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| - My friend and I visited Dogwood one weeknight and were able to walk right in. I had come on the recommendation of a friend. I have been to Dresslers countless times but was looking forward to trying a more modern, elevated farm to table menu. Word of warning to the ladies: Weeknights are full of tables of dudes (I assume business meetings) who leer at you as you walk by, even if you're wearing modest, business attire.
Despite being a new spot, the interiors are quite underwhelming. I expected a "wow" factor like the awesome wood wall of wine in the Met location but there was nothing special about the very chain feeling restaurants. They had photos of the farms that the food allegedly came from, but no labels, so it looked like a bunch of random photos if you didn't know. Similarly, the menu didn't have any mention of what farms anything came from, so I think that was a missed opportunity. The thing that particularly bothered us about the interior- it was incredibly loud so we had a hard time having a conversation. As a result, I would not recommend it as a good first date place!
The bar menu is perusable on an ipad which is either cool or off-putting depending on your style. I tried a Moscow Mule which was lovely and my friend tried one drink that was not to her taste so she switched to a rosemary lemonade.
When looking at the menu I surprisingly had a really hard time finding what to order because I don't eat pork and much of menu is pig-related or cheese related (my friend is lactose intolerant). Some of the dinner snacks looked good but it was late so we went straight for the entree. I believe their menu changes quite regularly, which is good for seasonality but bad if you find something you like that you'd like to order again.
I ordered the cioppino like a good San Franciscan, and it was a little different than traditional, but I really enjoyed it. The seafood wasn't cooked to death and was very tender. it seemed like a good value at $18 because the seafood was plentiful. I always like a cioppino with a nice sourdough of course, but a crusty paisano bread is a passable accompaniment.
My friend had a trout with quinoa and ramps (why are ramps so popular all of a sudden?) and the trout was lovely with a very flavorful topping, but the quinoa was terribly bland. The dessert menu was lacking anything interesting, so we skipped dessert (which never happens).
The service started great but then fell off and it wasn't clear who was our server. It took a good 20 minutes to get our credit card back to sign. At the end of the meal, we both wondered if we'd return.
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