white dog cafe

i went here for lunch and was extremely impressed by the quality of food, service, and the elaborate decor here. despite all the dog pictures, the place is quite elegant. i decided to sit at the bar, to which i was pleasantly greeted by the bartender. my friend and i started out with two beers and fried pickles (which were delicious). the bread and butter was also quite filling, so by thetimemy meal came, i wasn't as hungry. i had the mushroom omelette with swiss chard and my friend had the crab cake burger with brussel sprouts. to begin, the vegetables were excellent. whatever they cooked them in was full of flavor. the crab cake was delicious and my omelette was just ok. for dessert, we had the peanut butter chocolate bar (very small but rich) and the coconut tres leches bread pudding, which was absolutely scrumptious. this place is quite expensive, but it's definitely a treat!

today was my firsttimetrying white dog cafe after hearing so many good things about it. i'll start with the decor; the dog theme is extremely obnoxious, we get it. i can count 10 dog portraits and statutes in the dining room that i'm in alone. don't even get me started on the dog paw tile in the restroom #overkill.

i had the plum salad + chicken and it was great but the serving size was... cute. i'm into being cute, not eating cute. had i not added the chicken to my overpriced salad i would have most likely starved.

my server, herschel, was nice and got the job done. no complaints on the service other than first being seated at a wobbly table 2 feet away from the front entrance (which to me is equivalent to being seated by the kitchen) before i requested to move.

overall, pretty good food but overpriced.

long wait. had dinner there last night for the firsttime(for our anniversary). we waited over 40 minutes even though we had a 7:30pm reservation. we finally took a table in the bar since they said another half hour for the dining room. if you are looking for a quiet table you will not find one in this place. the food was good but not great. the waiter however was very attentive and provided excellent service. that said i'm in no rush to go back.

the real problem with this place is that they never seat you ontimewith your reservation. expect a 30 minute wait or agree to sit in the incredibly noisy bar area . it's really a problem for a restaurant in an area where there are plenty of places to frequent

people tend to complain more than compliment. i went twice - fantastic food, great ambiance. firsttimeservice great, secondtimewe had an odd server (every restaurant has one) - overall highly recommend this place. can't wait to go back.