There aren’t that many places in Limassol where the décor is as good as the food; enter Dino Art Café, a café set on promoting artistry as well as providing its customers with affordable and delicious meals. It is perfect for those looking for the ideal lunch place, or for an evening meal that makes sure you will not pack on the calories.
Dino Art Café is visually fantastic, giving the sense of dining in an art gallery. Located in the heart of the picturesque Old Town in Limassol, the restaurant marries art, design and food. It is located in a renovated building with seating outside so you can enjoy the Old Town landscape when the weather permits. On the other hand, you could opt to enjoy the graphic setting enclosed in the restaurant, with beautiful paintings on the walls ready to be enjoyed. The décor is fairly simple, never wanting to take away from the main theme of the restaurant – the Art.
Enter the meal, I chose to visit during the hustle and bustle of the lunch period. Waiters, who are quite friendly, show you to your seat and your artistic lunch experience is about to begin. There is an abundance of choices, one more delicious than the other, and they are all unique.
The choice of appetizers is overwhelming. You could go for the evermore-popular Italian choice and choose the plum tomatoes with buffalo mozzarella, or Carpacio de Manzo, thin slices of prime fillet of beef served with rocket. However Dino Art Café does not only serve Italian taste buds. You could also try the Scottish smoked salmon or Something Cypriot, as it is called, that consists of breadsticks, tahini with carob, kaskavali cheese, tomato, cucumber and black olives. I chose the sautéed prawns with mozzarella. This delicious combo consists of ten tasty king prawns in a tomato and basil sauce served with cubes of buffalo mozzarella. The other highlights of the appetizer menu are the hot brie parcels and the duck pate served with an apricot and orange marmalade.
If appetizers do not make your mouth water, Dino’s Art Café offers amazing sushi and sashimi rolls, all at a reasonable price. The sushi is delectably fresh. The salmon sushi is something quite common in Limassol and is uncommonly tasty. The maki rolls were great, the teriyaki eel maki and the yakinomaki should definitely be tasted if you are a fan. If you are in a group, your best option is to order the sashimi from the fisherman’s net – 16 pieces of salmon, tuna, white fish and prawns at an affordable price, it’s simply your best option.
What should also not be neglected, and one of the main reasons Dino Art cafe draws in the lunch crowd are the fantastic salads it offers. Coming in delectable combinations and a large bowl they are exactly what the doctor ordered. For Japanese lovers there is the raw Japanese salad with seaweed, salmon, tuna, sea bream and prawns and for cheese lovers the cheesy lovers salad with mozzarella, parmesan and scarmoza smoked cheese. I found the steak salad amazing (being a steak fan) which was made from a prime filler of beef, cucumber, tomatoes, fresh mint and spring onions served with honey balsamic sauce.
If a more substantial meal is on your mind, how about trying the refreshingly original pasta options that range from Blank Ink fettuccini, served with baby calamari, baby octopus, king prawns and a touch of tomato sauce, spaghetti with lobster tall in pink cream sauce and gnocchi with prawns.
VITAL STATISTICS
SPECIALTY international
WHERE Irinis 62-64, Limassol
CONTACT 25 762030
PRICE €25-30 per person
