Doves Restaurant

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   Charles

   Houston

   18 reviews

   4.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall the experience was great. I was a bit disappointed that, two days prior to Thanksgiving, we were told they didn’t have the ingredients for the drink we ordered, there were no collard greens (should be a staple) and the desserts were limited. The server we had was spectacular and definitely represented your brand well. The place looked beautiful but I’d note the music was quite loud and for the price point I expected more of a jazz type feel as opposed to really loud hiphop. Overall it was a good experience and we will visit again.
   

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   Carla

   Houston

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   At first, I was really looking forward to our brunch gathering at Doves. When we arrived, the hostess was very pleasant and friendly and greeted us with conservation. When escorted to our table, which was located close to the bathroom and right next to the music area where there was a gentleman playing a saxophone, the only thing was that we couldn't hear ourselves talk, lol .....so through out the whole timr we were basically talking really loud we asked if he can turn down the music and play away from the table which he did. The wait person was very engaging and nice, but the meal took a very long time to come out and when it did, it came out not all together as a group, which I couldn't understand it wasn't very busy. The wait person apologized, and eventually, the rest of the meal came out. By that time, we were already ready to leave. Overall, the experience was not what I expected!!!!! The food and atmosphere were POOR. We will not be returning anytime soon.
   

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   CHARLOTTE

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was top notch with tentative hostess and waitress. Seated upon arrival per reservations made. The menu is exquisite making difficult to decide. With the server’s recommendations we were very please with our selections made. Everything was cooked to perfection, we had the Salmon and Redfish dishes, shrimp appetizers and calamari. I also have a new favorite drink the “Pear Martini”
   

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   Angela

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best restaurant experience I have had in a while. Everything was amazing!!! Black excellence in effect.
   

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   Heleen

   Amarillo

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall I love the food, the waiter was nice. The negative side was service was slow. The young man had about 7 tables to wait on upstairs and downstairs. I guess they need more wait staff. And being such a classy establishment, you shouldn’t have to wait on your water to be refilled. I love the he place just need to work on getting more help. I will go back❤️
   

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   Demetrius

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Celebrating my two yrs anniversary here was amazing. Very first time here and won’t be the last. Our service was fantastic she went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. Going on a Wednesday night was very intimate atmosphere, loved it!! 
   

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   Darielle

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 18 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   It was good! Me and my husband enjoyed the ambiance and food!
   

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   Sandra

   Houston

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   I wish I had good things to say about this place but I wouldn’t be able to tell you considering my experience. I had reservations for 2. It was my daughter birthday, paid for valet just to not even get a chance to enjoy the ambiance or food. The 3 most rudest, unorganized, unprofessional hostess were the icing on the cake. I arrive at 9 pm for 9:15 reservations just to tell me that it would be an hour and 30 mins before we were sat. The lobby was full of guests who was also waiting and there was no seating room at all. They provide complimentary champagne but had to wait at least 30 minutes to get that upon arrival just for me to be given a wet glass that was dripping all over me. It’s very unfortunate considering that I am a fan of fine dining and supporting my people but this place definitely needs to regroup and get the reservations and time limit restrictions together. My experience was 0 stars and although the ambiance seems beautiful I didn’t get to see any of it and my daughter birthday dinner was ruined. All 3 of the host needs to be retrained or fired. I knew it was bad when the Chef came out in his apron which should never leave the kitchen with it on and tell the other party who I end up knowing they had been waiting over an hour also. My experience was terrible.m!!!!!
   

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   Breanna

   Houston

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Made a reservation for 8:30pm a week in advance and when I showed up I still waited an hour and half to be seated. Other than them not being organized knowing Saturdays care busy days everything else was great. Great hostess accommodate you with champagne for the wait, customer service was still great even with all the stuff going on. We had a great server her babe was Kezzie she had great hospitality. If you try this restaurant don’t go on a Saturday. I would suggest a bigger waiting area for walk ins etc.
   

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    John

    Coastal Georgia

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    We had reservations for 7:15 plus we have to order food and eat and at 8:17 we were asked if we can move to the bar area for the next reservation . I eat out to experience a lot of nice restaurants and has never ever been asked to move. It’s not my problem they over booked . I will never return .
    

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