Had heard raving reviews of Dogwood both from fellow Yelpers as well as some Foodies I trust...may have hit them on a bad night.
The highlights included the service which was mostly spot on. Attentive but not overwhelming and generally knowledgeable. Did, however, have an overzealous wine pourer which always drives me crazy..don't want wine 3/4 up my glass so I'll order more- that really doesn't / shouldn't work, right? The winning order of the night was the Striped Bass special and it was special...perfectly cooked and well presented. The octopus and chorizo was very good as well however the yummy sausage may have covered up that the octopus was a bit over cooked.
A few very glaring low lights.. Soggy, watery mushroom "pieces" that had absolutely no taste..combined with some very random half- melted burrata cheese placement in the dish made this small plate muddled at best, inedible to most. The Collards (shame, shame...) were also underdone and lacked seasoning. Pretty inexcusable for a Southern themed restaurant.
Will give it another whirl on a weeknight (we went on a very busy Sat night) hoping it lives back up to the hype but they have some work to do.