Criniti's - Kotara

It was a cold day so the heating even inside struggled with he open front, Staff meant well and were nice but not managed or lacked direction standing around a few times when there were visually things to be done . E.g. Empty finished plates sat a little too long before being noticed , then had to ask if we could look at desert menu instead of being promoted . Little things but an experienced host could fix this straight away. Positive advice only meals came out in great time had great taste and were very large which is a good mix for different markets

Wonderful, great atmosphere and friendly attentive staff, a little pricey but well worth a visit.

Service was amazing and the food was quick and delicious. Thank you for making my bday awesome!

Everything was beyond perfect !!!! The staff were amazing along with the food & cold beverages, yumo !!!!!! Thankyou all again for a wonderful evening at your restaurant….

Good food with a very wide variety of choices at a reasonable price although a little noisy on a very busy Saturday night.

Service was attentive as usual and our meals were delicious. My only suggestion would be to have quieter background music as it was a little too loud to enjoy conversation.

Food & service was amazing. Absolutely loved it as always

Good excellent amazing nice food and ambience clean food good taste

All staff were attentive, prompt and polite. They made my daughter’s Birthday dinner and experience amazing. The food was great too.

Great environment, staff great. Very disappointed that the king prawn risotto lacked snow peas. There was a couple of small slithers in the risotto which I had to hunt to find. I assumed it would have had whole snow peas in the dish along with zucchini. I ordered it for the vegetables

The Food and service were amazing we will be back.

Me and my girl friend got prawns and lamb ribs and it was amazing

Service was quick and easy, food was great, overall fantastic experience!

The food was amazingly good and delicious, enjoyed every bite.

I’m not one for Italian food but will eat it occasionally. This is by far the greatest food I’ve ate in a while. So full, big portions, quick to plate. Will revisit next time I’m in Newcastle. One down the cocktails where lukewarm

Staff friendly food tasted amazing Food served quickly and loved the experience

Not one complaint from the party of 8. Alcohol was pricey

Very good food and good service, did take a while for Pizza though.

With so many people in the restaurant - inside and out, adding extra noise with music was overwhelming. We have been to Crinitis many times, and this is the first time we have had to wait an extensive amount of time to have our order taken and then the meals delivered. One meal was brought out long before the other two, which made the experience negative.

Terrific service, great food, generous serves, no ce late night service

Food was amazing however our mains came out whilst we were still eating our starters not even 10 mins

We always love the food and vibe at Criniti's. We are yet to have a bad meal there. Prices can be a bit on the dear side, but their serving sizes are quite large which justify the prices.

Wonderful food and service, as always. Highly recommend to all

Wow so many options of food choices loved it 🥰

Felt like I was being rushed out the door wasn’t made to feel comfortable entree came no sooner then main came out then watched as soon as I took my last bite this was for our daughters 21st so it was disappointing

Bottle water filled at tap & Luke warm fries & garlic bread were cold & prawns were so over cooked they tasted like cheap steak complained to manager who outright laughed at us & said nothing he can do a special occasion ruined by incompetence

My son’s birthday, first time at Criniti’s, the meals were lovely, we enjoyed the night. The service was great lovely staff and to finish off the night the staff sang happy birthday it’s something we won’t forget and we will be back. Thank you ☺️

Amazing food and service great menu and verity of choices

1 meal wrong, veal meal was chewy & only Luke warm, disappointing to be charged 10% surcharge because it’s a Sunday overall $160’s for 2 meals & a bottle of wine is out of control

Food and atmosphere were excellent. Staff were friendly. A little on the pricey side but still affordable.

Firstly had to insist on an outside table eventhough I booked three weeks ago. Service was very slow. Asked for water to supplement our drinks took at least 20 min. When it came to paying young girl at counter refused to divide bill in half and take two payments of the exact same amount NOT ACCEPTABLE IN TODAYS MODERN WORLD AND WHEN YOU CHARGING EXTRA FOR USING CREDIT CARD. Food was okay but very unpleasant having to have the negative evening with my visitors from Canada after talking so much about your restaurant. I travel a lot to Newcastle for work will think twice about re booking for your restaurant. Look forward to hearing from you.

Food was delicious and plentiful. One meal forgotten. Otherwise, perfect.

Absolutely amazing service & food! Definitely recommend. Will 100% go back

Amazing food and service, great atmosphere, amazing family restaurant 😀

Absolutely amazing. 10/10 recommend. Will be absolutely coming back. Thanks

Great pizzas and service. Will come again for sure blah

We had a lovely waiter, she was an amazing server. Quick to refill our table water, I believe she was one of your best workers!!

Best ribs ever. Fabulous friendly service. Generous serving size. It was my partners birthday and we kindly received a complimentary aperol spritz!

Food was amazing. Restaurant was overbooked and had to wait. Staff were very apologetic but still would of been nice to just walk straight in.

Excellent customer service, great Mother’s Day lunch! Thankyou for such an amazing lunch.

Far too noisy. More than 80 décibels at our table. I checked

Always great food and a really lovely atmosphere in store

Awesome food. Awesome service. Just a little spaced on meal delivery.

Great food and service as usual! Will keep coming back

Quick service, food was great, only negative would be that we got sat right where the heater was blowing hot air (had to hold down our napkins it was blowing that hard) haha, overall good experience, would eat there again.

Great food we got the plate date and the pizzas on offer

Service wasn’t great and one dish was sent back to the kitchen and was told by the waiter the chief tried it after I had eaten off the plate and it tasted fine…was blown away that he would even say that or eat after me. Music so loud you couldn’t hear each other

Great options & fast service. Slightly expensive for some dishes. Great for families.

Amazing breaky friendly service, food is always on point here

We've found that the service at Crinitis can be great and other times the staff very rude. Particularly some staff can be very judgemental for those without bookings. all customers should be treated equally and fairly.