The Dove Reviews Summary

Beer Selection

Pros:

• "Good selection of Belgium beers on tap."
• "Was recommended a great beer."
• "Great selection of beers and on most days staff who know what they’re doing with them."
• "Delirium tremens on tap! Loads of great Belgian beers!"
• "An incredible selection of Belgian beers and fruit beers; you're sure to find something you like."
• "The selection of beers is amazing! Loads of Belgian ones :)"
• "A seemingly endless selection of beers to choose from."

Cons:

• "Too many beers is overwhelming."
• "Belgian beer specialist bar which has been around long before the craft beer revolution. Loses a star as it's looking a bit tatty these days."
• "The Brooklyn Lager just didn't quite taste right."
• "Budvar as the non-alcoholic beer of choice isn’t the best in the world but adequate I guess."
• "Drinks like drinks, normal overpriced pints for London."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Super atmosphere, covered tables outside, nice food."
• "Good tasty selection of food & drinks."
• "The food is delicious and I find pretty good value for Broadway market area."
• "Sunday roast was good."
• "The food and drink is above excellent, I have just eaten a traditional flemish fish stew, it's got to be the best seafood dish I have ever eaten."
• "The food was delicious. Portions were generous, meat was nice and tender and the flavours were great."
• "Food is great as well - we had the wild boar sausage which was incredibly rich and good."

Cons:

• "I miss the Belgian hot dog and Mac cheese that they took of the menu."
• "The vegan option was a little disappointing. The smaaaallest slither of pie."
• "The beef pie, wasn’t great to be honest as the beer was pre-cooked and very dry."
• "The £16 dove famous fish and chips is I think the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had."
• "this sunday roast was completely unacceptable. we waited 50 minutes for the food only for the roast beef to look AND taste like microwaveable lunch meat."
• "Sunday roast was terrible... The chicken was dry and overcooked, the gravy was basically warm brown water and the roast potatoes were the worst I'd ever tasted."
• "Disgusting! Oily fish and chips, a pie that is basically a soup and a veggie burger inedible in parts due to its hardness."

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "One of my favourite pubs in London. Get it on your list."
• "The building itself is incredibly cosy and full of little nooks and crannies."
• "Great atmosphere every day of the week."
• "The interior is very 'classic pub' with a really nice vibe."
• "Stepping inside, you're enveloped by a cosy, welcoming ambiance that echoes the eclectic vibrancy of the area."
• "It’s a nice atmosphere - normally busy and noisy but friendly."
• "Lovely pub, eclectic and welcoming with lots of nooks and crannies to get cozied up in."

Cons:

• "Not much of an outdoor area though."
• "The atmosphere is also very nice, the pub is broken up into 4 sections there's an outside with benches, some tables near the bar, a more cosy section in the back and a dining room."
• "This place felt more like a library than a pub on what should have been a busy Sunday bank holiday."
• "This place gets horribly busy of a weekend."
• "Although, it can be really noisy and hard to have a conversation."
• "Lackluster atmosphere. Particularly surly staff."

Service

Pros:

• "Nice mixed crowd. Friendly staff."
• "Her professionalism, coupled with genuine warmth and attentiveness, makes every visit a pleasure."
• "Friendly staff, will definitely be going back."
• "Bar staff very friendly, letting us sample the beers before buying."
• "Staff were exemplary."
• "All the staff were very respectful and polite."
• "Very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "I really can't recommend this place to anyone looking to eat and relax with a cold beer."
• "the service was really poor."
• "Rude, arrogant and not any sense of service."
• "Poor hostessing."
• "Poor service, quite rude waiters, questionable food quality, and still had the audacity to insist on taking a tip."
• "We were greeted by an sullen women and were directed to our table. The waiters didn't care about us for a too long time."
• "WARNING - staff will over charge you and Liz the manager is extremely rude, loud and unprofessional."