Watford hosts a great range of restaurants from Italian to Curry houses there are loads of places to choose from. 

But sometimes it is nice to know which ones are the best for dinner in your local area so you know those worth visiting. 

So whether you're planning a meal out or fancy a treat, we've got you covered as we've found the best dinner restaurants in Watford according to TripAdvisor. 

See which restaurants made the top five.

Best Watford restaurants for dinner

1. Nana's 

Watford Observer: Nana's. (TripAdvisor) Nana's. (TripAdvisor)

Rating: 4.5/5

With over 800 reviews and more than 600 of those rated excellent, Nana's is worth a visit. 

The Lebanese, Mediterranean restaurant offers healthy options with prices starting from just £2 as well as vegetarian, vegan and halal options. The restaurant has something for everyone. 

One user said: "Food is excellent, I had a chicken kebab with rice and salad… loads of succulent chicken, fresh crispy salad and rice… Mmmm yummy!! The service is great too. I highly recommend Nanas and love supporting this small family-run business."

2. Las Iguanas

Watford Observer: Las Iguanas. (TripAdvisor) Las Iguanas. (TripAdvisor)

Rating: 4.5/5

This Mexican and Brazilian restaurant has more than 630 reviews and 520 excellent reviews.

Hosting a range of great cocktails and mouth-watering Latin food Las Iguanas needs to be added to your list. 

One TripAdvisor user said: "Lovely atmosphere with attentive and very hard-working staff who didn’t seem to stop! We were a large party of work colleagues on a long-awaited night out so we were probably quite demanding! Food hot, delicious and plentiful."

3. Tarboush Lebanese & Mediterranean Cuisine

Watford Observer: Tarboush. (TripAdvisor) Tarboush. (TripAdvisor)

Rating: 4.5/5

With over 1,700 reviews and 1,300 excellent reviews, this Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant is clearly a favourite amongst locals. 

Across the board, it grabs great ratings for food, service, value, and atmosphere. Plus with brilliant food and great prices, if you haven't already been it's worth a visit. 

One user said: "It is a lovely cosy venue which is very welcoming as we went early evening on a Friday and sat in the main part I believe there is bother areas around the back too.

"The meal was lovely and they had a great selection of food. Service was excellent from the staff and they also had a gentleman doing magics tricks and then playing the piano which was a good surprise."

4. St James Restaurant

Watford Observer: St James Restaurant. (TripAdvisor) St James Restaurant. (TripAdvisor)

Rating: 4.5/5

This traditionally British and European restaurant has more than 700 reviews and 560 of which are excellent. 

Serving a menu full of high-quality food, vegetarian and vegan dishes and reasonable prices, it's worth remembering. 

One user said: "Fantastic and superb food and service which was all very reasonably priced for how high quality it was. Will 100% be returning very soon."

5. Zaza 

Watford Observer: Zaza. (TripAdvisor) Zaza. (TripAdvisor)

Rating: 4.5/ 5

Zaza is an Italian restaurant with over 770 reviews and 470 excellent reviews. It serves great pizzas, pasta and much more. 

Across the board, the restaurant gets top marks for food, service, value, and atmosphere. 

One TripAdvisor said: "Love this restaurant. The food is so fresh, delicious, and great size portions. Such a varied and yummy menu. The service was brilliant, friendly and all 11 meals - both starters and mains came out really close together - which is always a bonus.

"Really recommend the calamari and pasta dishes (they all looked and my family said they tasted so good!) I had the meatballs (with pasta ribbons) for mains and they were one of the tastiest I've ever had."