiting other hour more, the food was coming after that never, EVER nobody was coming to ask if we need something else. I don’t recommend this place to nobody. Also, no parking lot. They need more people to work definitely.

We went specifically for the octopus and we were very happy with our choice! Very cozy and reminiscent of restaurants in Portugal. We plan on going back asap! Excellent food and wonderful experience!!

*Updated* We went on a Wednesday, it was packed! We got in super quick, however. Nice small place. Looks like a renovated house. After 10 minutes the waitress comes over and we give her our whole order. Shrimp appetizer, bife a casa, and the swordfish special. I get a beer, fiance gets a soda. We get dry cold sourdough and butter packs with our drinks. It comes with a vinaigrette dressing, nice. Edit: Deleted the rest of my review. We waited over an hour with nothing, got an appetizer, and 20 minutes later left when we still hadn't gotten our entrees after tables that came in after us were eating. Fiancee still really wanted to try their food so she ordered takeout two days later. The staff remembered her and apologized profusely, giving her some free wine as an apology. I take this over-the-top gesture as a sincere apology, and won't hold our bad experience against them. The Bife a Casa was good, cooked perfect, and the sauce was great. The clams were very tasty also.

I ordered takeout, they told me 30 mins, it took over an hour to get my order. I ordered the chicken shrimp in garlic sauce and it was terrible, the chicken was so dry I couldn’t eat it-in trash it went. It definitely was not cooked to order, tasted like it was cooked yesterday and then refrigerated. Completely overpriced! Never again will I order from them.

I went here on a Monday night (keep in mind Monday is not usually where a restaurant shows their best performance) and I was blown away on all aspects of our evening. O Dinis was recommended to me several times and I finally had the chance to check it out with my friend. We both have spent half our lives in the restaurant industry so hopefully there is some validity if you're reading this. The food was fantastic. It was like eating a home cooked meal the way the humble presentations and giant portion sizes came together. The price was great- kudos to their management team for controlling their costs in the wake of COVID. We got the clams, the bacalhau, and the steak. All of these were cooked properly and the steak came out a perfect medium rare like we ordered. The service was very good and we had the chance to talk to the owner's son who gave us some history of the restaurant and we had a nice conversation. The waitress was also very kind and gave us great recommendations. We will absolutely be back. I understand why this spot is so highly recommended and this was truly one of my favorite meals I've had in/around Providence. Cheers!